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IMG Academy Golf Program

Prep School Program
  • Prep School Program
    By pairing elite academics with world-class athletic training, IMG Academy has established itself as a premier school for preparing student-athletes for their next step in life. However, academic enrichment and athletic skill...
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Coaches
  • David Whelan
    David Whelan
    Whelan, Director of the IMG Academy golf program, joined the Academy in 2003. Previously, he was the European Director of Instruction for the David Leadbetter Golf Academy for nearly ten years. A Senior Certified Leadbetter...
  • Scott Bettger
    Bettger has coached at the IMG Academy golf program since 1999 and has worked with students such as Julieta Granada. Betger competed as a professional from 1996-1997 in the Massachusetts PGA and has also caddied and conducted...
  • Stuart Clayton
    Stuart Clayton
    Clayton has worked at numerous golf facilities throughout the world including in Austria, South Korea and England. He's been at the IMG Academy golf program since 2010 and has worked with notable LPGA player such as Na Yeon Choi and...
  • Malcolm Joseph
    Malcolm Joseph
    Joseph has been at IMG Academy since 2005, but has been coaching since 1996 all over the world including stops in Austria, Germany, Portugal, Spain, England and China. He was a NCAA All-American at the University of Central Florida...
  • Scott Davies
    Davies has been at IMG Academy since 2011, but has been coaching golf both overseas and in the United States since 1997. He's a PGA Member, a Certified TPI Golf Professional and was PGA Trainee of the Year. 
  • Gary Scheid
    Gary Scheid
    Scheid has been at IMG Academy since 2000 and has worked with many professional and collegiate golfers during his time here including Mika Miyazato, Gloriana Soto and more. He's been coaching golf since 1990 and attained his PGA...
  • Chad Keohane
    Chad Keohane
    Keohane comes to the IMG Academy golf program after teaching in numerous clubs throughout the United States. He was also a Graduate Assistant at the University of Texas El Paso and played on the Hooter's Tour, Gateway Tour, Canadian...
  • Larry Marshall
    Larry Marshall
    Marshall has been a golf coach for over 17 years and has been at IMG Academy since 1996. He's coached both Carolina Llano and Mika Miyazato and many others professional, collegiate and amateur golfers. 
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Notable Alumni/Trainees
  • Aree Song
    Aree Song
    In 1999 Song won the U.S. Girls' Junior Championship at thirteen years old, becoming the youngest player to win any United States Golf Association championship. In 2000 she tied for 10th place in the Kraft Nabisco Championship, at...
  • Casey Wittenberg
    Casey Wittenberg
    In 2004, Wittenberg finished 13th at the Masters Tournament, the lowest amateur finish in 41 years. He was the only player in the field to improve his score each round. Additionally, he registered the lowest Sunday back 9 score (31)...
  • David Gossett
    David Gossett
    Gossett attended the University of Texas, and was a two-time first-team All-American member of the golf team. He won the U.S. Amateur, the Big 12 Championship, and was the Big 12 Student-Athlete of the Year in 1999. He was also a...
  • Julieta Granade
    Julieta Granada
    Granada turned professional in June 2005 at age 18 and competed on the Futures Tour that summer, joining in mid-season. She placed second in her first and sixth events and won her first professional title at the season-ending YWCA...
  • Paula Creamer
    Paula Creamer
    As a professional, Creamer has won 11 tournaments, including 9 LPGA Tour events. Creamer has been as high as number 2 in the Women's World Golf Rankings. She was the 2010 U.S. Women's Open champion. As an amateur, Creamer won...
  • Peter Uihlein
    Peter Uihlein
    Uihlein was a member of the victorious U.S. team at the 2009 Walker Cup, where he compiled a 4-0 match record. Uihlein won the 2010 U.S. Amateur and is a former number one ranked amateur golfer in the world. He currently plays on the...
  • Sean O'Hair
    Sean O'Hair
    O'Hair turned pro in 1999 and has won four times on the PGA Tour, including a victory in 2011 at the RBC Canadian Open. 
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Golf Facilities
About Golf

Success on the course begins with preparation off the course. At IMG Academy, students develop their game through a periodization approach that addresses the technical, pre-competition and competition phases, resulting in lower scores and golfers who learn how to play, not just how to swing.

Working with other golfers of similar ability levels in small-group settings, students learn from coaches who go through one of the most rigorous coaching certification processes in the industry...

Success on the course begins with preparation off the course. At IMG Academy, students develop their game through a periodization approach that addresses the technical, pre-competition and competition phases, resulting in lower scores and golfers who learn how to play, not just how to swing.

Working with other golfers of similar ability levels in small-group settings, students learn from coaches who go through one of the most rigorous coaching certification processes in the industry and average 10-plus years of coaching tenure. IMG Academy coaches also realize that it isn’t one-swing-fits-all and work individually with each golfer to develop the proper mechanics.

Combining all aspects of training, coaching, on-course play at least twice a week plus weekend tournaments, state-of-the-art swing analysis technology and physical/mental training, IMG Academy students vastly improve all areas of their game.

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  • Analyze your swing with V1 Pro video system to create the perfect swing for you
  • Play on our championship-level course at the IMG Academy Golf Club
  • 10,000-square-foot weight room and multiple speed and agility training surfaces
  • Double-sided driving range with pitching, chipping and putting practice areas

Golf Program Notes

  • All IMG Academy instructors must complete certification that typically takes a year-plus for completion
  • Student-athletes have access to championship level 6,900-yard IMG Academy Golf Club course, double-sided driving range, multiple putting greens and chipping/pitching stations
  • In-house tournaments and entry into various regional and national tournaments enhance on-course skill
  • Physical and Mental Conditioning with Athletic and Personal Development classes in other disciplines to facilitate total development. See page 83 for more information.
  • In the past three years, golf student-athletes have committed to universities like California, Carnegie Mellon, Duke, Florida, Harvard, Indiana, Miami, North Carolina, Penn State, Southern Cal, Yale and many more.
  • Industry-leading technology, including TrackMan and V1 video analysis
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