Golf column: Friday last day for Annika Sorenstam "Share Your Passion" entries
Greg Hardwig
Editor's Note: Corrects Hiestand result in U.S. Senior Women's Amateur.
The deadline to enter former LPGA Tour star Annika Sorenstam's "Share My Passion" presented by the LPGA*USGA Girls Golf and the ANNIKA Foundation is Friday.
The evnet is coming to Tiburón Golf Club at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort on Sunday, Nov. 11.
To enter, go to annikafoundation.org/share-my-passion-clinic.
Girls ages from 8-13 who reside in the United States are invited to write an open letter -- a maximum of 300 words -- about their love of golf and why other girls should learn to play. The top 40 letters, as handpicked by Sorenstam and her selection committee, will then be invited to attend the clinic and also experience the CME Group Tour Championship behind the scenes.
More:Golf: Annika Sorenstam bringing Share My Passion event to Naples in November
This will be the third year for the event, which is a letter contest with a clinic. IBERIABANK and Escalante Golf also will partner for the event.
Sorenstam, who is a member of the LPGA and World Golf Halls of Fame, won 89 tournaments during her career, including 10 major championships. After leaving professional golf in 2008, she has turned her attention to her businesses and her family.
The top 40 "Share My Passion" letters will be featured on LPGA.com, GirlsGolf.org and LPGA*USGA Girls Golf social media.
Winners will spend the day receiving instruction from Sorenstam and top LPGA teaching professionals from the Naples area, while also enjoying a special behind-the-scenes tournament experience.
U.S. Senior Women's Amateur: Naples' Mary Jane Hiestand lost in the Round of 16 at the U.S. Senior Women's Amateur in Vero Beach on Tuesday after winning her second-round match in dramatic fashion.
Hiestand lost to Kathy Kurata of Pasadena, California, 1-up. Hiestand was 1-up with four holes to play, but lost No. 16 and then No. 18 to drop the match.
Earlier, Patricia Cornett of Mill Valley, California, and the Hideout Golf Club member went back and forth on the front nine, with Hiestand squaring the match with a birdie on No. 9. But Cornett won No. 10 with a par, and the two halved the next six holes -- all with pars -- and then Hiestand won the 18th hole to force extra holes. She then birdied the first extra hole to take the match.
Naples' Natalie McNicholas, Bonita Springs' Kim Keyer-Scott, Fort Myers' Lisa Schlesinger, and Cape Coral's Gigi Higgins all made it to match play, but lost in the first round Monday.
Fancy Pants honors Jerry Conti: The Fancy Pants charity golf tournament, which is this Saturday at The Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club, has taken on a new name, honoring Cancer Alliance of Naples co-founder Jerry Conti, of those who helped start the tournament, now in its 15th year in its current makeup.
Pete Villani originally had the Fancy Pants tournament before it ended after 10 years or so. But Conti and tournament director Sonny Grech helped resurrect it and made it a fundraiser for the Cancer Alliance of Naples while honoring Villani. The tournament has helped many other charities over the years, including Eden Autism Service, the Rotary Club Gift of Live (which brought in children from other countries who needed open heart surgery), and the Michael Grech Memorial Fund at the Community Foundation,
Over $700,000 has been raised and donated to charities.
With Conti's death in 2016, the tournament has been brought back to Cancer Alliance of Naples, and renamed the Jerry Conti Memorial Fancy Pants Golf Tournament.
More:Cancer Alliance of Naples co-founder Jerry Conti remembered as giver of time, love
Immokalee Foundation Charity Classic Pro-Am: Set for Monday, Nov. 12 at Bay Colony Golf Club.
The low-net score golf tournament will pair more than two dozen of tour professionals with Naples’ most philanthropic players.
Each amateur foursome will be paired with a different professional player for the first and second nine holes during a pairings party at The Old Collier Golf Club Sunday, Nov. 11.
The Immokalee Foundation provides a range of education programs that focus on building pathways to professional careers through college and post-secondary preparation and support, mentoring and tutoring, opportunities for broadening experiences, and life skills development leading to economic independence.
Sunny Sapiente of Bay Colony Golf Club is chairing the golf tournament.
Breakfast is at 7:30 a.m. along with golf demonstrations, followed by a 9 a.m. shotgun start. Lunch and awards presentation immediately following the tournament
Entry fees begin at $5,000 for a single player and $8,500 for doubles.
For more information, call 239-430-9122, email info@immokaleefoundation.org or go to www.immokaleefoundation.org.
