Golf Instructors

Instructor / CaliforniaDowneyBlake Jirges
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Blake Jirges

Course: Rio Hondo Country Club, Downey, CA
Position: ASSISTANT GOLF PROFESSIONAL
Phone: (562) 927-2420
Robert has been on staff at Rio Hondo Golf Club for 19 years and is a PGA Professional and TPI Certified. He played four years of varsity golf for Warren High School and four years of collegiate golf for Cypress College and UMass Lowell. Robert won the NCAA New Hampshire Invite and took his school to their first NCAA regional championship while attending UMass Lowell. He loves teaching the game and sharing his insight on game improvement and course management. Robert has been the captain of our PGA Jr. League and has finished second in Southern California twice since starting the program in 2016. He also owns a Foresight CG Quad launch monitor that is used for teaching lessons and club fitting.