Jonathan Hewett Fundraising – 2019

GOAL

Achieve status on the PGA Web.com Tour or PGA Canadian Tour.

My Game

After graduating from DePaul University this summer, I moved to St. Petersburg to begin my professional career. I spent the period from August to October working on my game without a coach. However, this proved unsuccessful, so back in November 2017 I started working with John Elliott, based at Golden Ocala Golf & Equestrian Club. I have since been working with him on a regular basis, of which the results have been profound.

Training is focused in the following areas: - Building a reliable, tee-to-green swing- Fine-tuning distance control from 50-150 yards- Gaining a competitive mental approach on the course- Strengthening my putting and short game- Learning to execute under all playing conditions

Currently I don’t have the financial backing to have a full-time schedule and put all my full focus into training, however I spend 5-6 hours, 5 days a week training on and off the course using specific drills to help improve the areas of my game listed above.

I have been working with a TPI Level 3 fitness coach Dan Shipman, the owner of Full Torque Fitness, for over a year now. We have specifically worked on core stability and lower body power to have my body in the best possible shape in readiness for playing tour level golf. I work with Dan 3 days a week with a focus on golf specific fitness; and use yoga sessions and swimming in a resistance pool to ensure my body is prepared for the vigor’s of playing on tour.

Iain Highfield, of GLT Golf based in Atlanta, has been my mental coach since the beginning of 2018. Along with my mentor, Jared Steger (former Web.com player), they have been preparing me to compete on the world stage. I now have the mental toughness and competitive edge that it takes to succeed on the tour. I speak with both Iain and Jared daily, holding myself accountable to meeting our goals in practice and competition every day.

I have been making small improvements over the past year, and I am confident that with the team I have built around myself since turning pro, we will very soon see my game reach new heights. I know that with the financial backing to stop working and put my full attention on training, my game would very quickly become ready to compete amongst the highest levels on the Web.com and the PGA Tour.

3-MONTH PLAN (March - May 2019)

To prepare for the Web.com Q-School, I plan to play in several Mini-Tour Events on the West Florida Golf Tour, and also compete in a number of Monday qualifying events for both the PGA and web.com Tours.

6-MONTH PLAN (Summer 2019)

Qualify with status for the PGA Web.com Tour through Q-School in Florida, or gain status on the PGA McKenzie tour through Monday qualifying into events and continue preparing for the 2019 season.

Background

I was born and raised in a small seaside town in the south east of England, called Clacton-on-sea. I have a twin brother and an older sister, all of whom are living back at home. My parents both play golf, but it was my father who introduced to me to the game of golf at a young age. I took a keen interest in playing with plastic golf clubs in the back yard, and when I reached 11 years old I was allowed to start going to the golf club to try playing on the course.

From then I started playing with the junior section once a week and started picking up a few trophies here and there in the club junior competitions every Saturday. At the age of 14 I was starting to get good enough to play on the county team, and was asked to take part in some trials to get onto the team. Fortunately I tested well under the watchful eye of the county coaches and was able to gain a spot on the team. Over the next 7 years I would go onto play for the under 14’s, under 16’s, under 18’s, under 21’s and men’s teams for the county. In my final year of playing for the under 21’s, I was asked to captain the team, however I had to decline as I would be coming over here to America to attend college to play on the DePaul golf team.

As a junior golfer I experienced some success playing county golf, and was able to play in some national events for a short period before I came to the states. Below are a few of my achievements growing up as a junior.

2008 – U14’s County Championship Medalist (Essex – Maylands GC)2010 – Junior Club Champion (Clacton-on-sea GC)2011 – Daily Telegraph Andalucia European Junior Open – 3rd Place (Spain, Finca Cortesin)2012 – South East England County Foursomes Champions (Haverhill GC)2013 & 2014 – Men’s Club Champion (Clacton-on-sea GC)2015 – Reached final 16 of the English Amateur (Alwoodly GC)

In September 2013, I started playing for the Blue Demons, at DePaul in Chicago. Over my four years at DePaul I played as the number 1 or number 2 player. Although I never secured a title with the team, or an individual title, I came close a number of times. The closest being the in my Senior year at the conference championships after having the 2 round lead. Unfortunately I struggled on a few holes in the middle of my last round and finished 5 shots from the lead, but this was a great lesson going into my professional career in how to deal with going into the final round with the lead.

Below are a list of achievements I had whilst playing for DePaul.

2014 - Freshman – Best finish at Big East Conference Championship (10th Place)2015 - Sophomore – Best finish at D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate and John Dalio Memorial (3rd Place)2015 – U.S. Open Local Qualifier medalist (Flossmore CC) - Advanced to sectionals at The Bears Club2016 – Junior – Best finish at John Dalio Memorial (4th Place)2017 – Senior – Best finish at Georgetown Intercollegiate (5th place)2017 – Cook County Amatuer Championship – 2nd Place2017 – Chicago Amateur Championship – 4th Place

PGA Canadian Tour Qualifying School – Location TBD, FLORIDA

Goal: Place in Top 20 and move on to the Web.com Tour; Play in all 12 events; Canadian Tour provides World-class competition and World ranking points

Top 5 players receive Full-time Status for the Web.com Tour 2019 The Top 6 through 20 players receive Partial Status for the Web.com Tour 2019 Tour includes 12 events from May through September 2018

PGA Latinoamerica Tour Qualifying School – Location TBD, FLORIDA

Goal: Place in Top 20 and move on to the Web.com Tour; Play in all 17 events; Latinoamerica Tour provides World-class competition and World ranking points

Top 5 players receive Full-time Status for the Web.com Tour 2019 The Top 6 through 20 players receive Partial Status for the Web.com Tour 2019 Tour includes 17 events from March through November 2019

FINANCIALS

Note: Original fundraising in Summer 2017 achieved the following:

Cash: $10,000.

Current sponsorship: Finley’s Irish Pub - $5,000 annually (2018-2020)

Giovanni’s Pizza - $1,000 per month (when competing)

2019 EXPENSE BREAKDOWN ATTACHED

FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH CURRENT SPONSORS

For three years 2019 - 2022 all golf revenue will be split 50%-50% with individual sponsors based on their percentage participation.

Once sponsors have received an amount equal to their contribution, the split on golf revenue becomes 75%-25% for the remainder of this three year period.

I intend to be available (tournament schedule permitting) to all sponsors for their golf outings, clinics, etc.

Please consider this letter an informal outline and offering of my golf plan. All percentages are negotiable. More detailed and formal documents are available for signing as we move forward in this process. All financial activities related to my professional golf career, and living expenses will be itemized and reported semi-annually to individual sponsors.

Thank you for your consideration and potential involvement in my professional golf journey. Please don’t hesitate to give me a call to discuss this further.

Warm regards,

Jonathan HewettCell: 727.480.1993

Email: jonathan@hewettgolf.com

Web: hewettgolf.com

Attachments:

John Elliott Background PGA Canadian Tour 2018 Schedule of Events Financial Budget

John Elliott

John has made a name for himself in the golfing world as a renowned instructor, contributing to Golf magazine and frequently appearing on the golf channel. His philosophy on golf is to ‘teach the ball and not the swing’. He keeps things simple and is incredibly good at communicating to his students. His knowledge approach to the game of golf is invaluable.

John received the honor of being named as one of Golf Digest Top 50 teachers in 1996, and added to Golf Magazines Top 100 teachers in 1999. These honors still stand today.