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Jim Becker hails from Windsor, Connecticut and moved south to Marietta, Georgia with his family during his Junior year in high school. He went on to earn a Full Golf Scholarship to the University of Georgia where he majored in General Management at the Business School. During his time at UGA Jim excelled as an All Southeastern Conference and All American collegiate golfer, earning the Most Valuable Player award in his Senior year for the Georgia Bulldog team. He was a four year Lettermen at the University of Georgia. In January 2010, he was inducted into the Wheeler High School Hall of Fame in Marietta, Georgia. Jim recently was inducted into the Connecticut State Golf Hall of Fame in December 2021!

Jim has a wealth of experience as a professional golfer, having competed in events on the PGA, European, Hogan Tour, Nike Tour, Canadian, and South African Tours as well as many regional New England Tournaments. He has an impressive track record of winning over 60 golf tournaments, including the Southern Juniors, the Chris Schenkel Intercollegiate, the New England Open, the Connecticut Open (twice) and most recently the Vermont Senior Open, the Rhode Island Senior Open (four times),  the Cape Cod Senior Open, the Greater Hartford Senior Open, the Bermuda Senior Open, and the Connecticut Senior Open (three times). Jim's latest win was the 2020 CT Senior Open and made him the only three time winner of this Championship.

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Aside from his playing background, Jim has over 30 years of Golf Instruction experience and has worked with several young, talented Junior Golfers that are playing golf at the Collegiate level and some rising Junior Golfers including Mark Wilson,  Austin Perkins Jr., and Cody Brew. He also has worked with Fran Quinn a former PGA Tour player, four time Web.com winner and current PGA Tour Champions player along with several Symetra Tour players including former Big Break runner-up Selanee Henderson. Jim's local amateur players include Nick Waddington who won the 2021 Ct State Public Links Championship and Mike Serio who won the 2021 Shennecossett Senior Club Championship and the Shennecossett Club Championship. 

Whether you are a professional tour player or a beginning golfer, Jim takes delight in the success of all his students. Playing lessons have become a popular choice for many of his students. These lessons cover on course pre-shot routine, course management, shot selection & shot control, short game shots, and reading greens as well as the extremely important mental side of the game. Group, clinic, and corporate outing rates are welcome and available. Jim Becker golf lessons are sure to take your game to the next level!   

                                               
Along the way, Jim also has 20 plus years experience in golf retail sales. Including three years of managing a multi-million dollar golf discount retail store. Under Jim's management the store set its yearly record sales of 9.8 million. Jim's expertise in club fitting includes extensive knowledge of golf shafts, golf club design, grip size, and golf ball technology which blends very well with his Golf Instruction and can be a valuable asset for his students.

Jim resides on Talcott Mountain with his wife Geena, a Realtor with William Raveis Real Estate, and their two dogs, Waldo and Pax. He has a son, Brandon, who is a Graduate of Central Connecticut State University and is currently the TaylorMade Golf Representative in the Western Carolinas. Brandon and his wife Jennifer live in Greenville SC and have three children Payton, Logan, and Delaney who are Jim and Geena's pride and joy!