Matt Smith, PGA, is Head Golf Professional at Players Club at Woodland Trails in Yorktown, Indiana, and founder of Matt Smith Golf Academy — a three-time United States Golf Teachers Cup Champion (2012, 2013, 2017), 2025 World Golf Teaching Federation Top 50 Instructor, and Otterbein University Hall of Champions inductee (2023) who qualified for the 1993 U.S. Junior Amateur and won three consecutive Ohio Athletic Conference titles. With 25-plus years of teaching since 1999 and a background coaching at the collegiate and high school levels, he blends competitive playing experience with structured instruction and motivational speaking for students at all skill levels.