Tour to feature elite junior competition and unrivaled opportunities for members
BRADENTON, Fla. (June 07, 2010) - IMG Academies today announced the creation of the IMG Leadbetter Junior Golf Tour - an elite avenue for junior golfers to compete at some of the nation’s top courses, while gaining invaluable exposure to college- and professional-style golf.
Debuting [...]

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Short game tip!

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Posted: Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

Pitching Tip from IMG Leadbetter Golf Academy coach Gary Parrett:

The most common way golfers are told to regulate distance on pitch shots is to vary the length of the backswing.
But I’ve always found it extremely difficult to get players to know exactly how far back they take the club. How would they know? It’s not [...]

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In a recent Golf Digest survey, instructors from around the country named David Leadbetter the 3rd best golf instructor in America. Topping the list are famed instructors Butch Harmon and Hank Haney. To see the full list and tips from the top professionals in the country, click the article link.
With over 23 full-time Academy locations [...]

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I AM…….

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Posted: Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

I am confident and determined
I wonder how many tournaments I’ll win this year
I hear people say I am getting better
I see myself reaching my goals
I want to always be the best I can be
I am confident and determined
I believe that I have what it takes
I feel positive about the way things are going
I think balancing [...]

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Congratulations to IMG client and David Leadbetter student, Michelle Wie who earned her first LPGA Tour victory yesterday at the Lorena Ochoa Invitational in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Michelle held off many of the biggest names in women’s golf, including fellow IMG client and former IMG full timer, Paula Creamer for the two-stroke victory.  Michelle now heads this [...]

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Flashback Friday….Liebelei Lawrence!

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Posted: Friday, November 13th, 2009

Liebelei Lawrence, from Luxembourg, first visited the Leadbetter Golf Academy at IMG during the summer of 2001.  She made a return trip in 2002 and it was during that visit she returned home to tell her parents she wanted to be here full time.  She was a full timer the 2002-2003 school year as well [...]

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The WGC Classic……Saturday, November 7th!

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Posted: Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

The sixth Saturday tournament of the school year was held this past weekend at IMG CC (November 7th). Each Saturday tournament consists of up to 40 players and all ages compete against each other. Players play from their appropriate tee markers which is determined by the instructors. Players earn points each week that count towards [...]

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An afternoon with David Leadbetter!

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Posted: Monday, November 2nd, 2009

The most recent five winners of the IMG/Leadbetter Saturday tournaments got to spend a few hours working with David Leadbetter.

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Flashback Friday…..Ty Tryon!

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Posted: Saturday, October 31st, 2009

Past IMG Leadbetter Golfer, Ty Tryon is moving on to the second stage of PGA Tour Qualifying. Ty, playing in Lakeland, FL, made it through one of the five first-stage qualifiers that concluded on Friday.
Ty’s golf journey continues after he finished fourth at the Grasslands G. C. qualifier, partially on the strength of a second-round [...]

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Victoria Tanco earned her second Rolex Junior Player of the Year crown by virtue of her three victories and five other top-10 finishes in national tournaments over the last year. Wins at the Rolex Tournament of Champions and Mizuno Junior at Innisbrook highlighted a year that also included a runner-up finish at The PING Invitational. [...]

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