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Camp Overview

SERIOUS TRAINING FOR SERIOUS GOLFERS - INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED BY PREMIER GOLF ACADEMY

Premier Golf Academy Camps, San Diego is located at Premier Golf Academy's Tour Training Facility at Twin Oaks Golf Course. We offer weekly programs year-round for elite junior golfers looking for the highest level of training and coaching available. Our team includes the nation’s top PGA professionals and athletic development instructors to produce the best camp experience in the world.

Weekend Golf Camps

Weekend Golf Camps are for the Intermediate to Advanced player (ages 10-18) looking for an intensive training and fun camp experience. Spend a Sunday with us improving your golf game on the course, at the range, and on the putting green.

Daily Schedule

9:00 am - 12:00 pm: Instruction of Full Swing, Short Game, and Putting
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm: Lunch
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm: On Course instruction - 9 Holes

Includes all Training, Practice, and Greens Fees.

Additional Programming

Please visit the below camp webpages to explore all Premier Golf Academy offerings:

Cancellation Policy

Premier Golf Academy has its own cancellation policy, which can be found here.

Highlights Include

  • Instruction is tailored to student’s age and skill level, and is provided by the top ranked PGA Professionals, College Coaches, and professional mental and physical trainers
  • Personalized improvement plan for each student
  • Student evaluations are done on the first day, and after evaluations a custom improvement plan is created for each golfer and they are places in the appropriate training groups
  • Small group and 1-on-1 instruction with a low student/instructor ratio at 5:1
  • Premier Golf Academy's Nike amenity package - Polo, logo'd hat, Premier Golf Academy bag tag, drawstring bag, towel and sport band

Camp Coaches

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    Bret Knutson

    Camp Director

    Bret Knutson is a Class A Member of the PGA of America and Academy Director at Premier Golf Academy.

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    Bret Knutson

    Camp Director

    Bret Knutson is a Class A Member of the PGA of America and Academy Director at PREMIER GOLF ACADEMY. Bret has the accreditation of Certified PGA Instructor with the PGA of America and was named Top 25 Junior Coach in USA and Top 10 Instructor in China by Golf Magazine since 2012. Having been an experienced player previously competing professionally on the Austrian, Challenge, and European Tours, Bret brings hands on knowledge and experience to his 20 plus years of teaching. His passion and dedication to junior golf show in the success of his students. Bret’s students include PGA Tour winners and top amateurs, with more than 80 students having received scholarships to play in college.

    Golf Tips by Bret:

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    Greg Ehlert

    Camp Director

    Greg Ehlert is a Class A Member of the PGA of America and Academy Director at Premier Golf Academy.

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    Greg Ehlert

    Camp Director

    Greg Ehlert is a Class A Member of the PGA of America and Academy Director at PREMIER GOLF ACADEMY. Greg has received awards from Golf Channel and appeared in many golf publications for instruction. Greg has a passion for golf instruction and worked with some of the top junior players in the USA and Asia. Greg has a proven training and practice program that accelerates his student’s improvement. Many of Greg’s students have gone on to compete at the collegiate and professional levels. Greg has competed professionally in nearly a dozen countries throughout Asia, the USA, and Europe.

    Golf Tips by Greg:

  • Kurt Donahoo

    Kurt Donahoo

    Instructor

    Kurt Donahoo is a Class A Member of the PGA of America and has years of experience working with PGA , LPGA and elite junior players.

    Kurt Donahoo

    Kurt Donahoo

    Instructor

    Before joining Premier Golf Academy, Kurt worked for both Titleist and TaylorMade. At Titleist, he worked with the tour reps, including renown wedge designer, Bob Vokey, honing his fitting and instructional skills. He also worked with TPI learning the body, swing connection and the importance of teaching a swing that your body can handle.

    While working at TaylorMade, he won both the district and regional Clubfitter of the Year for the Southern California PGA.

    As the Director of Instruction at Premier Golf Academy, Kurt shares his passion for the game with all our juniors students. Using Premier Golf Academy’s winning teaching methods, Kurt is an expert at developing game improvement programs for our juniors and working with students to ensure they achieve all their goals.

  • Dan Anselmo

    Dan Anselmo

    Senior Instructor

    Dan Anselmo is an accomplished and dedicated instructor that has been teaching for the past 30 years.

    Dan Anselmo

    Dan Anselmo

    Senior Instructor

    Dan Anselmo is an accomplished and dedicated instructor that has been teaching for the past 30 years. From 2009 to 2016 Dan worked for AGA Academy in Beijing, training instructors worldwide and sharing his passion and instruction expertise with juniors and adults. As Director of Golf for Premier Golf Academy, Dan shares Bret and Greg’s passion and philosophy on junior development. Dan has also been a major contributor to many major golf magazines in China.

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    Ron Stelton

    Camp Director

    Ron Stelton serves as the Lead Instructor for Nike Junior Golf Camps at Boulder Oaks Golf Club, The Crossings at Carlsbad, and Premier Golf Camps.