More:Southwest Florida golf: Annika, Lexi play in Immokalee Foundation charity event
Senior LPGA Championship: Naples' Laurel Kean and Gail Graham, and Fort Myers' Terry-Jo Myers are in the field for this week's tournament at French Lick Resort in French Lick, Indiana.
Pro-am days are Saturday and sunday, with the three tournament rounds next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Kean is a teaching professional at LaPlaya Golf & Beach Resort, and recently played in the inaugural U.S. Senior Women's Open, where she tied for 19th.
Juli Inkster returns to the championship and defending champion Trish Johnson also returns. Last year's inaugural event drew players who accounted for 339 LPGA Tour wins, and 43 LPGA major championships.
More:Southwest Florida golf column: Hiestand, Kean, Vaughn ready for U.S. Senior Women's Open
CME Group Tour Championship tickets: Tickets are now available for purchase at the Naples PGA Tour Superstore. Daily and weekly general admission tickets, parking passes, Oasis Trail hospitality tickets and Globe Lounge hospitality tickets are among those available.
Daily general admission tickets cost $15 and are valid for admission any one day of Tournament week. Weekly general admission tickets cost $30 and are valid for admission all week, Tuesday through Sunday. Kids, ages 17 and under, receive free general admission with a ticketed adult. General admission parking passes are also available for $5 per day or $15 for the week (Tuesday through Sunday).
Oasis Trail hospitality tickets are available for $40 daily, valid any one day Thursday through Sunday, or $120 for an Any Day Four Pack (combination of any four Oasis Trail daily tickets). Globe Lounge hospitality tickets are available for $100 daily, valid any one day Thursday through Sunday, or $350 for an Any Day Four Pack (combination of any four Globe Lounge daily tickets).
For more information, go to cmegrouptourchampionship.com or call 593-3900.
QBE Shootout Summer Series: The series finished up its 2018 season on Saturday at the Gold Course at Tiburón Golf Club.
Claiming victory in the Gross Division in a scorecard playoff was the team of Peter Presto and Tim Carpenter, who shot 69 and beat Steve Bernier and Christian Taylor. Ian Rollo & Kevin Dreibelbis were third with a 73.
In the Net Division, Dave Bocchini and Norman Arons came in first, shooting a 63. John Apgar and Paul MacLaughlin were second with a 64, and Wes Parkhurst and Neil Higgins had a 66 to place third.
In the Ladies Division, Kerstin Koenig and Jennie Taylor shot a 65 to place first for the second month in a row. Kathy Owens and Joan Hall had a 67 to finish second, and Veronica Howell and Mai Palubo were third with a 69.
As a first-place prize, the teams of Presto & Carpenter, Bocchini & Arons and Koenig & Taylor won complimentary passes to the QBE Shootout’s Naples Beach Brew House which is an upgraded hospitality suite located between the 8th & 17th holes on Tiburón’s Gold Course. The winners also received gift certificates to Shula’s Steakhouse.
Carpenter won the overall Open Division with 390 points, followed by Jared Scott with 370 and Peter Presto with 365. In the Ladies Division, Kerstin Koenig won with 330 points, with Marci Charland and Judiann DeLan tying for second with 297.50.
Web.com Tour Qualifying School: Shad Tuten of Naples tied for 7th in the First Stage at Lakeland from Oct. 2-5. Tuten shot 68-68-67-67/270. Cape Coral's Connor Arendell tied for 16th, shooting 68-65-72-68/273. The top 22 and ties advanced.
Cape Coral's Chase Marinell missed advancing by a single stroke. He shot 70-71-68-65/274. Naples' Jake Marriott tied for 37th (63-75-70-69/277) and Matt Hutchins of Naples tied for 43rd (70-69-69-70/278).
More first stage qualifiers started Tuesday and go through Friday.
Second stage qualifiers are Oct. 30-Nov. 2 in Murrieta, California, and Nov. 6-9 in McKinney, Texas, Mobile, Alabama, as well as Brooksville and Plantation.
The finals are Dec. 6-9 in Chandler, Arizona.
Evan Holewinski honored: The Hideaway Beach pro has achieved PGA Certification in General Management as well as Teaching & Coaching. Holewinski did so through the PGA Certification Professional Program, which encourages PGA members to expand their expertise in growing the business of golf. Holewinski spent 75 hours studying online courses as part of the program for the certification, and completed a project that places him among the top 8 percent of the entire PGA of America membership.
