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You can play your best golf of your life. Applying the best instruction from eight of the best teachers in the world is a nice place to begin.
Athlon Sports has assembled one of the finest faculties in the game to help you get the most out of your game in 2008 and beyond.

Rob Akins

Director of Instruction, Spring Creek Ranch, Collierville, Tenn.
• Recognized by Golf Digest as one of America’s 50 Greatest Teachers and the top teacher in Tennessee
• Students include 2001 PGA Champion David Toms, Loren Roberts
“In my opinion, Rob is one of the best instructors in the world. His intimate knowledge of the golf swing, unlimited energy and dedication to his job have led to my current success.” — David Toms

Hank Johnson

Founder and Master Instructor, Hank Johnson School of Golf, Greystone Golf and Country Club, Birmingham, Ala.
• 2004 PGA National Teacher of the Year
• Recognized by Golf Digest as one of America’s 50 Greatest Teachers and the top teacher in Alabama

Charlie King
Director of Instruction, Reynolds Plantation, Greensboro, Ga.

• Recognized by Golf Magazine as a Top 100 Teacher in America
• Co-author (with Rob Akins) of Golf’s Red Zone Challenge, an innovative approach to short-game improvement

Tom Ness
Director of the Golf Academy at Chateau Elan Winery & Resort,

Braselton, Ga.
• Recognized by Golf Digest as one of America’s 50 Greatest Teachers
• Has spent 20 years as head instructor of Golf Digest Schools, teaching at Château Élan for the last 10
• Student of the late Davis Love Jr.

Kip Puterbaugh

Director of the Aviara Golf Academy, Carlsbad, Calif.
• Recognized by Golf Magazine as a Top 100 Teacher in America
• A student of immortal golf instructor Paul Runyan
• Has worked with major winners Scott Simpson and Larry Mize

Craig Shankland

Director of the Craig Shankland Golf School, LPGA International Golf Club, Daytona Beach, Fla.
• 2001 PGA Teacher of the Year in the United States
• Recognized by Golf Digest as one of America’s 50 Greatest Teachers, and annually in Golf Magazine’s Top 100

Dr. Gary Wiren

Director of Instruction at Trump International Golf Club, West Palm Beach, Fla., and Senior Director of Instruction at all of Donald Trump’s golf properties
• Recently inducted into the PGA of America Golf Hall of Fame and the Golf Magazine World Golf Teachers Hall of Fame
• PGA Teacher of the Year in the United States in 1986
• Recognized by Golf Digest as one of America’s 50 Greatest Teachers, and annually in Golf Magazine’s Top 100
• Author of 11 books on golf, one being the 617-page PGA Teaching Manual. His newest book is When Golf is a Ball, which won best golf book of the year in 2004

Mark Wood
Executive Director of Golf, Cornerstone, Colorado
• Founder of the Mark Wood Golf Academy
• Recognized by Golf Digest as one of America’s 50 Greatest Teachers, and annually in Golf Magazine’s Top 100
• Widely known among his peers as an instruction innovator

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Ron Turcotte Autographed Secretariat Belmont 16x20 Photo
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