Posted by Traci Buch on Thu, Oct 01, 2009 @ 03:16 PM
Greensboro, Ga. (September 24, 2009) - Reynolds Golf Academy student Jean Reynolds will be teeing it up on the LPGA Tour for the 2010 season. Reynolds earned her LPGA Tour card with a second place finish on the Duramed FUTURES Tour season money list. The top-10 money winners on the Duramed FUTURES Tour, the developmental tour of the LPGA, are granted full status on the LPGA Tour.
Reynolds, from Newnan, Ga., is a pupil of Charlie King, director of instruction at the Reynolds Golf Academy. She had a stellar 2009 season on the Duramed FUTURES Tour with two victories, including one in her first start of the season, and a second place finish on the money list. In addition to her wins, she posted five top-five finishes.
"Jean is a very talented player," says King. "From the first year we worked together, we figured out that Jean's golf swing was her strength, and that her short game and mental approach were keeping her from reaching her full potential. This year, she looked forward to every day of competition. Jean proves that you can have fun playing competitive golf, and having fun helps you play better."
The highlight of Reynolds' season was her performance in the 2009 U.S Women's Open Championship at Saucon Valley in Bethlehem, Pa. Reynolds held at least a top-three position on the leaderboard after each of the first three rounds of the championship, even taking the lead during first round play. Her strong performance resulted in a T-17 finish and a tremendous learning experience about competition at its highest level.
About the Reynolds Golf Academy
The Reynolds Golf Academy at Reynolds Plantation on Lake Oconee, Ga., is a state-of-the-art learning center located just an hour's drive from Atlanta and Augusta. Led by GOLF Magazine Top 100 Instructor Charlie King, the Reynolds Golf Academy features individual golf lessons, corporate golf outings, the New Rules Golf Schools which include the cutting-edge Essentials of GolfTM Total Game Improvement Golf School and the "Red Zone" Short Game Golf School, based on King's book, "Golf's Red Zone Challenge." The 16-acre, 6,550 square foot private campus is adjacent to Rees Jones' Oconee Course and The Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation. For more information, visit www.ReynoldsGolfAcademy.com.
Photo caption: Charlie King and Jean Reynolds, who will be competing on the LPGA Tour next year, after a lesson at the Reynolds Golf Academy.
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Posted by Traci Buch on Wed, Sep 09, 2009 @ 10:16 AM
GREENSBORO, Ga. (September 8, 2009) -
GOLF Magazine Top 100 Instructor Charlie King has released the instructor version of his eBook, "The New Rules of Golf Instruction," which is available for free download at
NewRulesGolf.com. The eBook, which was featured in the Wall Street Journal on April 2, takes method teachers, and in fact the golf instruction industry, to task.
In an excerpt from the book, King writes, "The student is not hitting the ball well or poorly because of the look of his swing (method or model teaching). The ball is being hit well or poorly because of the high, medium or low skill level of the golfer."
He adds, "Golfers want to play better and instruction has fallen short for them. Skill-based teaching is the answer, not models or methods. All other sports use skill-based instruction. Golf has not done this consistently."
The eBook features the nine areas where traditional (Old Rules) golf instruction has failed and introduces the "New Rules," a modern set of ideas and a higher set of standards for instructors. King, the director of instruction at the Reynolds Golf Academy, believes the New Rules will pave the way for teachers to give clear and more effective instruction, allowing golfers of all skill levels to play their best golf.
"If we don't have a better system of teaching golf, golfers are not going to get better," says King. "When lessons help golfers improve in a logical way, they stick with the game. Old Rules make you look like a golfer, while New Rules make you into a golfer."
King's "New Rules" includes chapters on the full swing, the short game, the mental side of golf, practice and programs, fitness, the use of video, club fitting and communication. For more information on "The New Rules of Golf Instruction," visit "The New Rules of Golf Instruction" Website. The New Rules of Golf Instruction Blog is now an official Alltop.com golf blog. Find it here.
About the Reynolds Golf Academy
The Reynolds Golf Academy at Reynolds Plantation on Lake Oconee, Ga., is a state-of-the-art learning center located just an hour's drive from Atlanta and Augusta. Led by GOLF MAGAZINE Top 100 Instructor Charlie King, the Reynolds Golf Academy features individual golf lessons, corporate golf outings, the New Rules Golf Schools which include the cutting-edge Essentials of GolfTM Total Game Improvement Golf School and the "Red Zone" Short Game Golf School, based on King's book, "Golf's Red Zone Challenge." The 16-acre, 6,550 square foot private campus is adjacent to Rees Jones' Oconee Course and the Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation. For more information, visit http://www.reynoldsgolfacademy.com/.
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