About Rio Iwama

"Feel alone didn't win me anything.
The numbers did."

Rio shaking hands in front of the leaderboard after a US mini-tour win — **Winning on a US mini tour**A tight event that came down to the last few holes. This is from that day.

Photo taken when Rio earned his TPI certification — **Earning TPI Level 3**At the Titleist Performance Institute

Rio Iwama

Ryuichiro "Rio" Iwama · Pro coach & golfer · Born 1991, Kanagawa

BACKGROUND

Started golf at 9
Junior years at Hills school in Australia (Jason Day's school)
San Diego State University (sociology and nutrition, plus biomechanics)
3 US mini-tour wins (California)

HOW HE COACHES

Feel alone didn't win him anything, so he studied better players, broke their movement down and checked it against the numbers. He coaches pros and amateurs the same way: not a shape to copy, but the cause of your miss.

He'll work on your game off the course too, from the gym to what you eat.

Pro record

PGA Tour Farmers Insurance Open (2018), Monday qualifier
PGA Tour Sony Open in Hawaii (2017, 2018), Monday qualifier
US mini tours (California), 3 wins

Junior & amateur record

2009: Gails Golf Club Junior Classic, 2nd · Kanto Junior Championship, T13 · Japan Junior Championship, T76 · Australian Junior Championship, T40 · Australian Amateur, competed · Hills International College junior events, 2 wins
2008: Mt. Wallen Park Junior Classic, winner · Nisshin Cup, 2nd · San Diego Junior Masters, 5th · Coffs Harbour Junior Classic, T7
2006: Kanagawa Junior Championship, winner · Nikkan Amateur All-Japan Players Championship, T22 · Japan Junior Championship, T28
2005: Kanto Junior Championship, T2

Trained under

Devan Bonebrake(Southern California Golf Academy)

University