Golfing with Guidance...
Florida provides the golfer with some of the finest greens and fairways in the world.

Whether you're a weekend warrior or golf novice, take advantage of these top golf schools and brush up on your skills by partaking in a lesson, or two! Participate in golf school programs at the following resorts...

The Advantage Golf School provides superior one-on-one instruction by only PGA and LPGA instructors. Most Advantage Golf Schools are hosted at luxury golf resorts and private golf clubs. Participants are assured of a tremendous learning facility and golf course while attending. After the school day is over, enjoy more golf (additional fees may apply), practice, or feel free to use any of the clubs amenities.
877-239-6609 | www.advantagegolfschool.com

[Naples] Raptor Bay Golf Club (Hyatt Coconut Point Resort & Spa)
Golf legend Raymond Floyd designed the 18-hole Raptor Bay Golf Club. Each hole has been carefully crafted to blend the environment, leaving a beautiful course with natural surroundings.

[Orlando] Mystic Dunes Golf Club (Wyndham Palms Resort)
A Golf Magazine 4 star course, Mystic Dunes Golf Club is carved from rolling orange groves and native, protected wetlands.

[St. Petersburg] The Vinoy Club (Renaissance Vinoy Resort)
The showplace of St. Petersburg's waterfront, the Renaissance Vinoy is the only luxury resort on Florida's west coast with the combination of a private marina, 18-hole golf course, and 12 court tennis complex.

[Miami] Turnberry Isle (The Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort & Club)
The two onsite golf courses have been completely redesigned by World Golf Hall of Fame recipient Raymond Floyd. These striking 36 holes exemplify the best of Florida golf, and feature lush, tropical grounds accentuated with a variety of elevation changes, contoured fairways, and sharp changes within holes.
305-932-6200 | www.fairmont.com

[Amelia Island] Amelia Island Plantation
Amelia Island Plantation offers 72 holes of championship golf. Designed by Pete Dye, Oak Marsh meanders through century-old live oaks and serpentine marshlands. Ocean Links, designed by both Pete Dye and Bobby Weed, hosts a unique combination of five holes along the Atlantic Ocean. Ocean Links provides golfers with exhilarating views and intriguing golf. Shaped by natural waste bunkers, large undulating greens and oceanfront dunes, Tom Fazio's Long Point offers a challenge to golfers of all levels. Amelia River (formerly Royal Amelia), designed by Tom Jackson, is a par 72 track featuring incredibly smooth TifEagle greens.

Roland Stafford Golf School
During his 50-year playing career, Roland Stafford qualified for 26 major golf championships and was a member of both the PGA and Senior PGA Tours. From the day Roland and Susan Stafford opened their school in 1981 through today, all instructors have been trained in and remain committed to drawing analogies between music and golf to help virtually every student, whatever their level, master the fundamentals of the golf swing, and improve their game. Just as important as this method is the spirit of the Roland Stafford Golf School. The emphasis is on learning in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere, establishing personal goals and feeling good about one's own achievements.

The Deer Creek Golf Club in Deerfield Beach, Florida is the winter home to the Roland Stafford Golf School. Players can practice their short game, see themselves on video, and apply their newly acquired skills to the championship golf course designed by Arthur Hills, one of South Florida's best. This superbly maintained golf course with its rolling hills, TifEagle greens and four sets of tees, from 5,335 yards on the forward tees to 7,038 on the back tees, creates a challenge for all golfing abilities.
800-447-8894 | www.staffordgolf.com

Paradise Golf Academy
Teaching golf is not just hitting balls on the range or working on your bunker play. Paradise Golf Academy applies what golfers learn on the driving range during the morning session to the golf course in the afternoon. Their three-to-one ratio allows groups and the instructor to play a number of playing lessons during their school session. This teaches players the value of course management and how it relates directly with strokes saved. They will cover the mental side of the game during these "on course" lessons as well.
Lessons are available at the Stoneybrook Country Club, Fort Myers, and Orange County National, Orlando. Ask about the Weekender programs.
800-624-3543 | www.paradisegolf.net

Golf Made Simple
Unique to this program is that your golf instructor is going to be there for you every step of the way - including when you're back home and you might need some help. Instructor for Life is your Insurance Policy that you can contact your golf instructor anytime you need some advice - help with your golf swing, advice on new golf equipment ("should I buy the new Callaway Driver or the Titleist Driver") or anything else that might come up.
You'll have your Golf Instructors email address to contact him anytime you need a little coaching or counseling. Or can set-up a telephone conversation with your Instructor if you would rather speak than email. As opposed to having to rely on The Golf Channel to help you out.

The Golf Club of North Hampton is the course that some golfers say is "Better than TPC Sawgrass" and it's Golf Made Simple's Amelia Island location. The "King" himself, Arnold Palmer, designed this par-72 championship course, which offers elevations of over 40 feet. The wild grasses and rolling hills give players a fun and beautiful golf course to play.

Heron Bay Golf Club, Boca Raton, was designed specifically for hosting a PGA Tour event. This means that along with creating a fantastic golf course - they also created a premier practice area. During the GMS Program, players will be hitting off some of the best grass they've ever laid their eyes on.

The Golf Club at South Hampton, St. Augustine was designed by former PGA Tour Player, Mark McCumber. It's an excellent Par-72 course that's perfect for 18-holes of on-course instruction because it places golfers in numerous risk-reward situations that will help them to develop a plan.

Southern Hills Plantation Club, Tampa, invites students to learn on and master a brand new, Pete Dye-designed, Florida golf course where the phrase "up and down" applies to the views as well as the course's strategy. It's even more rare that the opportunity to have your Golf School training on a private club offering a Dye-designed gem like Southern Hills Plantation. In addition to the beautiful 18 hole golf course - their practice facility might be the best in Florida for a private club with an additional six-hole short-course, private practice tee, and large practice putting green.
904-460-8355 | www.golfmadesimple.com

National Golf Schools
The Founder of National Golf Schools is legendary PGA Professionals Patrick Livingston. Pat is CEO and has vast teaching experience and an international following. He is the recipient of the prestigious 1999 PGA "Standard of Excellence " award and the 2002 "PGA Teacher of the Year" award in his chapter of the North Florida Section. Even more remarkable is the fact that he was voted as the 2003 "PGA Teacher of the Year" Award for the PGA North Florida Section. There are only 40 PGA Sections in the United States, so that truly puts this CEO in a very elite class. More than 20 Florida locations are available statewide and range from senior to complete family classes.
877-580-1500 | www.nationalgolfschool.com