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Want to improve your game and enjoy a great golf vacation?
One of these
five Hilton Head Island-area schools may have just what you’re looking for.PALMETTO DUNES GOLF ACADEMY
@ Palmetto Dunes Resort; 843-785-1138,
PalmettoDunes.com
A world-class family vacation destination with three
outstanding golf courses, Pamletto Dunes operates one of the most comprehensive
golf academies in the country. The Palmetto Dunes Golf Academy offers nine
distinct programs for golfers ages 12 to adult. 11 teaching pros, including
former PGA Tour professionals, provide hands-on instruction to players with
varying levels of proficiency.
Private lessons are available
from an assistant professional, head professionals and the director of
instruction. Daily golf clinics, emphasizing individualized attention, are held
at the resort’s Robert Trent Jones Course. There are also one- to three-day
schools as well as specialized programs for families, juniors and women.
Participants may also take advantage of “The Custom Fitting Experience,” a free
swing evaluation and club fitting.
Worth a Closer Look >> Palmetto Dunes’ Family Golf School programs
feature two hours of instruction a day over a three-day period with video
analysis, sessions on rules and etiquette and plenty of resource materials.
Lunch is provided each day as well as free range privileges and nine holes of
play on a space-available basis.
THE GOLF ACADEMY OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND
@ The Sea Pines Resort;
843-785-4540, GolfAcademy.net
As the primary instruction facility for the
IJGA, The Sea Pines Resort is well equipped to offer extensive training as well
as programs dealing with the psychology of golf, physical fitness and
tournament. With 54 holes of world-renowned golf—including the Harbour Town Golf
Links—Sea Pines also offers one of the country’s top instructional programs to
help resort guests maximize their golf experience.
The Golf
Academy of Hilton Head Island provides any level of golfer with an effective
means of improving their game. Its three- and four-day schools employ
state-of-the-art technology to address each student’s specific goals and
objectives. The result is a simple plan that will improve the student’s swing as
well as their mental approach to the game.
Worth a Closer Look >> The Golf Academy’s Three-Day School, its most
popular program, includes four hours of instruction daily with a 3:1
student/teacher ratio, computerized video analysis of both full swing and short
game, a personalized take-home DVD, lunch daily, a gift package and, with the
golf add-on option, the chance to play one round on the Harbour Town Golf Links,
site of the PGA TOUR’s Verizon Heritage.
