http://www.mikebender.com Mike Bender Golf Academy - News en-us http://www.mikebender.com/rssnews.php?nid=Morales-and-Fausnaugh-Named-to- Nicole Morales, 16, has been named to the AJGA's Rolex Junior All-America First Team for 2012. Morales of South Salem, NY has trained with Mike Bender Golf Academy Director of Instruction, Cheryl Anderson since she was 8 years old. This is her first... Mike Bender Golf Academy 2012-10-19 http://www.mikebender.com/rssnews.php?nid=Mike-Caddies-in-Zachs-Win-at-Jo Zach Johnson earns his ninth PGA Tour victory today at the John Deere Classic in Silvis, IL and it was the first time in his career that he had his long-time coach Mike Bender caddieing for him. It was a thrilling playoff with Zac... Mike Bender Golf Academy 2012-07-15 http://www.mikebender.com/rssnews.php?nid=Carlson-Earns-First-AJGA-Title HARBOR SPRINGS, Mich. Abbey Carlson of Lake Mary, Fla., concluded the the Coca-Cola Junior Championship at Boyne Highlands with a final-round score of 1-over-par 73 and tournament total of 2-over-par 218, winning the Girls Division title in a sudden-deat... Mike Bender Golf Academy 2012-07-06 http://www.mikebender.com/rssnews.php?nid=Landegren-Wins-AJGA-Killington- Mia Landegren of Bridgewater, Conn., stunned the field, shooting 6-under-par 64 to move up from a third place tie for a three-day total of 3-over-par 213 to lead the Girls Division. Conducted by the American Junior Golf Associati... Mike Bender Golf Academy 2012-06-28 http://www.mikebender.com/rssnews.php?nid=Zach-Wins-Colonial-Again FORT WORTH, Texas -- Zach Johnson won a tournament for the first time in two years when he claimed the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial title on Sunday, pulling ahead of the field when Jason Dufner faltered. Johnson was assessed a two-stroke pen... Mike Bender Golf Academy 2012-05-27 http://www.mikebender.com/rssnews.php?nid=MBGA-Lands-Three-of-Top-20-at-A The Mike Bender Golf Academy had three girls finish in the Top 20 at the Taylormade-Adidas Golf Junior at Innisbrook Hosted by Sean O'Hair. In the largest AJGA event of the year Nicole Morales of South Salem, NY finished T-2 after a blistering 68 in the f... Mike Bender Golf Academy 2012-04-08 http://www.mikebender.com/rssnews.php?nid=Jason-Hak-Wins-AJGA-HP-Boys-Cha Jason Hak fired a 3-under-par 69 in the final round of the 2012 HP Boys Championship at Carlton Woods in The Woodlands, TX for a three-shot victory. This is Hak's second AJGA Invitational victory and his fifth AJGA career win. He was the only player in am... Mike Bender Golf Academy 2012-02-20 http://www.mikebender.com/rssnews.php?nid=Jonathan-Moore-wins-Hooters-Tou Congratulations to Jonathan Moore for His First NGA Pro Golf Tour Bridgestone Winter Series Event!The Mike Bender Golf Academy congratulates Jonathan Moore, on his outstanding win at the Hooters Tour Event at Falcons Fire G.C. in Kissimmee FL. Moore vaul... Mike Bender Golf Academy 2011-12-09 http://www.mikebender.com/rssnews.php?nid=Morales-Wins-AJGA-Polo-Golf-Jun Congratulations to Nicole Morales on Winning the AJGA Polo Golf Junior ClassicMorales Mounts a Double Comeback in Her First Major AJGA VictoryThe Mike Bender Golf Academy congratulates Nicole Morales of South Salem, NY, on her outstanding victory at t... Mike Bender Golf Academy 2011-11-27 http://www.mikebender.com/rssnews.php?nid=Morales-Makes-Sweet-16-at-US-Wo Nicole Morales, 15, of South Salem, NY, made it to the round of 16 at the 2011 U.S. Women's Amateur Championship at the Country Club of Rhode Island. This was Morales first U.S. Amateur competition. She has been coached by MBGA Director of Instruction Che... Mike Bender Golf Academy 2011-08-24 http://www.mikebender.com/rssnews.php?nid=Giffin-Wins-Island-Open-in-Cana Jason Giffin won the Island Open in Prince Edward Island, Canada with a