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[FlyFish]

Top Northwest Oregon Golf Instruction

These are the top instructors in Northwest Oregon that work with the public.

Private Instruction

Jerry Mowlds

Ranked #1 by Golf Digest.  Reputed to be a world-class short game teacher.  Won the 1964 Oregon Open.  Won the Oregon PGA Championship 4 times, while being runner up 5 times.

Location

Pumpkin Ridge Golf Course

Seasonal Availability

Warm months only

Affiliation

Jim McLean Master Instructor

Awards

1984 PGA National Golf Professional of the Year

Rate

$115 / hour

Website

Pumpkin Ridge

Christopher Smith

Ranked #2 by Golf Digest.  Reputed for innovative use of teaching aids.  Consultant to Nike Golf.  Promoter of Speed Golf. Runner Up in the 2006 Oregon Open.

Location

Pumpkin Ridge Golf Course

Seasonal Availability

Year round

Affiliation

Jim McLean Master Instructor

Awards

2004 Pacific Northwest Section PGA Teacher of the Year
2003 Oregon Chapter PGA Teacher of the Year

Rate

$125 / hour

Website

Christopher Smith Golf


Bruce Furman

Ranked #3 by Golf Digest.  Especially known for his work with top junior golfers.

Location

Langdon Farms Golf Course

Affiliation

Jim McLean Master Instructor

Rate

$115 / hour

Jim Wilkinson

Ranked #4 by Golf Digest.  Former exempt player on the Senior Tour.   Uses video analysis in every lesson.

Location

Langdon Farms Golf Course

Seasonal Availability

Warm months only

Affiliation

Jim McLean Master Instructor

Awards

2007 PNWGA Teacher of the Year
Oregon PGA Teacher of the Year
PNWPGA Player of the Year

Rate

$115 / hour

Verne Perry Jr

Ranked #6 by Golf Digest.

Location

Pumpkin Ridge Golf Course

Seasonal Availability

Unknown

Affiliation


Rate

Website

Pumpkin Ridge


Fred Haney

Veteran Oregon professional has won over 80 tournaments, including: US Publinks Championship, Washington Open, Pacific Northwest PGA, Oregon PGA, Oregon Senior Open and the Washington Senior Open.  He qualified to play in the US Senior Open in 2006.

Location

The Reserve Vineyards and Golf Course

Seasonal Availability

Year round

Affiliation


Rate

$95 / hour

Website

Reserve Vineyards and Golf Club

Doug Hixson

Doug's accomplishments include qualifying to play in the 1992 PGA Championship, playing several times in the National Club Professional Championship, and he was the 1996 Northwest Open Champion.

Location

Quail Valley Golf Course

Website

Quail Valley Golf Course

Cynthia Lincoln

Cynthia has been a golf professional for more than 25 years and worked with the late Harvey Penick.  She played golf collegially at the University of Texas where she was an AIAW All American in 1978.  She played on the LPGA Tour from 1981-1984. Highlights of her playing career include a second place finish at the SafeCo Classic in 1983 and qualifying twice in 1991 and 1997 for the US Women’s Open.

Location

RedTail Golf Course

Seasonal Availability

Year Round

Rate

$80/hour, packages available.

Website

RedTail Golf Course

Michael Wilkerson

Michael has over 15 years of experience as a teaching professional and assistant head pro in the Vancouver/Portland area.  He was a member of the Australian PGA tour from 1988-1991.  He also won the 1993 Oregon Assistants Championship.

Location

Pro Golf of Vancouver

Seasonal Availability

Year Round

Rate

$65/hour, packages available. Junior rates available.

Website

Pro Golf Vancouver

Adam Bouchard

Adam graduated from the SDGA - Golf School of Orlando where he received certifications in Club Repair, Club Building, Tournament Operations and Teaching.

Location

RedTail Golf Course

Seasonal Availability

Year Round

Rate

$80/hour, packages available.

Website

RedTail Golf Course

Julie Miller

Julie has been teaching golf in the Northwest for the last 12 years.  She spent 10 years personally learning the golf swing from Ben Hogan, during his retirement.  

Location

McKay Creek Golf Course

Seasonal Availability

Year Round

Rate

$85/hour

Website

McKay Creek Golf Course

John Bowen

John's philosophy includes learning solid fundamentals in the pre-swing, grip alignment, posture and stance. He does not believe in teaching one swing method.

