Golf Coaching Built Around Better Player Development
Elevate Performance Golf is a year-round golf coaching and player development facility serving golfers throughout Windsor and Essex County.
Led by PGA of Canada Class A Professional Ryan Robillard and coach Emily Ward, Elevate combines experienced instruction, performance technology, purposeful practice and individual development plans to help golfers better understand their game and make measurable progress.
Building a Better Environment for Golf Development
Elevate Performance Golf was built around a simple idea: golfers improve more when coaching, practice, feedback and long-term development work together instead of existing as separate pieces.
Coaching Should Lead Somewhere.
A golf lesson can be valuable, but real improvement usually requires more than one isolated hour. Players need to understand what matters, know what to practise, receive useful feedback and have opportunities to apply their skills in increasingly realistic environments.
Elevate was created to provide that more complete development process. The goal is to help golfers move from understanding their game to building skills, practising with greater purpose and ultimately performing better on the golf course.
That philosophy now shapes everything from private coaching and junior programs to indoor training, performance testing and year-round player development.
Individual Before Standardized
Golfers have different bodies, skills, experiences and goals. Coaching begins with the player rather than forcing everyone into the same technical model.
Clear Priorities
Improvement becomes easier when the golfer understands what matters most. Elevate focuses on identifying the biggest opportunity instead of changing everything at once.
Practice With Purpose
Lessons should create better practice. Players leave with clearer objectives, appropriate feedback and a better understanding of how to continue improving.
Develop for the Long Term
The goal is not simply to hit better shots during a lesson. Elevate is building an environment where golfers can continue progressing throughout the year and across different stages of their development.
Experienced Coaches. One Development Philosophy.
Elevate Performance Golf is led by coaches who bring different experiences to the game while sharing the same commitment to clear communication, individual development and helping golfers make meaningful progress.
Ryan Robillard
Ryan is a PGA of Canada Class A Professional and the 2023 PGA of Ontario Teacher of the Year. His coaching focuses on identifying the biggest opportunity for improvement, simplifying the process and helping golfers build skills that transfer to performance on the golf course.
Emily Ward
Emily brings the perspective of a former NCAA Division I golfer together with more than 1,000 hours of coaching development, shadowing and hands-on experience at Elevate. She works with juniors, beginners and adults through private lessons, semi-private coaching and group programs, helping golfers build skills, practise with greater purpose and become more confident in their game.
Coaching Experience Backed by Continued Learning
Elevate combines hands-on coaching experience with ongoing professional development, modern technology and a commitment to continually improving how golfers are assessed, coached and supported.
Extensive hands-on experience working directly with golfers across different ages, abilities and competitive levels.
More than a decade focused on golf instruction, player development and helping golfers improve.
Continued education across golf coaching, technology, movement, performance and player development.
2023 PGA of Ontario Teacher of the Year
Ryan Robillard was recognized by the PGA of Ontario for his work in golf instruction and player development.
PGA of Canada Class A Professional
Elevate is led by Ryan Robillard, a PGA of Canada Class A Professional with a coaching career built around long-term golfer development.
NCAA Division I Playing Experience
Emily Ward brings her experience as a former NCAA Division I golfer into private coaching, skill development and helping players understand competitive performance.
Simple Priorities. Better Practice. Measurable Progress.
Elevate’s coaching process is designed to make improvement clearer. Rather than overwhelming golfers with information, the goal is to identify what matters most, develop the right skill and create a plan the player can actually use.
Understand the Player
Coaching begins with the golfer’s goals, current game, experience and what is actually happening when they play.
Identify the Priority
We look for the biggest constraint or opportunity rather than trying to change every part of the golfer’s game at once.
Build the Skill
Technique, feedback, drills and practice tasks are used to help the golfer understand and develop the skill that matters most.
Transfer It to Performance
The goal is not simply to look better on video. Players need to transfer what they learn into practice, competition and the golf course.
One Priority at a Time.
Golf is complicated enough. Our job is to make the development process clearer. We use coaching experience, ball flight, technology, movement information and performance feedback to determine what deserves the player’s attention now and what can wait until later.
