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Check here for features on PGA and LPGA affiliated instructors
from around the United States as we interview them for a closer look at
their teaching methods and experience. These stories focus on PGA/LPGA
pros who offer golf instruction; they are instructor profiles that
discuss playing golf, teaching golf, and golf stories they may tell
about their successful students. ALABAMA
Charlie
Richardson:
Helping
People
Learn
(Meridianville)
ALASKA
Rick
Golden:
Mastering
the
Lynx...Bears...Moose
(Anchorage)
ARIZONA
Jan
Ferraris:
Set
Realistic
Goals
for
Improvement
(Phoenix)
Kevin
Connole:
Bringing
Out
the
Real
You
(Queen
Creek)
ARKANSAS
Beverly
Williams: Play 18 In Your Head
(Bella
Vista)
CALIFORNIA
Robert Veroulis: Growing Up with Golf
(Bermuda Dunes)
Troy
Sprister:
Positive
Reinforcement
(Carmel)
John
Desantis: Practice the Right Stuff
(Cathedral
City)
David
Duran:
Own
Your
Swing
(Mission
Viejo)
Chris
Burkhart:
Choose
to
Make
a
Good
Shot
(Modesto)
David Ruvolo: Every Day Will Not Be the Same (Palm Desert)
Shirley
Spork: A Lifetime of Golf
(Palm
Desert)
Susie
Berning:
Now
I
Can
Laugh
(Simi
Valley)
Kati
Biszantz:
A-Ha!
(Temecula)
CANADA
John Randle: Guaranteed Improvement
(Victoria)
COLORADO
Bill
Wallen:
Positive
Self
Talk
(Aspen)
Jay
Ewing: A Pro with a Dream
(Englewood)
William Kipp: A Great Learning Experience (Estes Park)
Nick
Johnson:
Cause
and
Effect
(Littleton)
CONNECTICUT
George
Connor: A Wee Bit Superstitious
(West Hartford)
Sherri
Keller: A Good Solid Plan
Jon P. Cote: When the Going Gets Tough
FLORIDA
Joe
Sciortino:
All
of
My
Students
are
Geniuses
(Boynton
Beach)
Joe
Quinzi:
Every
Student
is
a
New
Challenge
(Clearwater)
Michele Conte: Put Your Mind to It
(Coral Springs)
Mike
Calbot:
Articulate,
Logical
and
Fun
(Ft.
Myers)
Tom
Harlan:
Practice
Success
(Ft.
Myers)
Billy Urquhart: Meet Your Personal Challenge
(Ft. Myers)
John
Pallot:
Always
Have
a
Game
Plan
(Coral
Gables)
Sean Gorgone: Get the Most Out of Your Lesson (Orlando)
Diane Patterson: Reaching Greater Heights (Naples)
Mike
Pearson: The Guy in the Yellow Cap
(Naples)
Joe
Salvaggio: Swing the Club Head
(Sarasota)
GEORGIA
Julie
Brown: Like Mother, Like Daughter
(Canton)
Bin
Brandon: Patience and Solid Putts
(St. Simons
Island)
ILLINOIS
Ryan Graff: Intention Equals Attention (Quincy)
Bill
Fetty: Keeping It In Play (Rock
Island)
INDIANA
Christine
Lovrine: Inner Competition
(Fishers)
Chuck
Beazley: One Shot at a Time
(Franklin)
Bruce
Cohen: The Personal Challenge
(Granger)
Rusty
Mason:
Determination
and
Hard
Work
(South
Bend)
IOWA
Pat
Zedrick:
Loves
Golf,
Loves
to
Teach
(Cedar
Rapids)
JAMAICA
Kevyn
Cunningham: Laughter Helps (Montego Bay)
KENTUCKY
Bruce
Oldenick:
All
the
Answers
(Warsaw)
LOUISIANA
Dane Pontiff: Getting Results
(Houma)
MAINE
Chris
Christie:
Think
Like
a
Champion
(Camden)
MASSACHUSETTS
Joe
Keefe: Feel Good About Your Game (North
Attleboro)
Nancy
Ramsbottom:
Length
May
Naturally
Follow
(Northbridge)
Philip Fecteau: If You Lose, I Lose (Seekonk)
Rick
DePamphilis: Pressure Shots
(Winthrop)
Jack
Gale: Working with People
(Worcester)
MICHIGAN
Winn
Moore: A Simple Approach