Location

Heron Lakes Golf Course

Rate

$65 per lesson

Website

Heron Lakes Golf Course

GolfTEC

GolfTEC’s patented g-SWING System is unique in the golf industry, offering a fact-based approach that eliminates the guesswork from the process:

    * Digital video: Allows your coach to see more than the human eye can retain in a 1-second swing
    * Motion Analysis: A small harness provides accurate measurements of the exact position of your body throughout the swing. This, synchronized with the video, allows us a perfect assessment of your exact position at every critical point in the swing motion.
    * Biofeedback: Small audio tones are used to positively and negatively reinforce behavior and reinforce the learning process.
    * Tour Database: We have researched and measured the swings of over 150 touring professionals to better define which body positions best generate a quality swing. While every tour pro is different, they all share many fundamental swing qualities that result in consistent play. This provides an accurate benchmark to measure your position throughout your swing.


Location

GolfSmith Cascade and Tualatin

Seasonal Availability

All year

Rate

$350 / 5 lessons

Website

GolfTec

Golf Schools

Balance Point Golf Schools

Jim Waldron runs the Balance Point Golf Schools which feature day long classes.  They hold classes in Oregon during the warm months.

Location

Quail Valley Golf Course

Affiliation

Jim Waldron

Rate

1 day: $435
3 day: $1,250
5 day: $1,895

Website

Balance Point Golf Schools

The Golfing Machine

Joe Daniels is the co-owner of The Golfing Machine.  They run TGM certification classes for professionals at Meriwether golf course.  

Location

Meriwether Golf Course

Affiliation

The Golfing Machine

Rate

$1,300 for GSEB certification

Website

The Golfing Machine


RedTail Golf Academy Nike Golf Junior Camp

RedTail Golf Course features week-long half and full day junior golf camps (sponsored by Nike Golf).

Location

RedTail Golf Course

Affiliation

Nike Golf

Rate

$199 for week long half day junior golf camp.
$399 for week long full day junior camp.

Website

RedTail Golf Course

Edited by FlyFish, 24 August 2008 - 06:55 AM.

[FlyFish]

If you would like to add a Northwest Teaching Professional to this list, please PM me with the following information:

Name
Teaching Location (course or driving range)
Hourly Rate
Affiliation (golf school or teaching method)
Qualifications
Teaching Awards
Tournament wins
Seasonal availability
Any other helpful information

Edited by FlyFish, 17 October 2007 - 09:22 AM.

[Schilly]

I used to work with Julie Miller when she 1st relocated here and was at Langdon Farms. She is a great instructor.

[FlyFish]

 Schilly, on Aug 20 2008, 05:05 PM, said:

I used to work with Julie Miller when she 1st relocated here and was at Langdon Farms. She is a great instructor.

One of my friends has also taken instruction from her and had positive things to say.  Does she ever bring up Ben Hogan when she is teaching?

[Schilly]

 FlyFish, on Aug 21 2008, 08:36 AM, said:

 Schilly, on Aug 20 2008, 05:05 PM, said:

I used to work with Julie Miller when she 1st relocated here and was at Langdon Farms. She is a great instructor.

One of my friends has also taken instruction from her and had positive things to say.  Does she ever bring up Ben Hogan when she is teaching?

Ohh when I said I worked with her, I meant I worked at Langdon Farms when she worked there. I did take a few lessons from her as well, and used to talk with her a lot, but I never remember her mentioning Hogan.

[danimal]

I'd also add Adam Bouchard at Redtail.  Great instructor and a nice guy.  Been with him for a while and he definitely puts his effort into your learning.

By the way Fly Fish I really like the local recommendations in the signature, great idea.

[IMAGOLFER]

 danimal, on Aug 21 2008, 06:10 PM, said:

I'd also add Adam Bouchard at Redtail.  Great instructor and a nice guy.  Been with him for a while and he definitely puts his effort into your learning.

One of our best.  

[jerwmart]

Any Hogan/rotary recommended swing instructors in Central Oregon?  Thanks.

[FlyFish]

 IMAGOLFER, on Aug 21 2008, 09:37 PM, said:

One of our best.  

I noticed that none of your male instructors tout PGA membership but "RYG Certified" instead.  However, they all seem to have bachelor's degrees.  What's the story there?

[IMAGOLFER]

 FlyFish, on Aug 22 2008, 09:07 PM, said:

 IMAGOLFER, on Aug 21 2008, 09:37 PM, said:

One of our best.  

I noticed that none of your male instructors tout PGA membership but "RYG Certified" instead.  However, they all seem to have bachelor's degrees.  What's the story there?

