Staffing / Operations
SPOTLIGHT TROON ACADEMY
• DOI : Lindy LaBauve
• Head Professional : Josh Brown
• Assistants : Troy Terry , Trevor O ’ Brien , John Waldron
• Director of Golf : Nancy Dickens
• Partnerships : Ping
Programs description Adult
• Private and Semi-Private Lessons . Adult lessons make up just over 60 % of my private lessons , while junior lessons account for 40 % of my lessons ( Close to 1700 hrs of instruction annually ). I teach many people in private lessons , on various aspects of the game . I encourage Adults to take at least a couple playing lessons per year , so we can continue to draw back to playing the game versus staying in a technical mode . The goal is to help people enjoy playing the game and scoring better , so they are inclined to play more rounds .
• Troon Card clinics offered monthly in the spring and fall
Junior
• Private and Semi-Private Lessons : I work with close to 30 kids on a regular ( weekly ) to semi-regular ( once a month ) basis . Depending on their goals and level of player , we work to build their fundamentals and foundational shots , then work to give them more tools to tackle more situations . I take juniors on course to teach them how to play the game , versus playing “ golf swing ”
Women
• Other : During the summer months , I conduct two clinics a month for Women on Course . The clinics have 6-8 students . One of the clinics is “ Improve your Swing ,” focusing on full swing , and the other is a “ Clinic and 3 Holes ,” where we do 30 minutes on range and play 3 holes . Both are popular , but the “ Clinic and 3 Holes ” is an easy introduction for new players to get on the golf course .
Specialty / Unique
• Short game school : Throughout the fall and spring , we conduct Ping Wedge Short Game clinics , where students can take a 90 minute clinic and receive the latest model of the Ping wedges .
• Other : Corporate Groups : Having the Westin hotel on property makes our course a wonderful destination for Corporate Groups to host conferences and meetings . We conduct clinics for groups of 5-50 participants , on various topics
Playing Opportunity
• Playing Lessons : Playing Lessons are offered in the afternoon after 3:30 pm , and typically last 2 hours . These are a wonderful opportunity to introduce new players to the course , and help better players improve their performance and scoring . We either work on conditions that are sometimes hard to recreate on the range ( uneven lies , playing from trouble , etc .), work on distance control into greens with their golf balls , or just work through their process as if it was a normal round .
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