"I congratulate Evan for his achievement to become Certified in General Management and Teaching & Coaching," PGA of America president Paul Levy wrote.
Physicians Regional Healthcare Tournament: Set for Oct. 19, to benefit the American Heart Association, at Naples Heritage. Sponsorships are available for $250 and $600. There is a 12:30 p.m. shotgun start for the scramble, with a buffet to follow. The entry fee is $150 per player. For more information, call 354-6455.
Men's Summer Interclub: Results (10-5), Country Club of Naples -- 1. Ed Smith (Treviso Bay)-Ed Uhl (Spanish Wells)-Jim Pusateri (Naples Lakes)-Mike McNeill (Cedar Hammock); 2. Peter Reifsnyder (TwinEagles)-Dave Abernethy (Naples Lakes)-John McNeiley (Wildcat Run)-Bernie Kennedy (Vanderbilt); 3. Don Doolittle (TwinEagles)-Theo Neteler (Spanish Wells)-Rick Jaeger (Quail Creek)-Paul Fraser (Foxfire); 4. John Weatherwax (The Classics)-Dean Hoffman (Vanderbilt)-Paul Muehr (Bonita Bay)-Joe Giampa (Countryside); Closest-to-the-pin: No. 6, Theo Neteler; No. 15, Jim Pusateri.
Next event, Friday at Windstar.
Durland Golf School: Mark Durland, director of instruction at Naples Grande, has announced his fall instructional schedule. Supervised Practice, Oct. 30, Nov. 6, 13, and 20, 3 to 4 p.m., $50 per student per session; Three-hour Short Game School, Nov. 5, 1 to 4 p.m., $150 per student; Complete Game Golf School, Nov. 9, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., $350 per student (lunch included); Green Reading 101, Nov. 12, 3 to 5 p.m., $99 per student; Practice N' Play, Nov. 16, 4 to 5:30 p.m., $99 per student; Mental Game Golf School, Nov. 17, 3 to 5 p.m., $99 per student.
Call 784-2208 or email mark@durlandgolf.com.
Impact Zone Golf: The headquarters' simulator remains open to the public for rounds of golf from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday at $75 per hour; 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., private or group instruction, starting at $135 per person; Private or group instruction is available from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily at Tiburón Golf Club or at the headquarters, starting hourly at $135 per person. Juniors -- The Operation 36 After-school program started for the second semester on Monday. For all skill levels. Classes for ages 7-10 and 11-and-over, with classes for ages 7-10 on Mondays and Thursdays, and ages 11-and-over on Tuesdays. Also The Future 36ers program for ages 3-6 continues through Oct. 27 on Saturdays from 9 to 9:30 a.m.
Ellen Ceresko kicked off Ladies Operation 36 the week of Sept. 10. The program runs through Oct. 27. Golfers will be set up on an app to track themselves in a six-level curriculum. Golfers will learn the game in a weekly group class. Class options include Tuesdays from 8:30 to 10 a.m., from 5 to 6 p.m., or Sundays from 8:30 to 10 a.m. There are three options -- Weekly classes, weekly classes plus biweekly matches, or weekly classes plus biweekly matches plus weekly supervised practice are available.
Call 236-5536 for more information or to register.
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A rundown of other activities and events follows:
PROFESSIONAL
CME Group Tour Championship
Info: Tickets are now on sale for the LPGA's Tour Championship, which is Nov. 12-18 at Tiburón Golf Club at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort. General admission tickets, Oasis Trail tickets, and Globe Lounge tickets are all available.
General admission -- Includes general grounds access. Children 17 and under will receive free admission with a ticketed adult. Active or retired military members will receive free daily admission with a valid military ID. Daily tickets, $15, valid any one day Tuesday through Sunday. Weekly tickets, $30, valid all week Tuesday-Sunday.
Oasis Trail -- Gives fans access to three open-air hospitality suites located on Nos. 16, 17 and 18 greens while following tournament play. Available Thursday through Sunday, $40 for a single day or $120 for an any-day four-pack. Ticketholders receive: Unlimited beverages (beer, water and soda); food samples from Southwest Florida restaurants; grab-and-go snacks; access to beverage stations throughout the course. Ticketholders also gain general admission access to the tournament.
Globe Lounge -- A limited amount of hospitality tickets are also available from Thursday through Sunday of tournament week. Overlooking No. 18 green, tickets for this open-air hospitality suite include: Lunch and a full bar; afternoon snacks; access to the patio, seating areas, televisions and private restrooms. Tickets, $100 for any one day. An any-day four-pack is $350.
