Improve your golf stroke

Photo Caption: University Park Country Club’s August golf clinics include putting fine-tuning as well as other golf stroke techniques. Clinics are available for both men and women and open to members and non-members.

Learn ways to improve your golf stroke at University Park Country Club’s Golf Academy this August. A variety of weekly clinics focus on specific technical golf skills for men and women, designed to help all abilities improve their game and lower their scores.

Open to members and non-members, participants benefit from having head golf pro Ashley Hayden and former South African Open champion and head teaching professional Clinton Whitelaw share their skill, knowledge and acumen.

August School & Clinic Schedule

Men’s Golf Clinics

Dates: Every Tuesday: August 7, 14, 21, 28

Time: 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. (same time for all dates)

Cost: $25 per person/per clinic

Weekly topics basic putting technique, driver skills, irons, hybrids, bunker play and specialty shots. The small group clinics designed to help participants improve their game in a friendly atmosphere. Maximum class size is 10 with a minimum 5:1 student/instructor ratio.

Ladies’ Golf Clinics

Dates: Every Wednesday: August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

Time: 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. (same time for all dates)

Cost: $25 per person/per clinic

Weekly topics include putting, chipping, irons, driver, hybrids, bunker play, specialty shots, pre-shot and pre-round routine. Join other like-minded women who want to improve and learn how to more fully enjoy the game of golf. Maximum class size is 10 with a minimum 5:1 student/instructor ratio.

Saturday Morning Drop-In Clinics

Dates:August 4, 11, 18, 25

Time:10:00 – 11:00 a.m. (same for all dates)

Cost:$25 per person/ per clinic

Each week includes one full shot topic and one short game topic.

Registration

Advance registration required and space is limited. Register in person at the Pro Shop, online at www.signupschedule.com/upccgao... call 941-355-3888 ext. 236.

About University Park Country Club

Located at 7671 The Park Boulevard in University Park, Fla., University Park Country Club is open to the public for daily golf play, as well as daily lunch and Sunday Brunch at the Park Grille & Café. Consistently honored with numerous “Best of Sarasota” awards from Sarasota Magazine and the Herald-Tribune,including Best Place to Play Golf and Tennis, Dining with a View, and Best Sunday Brunch, the Golf Digest 4-Star rated club’s Golf Academy provides hourly, single an multi-day clinics and social events for men and women, a Junior Golf Academy program and flexible options for seasonal and summer golf memberships, tournaments, and social functions for up to 200 people. For more information, visit www.universitypark-fl.com or call 941-358-3888.