Nike Short Game Camps, Duke University
- Extended
- Overnight
- All
- Summer
Camp Dates & Prices
Jul. 11 - Jul. 13, 2025
Improve your game and have serious fun at
Nike Junior Golf Camps
Join Associate Head Women's Golf Coach for Duke University, Jon Whithaus for an unforgettable overnight short game camp experience in Durham, NC. These programs are designed for golfers of all skill levels with the primary goal of helping juniors reach their short game goals.
SHORT GAME CAMP (Summer)
Whether it be junior golf, collegiate golf, or professional golf, the best players are the ones who consistently maintain a high level of efficiency and success in all aspects of the short game. Nike Short Game Camps at Duke University offer evaluation, analysis, short game instruction, the PDI assessment, overnight accommodations, discussions, and training from our highly successful instructional staff. The specialized short game work our staff members have done with their students has helped to win tournaments at the highest levels.
The Player Development Index Assessment (PDI): PDI is an objective measurement of an athlete's golf skills and physical performance. Throughout the camp, players will preform the PDI assessment with the camp staff and receive ongoing access to other PDI benefits throughout the year.
• Objectively measure golf and physical skill
• Identifies strengths and weaknesses
• Data collected creates a roadmap for development
• Coaches facilitate 39 different golf shots and four physical performance metrics
The Short Game Camps at Duke University offer a three-day overnight program that includes short game instruction, meals, overnight accommodations and collegiate discussions. An extended day option will be available for local players and include short game instruction, meals, and collegiate discussions.
Students stay overnight in the dormitories at Duke University. Daily activities will take place at The Duke University Golf Club and players will use the private Rod Myers Center varsity training areas, along with Karcher Ingram Golf Center.
Highlights Include
- Instruction from NCAA D1, D2 & D3 coaching staff covering all aspects of the short game
- High-intensity short game instruction - putting, chipping, distance wedges, bunker training, tough lies, and ball control testing
- Discussions on long-term development, college golf preparation, developing practice habits for success, and the difference between being good and begin a champion!
- The Player Development Index Assessment (PDI): All players will perform the PDI Assessment with the camp staff
- Training and practice on all scoring scenarios within 125 yards
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Camp Coaches
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Associate Head Women's Golf Coach, Duke University Jon Whithaus
Jon serves as the Associate Head Women's Golf Coach at Duke University and also owns and operates Elite Level Golf. He will serving as Camp Director for the Nike Junior Golf Camps at Duke University.
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Camp Details
Your desires to improve your scoring ability and consistently move up the scoreboard can be reached through the extensive analysis, evaluation, and instruction that you receive during the short game school. Not only will you truly have an understanding of your strengths and weaknesses from inside 125 yards, but you'll leave the short game school with a clear understanding how to continue your training for years to come.
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2024 OVERVIEW
- Dates: July 11-13, 2025
- Age Group:
- Overnight: Ages 13-18
- Extended Day: Ages 12-18
- Gender: Co-ed
- Camp Type: Overnight & Extended Day
- Schedule:
- Overnight: Friday - Sunday
- Extended Day: Friday - Sunday
- Friday: 2:30pm - 8:30pm
- Saturday: 8:30am -8:30pm
- Sunday: 8:30am - 3:00pm
- Check-in: Registration occurs on Friday from 1:00pm-2:00pm for all campers in front of the dorms (TBD). The first golf session takes place after check-in. Extended Day Campers will check-in at 8:30am at the Karcher Ingram Center for Saturday and Sunday of camp.
- Check-out: Check-out will occur on Sunday at 3:00pm from the Karcher Ingram Center. The camp staff will host a recap of the camp prior to each camper's departure. After the recap at the golf course, overnight campers will go to the dorms (TBD) to retrieve their belongings and check-out from the residence hall.
- Meals: Overnight campers will receive all meals during camp (breakfast, lunch, dinner). Day campers will receive all meals during camp, except for breakfast.
- Program: The Short Game Camp program is specifically designed for the junior golfer who plays high school golf, wishes to play college golf and seeks to improve their overall tournament results. It is open to all skill levels of young men and women, ages 12-18, but the curriculum is geared towards players who are playing competitively. Specifically, the camp teaches the practice habits of championship golfers, fitness, mental strength, college preparation, time management, course management, academics and team camaraderie.
Please note: Camp schedules and details may be subject to change.
WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THE FEE?
- Instruction: Short game instruction will include drills covering putting, chipping, distance wedges, bunker training, tough lies, and ball control testing.
- Meals: Overnight campers will receive all meals during camp (breakfast, lunch, dinner). Day campers will receive all meals during camp, except for breakfast.
- Supervision: Campers are under staff supervision at all times as staff members live in adjacent rooms to overnight campers. Drugs, alcohol and tobacco are strictly prohibited, and constitute, along with general misconduct, grounds for dismissal from camp without a refund.
- Camper Amenity Package: Campers will receive an amenity package including a Nike hat, drawstring bag, SRIXON golf balls, camp workbook, and graduation certificate.
INSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT & FACILITY
- Ratio: 1:6 staff-to-camper ratio.
- Groupings: Campers are grouped by age, ability, and experience.
- Equipment Needed: Players should supply their own golf clubs, glove, golf balls, and tees.
- Facilities: Karcher-Ingram Golf Center, The Duke University Golf Club
- Medical Protocol: Camp will have on-site staff to help with illness or injury. In case of an emergency, campers will be transported to the nearest hospital.
- Housing:
- Dorm: TBD
- Campers Per Room: Campers will be housed in double rooms.
