A new golf academy in Rocklin aims for giant improvement in golfers’ skills
Sasquatch Golf Academy is opening its doors in Rocklin to all golfers who want to drive their game further.
IN THIS AREA FROM CARVING HIS OWN PATH IN GALT TO CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OTHERS, ONE COACH IS CHANGING THE GAME OF GOLF IN ROCKLAND, AND THAT IS AS THE SASQUATCH GOLF ACADEMY OPENING ITS DOORS FOR PLAYERS OF ALL AGES AND SKILL LEVELS. OF COURSE, LED BY ISAAC SASQUATCH, SANCHEZ. AND HE IS A PROFESSIONAL GOLFER AND TV PERSONALITY. HE IS SIX SEVEN AND HE HAS JUST FOUNDED THE SASQUATCH GOLF ACADEMY. THAT’S HIS NICKNAME, SASQUATCH. THAT’S THE HEAD COVER THERE. THE DRIVER COVER. YES, THAT’S RIGHT. ISAAC, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. AND, YOU KNOW, WE HE WAS A REALITY TV GOLF GOLFER FOR MANY YEARS. AND NOW YOU DECIDED TO SLOW DOWN AND NOT BE TOURING, GOLFING AND DRIVING AND THAT SORT OF THING. AND YOU’RE OPENING YOUR OWN GOLF ACADEMY. WHY DID YOU WANT TO DO THAT? YEAH. SO SASQUATCH GOLF ACADEMY, YOU KNOW, I’VE BEEN SO FORTUNATE IN THIS GREAT GAME THROUGH THIS GREAT GAME, I SHOULD SAY. AND THERE’S BEEN SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES GETTING TO KNOW FOLKS LIKE YOU AND HAVE EXPERIENCES LIKE THIS FROM THE BIG BREAK TO DRIVEN GOLF SHOW TO ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT THIS GAME HAS OPENED UP TO ME. AND, YOU KNOW, I WANTED TO OPEN A PLACE WHERE WHETHER YOU WERE JUST GETTING YOUR FEET WET IN THE GAME OR WHETHER YOU WANT TO TAKE YOUR, YOU KNOW, HAD ASPIRATIONS OF PLAYING AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL, WE COULD KIND OF PUT THAT ALL UNDER ONE ROOF AND BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER THROUGH THE COMMUNITY OF GOLF, RIGHT? AND LIKE GROW THE GAME. AND, YOU KNOW, WHETHER, LIKE I SAID, WHETHER YOU’RE JUST GETTING INTO IT OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO IN THE GAME, WE CAN ALL DO THAT AT SASQUATCH. OKAY, SO YOU’RE HAVING A GRAND OPENING THIS WEEKEND, BUT TELL US ABOUT THE ACADEMY, BECAUSE IT’S NOT OUTDOORS AND GOLF IS AN OUTDOOR SPORT. SO HOW ARE YOU TEACHING PEOPLE INDOORS? GOLF IS AN OUTDOOR SPORT. YES. AND WE WERE ABLE TO BRING TOGETHER WHETHER YOU HAVE AN EQUIPMENT NEED FROM OUR CUSTOM CLUB FITTER, JAKE SMELTZER. HE’S A PGA MEMBER, A DIRECTOR OF INSTRUCTION, NOAH MONTGOMERY OR OUR SATELLITE LOCATION OF GOLF, WHICH IS RUN BY GREG JOHNSON. WE KIND OF HOUSE ALL THAT UNDER ONE SPOT, AND THEN WE HAVE SEVEN BAYS THAT ARE OPEN 24 OVER SEVEN WHERE YOU CAN COME IN, BOOK YOUR TIME SLOT, ENTER WITH A CODE INTO THE DOOR, UNLOCK THE BAY, AND WORK ON ALL THOSE THINGS THAT WE’RE KIND OF COACHING YOU ALONG THROUGH AT THE ACADEMY. WILL YOU ACTUALLY BE GIVING PEOPLE POINTERS ALONG THE WAY? I WILL, YOU KNOW, LIKE AS GOOD AS I’VE, AS I’M ABLE TO HELP PEOPLE, I’VE EVEN BROUGHT IN PEOPLE WHO ARE HELPING ME WHEN I WAS TRYING THIS THING. SO LIKE, YOU KNOW, LEAVING THE TEACHING TO THE PROFESSIONALS, BUT ALWAYS HAPPY TO HELP AND ALWAYS HELP, YOU KNOW, COACH, GUIDE AND MENTOR THROUGH THE