Victoria Tanco wins her 4th AJGA Invitational!

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Posted: Monday, February 15th, 2010

Victoria Tanco won her fourth AJGA invitational Monday at the Annika Invitational held in Reunion, FL. She went head-to-head against fellow IMG’er and last week’s Junior Heritage winner, Laetitia Beck. Both Victoria and Laetitia entered the final round tied at 5-under par 139 and six shots ahead of the nearest competitors.
Victoria and Laetitia were even [...]

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Pendleton Senior and 4th year Leadbetter golfer, Laetitia Beck, of Israel, shot 73-74 for a 4-over 147 total at the Sea Pines Resort Ocean Course and Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head Island, S.C., to win the Junior Heritage by two shots this past weekend!
Laetitia, who has committed to Duke, has three top 10’s [...]

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Turkey’s top amateur golfers are at IMG Academies for three weeks in preparation for the 2012 World Amateur Team Championships, to be held in Antalya, Turkey. The group consists of  both the Boys’ and Girls’ teams that will be representing their country in the international amateur tournament. Basak Aydin, a member of the Girls’ team, [...]

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Golf Channel is here today!

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Posted: Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

The golf channel is on site today at the IMG Leadbetter Golf Academy to interview 2nd year LPGA player, Mika Miyazato, from Japan.  Mika and her instructor, Larry Marshall also filmed some tips and drills for the viewers back in Japan.
Mika had a very successful amateur career in Japan. She became the youngest winner of [...]

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Ai Miyazawa wins at Black Diamond!

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Posted: Monday, February 1st, 2010

Eighteen IMG Leadbetter Golfers headed a couple hours north this past weekend to compete at the FCWT Black Diamond Challenge. Black Diamond is a very unique Florida course as it winds around an old stone quarry. It has been ranked a Top 100 course for the last 19 years by Golf Digest. The 14th, 15th [...]

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A group of top Scottish amateurs is at IMG Academies this week training for next week’s Jones Cup Invitational. The group put their games to the test at River Strand Golf Club today to add variety in preparation for the JC Invite. For more on their tournament preparation, follow the blog of top Scottish amateur [...]

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A group of top Scottish amateurs is at IMG Academies this week training for next week’s Jones Cup Invitational. The group traveled to the Ritz Carlton Golf Club in Bradenton this morning, and even got to see the wild side of Florida golf. For more on their tournament preparation, follow the blog of top Scottish [...]

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Ninety golfers teed it up this past weekend at the FCWT Leadbetter Challenge at the IMG Country Club.  The windy conditions both on Saturday and Sunday made for a very challenging weekend.  Those golfers that handled the conditions, played smart and stayed patient were the ones that found themselves at the top of the leader [...]

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Italian twins journey over seas to IMG

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Posted: Thursday, January 21st, 2010

The 17-year-old McQuiston twins have a lot in common. For one, they’re both full-time IMG Academies students from Rome, Italy. They enrolled at IMG Leadbetter Golf program in hopes to prepare them for college golf in the states. There is, however, one major difference.
Upon graduation Eddie McQuiston is looking to play men’s golf in college, [...]

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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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