Blake grew up in Minden, Louisiana and was introduced to the game of golf by his parents and grandfather. He became a Class A PGA Professional in 2012. He has been a First Assistant Golf Professional at Southern Trace Country Club in Shreveport, Louisiana, Dominion Valley Country Club in Haymarket, Virginia and Belfair Golf Club in Bluffton, South Carolina as a Teaching Professional. During his time in Virginia and South Carolina he was nominated for the Assistant Golf Professional of the Year for both the Middle Atlantic and Carolina’s Section of the PGA. He is also TPI Certified, Swing Catalyst Bio Mechanics Certified, and Trackman Certified. Blake also achieved PGA Certified status in Teaching and Coaching in 2017

Love to Teach! I work with all skill levels. If you have a swing problem, I can fix it as I have for 25 years. I am a certified US Kids instructor and also a certified In the use of Flightscope.

Nick Bova, is a member of a very exclusive group of golf coaches. He is one of four George Gankas Golf Coaches in the United States, and the only one that resides on the east coast. Nick brings a unique combination of teaching and playing skills to Anchor Golf Center.  He uses top of the line training aids and a FlightScope launch monitor to help his students improve.

Nick is a Class A member of the PGA and member of Proponent Group. He is also a US Kids certified instructor and a member of the Positive Coaching Alliance. Nick was an Honorable Mention Top 50 US Kids instructor in 2014-15. Nick attended Methodist University where he received a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Professional Golf Management.

He is a native of Central Illinois and has lived in the Metropolitan area since 2010. From 2010-2015, Nick was the First Assistant at Friar’s Head on the east end of Long Island, New York. Nick moved on from Friar’s Head in 2015 to be the Teaching Professional at Siwanoy Country Club in Bronxville, NY.

Nick is an accomplished golfer, he was a 3x All-American at DIII Methodist University in Fayetteville, NC. In 2013, Nick won the Metropolitan PGA Section Assistant’s Championship at Bethpage Red shooting 62-65, -13. It is believed to be the lowest 36-hole total in any Metropolitan PGA Section event. He also qualified for the 2011 PGA Professional Championship and 2010-2014 National Assistant’s Championship.

Jeff Isler is recognized as one of the top coaches in Texas and has created a comprehensive coaching and development process for junior and adult golfers striving to compete at the highest levels. Jeff has taught close to 15,000 lessons and trained some of the best golfers in the country, including nationally ranked juniors, top college players, and PGA tour professionals.  Jeff has multiple industry certifications (TPI, K-Vest, etc.) and awards and is a member of the Proponent Group, the premier network of golf instructors.  In addition, Jeff often provides his expertise to other coaches and industry professionals.

Jeff’s vast knowledge of all aspects of the game, effective communicating style, and passion for his students and their success enable him to help players of all levels reach their potential.  As a result of his leadership and effort, Jeff Isler Golf and its team of professionals has grown into one of the largest and most effective golf training programs in the country.

Kiel Alderink is a PGA Professional and is recognized as a Top Teacher Under 40 in America by Golf Digest. Kiel is also listed as Top Teacher in Illinois by Golf Digest.

Kiel is far more than just an instructor as he serves his players with full coaching on how to raise their performance in any situation.

Kiel was a successful junior player and played in college. Ever since then he has been on a journey to understand high levelperformance and how players train to either succeed or fail. The principles of Champion Ways is based off this journey and showing players the path of how to create their best selves.

Stephen is an instructor at the Florida Golf Performance Center in Sarasota, Fl.  As a former college and professional golfer, Stephen uses his understanding of the game to help players develop in every area.  By utilizing Trackman, MySwing and SAM puttlab, Stephen puts together plans to develop the technical side, and then incorporates the work done on the technical side to develop the overall game.  His teaching philosophy is to make the most of what each individual student possesses, building skills that translate into a better game.  From club fitting to course management and decision making, Stephen strives to help players in every area in an effort to help them reach their goals.

Vince is a PGA Professional located in Lexington KY. He has over 20 years of experience as a personal trainer developing athletes for various sports. He’s TPI Certified and a Certified by Lynn Blake Instructor. A plus handicap, Vince has competed at a high level for 20 years. His swing philosophy is based on the physical ability of each student along with modern ball flight laws. Vince can develop a plan for improvement for golfers of all skill levels.

Rich Massey is a New Jersey native and has been playing professional golf and teaching golf for almost twenty-five years. He was a high school All-American, as well as a NCAA Academic All-American player at Furman University. Rich played professionally on the PGA/Web.Com Tours, Canadian, South African, and South American PGA Tours. He has worked with some of the best teaching professionals in the business, such as David Leadbetter, Mike Bender and Mitchell Spearman and Bobby Clampett.

Rich believes in an individualistic and simplistic approach to teaching golf, where he focuses on teaching each student the importance of keeping the club in a balanced position throughout the swing and getting into the proper dynamic impact position.  Rich believes that each golfer has their own unique swing style, so he works with the student’s own unique style and prioritizes what needs to be done to get the student to consistently get into the impact position that all great ball strikers accomplish.