GAME. BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH YOU’RE A PRO YOURSELF, YOU STILL NEED A LITTLE COACHING. WHAT WOULD YOU SAY? HOW FAR IS THE FARTHEST YOU’VE EVER DRIVEN THE BALL? SO YOU KNOW, GOING TO BIG BREAK NFL. I WAS ABLE TO HIT ONE 346 YARDS ON CAMERA. SO THAT’S THE ONE I HAVE LIKE EVIDENCE OF. BUT I’D LIKE TO SAY I’VE SNUCK A LITTLE, A LITTLE, A FEW MORE YARDS OUT THERE PAST THAT. BUT THAT’S LIKE KIND OF ONE THAT I CAN PROVE TO EVERYBODY THAT YOU CAN PROVE TO EVERYBODY. AND SO, AND EXPLAIN WHEN I SAY PROFESSIONAL GOLFER, I MEAN THAT LIKE, YOU KNOW, YOU’VE BEEN PAID TO OUTDRIVE EVERYBODY. YOU’RE NOT OUT THERE LIKE ON THE PGA TOUR, BUT YOU’VE BEEN PAID TO OUTDRIVE EVERYBODY, YOU KNOW. SO THE WAY I LIKE TO EXPLAIN IT WAS I WAS ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, I WAS KIND OF LIKE THE LIFELONG EQUIVALENT OF LIKE A TRIPLE A BASEBALL PLAYER. LIKE I MADE IT UP THERE A FEW TIMES, NEVER DID QUITE GOOD ENOUGH TO STAY THERE, BUT WAS ABLE TO PLAY ON THE PGA TOUR, PGA TOUR CANADA AND KIND OF ALL THE TOURISM BETWEEN FROM THE LOWEST LEVELS OF MINIATURE GOLF TO, YOU KNOW, THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF PGA TOUR, YOU KNOW, SO I’VE KIND OF EXPERIENCED IT ALL. I WAS ABLE TO COACH AT JESSUP FOR A FEW YEARS. I’VE BEEN IN THE GOLF SIDE OF THE BUSINESS AGAIN. I’M IN THE GOLF SIDE OF THE BUSINESS. SO YOU WENT TO JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL? I WENT TO JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL. I DID A YEAR AT JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL, THREE YEARS AT AMADOR HIGH SCHOOL. SO I’VE BEEN IN GOLF IN THIS COMMUNITY THIS WHOLE TIME. AND I JUST THINK IT’S SUCH A GREAT WAY TO GET YOUR KIDS INTO IT, WHETHER THEY WANT TO PLAY COLLEGE, GOLF AND PURSUE A SCHOLARSHIP. I PLAYED FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. THEY PAID FOR ME TO COME PLAY GOLF THERE, OR THEY JUST WANT TO GET INTO IT, AND IT’S SOMETHING YOU CAN DO. YOU KNOW, MY DAD’S HERE ON SET WITH ME TODAY. WE STILL PLAY GOLF TOGETHER WHEN WE’RE PLAYING AND YOU KNOW, WHAT GAME ARE YOU GOING TO BE ABLE TO PLAY WITH YOUR DAD WHEN HE’S 70 AND YOU’RE COMING UP ON 50? RIGHT. EXACTLY. AND WHERE DID THE NICKNAME SASQUATCH COME FROM? BECAUSE YOUR FIRST NAME IS ISAAC. SO WHY DID EVERYONE START CALLING YOU SASQUATCH? FIRST NAME ISAAC. SASQUATCH. I ACTUALLY HAD I’M ACTUALLY A GIANT. I ACTUALLY HAD A PITUITARY TUMOR IN HIGH SCHOOL. IT SHOT ME UP. EVERYBODY. I CAME BACK AFTER A SUMMER. I WAS A FOOT TALLER AND EVERYBODY GREW ONE FOOT IN A YEAR OR A SUMMER, GIVE OR TAKE. IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. AND EVERYBODY STARTED CALLING ME, YOU KNOW, SASQUATCH, BIGFOOT, WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU? LIKE, LOOK AT THIS GUY. AND I JUST KIND OF EMBRACED IT AND IT’S KIND OF STUCK. SO SASQUATCH GOLF, CAN WE CAN WE SHOW THE CAN YOU HOLD YOUR HAND UP SO WE CAN SHOW THE DIFFERENT SHOW RIGHT HERE? LOOK AT MY HAND. HOLD YOUR HAND NEXT TO MINE. JUST STRAIGHT OUT. LOOK HOW BIG KCRA. AND CAN WE GET IT? WE. I WAS LOOKING AT YOUR