birdie on the second hole of a playoff to claim his first professional win. He fired a 145 total for the 36-hole event held August 20-21. Congratulations from everyone at the Mike Ben... Mike Bender Golf Academy 2011-08-24 http://www.mikebender.com/rssnews.php?nid=Hak-Wins-AJGA-Tournament-of-Cha SUNRIVER, Ore. Jason Hak of Lake Mary, Fla. and longtime Mike Bender student, won the 34th annual Rolex Tournament of Champions Friday on the Crosswater Course of Sunriver Resort. The Rolex Tournament of Champions was a 72-hole stroke play event cond... Mike Bender Golf Academy 2011-07-06 http://www.mikebender.com/rssnews.php?nid=Four-MBGA-Students-Qualify-for- MBGA students Abbey Carlsson and Nicole Morales have qualified for the US Girl's Junior Amateur Championship at Olympia Fields CC in Chicago in July. Morales made it to the round of 16 in last year's event.Dree Fausnaugh and Mia Landegren, have qualified ... Mike Bender Golf Academy 2011-06-16 http://www.mikebender.com/rssnews.php?nid=Hak-Wins-AJGA-TaylorMadeadidas- Jason Hak, longtime student at the Mike Bender Golf Academy and student at Lake Mary Preparatory School racked up another win on the AJGA Tour at the TaylorMade-adidas Golf Junior at Innisbrook Resort in Palm Harbor, Florida on April 24, 2011. Hak fired r... Mike Bender Golf Academy 2011-04-24 http://www.mikebender.com/rssnews.php?nid=McCartin-Qualifies-for-Euro-Tou Mike Bender Golf Academy student Chris McCartin shot 19-under-par including a 65 in the last round at a qualifying event in Morocco that earned him an exemption to play in the European Tour's King Hassan Trophy in Morocco this Spring.... Mike Bender Golf Academy 2011-03-18 http://www.mikebender.com/rssnews.php?nid=Byrd-Wins-Second-in-a-Row JANUARY 9, 2011, KAPALUA, Hawaii -- Jonathan Byrd had a silver trophy at his side and a lei draped around his neck, a winner Sunday in the Tournament of Champions, even if the playoff didn't end the way anyone imagined. The emotions went beyond his victor... Mike Bender Golf Academy 2011-01-10 http://www.mikebender.com/rssnews.php?nid=Gealy-Exempt-for-2011-Nationwid Elliot Gealy earned fully-exempt status for the 2011 Nationwide Tour at the final stage of the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament at Orange County National by finishing tied for 59th. Gealy closed strong with 65-70 in the final two rounds of the six round mar... Mike Bender Golf Academy 2010-12-06 http://www.mikebender.com/rssnews.php?nid=Byrd-Has-Winning-Ace-in-Vegas Jonathan Byrd became the first player to ever win a PGA Tour event by finishing the tournament with a 203 yard hole-in-one on the fourth hold of a three man play-off at the 2010 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas. andn... Mike Bender Golf Academy 2010-10-25 http://www.mikebender.com/rssnews.php?nid=DJ-Brigman-Naps-Nationwide-Vict Long-time Mike Bender Golf Academy student D.J. Brigman trusted his gut when he figured he needed to get to 10-under par to have a chance to win the Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational. When early morning rains softened the famed Scarlet Cours... Mike Bender Golf Academy 2010-07-26 http://www.mikebender.com/rssnews.php?nid=Zach-Wins-Colonial Long-time Mike Bender Golf Academy student Zach Johnson won his seventh PGA Tour event and picked up a plaid jacket in addition to the green one he earned at the 2007 Masters at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial in Fort Worth. Mike Bender has ... Mike Bender Golf Academy 2010-06-01 http://www.mikebender.com/rssnews.php?nid=CBS-Golf-Special-Features-Mike- Mike Bender, 2009 PGA National Teacher of the Year, was one of a handful of featured instructors on the PGA of America's A Passion for Golf special, which was telecast on CBS. Mike's segment is a "day in the life" which follows Mi... Mike