IMG Leadbetter Golf Academy Alum, Peter Uihlein, was selected Sunday as the one of the final two members of the U.S. Walker Cup team!
Peter’s recent Quaterfinal showing at the 109th U.S Amateur no doubt helped him gain one of the final two spots.
This year’s Walker Cup will be played September 12th and 13th at [...]
Congratulations to past IMG Leadbetter student, Byeong-Hun “Ben” An, who at 17 years old, became the youngest ever champion of the U.S. Amateur on Sunday, defeating Ben Martin 7 and 5.
Ben came to the United States from South Korea in 2005 and spent his first 2 1/2 years at the IMG Leadbetter Golf Academy here [...]
Sabine Lisicki (GER) vs. Aravane Rezai (FRA)
Lisicki comes into the tournament ranked #24 in the world and is coming off of a successful summer, having reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon. She lives and trains at the IMG Bollettieri Tennis Academy and is one of the best young players on the women’s tour. A good [...]
Roger Federer (SUI) vs. Devin Britton (USA)
Federer is back on top of the rankings and is looking for his sixth consecutive US Open title. He is coming off of an impressive run in Cincinnati where he captured the title with wins over David Ferrer, Lleyton Hewitt, Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic. He seems as [...]
Byeong-Hun “Ben” An, a former Full-Time student who spent two years at IMG, has reached the finals of the U.S. Amateur being contested this week in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In the semi-final match, Ben defeated Bhavik “Bobby” Patel, 18, of Bakersfield, Calif., and a sophomore at Fresno State, 3 and 2.
So it will be a Sunday [...]
The U.S. Amateur Championship, being contested this week in Oklahoma, is the oldest golf championship in this country, one day older than the U.S. Open. Except for an eight-year period, 1965-1972, when it was stroke play, the Amateur has been a match-play championship.
Throughout its history, the U.S. Amateur has been the most coveted of all [...]
The 2009 Junior All-Star Team was announced today by American Junior Golf Association (AJGA). The Team, which consists of 12- to 15-year-olds, who were the top finishers from this year’s Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy Junior All-Star Series. The series is a collection of 11 events specifically designed for boys and girls ages 12-15. The [...]
During the two-week evaluation period, all the Leadbetter golf students will be tested on the Trackman launch monitor. We are recording their ball speed, veritcal launch, spin, smash, carry, side spin, club head speed and club path. Over the year we will re-test numerous times to guage the students progress.
Each student hits five 6-iron shots and [...]
The golfers spent their session on Wedensdsay going throug the P-360 assessment. This assessment includes six disciplines: mental, physical, nutritional, eye vision, Game On Communication and Bollettieri Sports Medicine. It included both physical and written tests.
Here are are the golfers going through the different tests!
Warm Up Session
Medicine Ball Throw
Standing Broad Jump
Written Test
Height, Weight and Body Composition
Bollettieri Sports [...]
IMG Basketball Academy grad John Riek was officially given clearance to suit up in a Mississippi State Bulldogs uniform for the 2009-2010 season.
The 7-foot-1 center flirted with entering the NBA Draft in the past, but never submitted his name. The NCAA ruled that he’ll have to miss the first nine games of the MSU season. [...]
NCSA: Recruiting Education