Bob Dickman, PGA, is founder of Robert Dickman Golf Academy at Willow Hill Golf Course in the northern Chicago suburbs — the 2016 Illinois PGA Teacher of the Year who earned seven career nominations for that honor, is a GRAA Top 100 Growth of the Game Teaching Professional, and holds TPI Level 3 Golf Professional, TPI Junior Coach, and TPI Biomechanist certifications. A former Northern Illinois University golf team captain and three-time Illinois PGA Assistant Professional Player of the Year (1985, 1986, 1987) who served as Head Professional at Old Warson Country Club and Glen View Club, his students have accumulated 45-plus competitive titles including state junior and mid-amateur championships.