Contact: CMEGroupTourChampionship.com or (239) 593-3900.
QBE Shootout
Info: Tickets for the PGA Tour's QBE Shootout -- celebrating its 30th year -- at Tiburón Golf Club at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort went on sale Monday for the tournament, which is Dec. 5-9.
Opportunities to enhance spectator experiences are available by upgrading to the Naples Beach Brew House or the Greg Norman Estates Shark Club.
The Brew House, located between Nos. 8 and 17 greens, starting at $90 per day will feature a variety of complimentary craft beers from Naples Beach Brewery plus food selections from the Boston Beer Garden. The Shark Club, located on the 18th green, starts at $300 per day and includes complimentary breakfast, lunch, snacks and full open bar.
The Shark Pass is once again available for $110 and includes a weekly grounds ticket and more than 70 rounds of discounted golf at 10 championship Southwest Florida clubs. The valid dates for the vouchers are Sept. 1-Dec. 1, 2018, and May 1-Oct. 31, 2019.
Contact: Call 254-9770, go to the PGA Tour Superstore in Naples or the Greg Norman Collection Outlet Store in Estero, or go to qbeshootout.com.
CHARITY
Birdies & Bass for Brady
Info: The tournament will be Saturday, Oct. 13 at The Quarry. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m., followed by a 9 a.m. shotgun start. The entry fee is $125 per player and includes breakfast and lunch. Hole sponsorships are available for $100. The Brady Colbert Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping families cope with diagnosis, caretaking and death of terminally ill children.
Contact: Ken Colbert at 293-0596.
Pan-Florida Challenge for Hungry Kids Tournament
Info: Inaugural vent set for Saturday, Oct. 20 at the TPC Treviso Bay. Registration opens at 7:30 and includes a continental breakfast, greens fees and cart, lunch, prizes, and silent auction. There will be an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start.
Contact: panfloridachallenge.org or 239-298-1620
Storm Smart Cape Coral City Championship
Info: Set for Oct. 20-21 at Coral Oaks Golf Course, with a kickoff pro-am and barbecue on Friday, Oct. 19. The entry fee is $175 for the two-day, 36-hole, stroke play City Championship tournament and includes greens and cart fees for two rounds, practice range balls, tee gifts, Saturday lunch and a Sunday awards banquet. The pro-am entry fee is $100 per person and all pro-am and City Championship participants will receive a free ticket to the kickoff party.
Contact: www.CoralOaksGolf.com or 573-3100.
David Lawrence Center tournament
Info: The fifth annual Chip In for DLC Tournament will be Friday, Oct. 26 at Quail Creek Country Club. There will be an 11:30 a.m. registration and lunch, followed by a 1 p.m. shotgun start. An awards and cocktail reception will be at 5:30 p.m. The entry fee is $250 per player or $1,000 per foursome. Tickets for the reception only are $50.
Contact: ChipInFor DLC.org or Moira Larkin at donorcare@dlcmhc.com
Cypress Cove Conservancy tournament
Info: Set for Sunday, Oct. 28 at 1 p.m. at Quail Creek Country Club. The four-person scramble has a $175 entry fee. Cypress Cove Conservancy is raising funds to purchase land for preservation of wildlife corridors, flood control, and water protection. A dinner, auction and raffle will be at 5:30 p.m. Tickets for the dinner only are $50.
Contact: Valerie Klosterman at 273-5226 or go to cypresscoveconservancy.com.
Gene Sarazen tournament
Info: The Naples Italian-American Foundation's 11th annual Gene Sarazen Charity Golf Tournament will be Saturday, Nov. 3 at Wyndemere Country Club. Registration is $250 per golfer or $1,000 per foursome. This year's featured charity is the Collier County Special Olympics. Registration is from 9 a.m. to noon, with a putting contest ongoing from 9:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. The tournament starts at 1 p.m., with a dinner following at 6:30 p.m. Sponsorships are available.
Contact: Email laurence@mohnfinancial.com or romeofrankr@aol.com or call 430-1014, 384-9933, or 571-1137.
JUNIORS
Alico Family Golf
Contact: Kraig@alicofamilygolf.com or Trey@alicofamilygolf.com
The First Tee of Naples/Collier
Contact: thefirstteenaplescollier.org, Derek Clemmensen at 331-1800 or tftnaplesleederek@yahoo.com.
