Ritson-Sole Golf School
Located about 15 miles south of Myrtle Beach in Pawley's Island, South Carolina, the Ritson-Sole Golf School has been recognized as one of the best instruction facilities in the United States. The school offers your choice of golf instruction packages, and you can stay at Pawley's Plantation, a Jack Nicklaus-designed beauty, or commute each day from Myrtle Beach. What sets this school's curriculum apart is that it deals with both the physical and mental aspects of your game. At the end of the three-day session, where every aspect of your game and progress will be videotaped, you should begin shooting lower scores on your home course. Finally, as with most golf schools, there will never be more than four students assigned to a professional.
Phil Ritson-Mel Sole Golf School
P.O. Box 2580
Pawleys Island, SC 29585
Toll-Free: (800) 624-4653
Local phone: (843) 237-4993
Fax: (843) 237-8397
ritson-sole.com/golf-schools/south-carolina/south-carolina-golf-school/
Hilton Golf Academy
This golf school places a lot of emphasis on teaching on the golf course, with every afternoon spent on the Rees Jones-designed Arcadian Shores Golf Course, one of the best tracks on the Grand Strand. You will have a daily playing lesson that will focus on the academy's so-called "5 Factors," which affect virtually every shot you play. And you will stay at the Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort, which is an ideal destination for a golf vacation. Whether you are a seasoned veteran of the game or just starting out, you will certainly play better after a few days at this school.
Hilton Golf Academy
Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort
10000 Beach Club Drive
Myrtle Beach, SC 29572
Toll-free: (800) 945 6478
hiltongolfacademy.com/
Champions Golf Academy
This golf school is based on the years of professional teaching done by long-time touring professional Hugh Royer III, and it targets primarily the better player with games destined to make it to a higher level, although it offers the most modern teaching techniques and equipment to players of all ages and abilities. This training facility is located at the Jack Nicklaus Signature Course, Long Bay Club, a jewel in the crown of Myrtle Beach golf. The Champions Golf Academy boasts a huge training complex, complete with teaching bays with long- and short-game practice areas. In every bay is state-of-the-art videotaping equipment on which your progress will be monitored, and a CD/DVD of it will accompany you home. Setting this school apart are the sports psychologist, physical trainers and nutritionist that are all on staff.
Champions Golf Academy
Long Bay Club
Highway 9
North Myrtle Beach, SC 29568
Local phone: (843) 399-1551
championsgolfacademylbc.com/
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Bill Herrfeldt specializes in finance, sports and the needs of retiring people, and has been published in the national edition of "Erickson Tribune," the "Washington Post" and the "Arizona Republic." He graduated from the University of Louisville.
