Free Lesson Month!

State-by-state instructor directory

For the fourth consecutive year, Golf Digest and the PGA of America are offering free lessons during May through the Play Golf America program. While in the past the program focused on one area of your game, we leave the subject of your free lesson up to you: sand play, driving distance, putting -- you name it.

To sign up for your Play Golf America free lesson, check the list below for a facility near you and call for an appointment. Facilities marked with an asterisk are private, and the free lesson is open only to members. Any other facility, even private clubs not marked by an asterisk, are open to you.

To enter the drawing for a four-day golf trip for two to the PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Fla., fill out the lesson coupon in the May issue of Golf Digest. After your lesson, ask your PGA professional to sign the coupon. Then mail it in and you'll be eligible for the trip. You'll also be eligible to win Golf Digest's Places to Play guide, published by Fodor's. PGA professionals may sign up through May 1 by phoning 800-4PGA-PRO. Pros are required to teach a minimum of 24 10-minute lessons on a first-come, first-served basis. The free-lesson program is open to Canadian readers but does not involve the Canadian PGA. A few professionals have opted not to have their names listed here or they signed up after our print deadline. For a complete, updated list of professionals, please visit www.pga.com


ALABAMA
ARROWHEAD G&CC, Leonard R. Dyer, Richard M. Seal*
BAY OAKS GC, William E. Ferrell, 334-824-2429
BENT BROOK GCSE, Wayne T. Flint, 205-492-2211
BENT BROOK GCSE, Drew V. Folsom, 205-424-2368
BREWTON CC, Bobby D. Ashburn*
BURNINGTREE CC, James T. Settles*
CAMBRIAN RIDGE GCSE, Sean B. Curry, 334-382-9787
CANE CREEK GCSE, David M. Allen, 256-848-3623
CHACE LAKE CC, David G. Coleman, David H. Juhola*
CITRONELLE MUNI GC, Tony A. White, 334-866-7881
FLORENCE G&CC, Christopher R. Burns, 256-766-1427
GLENLAKES GCSE, Timothy L. Cahill, 800-435-5253
GREYSTONE G&CC, Henry M. Johnson*
GREYSTONE G&CC, James W. Sewell Jr., 205-980-5200
GULF SHORES GC, Rea Schuessler, 334-968-7366
GULF STATE PARK GCSE, Harry M. Dwyer, 334-965-4024
GUNTERS LANDING CLUB, Blake B. Spicer, 256-582-3000
HIGHLAND OAKS GCSE, Christopher D. Schindler, 334-712-2820
HUNTSVILLE CC, Gene L. Diamond*
HWY 431 G & DR RGE, Marcus W.
Sanderson, 256-840-9903
INDIAN PINES GCSE, James K. Pettit, 334-821-0880
KIVA DUNES, Damon W. Smith, 334-540-7000
LAGOON PARK GCSE, Nicholas P. Gettys Jr., 334-271-7000
LAKEWOOD GCSE, Fred P. Holton, Jr., Keith A. Upchurch, 334-291-4726
MAXWELL AFB-CYPRESS TREE GC, Marco M. Spellacy*
MONTGOMERY CC, Michael S. Shannon*
MTN BROOK CLUB, Todd A. Edwards*
NEVADA BOB’S G, Samuel E. Martin, 256-227-6222
NORTH RIVER YC, T. David Stinson, Arthur C. Byrd*
PENINSULA, Chris D. Wilkinson, 334-968-8009
PINES, Fredrick L. Larsen, 334-285-7529
RIVERCHASE CC, Bryan L. McMurray*
ROCK CREEK GC, Daniel T. Edwards, 334-928-4223
ROUNDABOUT PLANTATION, Marshall D. Wiggins, 334-714-3309
SILVER LAKES, Anthony A. Land, 256-892-3268
SKYLINE CC, David B. Musial*
SWING TECH SOLUTIONS, Neil F. Thompson, 205-298-9484
TERRI PINES CC, Charles E. Krenkel*
TIMBER RIDGE GCSE, Robert L. Marsh, 256-237-4007
WOODLANDS CSE @ CRAFT FARM, John J. Baas, 334-968-3015
WYNLAKES G&CC, Richard E. Waite*

