Kierland Golf Instruction

Kierland Golf Club Instruction

PGA Certified Teaching Professionals:

Heath Morden, Head Golf Professional

Craig Murphy, PGA Professional

Lesson Rates:

Individual Lessons:

1-Hour Lesson...........................................$110

1-Hour Follow Up......................................$95

45-Minute Lesson.....................................$80

30-Minute Lesson.....................................$55

Any Additional Student (Limit 3)..........$40

Course Management Lesson...................$165

Lesson Packages:

Series (6-Thirty Min Lessons)................$300

Series (6-One Hour Lessons)...................$570

Junior Lessons:

Junior 30-Min Lesson..............................$35

Junior 60-Min Lesson..............................$50

Any Additional Junior (Limit 3)............$20

Junior Series (5-Thirty Min Lessons)...$150

Daily Clinics- (10:00am to 11:00am) $35 per person. Not golfer specific, all ages and abilities welcome!

After School Programs

Tuesday Is Golf Day!

Come join the fun! Full-swing, chipping, pitching, putting, bunker play, rules, etiquette, and much more will be covered in this four week session. The juniors will also have a chance to take what they've learned and apply their skills out on the golf course.

$120/month per Child (Ages 6 - 14)

2013 Dates: (4:00 - 5:30pm)

February 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th

March 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th

April 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd

To register or for more information, call 480-624-1666 or email

heath.morden@westin.com

SNAG Golf

LaBauve Golf

Mike LaBauve

Teaching & Playing Accomplishments:

Class A Member of the PGA

Director of Instruction for LaBauve Golf at The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa, 1995 ~ Present.
Voted Top 50 Instructors by Golf Digest Magazine since inception.
Voted Top 100 Instructors by Golf Magazine since inception.
Southwest Section PGA Player of the Year, 1989.
Southwest Section PGA Teacher of the Year, 1987, 1993, 2001
Played in 5 PGA Tour Events.
Full Time Head Instructor for Golf Digest Schools, 1990 ~ 2002.
Voted Jack Nicklaus Golf Family of the Year in 2000 by National Golf Foundation.
Featured speaker at National PGA Teaching and Coaching Summits.
Numerous articles published in Golf Digest and Golf Magazine.
Featured on the cover of Golf Digest Magazine 4 times.
Instructional videos featured on Golfspan.com.
Advisory Board Member for Titleist and Foot-Joy.
Coach of numerous competitive players including: current PGA, LPGA, Nationwide, PGA Seniors and Futures Tours; former PGA Tour Rookie of the Year, PGA Tour Comeback Player of the Year; former LPGA Tour Comeback Player of the Year; 2 former USGA Women's Amateur Champions and former NCAA Women's Individual Champion.

$275 per Hour

Sandy LaBauve

Teaching & Playing Accomplishments:

Class A Member of the PGA & LPGA

Instructor for the Golf Digest Schools, 1998 ~ 2002
Head Teaching Professional at The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa.
Founder and Creative Consultant for the LPGA Junior Girls Golf Club: the club has been expanded to 47 other areas across the country as well as Canada, New Zeeland and Australia.
Numerous articles published in Golf Digest and Golf Magazine, including cover issues in February '97, March '98, Feb '99 (Golf Digest Woman).
Co-author of Shave 10 Strokes in 12 Days with George Kehoe, former editor of "Golf for Women" Magazine.
Provided golf instruction tips for the TV Show "PGA Today" and "Inside Arizona" from 1993 ~ 1997.
Voted 1991 Western Sectional LPGA Co-Teacher of the Year.
Voted Top 50 Instructors by Golf for Women Magazine.
Voted Top 100 Instructors by Golf Magazine from 1991 ~2010.
Winner of the 1993 Budget Service Award presented by Budget Rent A Car to an LPGA Member.
Voted Jack Nicklaus Golf Family of the Year in 2000 by the National Golf Foundation.
Winner of 1994 Golf Digest Individual for Best Junior Golf Program.
Awarded 1994 National Junior Golf Leader of the Year for the PGA.
1995 Card Walker Award winner, given by the PGA Tour for Outstanding Contributions to Junior Golf.
1998 Southwest Section PGA Teacher of the Year.
Winner of the 2003 Linda Vollstedt Award for National Contributions to Women's Golf.
Recipient of the 2008 For the Love of the Game Award presented by Rolex and the LPGA.
Inducted into the Arizona Golf Hall of Fame November 2010.
Advisory Women's Board Member for Titleist and Foot-Joy.