What makes a good golf instructor? Obviously, she needs to be well-educated, experienced and insightful. The key to being a great teacher, however, is chemistry. You may think such chemistry happens only by chance or after a couple of glasses of chardonnay. But a great teacher develops a rapport with any student who come to her lesson tee. This list collected by Golf For Women Magazine will help you find a teacher in your area — or guide you to one of the golf schools where they give lessons.
Do you have a favorite ladies golf instructor who didn't make the list? Please submit her name, contact information, and what you love about her!
Western RegionJanet Coles
Mariner's Point Golf AcademySan Mateo650-573-7888, ext. 3
janetcolesgolf.com Katherine Marren
Pebble Beach Golf AcademyPebble Beach831-622-8635
katherinemarren@comcast.netDebbie Steinbach-Keller
Venus Golf, Inc.The Palms GCPalm Desert760-771-2606
venusgolf.comSouthwestern RegionArizona
Jan Usher
Montreux G & CC775-849-9496LakeRidge Golf CourseReno800-815-6966
jusher@powernet.netPam Barnett
Moon Valley CCPhoenix, AZ480-220-2983
moonvalleycc.comSusie Corona
Desert Mountain GCScottsdale480-488-1791
desertmountain.comSandy LaBauve
Westin Kierland Resort & SpaScottsdale480-922-1573
sandygolf@cox.netLynn Marriott
Vision 54® Golf SchoolThe Legacy Golf ResortPhoenix602-482-8983
golf54.comKathy Murphy
ASU Karsten Golf CourseTempe480-784-4839
kam17@cox.netPia Nilsson
Vision 54® Golf SchoolThe Legacy Golf ResortPhoenix602-482-8983
golf54.comColorado
Kathy Hart Wood
Cornerstone ClubMontrose970-650-2000
cornerstonecolorado.comLana Ortega
Lana Ortega GolfMcGetrick Golf AcademyDenver303-574-0775
lanaortegagolf.comTexas
Rosey Bartlett
Trophy Club CCTrophy Club817-837-1911
rosey.bartlett@ourclub.comLori Brock
D.A.'s Spring Creek Golf CenterPlano214-850-0193
loribrock.comBetsy Cullen
Pine Forest CCHouston281-463-0900
Amy Fox
Tierra Verde GCArlington817-477-9894
corporateswing.comCarol Mann
The Woodlands CC—Gary Player CourseThe Woodlands281-863-1490
thewoodlands.comDeb Vangellow
Sweetwater CCHouston281-980-4653
mailto:CCHouston281-980-4653debbievang@earthlink.netMidwest RegionIllinois
Jamie L. Fischer
White Deer Run GCVernon Hills847-867-7872
Indiana
Nancy Bender
Creekside Golf Course and Training CenterValparaiso219-531-7888
nbender@valparaisoparks.orgMichigan
Patti Butcher
Patti Butcher Golf EnterprisesGrand Rapids616-913-9277
patti@golfenterprises.comOhio
Renee Powell
Clearview GCEast Canton330-488-0404
clearview-gc.comSoutheast RegionAlabama
Michele Drinkard
Bent Brook Instruction CenterBessemer205-428-9600
bentbrookgolf@aol.comTennessee
Nancy Quarcelino
Nancy Quarcelino School of GolfKing's Creek GC, Spring Hill615-778-8823
qsog.com Rita Reasons
Nancy Quarcelino School of GolfKing's Creek GCSpring Hill615-778-8823
qsog.com Virginia
Kandi Comer
Glenmore CCKeswick434-817-0500
kandicomergolf.comNorth Carolina
Julie Cole
Dana Rader Golf SchoolBallantyne ResortCharlotte704-542-7635
danarader.comAndree Martin
Holly Ridge Golf LinksArchdale 336-399-4334
andreegolf.com Karen Palacios-Jansen
Swing Blade EnterprisesMooresville 704-663-5199
swingbladegolf.comNortheast RegionMassachusetts
Jane K. Frost
Sandwich Hollows GCEast Sandwich508-888-3384, ext. 122
janefrostgolfschools.comCathy MacPherson
Ferncroft CCMiddleton978-739-4040, ext. 257
cathymacphersongolf.com Connecticut
Kammy Maxfeldt
Summer: Birchwood CCWestport203-451-4653
Suzy Whaley
TPC at River HighlandsCromwell860-635-5000
suzywhaleygolf.comPennsylvania
Lorraine Garman Klippel
Bumble Bee Hollow Golf CenterMechanicsburg717-766-1925
bumblebeehollow.comDelaware
Lori Van Sickle
Wilmington302-363-3200
bigdoglore@yahoo.comNew York
Cheryl Anderson
Wykagyl CCNew Rochelle203-219-2236
mailto:Rochelle203-219-2236loringolf@mac.com- Jen
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