ALASKA
KLATT ROAD DR RGE, John R. Golden, 907-344-2080
NORTH STAR GC, Craig T. O’Hern, 907-457-4653

ARIZONA
3DGOLFWORLD, Christopher M. Morlock, 602-277-2326
ADOBE DAM FAMILY G CTR, Peter T. Julsrud, 623-581-2800
APACHE WELLS CC, Justin J. Massie, 480-830-4725
AUGUSTA RANCH GC, Donald H. Rea, 480-354-1234
BACK 2 BASICS G SCHL, Dennis M. Towey, 480-961-3779
BEAR CREEK GCSE, Eric M. Colchamiro, 480-883-8200
BEGIN OAKS ENTERPRISES, LLC, Judy M. Begin, 763-559-7574
BELLAIR GC, Glenn G. Wohlgemuth, 602-978-0330
CAMELBACK GC, Donald Crawley, 480-991-8587
CC @ D C RANCH, Jerry J. Collins*
COUNTRY MEADOWS GC, Robert M. Shuler, 623-972-1364
CRACKERJAX FAMILY FUN & SPORTS, Frank S. O’Connell, 480-998-1700
DESERT HIGHLANDS GC, Scott A. Frisch, Wayne B. Holder*
EL CARO CC, Brian J. Duthu, 602-995-2117
ESTANCIA CLUB, Terry M. Carlson*
ESTRELLA MTN RANCH GC, Gregory M. Ellis, 623-386-2600
FIREROCK CC, Joel E. Schafer*
GC @ CHAPARRAL PINES, Steven S. Rudd*
GRANDE VALLEY GCSE, Frank D. Trekell, 520-466-7734
JOHN JACOBS GS @ HILLCREST CLUB, John T. Drisler, 480-832-2028
KEN MCDONALD GCSE, Howard L. Tucker, 480-350-5250
KIERLAND GC/GOLF DIGEST SCHOOLS, David J. Flanders, H. Michael LaBauve, Sandy LaBauve, Steven D. Leonard, 480-922-9283
LEGACY GRST, Lynn E. Marriott, 602-305-5550
LEGEND TRAIL GC, Jacob W. Diehl, 480-488-3445
LEGEND TRAIL GC, Dennis F. Farrell, Robert M. Riddle Jr., 480-488-7434
LEGENDS @ ARROWHEAD, Chris B. Smith, 623-561-1902
LINKS @ CONTINENTAL RANCH, Dennis L. Palmer, 520-744-7443
MCCORMICK RANCH GC, Jay A. Larscheid, 480-948-0260
MESA G CTR, Fred J. Miller, 480-924-1350
MOON VALLEY CC, Edward W. Kilthau*
MT GRAHAM CC, Dan F. Dersam, 520-348-3140
MTN BROOK GC, Glenn Davis, 480-671-1000
OAKCREEK CC, Mark S. Fenech, Jamey M. Lewis, Gary B. Pearce, 520-284-1660
OCOTILLO GC, John R. Tenhope, Todd M. Weiand, 480-917-6660
PINETOP LAKES CC, Lloyd Harvey, 520-369-4531
PINNACLE PEAK CC, Kurt Albertson*
POINTE GC @ LOOKOUT MTN, Jason E. Lulloff, 602-866-6356
PRACTICE TEE, William P. Bondaruk, 520-544-2600
PRESCOTT G&CC, Timothy V. DeJarlais, 520-772-8984
RAVEN GC @ SO. MOUNT, John M. Gunby, 602-243-3636
RAVEN LEARN & PERFORM CTR, Zachary P. Padgett, 602-243-0931
RIO RICO CC, Ronald L. Heraty II, 520-281-8567
RIVERVIEW GCSE, James E. Mooney Jr., Michael M. Mooney, John F. Patterson, 480-644-3515
SEDONA GRST, Ronald L. Jones, 520-284-9355
SILVER CREEK GC, Marc A. Silliman, 520-537-2744
SKYLINE CC, V. Michael DeSantis*
STARFIRE GC, Roger L. Maxwell, 480-951-4444
STONECREEK GC, Jack A. Carter, 602-953-9111
STONEHAVEN GC, Greg E. Winter*
SUNBIRD GC, Michael P. Jahaske, 480-883-0820
SUPERSTITION MTN GC, Michael G. Malaska*
TALKING STICK GC/GOLF DIGEST SCHOOLS, Timothy P. Mahoney, 480-850-8615
TRILOGY GC\MEADOWBROOK VILLAGE, Eric E. Brasch, 480-988-0004
TUCSON NATL GRST, Rick Price, 520-575-7540
WHISPER ROCK GC, Erich T. Helmich*

