‘Disrupting Traditional Teaching’ Workshop, Friday January 26, 11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m., Room W110A
LENOX, Mass. – Kay McMahon, has been selected as one of the speakers and presenters at the 2016 PGA Show Education Conference, January 27-29, at the Orange County Convention Center, in Orlando, Fla. Kay will be leading a workshop entitled “Disrupting Traditional Teaching” based on her trademarked teaching method Golf 8.5™ on Friday, January 29, from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., in Room W110A.
Kay has received numerous accolades and honors over her distinguished teaching career. She is an LPGA Teaching & Club Professional Hall of Fame member, a PGA of America Quarter Century Class A Member, Golf Digest 50 Best Women Teachers in America, and Past National LPGA T&CP President. In addition, Kay has been recognized as the Northeast N.Y. PGA Section Teacher of the Year, is a two-time Horton Smith Award winner and was the 1995 LPGA Teacher of the Year. Kay is a Top 3 finalist in the Player Development category for the 23rd Annual International Network of Golf Industry Honors to be awarded Thursday January 28, 2016 at 12:30 p.m., at the PGA Show, Room 309 A&B.
Kay, a native of Minnesota, earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education at the University of Minnesota Duluth. For more than 23 years, she taught in Palm Springs, Calif., 10 years at Ironwood Country Club for Arnold Palmer and 13 years as the Teaching Professional at The Lakes Country Club, Palm Desert, Calif.
In 2002, Kay established and has successfully directed eduKaytion golf headquartered at Cranwell Spa & Golf Resort in Lenox, Mass. Kay has been teaching for more than 30 years, growing the game through her extraordinarily simple approach of teaching, trademarked as Golf 8.5.
Golf 8.5 is a highly successful method to learning the swing quickly. Golf 8.5 is simple … 4 things to do before the swing and only 4.5 things in-swing. Golf 8.5 simplifies the golf swing, making it understandable and extremely doable and is recommended for ALL levels of player wanting to learn or improve their game.
Not only is Kay a renowned instructor, a “teacher of teachers,” she is an outstanding, entertaining and enthusiastic speaker. Over the course of her professional career, she has conducted a considerable number of workshops for the LPGA T&CP as well as the PGA of America on a variety of topics covering the golf swing to the business of golf. Kay is listed on the Speakers Bureau for PGA of America and Women In The Golf Industry (WIGI).
ABOUT EDUKAYTION GOLF
eduKaytion Golf, the Northeast’s #1 golf education company, established in 2002, is known for its dedication to quality instruction, making the game simple through the trademarked Golf 8.5™ approach which continues to receive rave reviews. eduKaytion Golf is directed by LPGA Teaching Hall of Famer, Kay McMahon and Eloise Trainor, LPGA Member and Founder of the FUTURES Golf Tour, now the LPGA Symetra Tour.
Contact:
Kay McMahon
518.669.1551
kay@edukaytiongolf.com
