Ryan grew up in Mill Creek, WA beginning his golf career at age ten. He had a successful collegiate career playing golf for Whitworth University. There he won multiple events, including his conference championship in 2010 which earned him the NWC Player of the Year title and a berth to the NCAA National Championship. He turned pro in 2012 and is now one of the top players in the PNW PGA Section.

Since turning professional, Ryan quickly became a prominent instructor in the Pacific Northwest. Voted by his peers, Ryan has been recognized as Golf Digest Best Teachers in Washington State in 2017-18 and 2022-23. He has received PNW PGA Section Awards for Player Development Award (2016, 2020) and Youth Player Development (2018); he has also won the Western WA PGA Chapter Awards for Player Development (2014, 2016, 2017, 2020), Youth Player Development (2018) and Assistant Golf Professional of the Year (2015).  Ryan is also a PGA Certified Professional in Teaching & Coaching and a Level 3 Coach for The First Tee. Most recently, Ryan won the 2022 Patriot Award. The honor is granted to a PGA Professional who personifies patriotism through the game of golf, and demonstrates unwavering commitment and dedication to the men and women who have valiantly served and protected the United States of America.

KemperSports Management named Ryan the 2018 Golf Professional of the Year. This award recognizes all his efforts establishing the Chambers Bay Academy and its proven model of growing the game. In 2020 and 2021, the Golf Range Association of America (GRAA) named Ryan a Top 100 Growth of the Game Teaching Professional.

While not playing or teaching golf, Ryan is going on adventures with his beautiful wife Stephanie, enjoys playing the guitar, snowboarding, wake surfing, and investing in real estate. You can follow Ryan Young Golf (@RyanYoungGolf) on YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

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