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    Ron Stelton

    Camp Director

    For the better part of his life Ron was a tournament playing professional on the regular tour and senior tour. Ron has played tournament golf on every major tour in the world. For most of the 1980's and early 90's Ron played the PGA European Tour. Twice Ron won in Europe. Today Ron sill plays a few tournaments a year as a way of "staying young" and in touch with the game.

    As a teacher/coach Ron learned his playing and teaching skills from many of the best and most famous names in golf. Ron's greatest teaching/coaching skill is making good golfers better golfers.

  • Marcus Sapp

    Marcus Sapp

    Senior Instructor

    Marcus is an accomplished player and golf instructor having been in the game his whole life. A graduate of the Golf Academy of America instructor training program, Marcus has taught at some of the most prestigious facilities in the world.

    Marcus Sapp

    Marcus Sapp

    Senior Instructor

    Marcus began his golf career as a caddie at East Lake Golf Club, home of the PGA Tour Championship and childhood course of the great Bobby Jones. An accomplished player Marcus played professionally for many years and competed in the Hawaiian Open while working as an instructor at the world famous Kapalua Village Golf Academy.

    Through the years Marcus has received many honors and teaching accreditations from top instructors like Bill Madonna, Jerry King, and Mike Bender. Marcus is also a sought after club specialist working with TaylorMade to help player’s throughout Southern California. Marcus is a Senior Instructor at Premier Golf Academy and Head Coach of the Nike Junior Golf Camps.

    Marcus’ love and passion for golf is evident as he looks forward to helping golfers excel every day.

  • Wyatt Touriniemi

    Wyatt Touriniemi

    Head Golf Coach

    Wyatt was a top junior and amateur golfer in the USA. After college Wyatt started his golf career as a caddie at Erin Hills site of the 2017 US Open and the USA Mid Amateur. Wyatt also caddied for PGA Tour Professional, Ken Green on the PGA Champions Tour for many years.

    Wyatt Touriniemi

    Wyatt Touriniemi

    Head Golf Coach

    In 2020 Wyatt moved to San Diego to work Full Time for Taylor Made as one of their Elite Club Fitters. While at Taylor Made Wyatt worked with many of the top collegiate, highly-ranked amateurs, and young professional players for TaylorMade.

    As a Head Golf Coach at Premier Golf Academy, Wyatt shares his passion for the game with all junior that at Premier Golf Academy. Using Premier Golf Academy’s winning teaching methods, Wyatt has become an expert at developing game improvement programs for our juniors and working with students to ensure they achieve all their goals.

  • Patrick Kissell

    Patrick Kissell

    Head Fitness Coach

    Patrick is a former D-1 College Football Player at the Prestigious San Diego State University. Playing Linebacker at San Diego State, Patrick was part of one the best college football programs in the USA.

    Patrick Kissell

    Patrick Kissell

    Head Fitness Coach

    In 2013 Patrick received a degree in Kinesiology from San Diego State and opened his own training gym. Patrick quickly became a highly sought after coach to Elite Athletes from every sport.

    Students at Premier train weekly with Patrick, working through customized programs to increase their athletic and mental skills. Patrick’s program integrates advanced training, with mindset formation, nutritional discipline, and enhanced recovery protocols to empower our athletes to truly maximize potential.

  • Paul Ashbrook

    Dr. Paul Ashbrook

    Mental Skills Coach

    Dr. Paul Ashbrook is a Mental Skills Coach and Professor of Sport and Performance Psychology at National University.

    Paul Ashbrook

    Dr. Paul Ashbrook

    Mental Skills Coach

    Dr. Paul Ashbrook is a Mental Skills Coach and Professor of Sport and Performance Psychology at National University. Throughout the past 10 years, Dr. Ashbrook has consulted with a wide range of elite performers, utilizing mental skills training to enhance their performance. Dr. Ashbrook has spent a considerable amount of time consulting with elite golfers, both at the collegiate and professional levels. His research on individualized mental skills training in Division I collegiate golf was published in The Sport Psychologist.

  • Brenda Hood

    Brenda Hood

    Director of Education

    Brenda Hood holds a Masters Degree in Comparative Literature from UCSD and Bachelors Degrees in English and Psychology from the University of San Diego.

    Brenda Hood

    Brenda Hood

    Director of Education

    For almost thirty years Mrs. Hood has taught at every level of education, from preschool and kindergarten through college. She has graduated her own three children from home education and has taught English at Palomar College and Vista High School.

    Additionally, she has a strong background in private teaching and tutoring, including helping students learn English as a second language.

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    John Anselmo

    Master Advisory Member

    John Anselmo is a legend in the world of instruction and for the last 65 years, he has been doing what he loves most- sharing his passion for teaching the game he loves.