SHOE EARLIER. WHAT SIZE SHOE ARE YOU? SIZE? 18. OH MY GOODNESS, LOOK AT THAT. IT’S ABOUT 2 OR 3 OF MY OF MY FEET. THAT IS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE. OH MY GOODNESS. WELL YEAH THAT’S AMAZING THAT YOU’RE NOW THAT YOU’RE NOW SHARING YOUR TALENT AND OPENING UP THIS ACADEMY FOR EVERYONE. SO THE GRAND OPENING IS TOMORROW, MAY 2ND FROM 5 TO 8 P.M. AT 4415 GRANITE DRIVE IN ROCKLAND. THEY’RE GOING TO HAVE YOU’RE GOING TO GET, YOU KNOW, EXPERIENCE GOLF IN A WHOLE NEW WAY. AND YOU’VE GOT LOTS OF ACTIVITIES PLANNED FOR THE GRAND OPENING TOMORROW. SO, ISAAC, MR. SASQUATCH, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. AND IT’S EXCITING TO
A new golf academy in Rocklin aims for giant improvement in golfers’ skills
Sasquatch Golf Academy is opening its doors in Rocklin to all golfers who want to drive their game further.
Updated: 1:42 PM PDT May 1, 2026
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Sasquatch Golf Academy is opening its doors in Rocklin to all golfers who want to drive their game further. Former professional golfer and golf personality Isaac “Sasquatch” Sanchez is opening the new facility for golfers of all ages and skill levels. “I’ve been so fortunate in this great game; through this great game,” said Sanchez. “I wanted to open a place where whether you’re just getting your feet wet in the game or whether you have aspirations of playing at the highest level, we could kind of put all that under one roof, and bring people together through the community of golf.” Sanchez says golf is a sport open to everyone and says he still plays golf together with his dad even as his dad is in his 70s. The indoor facility offers golfing lessons, equipment services from a custom fitter, and private driving bays open 24/7 by booking. The grand opening of Sasquatch Golf Academy is Saturday from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. at 4415 Granite Drive in Rocklin. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
ROCKLIN, Calif. —
Sasquatch Golf Academy is opening its doors in Rocklin to all golfers who want to drive their game further. Former professional golfer and golf personality Isaac “Sasquatch” Sanchez is opening the new facility for golfers of all ages and skill levels.
“I’ve been so fortunate in this great game; through this great game,” said Sanchez. “I wanted to open a place where whether you’re just getting your feet wet in the game or whether you have aspirations of playing at the highest level, we could kind of put all that under one roof, and bring people together through the community of golf.”
Sanchez says golf is a sport open to everyone and says he still plays golf together with his dad even as his dad is in his 70s.
The indoor facility offers golfing lessons, equipment services from a custom fitter, and private driving bays open 24/7 by booking. The grand opening of Sasquatch Golf Academy is Saturday from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. at 4415 Granite Drive in Rocklin.
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