Highly-acclaimed program draws golfers from five continents, 45 states this fall
(HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C.) – Hank Haney International Junior Golf Academy – the world’s only academy to combine training, academics and competition – announces the fall’s incoming class represents 25 countries, five continents and 45 U.S. states.
Located on Hilton Head Island in South Carolina, Hank Haney IJGA will begin the fall semester on August 15, featuring the most talented junior golfers from around the world including Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Mexico, Panama, Romania, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela.
“Each day, our students at Hank Haney IJGA have an incredible opportunity to not only receive elite daily golf instruction, but learn about different cultures and traditions from their peers,” says Peter Orrell, President and CEO of Junior Golf Corporation, which owns and operates the Hank Haney IJGA. “A reoccurring theme we hear from former students is how the diversity they experienced at Hank Haney IJGA made them more well-rounded individuals.”
Hank Haney IJGA opened in 1995 with only six golfers. Since then, graduates have gone on to play the PGA Tour, LPGA Tour and at top NCAA Division I schools. Hank Haney serves as Director of Instruction and his students have gone on to win every major championship in professional, collegiate, amateur and junior golf.
“I started training at Hank Haney IJGA when I was 14,” says Stephanie Meadow, a native of Northern Ireland and rising sophomore at the University of Alabama. “Hank Haney IJGA taught me everything that I know about the swing and I am now able to coach myself when I have no one around at tournaments.”
The full-time golf program at Hank Haney IJGA consists of spending a half day on full swing, short game, course management, mental preparation and fitness training. For the other part of the day, students in grades five through 12 attend Heritage Academy to complete academic requirements with extensive offerings in college preparatory and honors courses.
From September until May, students compete on the International Junior Golf Tour in two and three-day events, with over 90 tournaments annually held each weekend.
For more information about Hank Haney IJGA: www.ijga.com, info@IJGA.com, 800.791.8229.
About Junior Golf Corporation
Located on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, JGC owns and operates:
Hank Haney International Junior Golf Academy (www.IJGA.com) is the world’s only academy to combine training, competition and academics for serious junior golfers. Director of Instruction Hank Haney – coach to winners of every major championship on the PGA Tour – and his elite staff train junior golfers from more than 25 countries and 45 states.
The International Junior Golf Tour (www.IJGT.com) hosts 90 tournaments annually and is the only junior golf tour with events every weekend during the September-to-May school year.
Established in May 2011, the Ivan Lendl Junior Tennis Academy (www.LendlTennis.com) produces the finest tennis training and competition for junior students to ultimately reach the college or professional ranks. Ivan Lendl, former World No. 1 player and winner of eight Grand Slam singles titles, serves as Director of Instruction and is dedicated to the development of each junior tennis player.
Heritage Academy (www.HeritageHHI.com) provides progressive, diverse academic instruction for students from grades five to 12 who pursue extra-curricular passions, such as golf at Hank Haney IJGA and tennis at Ivan Lendl IJTA.
Hilton Head Island is easily accessible by most major airlines through Hilton Head Island (HHI), Savannah (SAV), Charleston (CHS) and Columbia (CAE) airports.
Contact:
Glenn Gray
Buffalo Communications
703.891.3511
ggray@buffalocommunications.com
Shane Sharp
Buffalo Communications
704.519.8381
ssharp@buffalocommunications.com
http://twitter.com/buffalocomm