Martin Hall turned professional in 1975.  He has competed on the European Tour as well, and has since turned his career toward teaching the game he loves. Martin currently is the head teaching professional at Ibis.

Martin has received numerous awards for his teachings, including Florida chapter teacher of the year, Florida section teacher of the year, and 2008 PGA of America National Teacher of the Year. He is also a Master Professional of the PGA of Great Britain and Ireland.

He has appeared in the Golf Magazine Top 100 since 1994, and in the Golf Digest Top 50 since the list began in 2000. Martin is currently ranked as the number 10 teacher in the country.

Martin Hall In Print and Media

Martin has been the host of the popular weekly instructional show on Golf Channel, School of Golf since 2011.
He has also written numerous articles in golf magazines and has published 3 books.

He is a sought-after speaker and has given presentations at the PGA of America Coaching and Teaching Summit five times as well as presenting for the PGA of Great Britain and Ireland.

Credentials

Martin has kept up to date and current with all the latest technology available today. He uses the Foresight GC2 HMT launch monitor, K Vest, AMM 3D Motion Analysis, SAM Putt Lab, in his own research and teaching.

He works with golfers of all levels, tour players, major winners, mini-tour players, up and coming juniors, amateurs, and club level players.

His wife, Lisa was a tour player with 9 worldwide wins and 2 Solheim Cup appearances. They have shared this journey together and remain very much a team.

Martin has made it a lifetime vocation to learn from the best teachers and players in the game. He has spent time in person or has read and studied their work. His library consists of over 3000 books, videos, DVDs, an impressive library accumulated over the course of his career. He names, John Jacobs, Bob Toski, Jim Flick, Harvey Penick, Ben Doyle, Chuck Cook, Hank Haney, Dr. Rob Neal as his biggest influences.

Pinehurst is often considered to be the golfing capital of the United States. Its storied history and tradition go back well over 100 years and chronicles all of the game’s greatest players.

Bird Golf has two great facilities for your golf school. Foxfire Golf Resort and Club was created by Hall of Fame architect Gene Hamm who designed 36 holes of Championship golf to take full advantage of the amazing natural beauty that is North Carolina.

The two courses at Foxfire offer you a contrast in style and playability. The Grey Fox is considered by many to be one of the most difficult challenges in the area and features tree-lined fairways, strategic bunkering and small elevated greens. The towering pines for which Pinehurst is so well known, serve as a spectacular backdrop on many of the holes.

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The Red Fox Course is a local favorite, offering wide carefully manicured fairways and large elevated fast rolling greens. Water comes into play on 6 holes, and you need to employ strategy rather than force to play your way through the beautiful scenery that constantly surrounds you.

The Country Club of Whispering Pines features two distinctly different courses, The Pines and The River, for our students to enjoy.  Both courses were designed by Ellis Maples who was a protege of the great Donald Ross, and Ross’s influence is apparent in the layout of both courses.

The Pines course is the longer of the two courses but offers wide fairways with subtle terrain changes, is a true “inland links” course.  A variety of tee boxes allow for all players to enjoy The Pines, from 7094 at the back tees to 5012 yard forward tees.  The Pines course is a classic Ross-themed layout using open, hardpan rough, sparsely covered with the native pine straw and “love grass” which was his signature.

The River Course is reminiscent of the courses in the foothills of North Carolina.  Shorter than The Pines (the back tees are at 6521 and the forward tees at 4653), The River Course makes the golfer play a variety of shots and demands a careful strategy.  With the elevation changes, towering oak trees that border the fairways, serene lakes and streams that weave through most of the back nine, The River is a Pinehurst beauty.

Foxfire and the Country Club of Whispering Pines were purchased by Brown Golf Management in 2012 and they have done a superb job of restoring the courses to their best playing condition and creating the perfect environment for your North Carolina golf school.

Our Pinehurst hotel partner is the Homewood Suites in the town of Pinehurst.  The Homewood Suites sit on 50 acres of property, surrounded by Carolina pines and offer a fitness center, swimming pool and business center.

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Your golf school package includes a beautifully appointed 1 bedroom suite with a separate bedroom and living area (which has a sofa bed), 32-inch LCD HDTV with premium cable channels and complimentary internet access.  The suite features a fully equipped kitchen with refrigerator, microwave and stove top, allowing our students to unwind “at home”, if they choose to.

Your Pinehurst golf school package also includes a hot full breakfast served daily, and a complimentary evening Social served from Sunday till Thursday.  Olmstead Village also offers an array of restaurants and shopping options.

The aura, traditions, and breathtaking surroundings of the Country Club of Whispering Pines, Foxfire Golf Resort and Club and the Homewood Suites, are the perfect ingredients for your Pinehurst golf school.

Our Bird Golf Academy South Florida golf schools are hosted by the magnificent Turnberry Isle Miami, one of Florida’s iconic, luxury resorts. The resort is easily accessed from both Miami and Ft. Lauderdale airports.