ARKANSAS
BEN GEREN REGIONAL PARK, Stephen J. Nicholls, 501-646-5301
CHEROKEE VILLAGE GCSE, David N. Webb, 870-257-2555
CROWLEY’S RIDGE CC, Kevin R. Patterson*
GC @ VALLEY VIEW, Michael J. Brantley, 501-267-1096
KINGSDALE G COMPLEX, Charles A. Ritter, 501-855-8123
PINNACLE CC, John M. Dunlop*
PRAIRIE CREEK CC, Don H. Rountree Jr., 501-925-2414
RED APPLE INN & CC, Mark W. Brugner, 501-362-3131
SAGE MEADOWS, Harold J. Geyer, 870-932-4420
SEARCY CC, Timothy M. Joseph*
STONEBRIDGE MEADOWS, William H. Agler, 501-571-3673

CALIFORNIA
ALISO VIEJO GC, Robert S. Hasbrouck, 949-598-9200
APTOS SEASCAPE GCSE, Billy H. Dodson, 831-688-3213
ARCADIA PAR-3 GCSE, Daniel R. Martin, 626-443-9367
AUBURN VALLEY CC, Brian G. Bailey, David A. Chapman, Levon W. Huntley, James R. West, 530-269-2775
AULD CSE, Bryan R. Gorman, James A. Nicolaisen, 619-482-4666
BAKERSFIELD CC, Richard L. Moore*
BARONA CREEK GC, Kevin J. Weishan, 619-387-7018
BAYWOOD G&CC, Gregory L. Henderson*
BENBOW GCSE, Theodore Mattila, 707-923-2777
BLACK LAKE GCSE, Michael A. Stone, 805-343-1214
BLACKHAWK CC, James J. Hamm*
BRAEMAR CC, Thomas F. Szwedzinski*
BRENTWOOD CC, Bob W. Harrison Sr.*
BRIDGES GC, Joseph P. Pickavance, 925-735-4253
BRIGHTON CREST CC, Brent W. Hillen*
BROOKSIDE GCSE, Mark D. Somers, Timothy B. Terwilliger, 626-796-8151
BUCHANAN FIELDS GCSE, Anthony A. Roberto III, 925-682-1846
BUENA PARK G CTR, Jay Hyon, 714-393-3068
BURLINGAME G CTR, John N. Bernstein, 650-548-2447
CARLTON OAKS CC, Rex A. Cole, 619-448-8500
CATEGORY FORE G SCHL, R. David Mutton, 650-620-9769
CATHEDRAL CANYON CC, Steven L. Creps, 760-328-6571
CHALK MTN GCSE, Joel L. Clay, 805-466-8848
CHAMPIONS GL, Greg L. Colip, Victor E. Pitton, 916-688-9120
CIMARRON GRST, Steven W. Smith, 760-770-6060
CLAREMONT CC, Jay S. McDaniel*
COLD SPRINGS G&CC, Keith A. Rader*
COPELAND’S G, Kathy C. Dais, 530-894-5476
COUNTRY DRIVES G CTR, Mike Cowan, 925-212-2495
CRYSTAL SPRINGS GCSE, Demetria H. Braun, 650-342-4188
CYPRESS RIDGE, Jim H. DeLaby III, 805-489-2781
DARK HORSE GC, Russell G. Sylte, 530-269-7900
DE LAVEAGA GCSE, Thomas W. Braun, 831-458-911
DEL RIO CC, Glenn A. Mahler*
DIABLO CC, Raymond P. Theriot Jr.*
DL BAKER GC, Jeffrey J. Fisher, 714-418-2152
DOUBLE EAGLE DISCOUNT G CTR, Michael G. McKinlay, 909-698-3555
