Over the past 35 years, Coach André has given over 50,000 hours of private golf lessons. In 1989, Andre began his professional career in golf as an assistant professional in Sarasota, Florida. The same year, he had graduated from a Massachusetts college with a degree in psychology. By 1993, Andre had attained his class A status as a PGA professional. Over the following 10 years, Coach André developed Gulf Coast Golf Academy in Sarasota/Bradenton, Florida and also pursued his masters in sports psychology. In 2003, Andre became one of 65 PGA master teaching professionals in the country. In 2004, Andre was selected as a top 50 teacher in USA by golf range magazine and in 2005, he was selected as a top 50 kids teacher by US kids golf. From 2005 to 2008, while running a successful golf academy, Andre delved deeper into the psychology of golf and lead a team of master professionals and sport psychologist to the successful development of the first authentic Golf IQ assessment. Andre now teaches in two locations, Sanford, North Carolina and Palmetto, Florida, owning and operating Triangle Golf Academy.