PGA-level golf training is now available in Johnstown, thanks to lifelong resident Derek Leach. His passion for the sport and his heart for students combine to create the new cutting-edge Laurel Highlands Golf Academy.

Local high school golf coaches Derek Leach and Chad Cordek noticed a problem over the years. With more downtime due to the pandemic, the two decided to turn a years long vision into reality, by creating the Laurel Highlands Golf Academy.

Derek Leach has been around the game of golf in various capacities since he began playing at the age of 9.

Now, Leach, a 2004 Somerset Area High School graduate and current Bishop McCort Cathlic golf coach, along with Forest Hills golf coach Chad Cordek, are growing the game through the Laurel Highlands Golf Academy. They have two locations at Windber Country Club and a D&J Golf Haven on Somerset Pike to provide a unique opportunity to golfers.