Golf instruction in Greater PortlandLPGA Class A Teaching Professional
Meet Alexis O’Brien

Serious experience.
A personal approach.

An LPGA Class A Teaching Professional. A former NCAA Division I head coach. An educator who helps golfers find a way forward.

LPGA Class AFormer Division I head coach
Alexis O’Brien with her golf bag.
Alexis O’Brien · Golf instruction in Greater Portland
LPGA Class ATeaching ProfessionalPersonalized, player-first instruction
11 yearsNCAA Division I head coachChicago State & Southern Illinois
20 team titlesCoached at Southern IllinoisCollegiate tournament victories
Coach of the YearLPGA Midwest Section · 2011Recognition for collegiate coaching
A teacher’s mindset

Experience that
meets you here.

Alexis played collegiate golf at the University of New Orleans, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in education. She began her teaching career at Green Garden Golf Academy and became an LPGA Teaching and Club Professional in 2005.

She went on to spend 11 years as an NCAA Division I head coach at Chicago State University and Southern Illinois University. Her coaching background also includes player development at Royal Oaks Country Club and high school coaching at Catlin Gabel.

That mix of teaching and competition informs her work with younger golfers finding their feet, adults getting comfortable with the game, and players pursuing competitive goals.

B.A. in Education

University of New Orleans · 2005

M.S. in Sports Studies

Southern Illinois University · 2015

2007–2011

Chicago State University

Head women’s golf coach

2011–2018

Southern Illinois University

Head women’s golf coach

2018–2025

Royal Oaks Country Club

Director of Player Development

A different kind of swing analysis

The swing
behind Golden Tee.

Alexis’s golf swing was used as a motion-capture model for the arcade game Golden Tee LIVE—an unexpected connection between the practice range and a game played far beyond the golf course.

A memorable student

A lesson in
good company.

Earlier in her teaching career, Alexis worked with comedian and actor Bernie Mac. It remains a memorable chapter in a career built around helping very different people connect with golf.

Explore her archived Southern Illinois coaching biography for more on her collegiate background.

Alexis wrote the foreword for Become the House by Élañ Säshày—a recommended read on decisions and course management. Amazon

Your game deserves a personal approach.

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