Many of them are going through the PGA program currently. We have a young staff. Most of the guys are under 35. Nick Mabry is a PGA Pro. Shane Hanrahan has passed all levels of his certification and will be PGA in December. RYG stands for Raise Your Game and is a proprietary certification you must pass to be able to teach/fit at our facility. I would say as a facility we believe there is a lot more to being a quality instructor and fitter than having the title of PGA.

[swanry30]

 IMAGOLFER, on Aug 21 2008, 09:37 PM, said:

 danimal, on Aug 21 2008, 06:10 PM, said:

I'd also add Adam Bouchard at Redtail.  Great instructor and a nice guy.  Been with him for a while and he definitely puts his effort into your learning.

One of our best.  

i have been taking lessons from him for about a year.  hell of a guy - excellent instructor.  we have been trying to rework my swing to eliminate the left side.  changing/controlling shot shape that has been ingrained for years is very difficult - adam has been fantastic with concepts/feel.  looking forward to taking the next step in my game with adam...

[T1tleist]

 IMAGOLFER, on Aug 30 2008, 01:54 AM, said:

 FlyFish, on Aug 22 2008, 09:07 PM, said:

 IMAGOLFER, on Aug 21 2008, 09:37 PM, said:

One of our best.  

I noticed that none of your male instructors tout PGA membership but "RYG Certified" instead.  However, they all seem to have bachelor's degrees.  What's the story there?

Many of them are going through the PGA program currently. We have a young staff. Most of the guys are under 35. Nick Mabry is a PGA Pro. Shane Hanrahan has passed all levels of his certification and will be PGA in December. RYG stands for Raise Your Game and is a proprietary certification you must pass to be able to teach/fit at our facility. I would say as a facility we believe there is a lot more to being a quality instructor and fitter than having the title of PGA.

Don't forget Gary Rassette - he is an exceptional instructor - Gary is very personable and always puts 110% into his lessons - anybody that is a beginner looking for some solid help should go and see Gary

[IMAGOLFER]

 T1tleist, on Sep 12 2008, 12:55 PM, said:

 IMAGOLFER, on Aug 30 2008, 01:54 AM, said:

 FlyFish, on Aug 22 2008, 09:07 PM, said:

 IMAGOLFER, on Aug 21 2008, 09:37 PM, said:

One of our best.  

I noticed that none of your male instructors tout PGA membership but "RYG Certified" instead.  However, they all seem to have bachelor's degrees.  What's the story there?

Many of them are going through the PGA program currently. We have a young staff. Most of the guys are under 35. Nick Mabry is a PGA Pro. Shane Hanrahan has passed all levels of his certification and will be PGA in December. RYG stands for Raise Your Game and is a proprietary certification you must pass to be able to teach/fit at our facility. I would say as a facility we believe there is a lot more to being a quality instructor and fitter than having the title of PGA.

Don't forget Gary Rassette - he is an exceptional instructor - Gary is very personable and always puts 110% into his lessons - anybody that is a beginner looking for some solid help should go and see Gary

Sad news. Gary has left RedTail and moved with his girlfriend to China.

Edited by IMAGOLFER, 12 October 2008 - 10:44 PM.

[honketyhank]

I have a friend who took a few lessons from Julie Miller. My friend badly needed basic instruction on how to swing a golf club so as to 1) actually hit the ball, and 2) hit the ball more than 100 yds. She did get some of that. But she also got some concerted sales pitches for custom built clubs. Granted her clubs are not the latest and greatest, but they are way down the list of what might be preventing her from joining the LPGA tour. My friend felt pressured. I advised her to find a different instructor.

ps: I also give the claim of having been Ben Hogan's student a very hairy eyebrow.

[Cmartingolf]

 jerwmart, on 22 August 2008 - 11:21 AM, said:

Any Hogan/rotary recommended swing instructors in Central Oregon?  Thanks.

Call me. If you don't get a ton of good stuff out of the session. You don't pay! We reopen in April.

Cheers,

Martin Chuck, PGA
Tetherow Golf Club
Bend, Oregon
541.322.2582

[Gawfman123]

Martin, I wish I would have known that when I was down ther in April.  I would have taken a lesson as well..

On a Red Tail note, I have taken a couple lessons with Jason Jett out there.  He has helped me out tremendously.  Taken my handicap down from a 6 to a 2.4 since November.

Great guy, and I really think he has a bright teaching future.  just my .02 cents worth.