Seacoast Junior Golf Academy Golf Coach Kelli Kostic

Kelli Kostick

Kelli is a Class A member of both the PGA and LPGA. Her passion, knowledge and talent for teaching the game of golf has led her to be twice honored as the New England PGA’s Teacher of the Year, 2001 & 2007 and recently in 2023 Kelli was awarded with the prestigious NEPGA Player Development Award. She has been honored as one of the LPGA’s Top 50 Teachers and Top 15 in State by Golf Digest.

Kelli has established a reputation for her dedicated efforts in junior player development. Her expertise lies in cultivating strong swing fundamentals, fostering creative short game instruction, and instilling confidence in putting technique. The holistic approach to junior player development under Kelli’s guidance emphasizes routines, player focus, strategic shot selection, and on-course management.

Her unique teaching style not only makes the learning experience interesting but also enjoyable, contributing to the formation of a robust foundation for a lifelong, well-rounded golf game.


Seacoast Junior Golf Academy Golf Coach Todd Prescott

Todd Prescott

Todd has been a PGA Professional since 2018. He is currently an Assistant Professional at Portsmouth Country Club. Previously worked at Sanford Country Club and Cochecho Country Club.

Coach Prescott is very involved with Junior golf, initiating the PGA Junior League program as well as The First Tee at Portsmouth.


Seacoast Junior Golf Academy Golf Coach Pat Snow

Pat Snow

Coach Snow has been a dedicated Physical Education and Wellness teacher at Winnacunnet High School for 15 years. Over the past four years, he has also served as the Winnacunnet Varsity Golf Coach, where he has guided and inspired young athletes to excel in the sport.

Currently, Pat is pursuing a Master's degree in Golf Teaching and Learning, furthering his expertise and commitment to the game.


Golf Coach and SJGA Secretary Matthew Fennessy

Matthew Fennessy

Raised in Dover, New Hampshire, Coach Fennessy played for the Dover High School golf team and went on to play for the UNH Golf Team in its final year of existence (1997-1998). After the team was dissolved, Matt helped create the UNH Golf Club Team, where he served as captain during the 1999-2000 season.

Coach Fenn is currently a social studies teacher and coach at Dover High School.  He began his teaching career at Dover High in 2002. After working with the golf program for a few years, Matt took over as Head Golf Coach in 2005. He has also coached basketball at Dover High since 2000 and has been the varsity boys’ basketball coach since 2017.

Matt is a long-time member at Cochecho Country Club. In his free time, he enjoys traveling and watching his own children compete in sports. He and his wife Candace live in Dover and have two children, Carys and Desmond. Coach Fenn looks forward to helping SJGA players prepare for the world of competitive golf.


SJGA Board Member, Dan Limauro

Daniel Limauro

Dan Limauro has been a Class A PGA Golf Professional since 2010. He also works as a mathematics teacher at Saint Thomas Aquinas High School. Dan attended Clemson University in South Carolina, where he earned a business degree specializing in professional golf management.

Coach Limauro has been teaching and playing golf professionally for over 12 years. He is excited to bring his passion for growing the game of golf to our local youth golfers. Dan lives in Berwick, Maine with his wife Becky and their daughter Emily.

SJGA President, Dennis Coffey

Dennis Coffey

Coach Den began volunteering his time as the assistant golf coach at St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Dover, New Hampshire. Coach Den has been St. Thomas’ Co-ed Varsity Golf Coach since 2021.

Dennis is currently President of the Seacoast Junior Golf Academy and President of Cochecho Country Club where he is also a member of the greens committee. In the winter, he enjoys skiing and is an adjunct teacher at Great Bay Community College. Coach Coffey brings his joy of the game, his love for teaching, and his determination to develop youth golf as he works to establish the SJGA organization. He and his wife Judy live in Somersworth and have two grown children, Alison and Colleen.


SJGA Advisory Board Member Coach Ian Duffy

Ian Duffy

Strength Coach

Ian Duffy is the founder and co-owner of Granite Fitness and Performance, and both a lifelong athlete and resident of Dover. He hopes to give back to the Seacoast area by providing a clean, safe, state-of-the-art facility for people to train. Ian’s main areas of expertise are functional strength and conditioning, injury prevention and athletic performance enhancement, and he works with many youth sports groups in addition to SJGA.

Ian has a degree in Human Science concentrated in Human Performance from the University of Tampa. His passion for continuing his education has lead him to obtain his Functional Movement Screen Level 1 (FMS-L1) Certification along with his Certified Functional Strength Coach Level 1 Certification (CFSC-L1) and his National Academy of Sports Medicine Certified Personal Training Certificate (NASM-CPT).