Windmill Golf Center’s Trent Maxwell has just returned from a trip to Carlsbad, California.
Last week, Maxwell visited the the Ely Callaway Performance Center at the headquarters of the Callaway Golf Company. He hit all the latest clubs. He tested out all of the company’s high-tech tools and club fitting gadgets. He swapped tips with the guys who build and tweak the equipment for Callaway’s professional staff — pros like Jon Rahm, Xander Schauffele, Phil Mickelson and 20 more.
Trent was brought out to California by Callaway to visit their Performance Center because he is their national award winner: the 2021 Callaway Golf Club Fitter of The Year.
“Trent is a consummate professional and he brings all the qualities that you would want from a great club fitter” said Glenn Hickey, Executive Vice President of Callaway Golf. “He’s extremely dedicated, has tremendous experience, and applies all of that knowledge to deliver the best experience for his customers.”
That recognition was just the latest in a year filled with honors and awards for Windmill Golf Center and its staff.
A Top Teacher Who Can Play
PGA pro Randy Dietz is Windmill Golf Center’s top player. In 2020, Randy won both the Denny Shute Match Play and NOPGA Mitchell-Haskell Tour Championship.
But as talented a player as he is, Randy is that rare breed of professional who can both “do” and “teach” at the highest level.
That fact was made more apparent in October when Randy was named the 2021 Northern Ohio PGA Teacher of the Year.
Then shortly after receiving the NOPGA teaching honor, he earned another major recognition: a spot on the 2022-2023 Golf Digest Best Teachers in the State of Ohio list.
A Club Fitting Juggernaut
As a facility, Windmill Golf Center has racked up a mind-boggling array of awards for club fitting, and they do so nearly every year.
In 2021, they were named a Golf Digest Top 100 Fitter in America — for the fourth time.
For the 9th consecutive year, WGC was designated a Top 100 Fitter by Ping, Titleist and Mizuno, and a Top 50 Fitter by Srixon, Cleveland and Cobra.
That was after earning the biannual Golf Magazine Top 50 Fitter in North America award the year prior.
And they earned a Golf Range Association of America Top 50 ranking for the stand alone range category in 2021, too.
“I feel so lucky to work in this industry,” said Trent Maxwell, when asked about the incredible record that he and the rest of his staff at Windmill Golf Center have worked so hard to achieve. “Every day I’m excited to fit golfers into the best equipment for their game. I just love doing it.”
A Top Shop
To round out the golf awards trifecta in 2021, Trent and the rest of the golf shop staff at the Macedonia facility were honored by the Northern Ohio PGA as the 2021 Public Merchandiser of the Year — for the sixth time.
“It’s been a very blessed year, both award-wise and business-wise.”
The recognitions and awards make it pretty clear: if you want an award-winning club fitting experience in Northern Ohio, it’s wise to book a session at Windmill Golf Center in Macedonia.
You’ll do pretty well if you need a lesson or if you’re looking for some gear in the pro shop, too.
