Duke Golf School -
Durham,
NC
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Duke Golf School will provide golfers with a custom memorable golfing experience. The week will be tailored to fit each players needs and desires. We want to provide golfers with as much opportunity to play golf on the Duke Golf Club as they see fit each day. Golfers will have the ability to select their daily schedule from a variety of options. Along with instruction and rounds on the Duke Golf Club, players will have access to daily seminars, clinics, campus tours, free time, movies, and much more.
Each day will include time on the golf course and lesson tee. Players will be placed into groups that will allow for competition and growth in a fun interactive setting with other golfers, instructors, and college players. The school will end with a competitive tournament amongst groups.
Our staff of instructors will hold to the following goals for the 2008 Duke Golf School and Duke Academy of Golf:
- To insure that each student receives clear and consistent instruction,
with plenty of one-on-one attention.
- To utilize the knowledge and talents of our instructors effectively.
- To organize and pace our instruction for maximal fun and learning.
- To take full advantage of the group dynamics which only a school
environment offers.
- To package the instructors' messages in clear, manageable material
for students to carry home and refer to again and again.
We will maintain a 4:1 student/teacher ratio and promise that each student will receive all individual instruction from a single coach and his or her assistant. In this way we avoid confusing the student with a mixture of "languages" from too many teachers. On the other hand, because we have a very talented group of instructors, we want all students to benefit from all instructors. Consequently, at various clinics, different instructors will take turns speaking to the entire School and Academy.
By varying the learning environment between one-on-one instruction, individual practice, presentation format, and on-course golf, we keep students excited to learn. We also cultivate fun and enthusiasm with plenty of group discussion and competition both on and off the golf course.
A golf school is only as good as the long-term improvement it produces. We send each student home with a personalized DVD of his or her golf swing which has been voiced-over by his or her coach. The coach will utilize the renowned V1 computer graphics and freeze-frame analysis to help review and clarify instruction delivered throughout the week. This visual review is far superior to any old-fashioned written evaluation.
Students will stay in residential halls and dine in the university cafeteria, all on West Campus (near the Duke Chapel). Some meals may be catered at the golf course. We do not have accommodations for students who arrive the day before or who leave the day after school is in session. The learning facilities are superb, including four practice greens, an indoor skills center, plenty of hitting space, new state-of-the-art video bays, a large air-conditioned classroom adjacent to the practice range, and a Robert Trent Jones designed/Rees Jones redesigned course.
CAMP DIRECTOR
OD Vincent is in his first year as the head coach of the Duke men's golf program and his 12th year as a collegiate head coach, serving stints at both UCLA and Washington. The National Coach of the Year choice by the Golf Coaches Association of America in 1999, Vincent is a three-time Pac-10 Coach of the Year honoree, earning the award in 1999 with Washington and in 2003 and 2006 at UCLA.
In five years with the Bruins, Vincent’s squads produced 35 tournament wins, Pac-10 titles in 2003 and 2006, NCAA Regional trophies in 2003 and 2004, and NCAA Championship finishes of third (2003), second (2004), tied for seventh (2006), and seventh (2007). UCLA finished first in the Pac-10 twice under Vincent (2003 and 2006). He coached eight All-America selections.
In his six seasons atop the Washington program, Vincent led the Huskies to four NCAA Tournament appearances, nine event championships, and 68 top-10 showings. He received Co Pac-10 Coach of the Year, District VIII Coach of the Year, and National Coach of the Year accolades in 1999 after helping the Huskies to three tournament wins, a fourth place showing in the league, and a fourth place finish at the NCAA Championships. While at Washington, he mentored a pair of All-America honorees. A 1991 graduate of Washington, Vincent earned All-America honors as a golfer
Vincent was the only American golfer to qualify for the PGA’s European Tour in 1991, and he earned a spot in the 1992 British Open. He later would qualify to participate in the 2002 Phoenix Open.
TRAVEL ACCOMODATIONS
A complimentary shuttle service is available for campers travelling to and from Raleigh/Durham airport. To utilize this service, please provide us with detailed flight information at the time of registration.
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