Bender Golf Academy 2010-05-15 http://www.mikebender.com/rssnews.php?nid=MBGA-Named-Among-Top-25-Golf-Sc 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. andnbsp... Mike Bender Golf Academy 2009-10-31 http://www.mikebender.com/rssnews.php?nid=New-Program-for-Beginner-Golfer Do You Know Someone Who Wants to Learn How to Play Golf?Throughout the year, the Mike Bender Golf Academy at Timacuan Golf Club will offer a new program for golfers with little or no experienceGet Golf Ready in 5 Days. The Get Golf Ready program consists... Mike Bender Golf Academy 2009-10-30 http://www.mikebender.com/rssnews.php?nid=Bender-Named-2009-PGA-National- Mike Bender Named PGA of Americas 2009 National Teacher of the Year Latest Accolade is Industrys Highest Honor Lake Mary, FL, September 8, 2009 The PGA of America today announced that its 2009 National Teacher of the Year award recipient i... Mike Bender Golf Academy 2009-09-08 http://www.mikebender.com/rssnews.php?nid=MEGSA-Key-in-Multiple-Major-Win The Mike Bender designed MEGSA Perfect Practice Equipment has been used by only a few touring professionals, but the results have been nothing short of extraordinary. The first two major championships of 2007 were won by pros who use the MEGSA equipment o... Mike Bender Golf Academy 2009-09-01 http://www.mikebender.com/rssnews.php?nid=Bender-Krieger-and-Anderson-All Lake Mary, FL, July 7, 2009 The golf industry's most exclusive list of top teaching talent has been issued today by Golf Digest Magazine as it unveils its biennial list of America's 50 Greatest Teachers for 2009-10 in its August issue. Among those named... Mike Bender Golf Academy 2009-07-07 http://www.mikebender.com/rssnews.php?nid=Bender-Again-Named-to-Top-100-T NEW YORK, JANUARY 15, 2009GOLF MAGAZINE, the worlds most widely-read golf publication, recently added eight new instructors to its Top 100 Teachers list for 2009-2010 published in the magazines new February issue. Mike Bender of the Mike Bender Golf Ac... Mike Bender Golf Academy 2009-01-15 http://www.mikebender.com/rssnews.php?nid=8 Sergio Garca is no longer the youngest player ever to make the cut in a European Tour tournament. That record now belongs to Lake Mary, Florida's 14-year-old Jason Hak who trains at the Mike Bender Golf Academy with his coach Mike Bender. and... Mike Bender Golf Academy 2008-12-15 http://www.mikebender.com/rssnews.php?nid=New-Customfit-Putters-at-MBGA The word "Couture" stands for custom clothing that is made to fit perfectly to each individual person. Although a slightly changed spelling, "Coutour" putters stand for exactly the same thing; putters made perfectly to fit each individual player.The truth... Mike Bender Golf Academy 2008-11-29 http://www.mikebender.com/rssnews.php?nid=Hurst-Earns-2009-LPGA-Card ALBANY, N.Y., Sept. 7, 2008 Ten Duramed FUTURES Tour players earned 2009 LPGA membership today by finishing in the top 10 on the season money list including Mike Bender student Vicki Hurst, who topped the money list.Its believable and it means so much... Mike Bender Golf Academy 2008-09-15 http://www.mikebender.com/rssnews.php?nid=Two-Wins-in-One-Month-for-Lee ROGERS, Ark., July 7, 2008 South Korean Seon Hwa Lee (64-69-68=201, -15) held off Meena Lee and Jane Park today in the Pandamp;G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship to become the fourth multiple winner on the LPGA Tour this season. In addition to joining Lore... Mike Bender Golf Academy 2008-09-03 http://www.mikebender.com/rssnews.php?nid=Anderson-named-Teacher-of-the-Y The Mike Bender Golf Academy's newest instructor, Cheryl Anderson returned to her former home base in Metropolitan New York on April 15th to receive the Metropolitan PGA's Teacher of the Year award. Former winners of this award in the Met include Harry Co... Mike Bender Golf Academy 2008-08-30