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    Help Step-Up Your Golf Game with Cleveland Metroparks "Academy of Golf"

    News & Press | June 2011

    Help Step-Up Your Golf Game with Cleveland Metroparks "Academy of Golf"

    Posted: June 14, 2011
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    FOR IMMEDIATE
    RELEASE:                               



    JUNE 14, 2011



     



    FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:



    BOB ROTATORI - 216-635-3263  - or-



    ERIC BARNETT - 216-635-7014



     



    From the player just starting out to the avid golfer, Cleveland
    Metroparks "Academy of Golf" can help everyone improve
    their game through the following instructional opportunities:



     



    The Golf Swing - Hitting Woods - 200/300 Series Learn the
    fundamentals and refine skills. For players who have abandoned
    using their driver or struggle to use it well. This session will
    focus more on how to launch a ball with a driver and control its
    flight. Designed for beginning golfers to 10 handicappers.  A
    maximum of 7 participants. Call 216-641-1864 for more
    information.































    Date



    Time



    Number of Sessions



    Location



    Fee



    Instructor



    Wed., 6/22



    6:30 -



    8 p.m.



    1



    Shawnee Hills



    $30



    Taylor



    Wed., 7/13



    6:30 -



    8 p.m.



    1



    Seneca



    $30



    Taylor




    The Golf Swing - The Fundamentals - 500 Series This
    hands-on clinic covers aspects of a solid, fundamental golf swing,
    including grip, set-up and swing. The class will provide general,
    fundamental and basic instruction useful for players of every skill
    level, gender and age. A maximum of 7 participants.






















    Date



    Time



    Number of Sessions



    Location



    Fee



    Instructor



    Thur., 7/14



    6 -7:30 p.m.



    1



    Sleepy Hollow



    $30



    Fiander




    The Short Game - Putting and Chipping - 500 Series This
    session reviews basics of successful "around the green
    shots." The class will provide general, fundamental and basic
    instruction that is useful for players of every skill level, gender
    and age. A maximum of 7 students.






















    Date



    Time



    Number of Sessions



    Location



    Fee



    Instructor



    Thurs. 7/21



    10 a.m. -12:30p.m.



    1



    Seneca



    $30



    Taylor




     



    Private Golf Clinics Custom-designed 4-hour clinics
    include use of driving range, chipping and putting areas and
    equipment use. Clinic topics include The Golf Swing - Driving for
    Distance, Women's Golf for Beginners, and The Short Game - Sand.
    Designed for 6 - 8 individuals with like interests. Taught by PGA
    professionals with more than 20 years experience. $75 per
    person.



    Properly Fit Equipment Over the years, many students
    attend Academy programs or take private lessons with golf clubs
    that are not properly fit for them.  Instead of helping the
    golfer play their best, these clubs actually make it more
    difficult.  When a student says, "Until I play better I'm
    not getting new clubs," the answer many times is, "You
    probably won't play better until you get new clubs."  The
    Academy's golf professionals know how to properly fit woods, irons
    and hybrids.  From beginners to more advanced players,
    Cleveland Metroparks Sleepy Hollow and Manakiki golf pro shops have
    clubs and fitting systems to make sure you achieve your best
    golf.  For more information, call Sleepy Hollow at
    440-526-4285 and Manakiki at 440-942-2500.



    The "Academy of Golf" instructors are:



    � John Fiander - Fiander has 26 years of teaching
    experience, was named the 2003 "Teacher of the Year," has
    received the PGA Specialty Teaching Certification, and has appeared
    in such publications as pga.com, usatoday.com, cleveland.com, and
    The Plain Dealer.



    � Tom Kochensparger - Kochensparger has 29 years of
    professional teaching experience, a compiled 53-7 record as Head
    Golf Coach at BishopVerotHighSchool in Fort Myers, Florida, as well
    as the 2005 NOPGA Team Match Play Champion.  Some of his
    students include PGA Professionals, a Manakiki Course Champion and
    a Greater Cleveland Amateur Champion.



    � Mike Raby - Raby has 18 years of professional
    experience, is a PGA Master Professional, and has been a rules
    official at PGA Tour qualifying events and Nike Tour events.



    � Jeff Staker - Staker has 30 years of professional
    teaching experience, was the 1996 Northern Ohio PGA "Junior
    Leader of the Year," the 1990 Cincinnati PGA "Junior
    Leader of the Year," and is a former instructor of Canterbury
    and Shaker Heights Golf Clubs.



    � Lloyd Smith - Smith has 14 years of teaching
    experience, specializing in adult beginners and juniors.




               
    � Jami Taylor -
    Taylor, a former captain of the
    Gannon University golf team, is an apprentice golf
              professional
    and clubhouse supervisor at Seneca Golf Course. She is also a past
    instructor of the First Tee of Cleveland.



              � Ryan
    Short -
    Short, WashingtonGolfLearningCenter clubhouse
    supervisor, is a PGA Training Level 1 graduate.



     



    The eight Cleveland Metroparks golf courses are:



             



    �  MANAKIKI GOLF COURSE - 18 hole, par 72
    -



    440-942-2500 - North Chagrin Reservation - 35501 Eddy Road,
    Willoughby Hills



    �  SLEEPY HOLLOW GOLF COURSE - 18 hole,
    par 71 &
    DrivingRange -



    440-526-4285 - Brecksville Reservation - 9445 Brecksville Road,
    Brecksville



    �  SHAWNEE HILLS GOLF COURSE - 18 hole,
    par 71, a Par 3 Course & Driving Range -



    440-232-7184 - Bedford Reservation - 18753 Egbert Road,
    Bedford      



    �  BIG METGOLF COURSE - 18 hole, par 72 -



    440-331-1070 - Rocky River Reservation - 4811 Valley Parkway,
    Fairview Park



    �  SENECA GOLF COURSE - 18 hole, par 72
    & 18 hole, par 71



    216-348-7274 - Brecksville Reservation - 975 Valley Parkway,
    BroadviewHeights



    �  LITTLE METGOLF COURSE - 9 hole, par 34 -



    216-941-9672 - Rocky River Reservation - 18599 Old Lorain Road,
    Cleveland



    �  MASTICK WOODS GOLF COURSE - 9 hole, par
    31 -



    216-267-5626 - Rocky River Reservation - 19900 Puritas Road,
    Cleveland



    � WASHINGTONGOLFLEARNINGCENTER - 9 hole, par 29
    &
    DrivingRange



    216-641-1864 - Washington Reservation - 3841 Washington Park
    Blvd., Newburgh Hts.



     



     For more information and to register for any of the
    Academy courses, call 440-232-7247 or log onto
    clevelandmetroparks.com.



     



    Novices and veterans alike can go for the green with the
    "Academy of Golf" of Cleveland Metroparks -
    part of your life, naturally.



    -30-



     

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