Five Top Golf Schools in Arizona

So you want to learn to play golf or improve your game? You’re probably looking for a great place with a great course and seasoned pros who will have you on the course in no time or will improve you game to the point that you can play with the “best of them” (or at least not embarrass yourself by missing the ball on the tee-off or hitting every sand trap on the way to the 18th hole).

If you really want to learn to play golf, Arizona is one of the best places to be. Arizona has weather that allows you to play almost every day all year round and has some of the best courses and instruction programs in the country. Five of the top golf schools are:

• TOUR Academy Arizona Golf School at TPC Scottsdale - Official PGA TOUR Golf School - The TOUR Academy TPC Scottsdale offers an exceptional instruction facility located in the heart of the Sonoran Desert adjacent to 36 holes of world-class golf. Our state-of-the-art game improvement facility features a private practice area, a putting and chipping green, practice bunkers and the finest diagnostic technologies. The facility also includes a comprehensive club fitting program. The TOUR Academy TPC Scottsdale has been designed with a variety of enhancements to create the perfect environment for improving your game while incorporating the natural beauty of the surrounding desert and allowing you to take advantage of the unique local flavor of Scottsdale's extraordinary dining, shopping and world-class accommodations. Each of our TOUR Academy instructors is a carefully selected career teaching professional who share a refreshing, effective and proven approach to the art of successful golf instruction. Read more at http://www.golf-in-arizona.com.

• Bird Golf Schools - In keeping with the Bird Golf Schools concept and philosophy of giving our student the best of everything, our sites, both in accommodation and golf facilities; are the finest available at each location. Your one on one Golf School with a PGA or LPGA professional from our incredible staff, at any one of our four Arizona locations, will be memorable. Their flagship golf school is at the magnificent Wild Horse Pass Resort and Spa. In every conceivable way, Wild Horse Pass is the perfect location for your Arizona golf school. With 36 holes of Championship golf, luxury accommodations, state of the art Spa facilities, fabulous dining options, Equestrian center and vistas that will amaze you, this is the ultimate golf school location. Other Arizona locations are Goodyear, Prescott, and Sedona

• Executive Golf Schools – Located in Scottsdale, and Tucson. Teaches exclusively with a one to one and two to one student to instructor ratio. They state: “We don't believe in a specific methodology at our schools. People have too many variables relating to size, shape, flexibility and desire for one method to work effectively. We do stress building a fundamentally sound foundation for your game which allows you to progress faster and to enjoy the game more. Our goal is to help you play better and to understand why.”

• John Dahl Golf - John Dahl is a 2009 and eight-time Golf Magazine top 100 golf teacher. Private one-on-one instruction, group and playing lessons are available in the Phoenix and Scottsdale area. Whether experienced, beginner or somewhere in the middle, you will benefit from an investment in John Dahl. An investment in someone who has groomed numerous young golfers into collegiate athletes, and has helped thousands improve their game.

• Phoenix Golf Academy of America - Phoenix opened in early 1996, expanded to a new campus in early 2006. The Chandler, Arizona campus is truly a complete facility inclusive of classroom, computer lab, club repair lab, library, lounge, and student services. The campus has a state-of-the-art indoor golf center for instruction and video analysis. Students are able to play and practice at area facilities.

Arizona has a reputation as a golf Mecca, and it certainly doesn’t lack in the number, variety or quality of golf courses. The same is true for golf instruction in Arizona – so visit http://www.golf-in-arizona.com and learn more about the tremendous golfing opportunities Arizona has to offer.

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