Nicole Weller selected as 2011 Section Teacher Of The Year
SAVANNAH, Ga., September 13, 2011 – Nicole Weller, head golf teaching professional at The Landings Club, has been named 2011 Teacher Of The Year by the LPGA Teaching & Club Professionals Southeast Section.
“I am very honored and humbled by this award,” said Weller, who now is in her seventh year at The Landings Club, where her husband Ty Weller, also is a PGA golf professional. “Several friends and colleagues who I hold in high esteem have been recipients, which makes this special. I am incredibly grateful for the support I have received. This distinguished award makes me want to keep getting better and working harder.”
The section award also includes an automatic nomination for 2011 National Teacher Of The Year and is the latest in a list of honors for Weller, who was named to Golf Digest’s list of Best Young Teachers, as well as the U.S. Kids Top 50 Kids Teachers, and twice being named the PGA Georgia East Section Teacher Of The Year.
Recognized as one of the most dynamic golf instructors in the southeast, Weller is a former Rolex Junior All-American who went on to play four years of collegiate golf at Wake Forest University. Prior to joining The Landings Club in 2005, Weller was an instructor at the Fairways & Greens Golf Center in Knoxville, Tenn., the Cherokee Country Club in Knoxville, and a camp counselor at the Pinehurst Junior Golf Advantage School at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club.
A native of Lakeville, Mass., Weller earlier this year published an activity book, “Stick to Sports: Let’s Play Golf” that is designed to help juniors, ages 4 to 8, embrace the game of golf (www.sticktosports.com).
About The Landings Club
The Landings on Skidaway Island is located less than 10 miles south of historic Savannah, Ga. Six championship golf courses frame the center of this private island golf community, set on a 6,500-acre island. Residents enjoy four elegant dining clubhouses, miles of walking and biking trails, 34 tennis courts, two deep-water marinas and a variety of other coastal amenities. Named “one of the nation’s best residential communities” by the Urban Land Institute, homes at The Landings range from $250,000 to $1 million plus; home sites from $120,000. More information is available by calling (800) 841-7011 or by visiting The Landings website at: www.thelandings.com.
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