Impact Zone Golf Juniors
Contact: RSVP to info@impactzonegolf.com.
Junior Golf Performance Academy
Info: At Quail Creek Country Club. After-School JGPA Group Program (August 2018 - May 2019). Monday-Friday, 12 group sessions to choose from (Enrollment open for 120 juniors, very limited availability). $150-$400/month, Private coaching also available.
Contact: Call or text JGPA Academy Director Spencer Graham at (561) 339-4688, or email infoJGPA@gmail.com.
LPGA Girls Golf
Info: High school/middle school (advanced) -- Oct. 27, Moorings, Halloween Scramble/Party, 12:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.; Dec. 15, Naples Grande, Christmas Scramble/Party, 2:30-6:30 p.m.
Contact: Janie Huling at janiegolfpro@embarqmail.com or 239-390-1619.
AREA ORGANIZATIONS
Alico Family Golf Center
Contact: 334-4653 or alicofamilygolf.com, www.alicofamilygolf.com/pga-hope/
LPGA Amateur Golf Association
Contact: Patty Gift, patty.gift@raymondjames.com, 287-5672; Mourine White at mourinew10@comcast.net, 262-5948, swflewga.com.
Southwest Amateur Series
Info: Men’s circuit through the Florida State Golf Association features 36-hole individual competitions, with $130 entry fees.
Contact: fsga.org
Valencia Leagues
Info: Men’s league Saturdays at 8 a.m.; ladies league Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.
Contact: 352-0777, ValenciaGolfandCountryClub.com
World Golfers Amateur Tour-Southwest Florida
Info: $189 per year.
Contact: wgatusa.com or email Jim Stockman at jim@worldgolfersusa.com
INSTRUCTION, ETC.
Alico Family Golf Center: Thursday Ladies Class, 9 to 10 a.m., $25 per person with golf instructor Debbie Keim (508) 737-3004, deb@alicofamilygolf.com. Keim has 25 years of experience and was head professional at Paul Harney Golf Course in Falmouth, Massachusetts, for the past four years. Lesson rates are $60 for 30 minutes, $100 for an hour, $160 for 3-pack of 30 minutes, $275 for 3-pack of 60 minutes, or $20 additional person lesson. Contact Kraig Feighery at kraig@alicofamilygolf.com or 231-2036 or 334-4653.
APEX Golf: State-of-the-art training studio combining the skills of a golf pro and a physical therapist to improve the body and golf swing. The studio has a high-definition golf simulator, a K-Vest golf swing analyzer, video, and strength and flexibility testing software. APEX offers a free 30-minute analysis of the body and swing. Call 337-2739.
Rodney Bungartz Lessons: At Arrowhead Golf Club. Call 348-5929.
Jon Butler Golf: Offering 2- and 4-day golf schools, short game schools, clinics, private lessons and on-course playing lessons. Call 239-821-8447, jonbutlergolf@gmail.com, www.jonbutlergolf.com
Mike Calbot International Golf Studio & Triad Golf Schools: New home at Raptor Bay Golf Club in Bonita Springs. Full and half-day schools are offered. Instructional packages are one, two or three days. All instruction is by appointment only. Private instruction and playing lessons also available. More than 35 years of instructional experience. Call 482-0900 or visit www.golfdoctorusa.com.
John Carroll Lessons: Former Club Pelican Bay professional John Carroll is at Talis Park Golf Club in North Naples. Carroll was at Pelican Bay for 29 years. He is available for instruction Tuesdays through Saturdays. To make an appointment, call 597-3561 or 860-8470.
Dennis Clark Lessons: Clark, a PGA Master Professional and director of the Dennis Clark Golf Academy at the Marriott Marco Island Resort and Spa, works with developing juniors interested in furthering their careers to the collegiate level. Clark has helped several young men and women with scholarship recognition and go on to professional careers. He works with both advanced and new players, in either group or one-on-one sessions. All lessons and clinics are by appointment. Call 777-6043 or visit dennisclarkgolf.com.
Concierge Service of Naples: An off-site service free of charge to the customer. The service can make tee times year-round at private country clubs in Southwest Florida up to 60 days in advance. The fee is the normal guest rate, and golfers are not required to play with a member. Call 285-7457.
Coral Isle Golf Center: The teaching center on Collier Boulevard on the way to Marco Island has a weekly clinic schedule — Tuesdays, ladies; Thursdays, men; Saturdays, mixed. There is a short-game class Fridays, with advanced sign-up required. All start at 10 a.m. Call 732-6900.
