Todd Sones, PGA Master Professional, is founder of Todd Sones Impact Golf in Vernon Hills, Illinois, a Golf Magazine Top 100 Teachers in America honoree every year since the list's inception in 1996, Golf Digest "50 Greatest Teachers in America," two-time Illinois PGA Teacher of the Year, three-time Illinois PGA Horton Smith Award winner, and 2019 national PGA Horton Smith Award recipient who has delivered more than 60,000 private lessons since entering the profession in 1981. The author of four books including "Lights-Out Putting" and creator of "The Scoring Zone" short game system, his students include 1996 U.S. Open Champion Steve Jones, 2003 U.S. Women's Open Champion Hilary Lunke, and numerous other PGA and LPGA Tour professionals.