- Roommates: Campers stay in two-person rooms and are assigned by age, gender and roommate requests. If you have a roommate request, and have not previously provided us with the information, please do so no later than 14 days prior to the camp start date. If you don't have a roommate request, you will be placed in a room with someone near your age. It will be a great opportunity to meet someone new!
- Linens: Linens are NOT provided. Please bring blankets, sheets, towels and a pillow.
- Air Conditioning: All rooms are air-conditioned.
- Spending Money: We recommend that each overnight camper bring $60-75 per week of spending money to cover incidentals like snacks, souvenirs and other activities.
*Staff members reside in campers’ quarters and participate in all activities.
PREPARE FOR CAMP: COMPLETE YOUR PRE-CAMP CHECKLIST
To view your customer account, complete your mandatory forms, pay balance dues, and review important camp information, visit Pre-Camp Checklist. All necessary camp information is on this page. If there are any imperative changes prior to camp start, registered campers will be notified via email and this webpage will be updated!
CHECKLIST OF THINGS TO BRING
US Sports Camp and Duke University Golf Club are NOT responsible for lost or stolen articles or money. Below is a suggested list of clothes, equipment and personal items. We recommend that you do not send unnecessary items, which can get lost. Camper bags may be inspected upon check in or at any time during camp to ensure no drugs, alcohol or other improper substances are brought to camp.
- Golf clubs
- Golf Balls/tees/glove
- Golf shoes or tennis/athletic shoes
- Athletic clothing (t-shirts, shorts)
- 5-6 collared shirts (recommended)
- 4-6 golf appropriate shorts/pants
- 6-8 pairs of socks
- Casual clothes
- Sweatshirt/warm up jacket and pants
- Raingear and/or umbrella
- Toilet/personal items
- Insect repellent
- Laundry bag
- Water bottle*
- Sunscreen**
- Hat/visor (Campers receive Nike hat with amenity package)
- Snacks (optional)
- Linens, blankets, towels, and pillow
- COVID PPE (as required by state/local guidelines)
- Signed Health & Release forms and waivers (forms completed online do not need to be printed and turned in at camp)
TRANSPORTATION
Nike Junior Golf Camps does not provide ground transportation from airports, train stations or bus stations. Parents/guardians are fully responsible for getting campers to and from camp check-in/out. If you have a child flying to camp, please visit the Raleigh-Durham Int’l Airport site (http://www.rdu.com/) for ground transport options.
COMPANY POLICIES
For information regarding our cancellation policy and all other company policies, please visit USSC Policies.
NIKE GOLF CAMP FAQ
For general questions about our golf camps please see our FAQ page.
This camp is open to any and all entrants (limited only by number, age, grade level, and/or gender).
Areas of Focus
PUTTING
- Measure and analyze the putting stroke of each participant
- Discuss, find and agree on drills and exercises to improve
- Practice distance and directional control (Finding the speed of the greens and calibrating square)
WEDGE PLAY
- Ball control testing with focus on spin rates
- Trajectory control
- Distance control
- Distribution patterns
CHIPPING, PITCHING AND BUNKER
- Discussing the fundamentals of the short game
- Understanding and utilizing the bounce of wedges
- Finding a repeatable technique for chipping, pitching and bunker shots
- Controlling the spin of the ball
- Adjusting to different types of lies, grasses and sands
- Club selection for various situations
- Choosing your landing spots
- Reading the green, grain, slope and speed
DISCUSSIONS TOPICS
- The mental fundamentals of scoring
- The characteristics of the best putting strokes on tour
- Effective practice habits & training to score
- The college recruiting processes & what gains the attention of college coaches
- Training & practice away from the golf course
- The different types of strokes: square to square vs rotation and arc
- Adjusting to different grasses, grain and speeds of greens
- Green reading and pre-shot routine
Short Game Schedule (Subject to change)
- 7:15am-8:00am Wake-up/breakfast
- 8:15am Organizational meeting and review of day's schedule
- 8:30am-11:00am Campers rotate stations working on putting, chipping, pitching, bunker training and tough lies
- 11:00am-12:15pm Lunch
- 12:30pm Green Reading
- 1:30pm-4:15pm Instruction and training. Fitness and developing practice habits
- 4:30pm Discussion on "Developing Practice Habits for Success"
- 5:00pm-7:00pm Dinner & Discussion
- 7:00pm Short Game Contest and Coaches' Choice Session
- 8:00pm Discussion on "The Difference Between Being Good & Being a Champion"
- 8:30pm Free time/relax (Extended Day campers depart)
- 10:00pm Lights out
Duke University Golf Club
The beautiful 18-hole championship Duke University Golf Club opened in 1957 and is the only Robert Trent Jones-designed course in the region. Camp participants have access to the pristine varsity golf practice areas the Karcher Ingram Golf Center and Rod Myers Training Center. Karcher-Ingram Golf Center features coaches' offices, men's and women's locker rooms, a club-repair room, a trophy room, lounge, library/study area and a state-of-the-art indoor training and practice facility, complete with indoor putting surfaces, training aids and video analysis systems. Rod Myers Training Center includes a short-game area designed exclusively for the Duke golf teams where players can practice any shot inside 110 yards. The short-game area includes sand and grass bunkers, uneven lies, a practice fairway bunker, a target green for wedge shots, a pitching green and an expansive putting green. The chipping and putting zones feature greens with the two most common styles of grass so that the team members can prepare for the playing surface of each approaching tournament.
Karcher Ingram Golf Center
Connected to the Washington Duke Inn, the Karcher Ingram Golf Center is the exclusive Duke varsity golf facility which campers will have the priviledge of calling their "home base." It has indoor facilities making it a great backup for inclement whether and offers players and coaches with a closed environment for instruction.
Camp Dates & Prices
Jul. 11 - Jul. 13, 2025
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