Wayne Dahlstrom Golf Academy: Dahlstrom is conducting short-game clinics from 9 to 10 a.m. Fridays at Lakewood Country Club (775-0765) and Wednesdays at Riviera Country Club (774-2011) for $20 per person. The class is limited to six participants. Private and semiprivate full swing lessons also are available. Call Dahlstrom at 370-1047 or email wd.top100@gmail.com.
Mike Dopslaff Instruction: PGA professional Mike Dopslaff, a four-time Southwest Florida PGA Player of the Year, provides instruction. Individual, group lessons at San Carlos Golf Club. Emailgolfslaff@aol.com.
Gail Graham Golf: Gail Graham is a two-time LPGA Tour winner with over 35 years of golf experience. Game improvement programs for all ages and skill levels. Individual and Group Lessons. Clinics. Corporate events. Visit gailgrahamgolf.com, follow on Facebook (Gail Graham Golf) and Instagram (gailgrahamgolf).
Golf Academy at The Strand: A new golf academy is under way at The Strand in North Naples and is also open to the public in addition to members. J.C. Anderson is the new director of instruction for the academy. Anderson is a former PGA Tour player, who played in six major championships and made over 100 cuts in PGA Tour-sanctioned events. He has been the director of instruction previously in clubs in Dallas and St. Louis, and a previous Player of the Year in both PGA sections, and has worked with junior golfers. To contact Anderson, call (636) 577-9554 or email jcanderson@pga.com.
The Golf Institute: Club fitting program includes evaluation based on series of tests, including frequency check and lie and loft angle. Putting evaluations also are available. Call 643-5895.
Phil Grear instruction: At Forest Glen. Call 354-1898 or 595-1120.
Spencer Graham: The Director of Instruction at Quail Creek Country Club (Guests Welcome) Rates are $225/Adults, $175/Juniors for a 1-hour Private Coaching Session. 3, 6 & 10 Hour Packages Are Available, Golf Course Playing Sessions Encouraged. Contact: Call or Text Spencer Graham at (561) 339-4688, or Email: grahamJGPA@gmail.com.
David Leadbetter Golf Academy: At LaPlaya Beach & Golf Club. Leadbetter is a Golf Magazine Top 100 Teacher. Academy programs include three-day golf schools and players’ schools, and a one-day mini-school. Private instruction and playing lessons also are available. Call 592-1444.
Dan Lockhart: Lessons at Fiddlesticks Country Club in Fort Myers. Lockhart can have lessons with the general public, even though Fiddlesticks is a private club. Rates are $135 for a 1-hour private lesson, $625 for a 5-hour lesson program or $1,150 for a 10-hour lesson program that includes a 9-hole playing lesson. Email dan44gt@pga.com.
Mediterra Golf School: Contact director of instruction Adam Bazalgette at adamb@clubmediterra.com or go to www.adambgolf.com.
Dennis Meyer’s Golf School: Moved to Hibiscus Golf Club. Offering golf schools, lessons, clinics. Private lessons available. Call 565-5954 or email foredjm@aol.com.
Naples Grande Golf Schools: Email mark@durlandgolf.com or call 784-2208.
On the Course Tee Times: Naples-based concierge service that partners with over two dozen public, semiprivate and private golf clubs across Southwest Florida. Specializes in arranging times on courses at discounted rates, and access to several private, members-only clubs. No service or membership fees charged. Call 690-6077.
Tom Patri Golf School: At Esplanade. Patri is a former South Florida Teacher of the Year and Met (N.Y.) PGA Teacher of the Year. Available to all skill levels, and juniors. Private instruction by the hour, half and full day sessions also. Short game specialist. Visit www.tompatri.com or email tpatri@mindspring.com.
Jim Sowerwine: The director of instruction at Pelican’s Nest Golf Club in Bonita Springs has been consistently voted as one of Florida’s top instructors by his peers by Golf Digest Magazine. Sowerwine has been voted “Top 10 Golf Professionals of Naples” by Gulfshore Life Magazine, and developed the Inside Approach Swing Trainer, awarded the No. 1 swing trainer two consecutive years by Golf Digest Magazine. Sowerwine offers private lessons, group instruction and playing lessons, and also specializes in short-game instruction. Contact him at jimsowerwine@gmail.com, 239-272-9631 or visit www.sowerwinegolf.com.