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MBGA Named Among Top 25 Golf Schools in America
GOLF Magazine announced in its November 2008 issue that the Mike Bender Golf Academy at Timacuan Golf Club in Lake Mary, Florida has been named one of the Top 25 Golf Schools in America. This is the only national ranking of golf schools.
    The magazine highlighted in its article why golfers should go to the Mike Bender Golf Academy by saying the academy’s “highly trained staff provides off-the-charts attention to small groups.” In fact, unlike many of the other schools on the magazine’s list, the Mike Bender Golf Academy actually custom tailors a golf school program for each participant based on length and intensity requested, individual weaknesses and the golfer’s general skill level.
    Schools are available year-round at the academy and can include personal instruction with Bender, who is ranked among the “Top 10 Greatest Instructors in America” by Golf Digest magazine. Cheryl Anderson, the academy’s director of instruction and 2006 LPGA National Teacher of the Year, and Elliot Gealy also teach the academy’s school programs for individuals and small groups.
    The criteria used in the GOLF Magazine evaluation process included:
•    Breadth of Programs
•    Student-to-teacher ratio. The smaller, the better.
•    Technology. The panel favored schools that applied advanced technologies (video analysis, 3-D modeling and launch monitors) into their lessons plans.
•    Instruction Quantity. The more the better.  Schools that spent more time on the practice tee were favored over those that split time between practice and play.
•    Facilities/Accommodations. The Panel awarded schools with state-of-the-art practice facilities with the complete range of full-swing, short-game and putting practice areas.
•    Staff experience. Staffs led by more knowledgeable and experienced teachers were favored over those that employ even a partial percentage of non-PGA or LPGA teaching professionals.
    The Mike Bender Golf Academy is one of the finest golf learning facilities in the world and is the training base to many top touring professionals including 2007 Masters champion, Zach Johnson, two-time U.S. Open champion Lee Janzen and multiple LPGA Tour winner Seon Hwa Lee. The facilities include a one-of-a-kind pitching practice facility, the MEGSA Perfect Practice Equipment training bays and a newly expanded teaching building with the latest video analysis technology.
    For golf school information contact the Mike Bender Golf Academy at 407-321-0444 or visit www.mikebender.com or complete the following form:

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