The "Coach Mo Golf Show" welcomes America's Top-50 Instructor, Erika Larkin to the show. Erika was primarily self-taught for a majority of her junior golf career, earned her way to play college golf at James Madison where she graduated in 2002 with a B.S. in Marketing.
Erika began her golf career working for the American Golf Corporation, in management, but along the way she was "roped into some teaching by Steve Loesher, PGA Director of Instruction at one of the properties and loved it," as she states on her bio. Erika became a PGA Class A Member in 2006 while working at International Country Club in Fairfax, Virginia. Four years later she opened the Larkin Golf Learning Community at Stonewall Golf Club in Gainesville, Virginia where two short years later she earned 2012 MAPGA Teacher of the Year and recognized nationally as one of Golf Digest's "Best Young Teachers.
Her career took off and she became the first Director of Instruction at The Club at Creighton Farms in Aldie, Virignia where she then wrote her first book, "A True Swing." On today's episoe, Erika shares her how and why she started her book as well as her journey on social media which she now has over 150,000 followers!
Another first happened for Erika in May of 2021 when she attended her first PGA Tour event, as a Coach as her player, Larkin Gross (no relation), qualified for the PGA Championship at Kiawah. Erika went onto win 2022 "PGA Professional National Player of the Year" Award!
Erika has been hiired as one of Golf Digest's "teaching staff" as a regular contributor and was voted by her peers as one of the "Golf Digest Top50 Teachers in America" (#46) and #1 again in the state of Virginia (2022-23)! Most recently Erika was named Top 100 Teacher by Golf Magazine (2024-25)!
"I'm so honored and thrilled to be in the company of so many great coaches and to continue to do what I love everyday at an amazing home base. All of this makes me want to work even harder and see how else I can continue to grow!" -Erika Larkin.
Erika will dive into her book, her business, and her blessings on Season 2, Episode of "The Coach Mo Golf Show"
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