Epson Tour professionals Joanna Coe and Molly Aronsson will still be on Tour over the next month, but it won’t be with an eye on the LPGA. Coe and Aronsson were hired by the United States Air Force Services Activity to put on golf clinics at bases around the world.
Coe’s itinerary for the next several weeks after Rochester includes trips to North Dakota and then to Europe with stops in London, Venice and Frankfort.
Several LPGA Tour players like Amanda Blumenhurst and Jenny Gleason have worked with the Air Force in a similar capacity.
“Molly got in touch with Doug Quirie from the golf side of the Air Force and I brought Molly to a pro-am in Curacao and she kind of saw me in action teaching a kids clinic,” said Coe, who has her eye on being a teaching professional as a backup plan. “I taught with my instructor at the New Jersey Academy of Golf when I was recovering from my knee surgery so I know how to put on a clinic so Molly thought of me when Doug asked her for another player.”
In early August, Aronsson and Coe will be at Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany giving a clinic. They’ll host a lunch meet & greet, do a short game exhibition and then a short game clinic. The next day, they’ll do some radio interviews in the morning, host a player development session that includes club fitting, loft & lie, grips and shaft and then host a driver exhibition in the afternoon.
Coe estimated that the Air Force puts on 14 of these three day clinics around the world.
“Honestly, teaching is another career of mine, I have the Academy of Golf on my bag because I don’t want people to think of me just as a Tour professional and this trip will give me more experience,” said Coe. “Obviously, I’m excited to put a smile on the face of the troops because they are sacrificing more than we can ever imagine. To be able to help them with their golf swings and get their mind off the seriousness of what they are doing is very appealing to me.”
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