Junior Golf School with a Collegiate Twist coming in August
WINTERGREEN, VA – By combining the teaching techniques of major college golf coaches with high-tech video swing analysis, and then blending them with numerous fun summer activities, the Wintergreen Resort Golf Academy is again offering a junior program that targets the development of each student, on and off the golf course.
“The response to our first Coaches Camp in 2007 was outstanding," said Sean Taylor, Director of Golf at Wintergreen Resort and the head of the Wintergreen Golf Academy, which uses both of the resort’s two award-winning golf courses – Devils Knob and Stoney Creek. "Our goal now is to continue to provide students personal interaction with coaching that is found at the elite level of college golf today. Our program gives each student a chance to gather insight to the work ethic and other requirements necessary to be successful at the collegiate level."
The Coaches Camp – Junior Golf School (Aug. 2-6, 2008)
Tuition is $1,199 and includes 5 days and 4 nights in the Blue Ridge Commons. University of Notre Dame Head Golf Coach, Jim Kubinski, will lead all instruction that covers the complete swing, short game skills, four rounds, rules and etiquette training, as well as on-course management and strategy needed to compete at the collegiate level. Extracurricular adventures include swimming at Lake Monocan, Out of Bounds Adventure Center and movie night. Daily games and contests also are part of the camp program.
The same philosophy that is part of the Coach’s Camp runs through all of the golf packages offered by the Wintergreen Golf Academy. Each program includes lodging and access to Wintergreen Resort amenities, including:
* Wintergreen Tennis Center
* Stoney Creek Golf Course
* Devils Knob Golf Course
* Out Of Bounds Adventure Center
* Horseback Riding
* Fishing
* Wintergreen Nature Center
* Aquatics & Fitness Center
One of the Mid-Atlantic’s premier year-round golf destinations, Wintergreen Resort is located in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains, where year-round golf is offered – even during ski season – and soothing luxury is readily available at the Wintergarden Spa.
The Wintergreen Golf Academy features certified instructors for ModelGolf, a proven system that uses complete computerized swing analysis and club fitting recommendations, as well as individualized drills, to get premium results.
Stoney Creek Golf Course is the resort’s 27-hole valley layout designed by renowned golf course architect Rees Jones. Flowing through the historic Rockfish Valley, it incorporates natural springs and native habitat, including Lake Monocan and Stoney Creek, with all three nines presenting elevation changes and large, deceptively contoured greens. Tournament play is to be on the Monocan and Shamokin nines for a par 72 that will play to 7,005 yards.
Devils Knob Golf Course is a co-design by the father-son team of Ellis and Dan Maples. The highest course in Virginia, Devils Knob is an exquisite mountaintop layout at 3,850 feet elevation known for cool summer temperatures and outstanding tee-to-green conditions.
Other packages offered this season include:
Mountain Masters Golf Package
Rates start at $153 per person (midweek) and includes luxurious mountain top villa accommodations, one round of golf with cart and yardage book, breakfast daily, merchandise voucher and unlimited use of practice facility. In addition, complimentary onsite use of Premium Callaway rental equipment, complimentary locker and access to the Aquatics and Fitness Center are included.
Rees Jones Golf Package
Rates start at $237 (midweek) and includes luxurious mountain top villa accommodations, and includes two rounds of golf with cart, forecaddie, breakfast daily, merchandise voucher, unlimited use of practice facility, complimentary onsite use of premium Callaway rental equipment, complimentary locker use, access to the Aquatics and Fitness Center, a deck of playing cards and a complimentary car wash at Stoney Creek Golf Club.
Golf Fore Women Package
Rates start at $337 (midweek) and includes luxurious mountain top villa accommodations, and includes two days of golf with cart and yardage guide, 60-minute Swedish Massage or 60-minute Deep Cleansing Facial, two spa robes to take home, breakfast, unlimited use of practice facility, complimentary onsite use of premium Callaway rental equipment, complimentary locker use, access to the Aquatics and Fitness Center and complimentary car wash at Stoney Creek Golf Club.
Fit Fore Golf Package
Rates start at $253 (midweek) and includes luxurious mountain top villa accommodations, and includes two rounds of golf with cart with yardage guide, one daily instructional clinic, one daily golf-specific fitness clinic, breakfast daily, merchandise voucher, unlimited use of practice facility, complimentary on-site use of premium Callaway rental equipment, complimentary locker use and a complimentary car wash at Stoney Creek Golf Club.
Fore Family Golf Package
Rates start at $495 (midweek) and includes luxurious mountain top villa accommodations, and includes two rounds of golf with cart and yardage book, one breakfast, merchandise voucher, unlimited use of practice facility, one hour instructional family golf clinic with a member of the Wintergreen Golf Academy staff, complimentary on-site use of premium Callaway rental equipment, complimentary locker use and access to the Aquatics and Fitness Center.
For more information about the Wintergreen Golf Academy Junior Program and other golf packages, call (434) 325-8251 or visit www.wintergreenresort.com.
About Wintergreen Resort:
Wintergreen Resort is an 11,000-acre, four-season resort located in the Blue Ridge Mountains southwest of Charlottesville, Virginia. This beautiful hideaway is the ultimate vacation and conference spot, with more than 300 condominium-style accommodations; 45 holes of championship golf; snow skiing, snowboarding and snow tubing; an award-winning tennis program; a full-service, destination spa; 40,000 square feet of meeting and event space; and savory dining options. The resort is located adjacent to the Blue Ridge Parkway in beautiful Central Virginia near Charlottesville, just 90 minutes from Richmond, Va., three hours from Washington, D.C. and Raleigh, N.C., five and a half hours from Philadelphia, Pa. and eight hours from Atlanta, Ga. For more information, guests can call (434) 325-2200 or visit the resort’s web site at www.wintergreenresort.com.
Contact:
Anne Marie Jones
Public Relations /Communications
ajones@wintergreenresort.com
434/325-8146
Karen Moraghan
Hunter Public Relations
kmoraghan@hunter-pr.com
908/876-5100
www.hunter-pr.com
