Spring into a Better Golf Game

Photo: University Park Country Club teaching golf pro Sue Ertl provides grip and stroke technique tips to one of the club’s Golf Academy participants. The Academy is offering a series of clinics throughout April to help golfers improve their game.

Now is the time to tune up your golf game and University Park Country Club’s Golf Academy’s April golf clinics are designed to help golfers sharpen their skills and lower their scores.

Open to members and non-members, participants benefit from having head golf pro Ashley Hayden, former South African Open champion and assistant golf pro Clinton Whitelaw, and LPGA Legends Tour player and head teaching golf pro Sue Ertl share their skill, knowledge and acumen.

April School & Clinic Schedule

Men’s & Ladies’ Golf Clinics

Dates: Men’s clinics are held every Tuesday: April 3, 10, 17, 24

Ladies’ clinics are held every Wednesday: April 4, 11, 18, 25

Time: 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. (same time for all dates)

Cost: $25 per person/per clinic

All golfers are welcome including members and non-members. Weekly topics include putting, chipping, irons, driver, hybrids, bunker play and specialty shots. The weekly clinics are a great way for participants to improve their game in a group setting with a friendly atmosphere. Maximum class size is 10 with a minimum 5:1 student/instructor ratio.

2-Day Golf School

Dates: Friday-Saturday, April 6-7; and Monday-Tuesday, April 16-17

Time: 9:00 a.m. - noon

Cost: $299 per student ($100 deposit required)

Improve your entire golf game including your full swing, chipping, pitching, bunker play and putting techniques and skills. Students also receive video analysis instruction plus one lunch voucher.

Saturday Morning Drop-In Clinics with Sue Ertl

Dates: April 7, 14, 21, 28

Time: 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Cost: $25 per person/per clinic

Call the Pro Shop at 941-359-9999 for each week’s topic.

Get Golf Ready 2.0

Dates: five-week series: April 10, 17, 24, May 1, 8

Time: 6:00 - 7:15 p.m.

Cost: $125 per person

Designed for the golfer who has completed the Get Golf Ready 1.0 class or for intermediate players. All aspects of the game are covered in more detail. Continue to learn the game of golf in a fun, group atmosphere.

Clinic and a Cocktail

Date: Friday, April 13

Time: 4:00 – 5:15 p.m.

Cost: $35 (includes post-clinic cocktail)

Warm up clinic and then play three holes on the course with your pro. This clinic is a great way to improve your golf in a group setting with a friendly atmosphere followed by a refreshing cocktail.

Registration

Advance registration required and space is limited. Register in person at the Pro Shop or call 941-359-9999.

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.