Get Golf Ready: The Golf Academy at University Park County Club offers October skill specific clinics

Photo Caption: University Park Country Club’s head teaching instructor and LPGA Legends Tour player Sue Ertl offers personalized tips at one of the club’s golf clinics.

With Florida’s prime golf season nearing, University Park Country Club is helping local golfers get game ready with a weekly series of golf clinics in October.

Coaches include former European and LPGA tour players

Participants also benefit from having two former European and LPGA tour players share their skill, knowledge and acumen. These include Assistant Golf Pro Clinton Whitelaw, a former South African Open Champion and European Tour Winner, who has also coached many of the world’s elite professional and amateur golfers, including Anders Hansen, Trevor Dodds, Carl Yuan and Aden Ze, to name a few. Joining Whitelaw is Sue Ertl, Head Teaching Professional at University Park Country Club and former LPGA tour player, who holds a career low score of 64, including 10 holes-in-one. Ertl currently plays on the LPGA Legends tour and has been inducted into the Women’s Collegiate Golf Hall of Fame as well as Sate of Michigan’s Golf Hall of Fame.

Clinic sessions are open to members and non-members and take place as follows:

Men’s Tuesday Clinics

Time: 11 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Cost: $25/per person, per clinic

October 11 – Chipping -- drills & techniques

October 18 – Back to Basics - swing check up

October 25 – Putting – the best trips and drills to sink more putts

Ladies Wednesday Clinics

Time: 11 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Cost: $25/per person, per clinic

October 12 – Chipping -- drills & techniques

October 19 – Back to Basics - swing check up

October 26 – Putting – the best trips and drills to sink more putts

Registration:

Advance registration required and space is limited. Register in person at the pro shop or by calling 941-355-3888. Additional information or questions: Contact Clinton Whitelaw at cwhitelaw@universitypark-fl.com.

About University Park Country Club

Located at 7671 The Park Boulevard in University Park, Fla., University Park Country Club is open to the public for daily golf play, as well as daily lunch and Sunday Brunch at the Park Grille & Café. Consistently honored with numerous “Best of Sarasota” awards from Sarasota Magazine and the Herald-Tribune, including Best Place to Play Golf and Tennis, Dining with a View, and Best Sunday Brunch, the Golf Digest 4-Star rated club’s Golf Academy provides hourly, single an multi-day clinics and social events for men and women, a Junior Golf Academy program and flexible options for seasonal and summer golf memberships, tournaments, and social functions for up to 200 people. For more information, visit www.universitypark-fl.com or call 941-359-9999.