The Golf Academy at Old Greenwood

The Golf Academy at Old Greenwood

There are many golf options in the Tahoe area. It can be fun to go around and experience all of them. The next month or so is a great time to play while the courses are still open but the crowds have faded.

The Golf Academy at Old Greenwood is the best in the area, hands down. Keith Lyford, Golf Magazine’s “Top 100” instructor is the director of the Academy. Each instructor has been personally selected by Lyford so you can be assured that they will meet his particularly high standards. Lyford is on site daily and actively involved in each participants personal improvement.

Beginner golfers will learn from the start to steer clear of forming bad habits. Intermediate golfers will capture more fluid, powerful swings and advanced golfers will shave enough strokes to reach the next level and become more competitive tournament players.

In addition to five star instruction, the facility is outstanding. The Golf Academy at Old Greenwood is a 15 acre training complex that hosts a 1,500 square foot learning center equipped with an indoor/outdoor hitting bay, flat screen TV’s, lockers, club storage, a fully staffed reception area and high speed internet access.

The outdoor classroom consists of two large all-grass tees and a five acre short game facility with several greens for putting, chipping and sand play. The golf technology available gives players and instructors scientific information to help improve play. The Flightscope tracks the balls entire trajectory which helps fit players for a new driver, chart club yardages or perform a full game evaluation. The 4-Camera Video Analysis captures player's swings for replay evaluation. The TOMI Putting Lab provides feedback on nine key parameters of the putting stroke. This allows instructors to formulate a clear picture of each stroke and can also help fit a putter to individual stroke tendencies.

Options at The Golf Academy at Old Greenwood include: golf schools, golf clinics, private golf lessons, golf school vacation packages and junior golf academy with 5-day summer camps. From short game development to driving full-out, everything you need to improve has been incorporated into the Academy and it’s all right here in Tahoe.

Katie Tyler

Realtor®

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