(Albion)
Brent
Veenstra:
A
Hobby
Makes
a
Great
Career
(Ann
Arbor)
Jack
Seltzer: Everyone is Like a Puzzle
(Bellaire)
Dan Luft: Stick to the Game Plan (Bloomfield Hills)
Diane
Patterson: Reaching Greater Heights (Brownstown)
Nathan Oake: Small Goals, Big Accomplishments (Chelsea)
Shaun
Bezilla:
Golf
Is
Just
a
Game
(Harbor
Springs)
Elaine Crosby: Confidence is Everything
(Jackson)
MINNESOTA
Peter
Hoffman: Is That an Oak or a Maple? (Maple
Grove)
MISSOURI
David Mulso: A Boost of Confidence (Kansas City)
Bev
Miller: Late Bloomer
(O'Fallon)
MONTANA
Robert
Veroulis: Growing Up with Golf
(Missoula)
NEVADA
Frank Shaw: A Unique Learning Experience (Las Vegas)
NEW
MEXICO
Carleton
Hasbrook: Enjoy Your Own Success (Santa Fe)
Warren
Lehr:
Putt,
Putt
and
Putt
Some
More
(Sandia
Park)
NEW
YORK
Steve Hirst: It's Only Golf...Relax
(Darien)
Ron Venturini: From Flight Plans to Ball Flight (Grand
Island)
Randy
Friedman:
Stay
Out
of
Your
Own
Way
(Hartsdale)
Mike
Wade:
The
Ability
to
Self-Improve
(Malverne)
Linda Mulherin: A Teacher First
(Syracuse)
NORTH
CAROLINA
Carole
Clark: The Student Comes First
(Asheville)
Julie
Cole:
A
Strategy
to
Improve
(Charlotte)
Jay Reid: Small Changes (Charlotte)
Michael
Brisbane: Continued Improvement
(Raleigh)
Bob
Dougherty:
All
Things
Even
Out
(Southern
Pines)
OHIO
Patty
Reno: Hit One Ball Perfectly
(Beavercreek)
Brian
Arlinghaus: Play for the Right Reasons
(Cincinnati)
Rick
Bailey: Slow Down and Enjoy the Round
(Granville)
Grayson FitzHugh: How Can I Be
More Consistent? (Loveland)
OREGON
Tom
Blair: Can I Really Get Better?
(Wilsonville)
PENNSYLVANIA
Mike
Dynda: Never Say Die (Blue
Bell)
Ben
Witter: Don't Settle for Mediocrity
(Myerstown)
John
Dunigan:
Fix
My
Slice,
Please!
(West
Chester)
RHODE
ISLAND
Joan
Fitzgerald: How Many Lessons Will I Need?
(Lincoln)
Susan Bond: It's All in the Short Game (Westerly)
SOUTH
CAROLINA
John
Hughes:
Do
What
It
Takes
(Bluffton)
Sean
Carey: Ancestors and Broomsticks
(Conway)
Kevin
Strom: Stay in the Present
(Florence)
James
Corbin: Building Your "A" Game (Hilton
Head)
Michael
Lucas: Doctor Golf,
Zen
Master (Mt.
Pleasant)
David
Usry:
Down-to-Earth
Teaching
(North
Augusta)
Mel
Sole:
Tools
for
a
Better
Game
(Pawley's
Island)
Dave
Martin: Who's the Skinny Kid?
(Sumter)
SOUTH
DAKOTA
Coralee
Jorgensen: Your Basic Social Golfer (Sioux
Falls)
TENNESSEE
Daniel
Walker: Good Putters Score Well
(Knoxville)
Jeff
Dukehart: One Person, One Ball
(Nashville)
TEXAS
Jamie
Pipes:
Be
Your
Own
Coach
(Fort
Worth)
Karl
Fischer:
Basics
Before
Anything
Else
(Fort Worth)
Bobby
Brame:
No
Gimmicks
(Livingston)
VIRGINIA
John
Roperta: Bringing Out the Best In You
(Dilwyn)
J.B.
Sangiacomo:
Don't
Get
Down
(Virginia
Beach)
WASHINGTON
Clint
Wallman: Making It Easy to Learn
(Spokane)
WEST
VIRGINIA
Rita
Slavetskas:
Communicating
the
Message
(Berkeley
Springs)
WISCONSIN
John
Freeman: For the Fun of It (Big
Bend)
Dan Drier: The Camaraderie of the Game (Elkhorn)
Kevin
Kramp: Helping You Break 100, 90, 80...
(Franklin)
Matthew Reel: People Having Fun
(Monroe)
Jason
Manke: A Self-Described Shoe Hound
(Waukesha)
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