Junior Golf Programs

Marcus Hunt

Marcus Hunt oversees The Sea Pines Resort’s junior golf programs and has a primary focus of guiding young athletes to achieve their goals while fueling their passion for golf. Hunt’s instruction is not limited to juniors — students of all ages and skill levels will find a great experience with his instruction. Hunt’s ability to harness his competitive experience and teaching technologies while simultaneously being able to bring it full circle to improvement on the course creates confidence in each student to improve their game and lower their scores.

As a former collegiate golfer at The University of Findlay (Ohio), Hunt was an accomplished player. He captured two individual medalist titles and was a multiple all-conference and all-region selection. After a successful college career Hunt turned professional and competed in numerous tournaments ranging from events such as Swingthought.com Tour events, Web.com Monday Qualifiers and PGA TOUR Canada Q-School. Marcus’s competitive experience through all levels gives students an insight into what is necessary to make progression towards student’s goals.

Individual Lesson Prices: 

• Adult one hour: $160
• Junior one hour: $110
• Sea Pines property owner: $135

Marcus Hunt

Marcus Hunt oversees The Sea Pines Resort’s junior golf programs and has a primary focus of guiding young athletes to achieve their goals while fueling their passion for golf. Hunt’s instruction is not limited to juniors — students of all ages and skill levels will find a great experience with his instruction. Hunt’s ability to harness his competitive experience and teaching technologies while simultaneously being able to bring it full circle to improvement on the course creates confidence in each student to improve their game and lower their scores.

As a former collegiate golfer at The University of Findlay (Ohio), Hunt was an accomplished player. He captured two individual medalist titles and was a multiple all-conference and all-region selection. After a successful college career Hunt turned professional and competed in numerous tournaments ranging from events such as Swingthought.com Tour events, Web.com Monday Qualifiers and PGA TOUR Canada Q-School. Marcus’s competitive experience through all levels gives students an insight into what is necessary to make progression towards student’s goals.

Individual Lesson Prices: 

• Adult one hour: $160
• Junior one hour: $110
• Sea Pines property owner: $135

Tom Brown

Tom Brown, PGA, serves as First Assistant Golf Professional at Plantation Golf Club at The Sea Pines Resort. A Class A PGA Member since 2015, Tom brings nearly a decade of experience at the resort and over 15 years of providing private instruction to players of all skill levels. He oversees the resort’s adult and junior (Future Stars) clinic programs and is also available for professional club fittings. Tom’s dedication to the game and to player development has earned him a nomination for Assistant Professional of the Year by the Lowcountry Chapter of the Carolinas PGA.

Tom Brown

Tom Brown, PGA, serves as First Assistant Golf Professional at Plantation Golf Club at The Sea Pines Resort. A Class A PGA Member since 2015, Tom brings nearly a decade of experience at the resort and over 15 years of providing private instruction to players of all skill levels. He oversees the resort’s adult and junior (Future Stars) clinic programs and is also available for professional club fittings. Tom’s dedication to the game and to player development has earned him a nomination for Assistant Professional of the Year by the Lowcountry Chapter of the Carolinas PGA.

Marcus Hunt

Marcus Hunt oversees The Sea Pines Resort’s junior golf programs and has a primary focus of guiding young athletes to achieve their goals while fueling their passion for golf. Hunt’s instruction is not limited to juniors — students of all ages and skill levels will find a great experience with his instruction. Hunt’s ability to harness his competitive experience and teaching technologies while simultaneously being able to bring it full circle to improvement on the course creates confidence in each student to improve their game and lower their scores.

As a former collegiate golfer at The University of Findlay (Ohio), Hunt was an accomplished player. He captured two individual medalist titles and was a multiple all-conference and all-region selection. After a successful college career Hunt turned professional and competed in numerous tournaments ranging from events such as Swingthought.com Tour events, Web.com Monday Qualifiers and PGA TOUR Canada Q-School. Marcus’s competitive experience through all levels gives students an insight into what is necessary to make progression towards student’s goals.

Individual Lesson Prices: 

• Adult one hour: $160
• Junior one hour: $110
• Sea Pines property owner: $135

Chris Tremblay

Prior to joining the team at Sea Pines, Chris was at the Junior Players Golf Academy/Island Golf Schools (Head Golf and Fitness Coach) and the International Junior Golf Academy (Director of Golf Operations and Senior Coach). When asked what he does for a living, Chris’s answer is always the same: “I help people enjoy golf more, from beginners to elite tournament players and everyone in between.” Chris has coached numerous junior golfers who have gone on to play collegiately and some professionally. Ewen Ferguson, a two-time winner on the DP World Tour in 2022, is one of his former students. He is also the Head Coach of the Hilton Head Prep Boy's Golf Team leading them to back-to-back State Championships in 2024 & 2025.

Chris is originally from Pittsfield, Massachusetts and is a graduate of the University of Maryland. While at Maryland, Chris was captain of the golf team coached by PGA Tour Player and winner of the 2005 Players Championship Fred Funk. As a player, Chris is a two-time qualifier for the PGA National Professional Championship as well as a qualifying medalist for the U. S. Amateur and Greater Hartford Open on the PGA Tour.

Awards and Certifications:

• 2004 Northeastern New York PGA Teacher of The Year
• Top 50 Instructor in North America as listed by the Golf Range Association of America
• Named “Top Teacher in State” by both Golf Digest and Golf Magazine
• U.S. Kids Golf Top 50 Instructor – Honorable Mention
• Selected as one of the Top 25 Elite Junior Coaches in the USA by Future Champions Golf
• PGA Member since 1988
• TPI (Titleist Performance Institute) Level 3 Golf Professional and Level 3 Junior Coach
• Elite Performance Systems Mental and Performance Training
• Former Host of the weekly show “Golf Center” on WHHI-TV

Individual Lesson Prices: 

• Adult one hour: $160
• Junior (ages 10+) one hour: $ 135
• Junior (ages 10+) two hours: $250
• Two-person one hour (adults or 1 adult and 1 junior): $220
• Two-juniors (ages 10+) one hour: $200
• Sea Pines property owner one hour: $135

For sessions longer than one hour or for custom programs, please email Chris at [email protected].

Matt Cuccaro

Passionate about maximizing talent, personal growth and the development of high-performance team cultures, Matt Cuccaro has two decades of experience working with athletes, coaches, parents, businesses and educators on the mental aspects of elite performance.

Cuccaro has mentored men and women along every step of their athletic journey, from the junior level to the highest professional ranks, and his clients include American Junior Golf Association All-Americans, Olympians, NCAA champions and professionals currently competing on the PGA and LPGA TOURS.

For nine years Cuccaro served as the director of mental training for Junior Sports Corporation where numerous All-American student-athletes continue to emerge from the culture created under his guidance. Today, he collaborates with the coaches and athletes of Smith Stearns Tennis Academy in The Sea Pines Resort to maximize their growth and development on and off the court.

Cuccaro received his Master of Education in counseling/sports psychology from Boston University and is an active member of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology.

Follow him on Twitter and Instagram: @MentalCoachMatt

Individual Lesson Prices: 

• One hour: $250
• Full day: $1,500 - includes lunch and 18 holes of private on-course training.