Orlando, Fla. (October 8, 2015) – San Diego’s own Kip Puterbaugh – one of the most influential and recognizable golf instructors in the country – is scheduled to appear as a guest instructor on Golf Channel’s Morning Drive, October 13-14.
The popular daily morning show airs from 7-9 a.m. Eastern.
Director of the Aviara Golf Academy in Carlsbad, Calif., Puterbaugh recently became one of the inaugural coaches in Golf Channel Academy (GCA), a dedicated network of teaching facilities operating with the active support of Golf Channel, the game’s leading global multimedia and golf entertainment source.
Select Golf Channel Academy teachers will be invited to appear on the network’s news and instruction shows, including The Golf Fix and School of Golf.
“I’m thrilled to be appearing on Morning Drive,” said Puterbaugh, whose most notable students include former Masters winner Larry Mize and U.S. Open champion Scott Simpson, as well as PGA Tour veteran Loren Roberts and LPGA star Natalie Gulbis. “Being part of Golf Channel Academy has tremendous benefits for my students. And it’s exciting that it provides me with an opportunity to appear on some of Golf Channel’s most popular programs.”
Joining Golf Channel Academy is only the latest honor for Puterbaugh, who has been a member of GOLF Magazine’s Top 100 Teachers list since its inception in 1996. Puterbaugh launched his golf academy in 1991, making it one of the longest-running golf schools in the country, and recognized by GOLF Magazine as one of the Top 25 Golf Schools in America.
As a Golf Channel Academy coach, Puterbaugh continues to teach the way he knows best. The underlying philosophy of Golf Channel Academy is that the best golf “teaching” is done through “coaching” – that is, an on-going relationship between player and teacher devoted to long-lasting improvement.
For more information about the Aviara Golf Academy, visit www.aviaragolfacademy.com.
For more about Golf Channel Academy, including a full listing of all its current coaches around the country, go to www.golfchannel.com/instruction.
ABOUT GOLF CHANNEL
Golf Channel is a multimedia, golf entertainment and services company based in Orlando, Fla. Serving the most-affluent audience in all of television, Golf Channel – co-founded by Arnold Palmer in 1995 and now part of the NBC Sports Group – is available in more than 120 million homes in 83 countries and 12 languages around the world. Exclusive partnerships with the world’s top tours allow Golf Channel to feature more live golf coverage than all other networks combined, as well as a programming schedule distinguished by golf’s highest-quality news, instruction and original programming. Golf Channel’s digital platforms, headed by GolfChannel.com, are the leading golf destinations on the Internet, delivering unmatched coverage of the world of golf. Fans are able to enjoy 24/7 live streaming of Golf Channel content through Golf Live Extra and select programming is simulcast via SiriusXM’s PGA TOUR Radio. In addition, Golf Channel connects the world to golf through a wide array of digital services including Golf Channel Mobile; GolfNow, the world’s largest online booking platform; GolfAdvisor.com, a golf course ratings and review portal; the interactive Golf Channel Academy instructional app; and the Golf Channel Am Tour, the world’s largest amateur golf tour.
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