There are a large number of golf school vacation packages in America that are available to golfers of all skill levels. A golf school vacation is a great way to improve your game, because you receive a concentrated amount of personalized training in an atmosphere that is more conducive to learning than a quick lesson during the harried routine of day-to-day life. In addition, golf school vacations are held in some of the nicest vacation and golf locations in America, ranging from San Diego to Sedona, Arizona, and cities throughout Florida.
America's Favorite Golf Schools
America's Favorite Golf Schools is one of two large organizations that hold golf getaways ranging from one to five days. You can receive golf training in 20 different states with AFGS programs, including golf hot spots such as Phoenix and Myrtle Beach. The AFGS defines a golf school as "a vacation where you can relax, enjoy yourself and improve your game ... with some of the finest teachers in the country."
United States Golf Schools
The other major company that provides golf school vacations across the country is the United States Golf Schools, which promises the best values in complete golf vacation packages, including airfare, hotels, rental cars and golf instruction. USGS focuses on fundamentals that are taught with clarity and tailored to the individual golfer. "We teach people, not systems" is the motto of USGS. The goal is to give you the tools to understand and fix your swing after returning home from your golf school vacation.
Stand-Alone Golf Schools
There are individual golf schools across the country that offer multiday vacation packages with top-rated teachers. For example, you can book a golf vacation at VISION54 in Phoenix with Pia Nilsson and Lynn Marriott, selected by "Golf For Women" as the two best women golf teachers in the country. Known for their work as coaches of Annika Sorenstam and Japanese superstar Ai Miyazato, the philosophy of VISION54 is to blend all of the central elements of golf -- physical, technical, mental, emotional, social and spirit -- into a balanced whole. Another legendary golf vacation school is run by Peggy Kirk Bell at Pine Needles golf course in Southern Pines, North Carolina. Bell, in her late 80s as of May 2011, was instrumental in the founding of the women's golf tour. She still actively teaches her "Golfari" vacation golf school for men, women, beginners and juniors.
Florida
Florida deserves its own section because of the proliferation of top golf schools throughout the state. You can receive excellent instruction at golf schools under the banner of Arnold Palmer and Annika Sorenstam, as well as from renowned instructors such as David Leadbetter, Rick Smith, Jim Dent, Brad Brewer and Mike Bender. If you are looking for luxury as well as great golf instruction, schools such as the Golf Digest Golf School at the Ritz Carlton in Orlando are hard to beat.
Considerations
Both the AFGS and the USGS tailor vacation packages to specialized groups. If you are a beginning golfer or a woman golfer, you can receive instruction in an atmosphere that is designed to be less intimidating. A family can sign up for a golf travel vacation and receive instruction as a group, a fun way for a family to enjoy the company of one another while improving their game. If you want to learn the game or improve your game while enjoying a vacation, a good golf school might be just the ticket.
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