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    John Anselmo

    Master Advisory Member

    In his amazing teaching career, he has personally taught over 10,000 students and has given more than 100,000 golf lessons. In 1986 Earl Woods entrusted Anselmo with his then 10- year-old son Tiger. For the next eight years Anselmo guided Tiger Woods through his historic amateur career including 3 Junior World Championships and 3 US Amateur Championship. Anselmo influence and instruction no doubt helped to shape his game to become one of the most successful golfers ever.

Camp Details

At Premier Golf Academy San Diego, each player is evaluated individually, allowing us to create a one of a kind training plan for each student. Within a small group setting, students work through their development plans with the Premier team on a daily basis. Students also receive weekly evaluations and one on one instruction time each week in our high tech center.

Note: US Sports Camps, Inc. and Nike, Inc. are not sponsors, co-sponsors, owners or operators of the Premier Golf Academy Camps. The Premier Golf Academy Camps are owned and operated by Premier Golf Academy. US Sports Camps, Inc. is a marketing and registration service for these camps and it and Nike have no control over the operation of the camps or the acts or omissions of Premier Golf Academy. Premier Golf Academy has its own cancellation policy that can be found here.

Information Packet

Detailed registration packets containing check-in information, health/release forms, golf school schedule, emergency contact info, and a list of things to bring will be emailed to all registered students.

Location

Premier Golf Academy is located in one of the best cities on the West Coast and the best climates in the world. Set in Southern California, San Diego posses’ unmatched weather with average highs in the winter months of 70 degrees and in the summer months of 78 degrees. Low rainfall, low humidity, and an average 283 sunny days per year make the area the best place in America to train and play golf.

San Diego area is considered the hotbed for golf in America and is headquarters to famous golf brands Taylor Made, Callaway, Cobra, Titleist, and Odyssey. The area has produced some of the world’s best golfers including Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, and Ricky Fowler, who all call the area home. San Diego junior golf tours are the strongest in the USA, hosting events every week year round, including the three World Junior Championship events held each year in July.

Premier Golf Academy is located in the heart of this environment at Twin Oaks Golf Club in the San Diego suburb of San Marcos. Our Academy is perfectly located between San Diego and Los Angeles, just 30 minutes North of San Diego International Airport (SAN) and 90 minutes south of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

English Language Learning (ESL)

For international students ages 8-18 attending our Golf School, Premier Golf Academy offers ESL certified English courses for students wanting to improve their English skills while working on sports skills. Please call the academy directly if you would like more information about ESL.

Cancellation Policy

Premier Golf Academy has its own cancellation policy, which can be found here.

Sample Daily Schedule

9:00am Instruction of Full Swing, Short Game, and Putting

12:00pm Lunch

1:00pm On Course instruction - 9 Holes

4:15pm Campers depart

Premier Golf Academy Facility

Premier Golf Academy - Tour Training Center

The Tour Training Facility at Premier Golf Academy is a world-class training facility custom designed to provide our students with best possible situation to learn, practice, and improve their golf. Our students are able to train with the most advance high tech equipment available in golf and practice in the conditions they will face in tournament play. Students play at Twin Oaks Golf Club, our Championship 18-hole golf course on-site, and have access to 8 other academy courses all within 30 minutes.

Our private practice area:

  • Dedicated grass driving range
  • 4 putting greens
  • 3 short game practice areas
  • Fairway and green-side practice bunkers
  • High Tech Indoor/Outdoor Teaching Studio
  • High Tech Indoor/ Outdoor Putting Studio
  • Taylor Made Fitting Studio
  • Twin Oaks GC and 8 other Courses for play

The High Tech Center at PGA:

  • Flight Scope X3
  • BodiTrak
  • Sam Putt Lab
  • V1 HD - 4 Camera Tour Video System
  • Focus band
  • KVests
  • Perfect Putting Machine
  • Arccoss 360
  • Blast Motion

Twin Oaks Golf Course

Located at Premier Golf Academy Head Quarters, Twin Oaks Golf Course is a picturesque Championship 18 hole golf course set in the rolling hills and valleys just 6 miles from the Pacific Ocean. At 6800 yards with narrow fairways and well-bunkered, fast greens, Twin Oaks offers a challenge to every level player. Twin Oaks is a popular golf course for the Junior Tours and host many elite level junior events including World Championship Qualifiers, Regional High School Championships, US Junior Amateur Qualifiers, and several College Golf Tournaments each year. Students have daily access to Twin Oaks as well as 8 other academy courses all within 30 minutes drive.

PREMIER GOLF ACADEMY COURSES

Twin Oaks Golf Course, Rancho Bernardo Inn, Carmel Mountain Ranch CC, Oaks North Golf Course, Welk Resort Golf Club, Encinitas Ranch Golf Course, Temecula Creek Inn Golf Course, Woods Valley Golf Course, and Reidy Creek Golf Course.

ACCOMMODATIONS

Students will stay in Premier Golf Academy's 4000 sq. ft. home located off the 15th tee box. All other students will be housed with our camp staff at the beautiful, Marriott Residence Inn across the street.

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