A tropical oasis resting on 300 serene acres, you are at once at ease when arriving at the resort. Named as one of “World’s Best Resorts” by Travel + Leisure Magazine, Turnberry Isle Miami combines a blend of elegant architecture with a background of trees, waterfalls and spectacular flora. A majestic 100-year-old Banyan tree is a centerpiece of the breathtaking canvas which surrounds it.

The Forbes Four Diamond Spa and Fitness Center offers an array of holistic therapies to relax and rejuvenate.  A personally customized treatment plan can be arranged directly with a Spa Experience Coordinator or chose from a menu of recommended treatments. The incredible 7,550 ft. Laguna Pool is the largest lagoon pool in South Florida and features a 1,600 ft. lazy river, 35 ft. waterslide and private Cabana dining.

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There are three restaurants to enjoy: the Laguna Grill, Corsair Bar and Kitchen and the renowned Bourbon Steak by Michael Mina. James Beard award winning Chef, Michael Mina has created a gastronomical delight of organic and hormone free cuts of meats and fish that will delight even the most discerning diner. The restaurant also offers a wine list with over 850 varietals and is a must-have experience when staying at Turnberry Isle.

Originally designed by legendary golf course architect Robert Trent Jones, Sr., Turnberry Isle Miami’s two 18-hole Championship courses, the Soffer and Miller, were re-designed by World Golf Hall of Fame member, Raymond Floyd. In an illustrious history, both courses have been the venue for a host of PGA and LPGA Tour events and tournaments.

Immaculately prepared fairways that are shaped with subtle contours, doglegs, curved bunkers and elevation changes are a test for golfers of every skill level. Every blade of grass is impeccably maintained and the courses are framed by a dazzling array of large ponds complete with ducks, swans and pink flamingos who reside beside the water’s edge. Bird Golf students are able to hone their skills in state-of-the-art, private practice areas that are also meticulously presented.

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Your Bird Golf Academy Package Will Include:

• Lodging.
• Unlimited practice and play at the amazing courses: the Soffer and Miller.
• Player evaluation.
• “Clear Key” analysis.
• Lunch with your PGA/LPGA professional each day.
• The ultimate golf learning experience®, with 18, 24, or 30 hours instruction with your Bird Schools Professional.
• All taxes are included.

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You are also only a short drive from the city of Miami and the famous South Beach area, where there are a multitude of beach activities and water sports to enjoy. We know that you will have an amazing South Florida golf school experience at the Turnberry Isle Miami.

The Bird Golf Myrtle Beach golf schools are at the magnificent Wachesaw Plantation East. Wachesaw is located in Murrells Inlet, a historic fishing village that rests on the Atlantic Ocean. Wachesaw Plantation East is a Clyde Johnston designed, championship 18 hole facility which has been styled in the time-honored fashion of the great Scottish links courses.

You are surrounded by freshwater lakes and natural wetlands and the Scottish influence is in evidence with strategically placed bunkers, rolling fairways, and traditional mounding. The moss-covered oaks provide a serene backdrop from the hustle-bustle of the everyday world.

Bird Golf schools students enjoy a superb private practice area and chipping and putting green to work on their new skills with PGA and LPGA instructors who have spent their careers mastering the game. Wachesaw Plantation East is the recipient of several awards and accolades, and was most recently, the 2007 Myrtle Beach, “Golf Course of the Year.” Wachesaw Plantation East was given Golf Digest’s prestigious, 4 star award in their “Places to Play” list and has been the host to the LPGA Tour on four occasions. LPGA superstar, Karrie Webb won both the 1987 and 1998 tournaments, the City of Hope Myrtle Beach Classics.

At Bird Golf, our students enjoy a host of amenities with their golf school tuition:

Some benefits include:

• Lodging
• Unlimited practice and play at the amazing course at Wachesaw
• Player evaluation
• “Clear Key” analysis
• Lunch with your PGA/LPGA professional each day
• The ultimate golf learning experience®, with 18, 24, or 30 hours instruction with your Bird Golf Academy Professional
• All taxes are included

Your golf school package includes accommodations at the on-site, Ellington Resort which is an Interval Five Star Resort. You stay in a beautifully appointed 1 bedroom villa overlooking the golf course. The villas are spacious and tastefully decorated, have full kitchens, TV with DVD/VCR and a lovely living room area. Other on-site things to enjoy are walking/biking trails, outdoor pool and whirlpool and a weight and exercise room.

Murrells Inlet is renowned as the “Seafood Capital of South Carolina” but there are 30 restaurants offering a variety of dining options. Other local activities include deep-sea fishing, ocean kayaking and parasailing.

Myrtle Beach is the perfect location for your golf school vacation. The resort is 20 minutes from all the happenings in the main town of Myrtle Beach and its famous, “Grand Strand.” The Grand Strand is home to a host of restaurants, shops and theaters and 60 miles of spectacular, sandy white beaches. With all these fantastic options it is easy to see why this is the ideal location for your golf schools in Myrtle Beach.