Prairie Pines PGA Professional
RANDY COCHRAN
As the Head Golf Professional my job is to help each person that comes to Prairie Pines GC enjoy
their round, enjoy their league play, our club events and every learning experience as a student. My
goal is to create an environment, at Prairie Pines, that is so warm and inviting that you can’t wait to
come back. As a teacher, I must discover how each student learns. I want to help each golfer create a
customized path to becoming the best player they can be.
• Director of Golf at Briarwood C.C. – 24 years
• Consultant and Teaching Professional at Briarwood C.C., The Preserve at Oak Meadows, (a
DuPage County course), and Head Golf Instructor at Green Valley Driving Range - 7 years
• Head Teaching Professional at the Troon Prive Capital Canyon Club in Prescott, Arizona - 2 years
• Illinois PGA “Player of the Year”
• Finished in the top 15 for the National PGA “Player of the Year”
• Qualified and played in 3 Beatrice/Motorola Western Opens, Illinois Opens, National Club
Professional and Senior Club Professional Championships, 2009 U.S. Senior Open – PGA Tour,
and 2021 Arizona Open
• Finalist Southwest PGA “Teacher of the Year” 2021
• Authored 3 children and 1 adult golf books