Year-Round Golf Training in Windsor & Essex County
Elevate Performance Golf combines a dedicated indoor training environment in Windsor with seasonal outdoor coaching at Sutton Creek Golf Club, giving players more opportunities to develop throughout the year.
Elevate Performance Golf — Windsor
Our indoor facility provides a controlled environment for technical development, skill training, performance testing and purposeful practice throughout the year.
- TrackMan launch monitor technology
- Video capture and analysis
- Smart2Move force-plate technology
- Two dedicated hitting bays
- Indoor practice and player development
- 4510 Rhodes Drive, Unit 930, Windsor
Sutton Creek Golf Club
Outdoor coaching gives players the opportunity to work on the parts of the game that cannot be fully developed indoors, including short game, putting, ball flight and on-course performance.
- Full-swing development
- Putting and short-game coaching
- Wedge and scoring-skill development
- On-course observation and coaching
- Course management and decision-making
- Seasonal outdoor training in Essex County
Train Indoors. Develop Outdoors.
Indoor training allows us to measure, isolate and develop skills in a controlled environment. Outdoor coaching allows players to apply those skills to real ball flights, scoring situations and the golf course. Using both environments creates a more complete development process.
Elevate Performance Golf + Apex Performance & Wellness
Developing as a golfer involves more than what happens during a golf lesson. With Apex Performance & Wellness located right next door to Elevate, our players have convenient access to a multidisciplinary team focused on health, rehabilitation, strength and physical performance.
We Develop the Golfer. Apex Supports the Athlete.
Two independent businesses with a strong relationship and a shared interest in helping people perform, stay healthy and continue doing what they love.
Elevate Performance Golf and Apex Performance & Wellness are located directly beside one another in Windsor, creating a unique environment for golfers who want to take a more complete approach to their development.
Many Elevate players also work with the team at Apex for strength and athletic development, injury rehabilitation, treatment, recovery and nutrition support.
That proximity creates valuable opportunities for golfers to have their golf development supported by qualified professionals who specialize in areas beyond the golf swing.
Stay Healthy. Get Back to Playing.
Apex provides chiropractic care, physiotherapy and massage therapy to help clients manage injuries, recover and continue moving and performing at their best.
Build a Stronger Athlete
Personal training, athletic development and a dedicated gym environment give golfers opportunities to become stronger, move better and improve their physical capabilities.
Support the Whole Player
Registered dietitian services and additional wellness support provide access to expertise that can complement a golfer’s training, recovery and overall health.
Coaching for Different Golfers at Different Stages
Elevate Performance Golf works with golfers who have different goals, experience levels and reasons for playing. The common thread is a desire for clearer coaching, more purposeful practice and a better understanding of how to keep improving.
Beginners & New Golfers
A comfortable introduction to the game with individual coaching, clear fundamentals and a development process that moves at the golfer’s pace.
Explore Golf Lessons →Recreational Golfers
Coaching for golfers who want to strike the ball better, improve consistency, lower scores and understand what they should work on between lessons.
Explore Private Coaching →Junior Golfers
Individual lessons and structured junior programs designed to create better starting points, clearer next steps and more opportunities for young golfers to develop.
Explore Junior Golf →Competitive Players
More structured player development for golfers who compete and want to combine technical coaching, skill development, performance testing and purposeful practice.
Explore Performance Coaching →Year-Round Players
Indoor training gives golfers the opportunity to continue developing technique, speed and skills throughout the offseason instead of starting over every spring.
Explore Indoor Golf →Golfers Looking for a Plan
For players who feel stuck or unsure what to work on, coaching can help identify the biggest opportunity and create a clearer path forward.
Schedule a Consultation →See What Golfers Are Saying About Elevate
Golfers throughout Windsor and Essex County choose Elevate Performance Golf for individual coaching, junior development and year-round training. See real feedback from golfers who have worked with the Elevate coaching team.
Ready to Start Working on Your Game?
Whether you are looking for private golf lessons, junior development or a clearer plan for your game, Elevate Performance Golf can help you find the right place to start.