DRAGON @ GOLD MTN, Blake M. Smith, 530-832-4887
EAGLE RIDGE GC, Scott S. Krause, 408-846-4531
EL RANCHO VERDE GC, Mark R. Fowler, 909-875-5346
EMERALD HILLS GCSE, Bruce W. Olson, 650-368-7820
FRIENDLY HILLS CC, Vincent J. Santopietro, 562-693-3623
GILROY GCSE, Donald L. Delorenzo, 408-848-0490
GC @ RODDY RANCH, Mark E. Gurnow, 925-978-4653
G UNIV @ SAN DIEGO, John R. Darling, 800-426-0966
HAGGIN OAKS G COMPLEX, Michael K. Silva, Ruben M. Samaniego, Timothy D. Skophammer, 916-481-4653
HARBOR G PRAC CTR, Soon C. Rho, 310-835-3000
INDIAN VALLEY GC, Mike Moore, 415-897-1118
ISLANDS G CTR, Robert L. Nunn, 714-381-4653
KNOLLWOOD CC, James E. Fish Jr., 818-831-1366
LA PURISIMA GCSE, Michael R. McGinnis, 805-735-8395
LAKE FOREST GC, Paul L. Devine, 949-859-1455
LANDMARK GC, Adam M. Schriber, 760-775-2000
LINCOLN HILLS GC, Timothy J. Hovancsek, Craig M. Sloan, 916-434-7450
LOMAS SANTA FE CC, Kenneth M. Cherry*
LONG BEACH G LEARN CTR, Robert A. Gegenworth, 562-988-0846
LOST CANYONS GC, John T. McCook, 805-522-4653
MADERA GOLFLAND, Michael A. Schy*
MALLARD LAKE G CTR, Terence W. Sutton, 530-674-0475
MARRIOTTS SHADOW RIDGE GC, Richard K. Haydon, 760-674-2730
MATHER GCSE, Robert L. Smith II, 916-364-4354
MCINNIS PARK G CTR, Bruce A. Wilmott, 415-491-5962
MEADOW CLUB, Steven D. Snyder*
MEADOW LAKE GCSE, Carlos Roca, 760-749-1620
MEADOWLARK GCSE, Joe Trenary, 714-846-1364
MEADOWS DEL MAR GC, Jeff E. Gandee, 858-792-6200
MILE SQUARE GCSE, Craig Hunt, 714-545-7106
MILE SQUARE GCSE, Edward D. Kearns, 714-968-4556
MOFFETT FIELD GC, Doug Carlton, 650-603-8026
MONTECH G, Edward A. Montgomery, 760-340-2880
MORGAN RUN RST, Gary P. Sowinski, 858-756-2471
MT ST. HELENA, Robert J. Archer, 707-942-8029
MTN MEADOWS GCSE, Man Im, 909-623-3704
MULLIGAN G CTR, Joon S. Bae, Patrick W. Chartrand, David J. Wurzer, 310-325-0430
NAPA VALLEY CC, A. Dale Bradley*
NEEDLES MUNI GCSE, John C. Bacon, 760-326-3931
NORTHSTAR @ TAHOE GCSE, Graham R. Sampson, 530-562-2490
NORTHWOOD G LEARN CTR, Kevin Cho, 949-559-8816
OAK CREEK GC, Thomas P. McCray, 949-653-6200
OAKS NORTH GCSE, Lloyd F. Porter, 858-487-3021
OCEAN TRAILS GC, Michel W. Vandergoes, 310-265-5525
OLYMPIC CLUB, Chris D. Stein*
OLYMPIC RST HOTEL & SPA, Donald J. Emerick, 760-721-8950
PACIFIC GROVE MUNI G CSE, W. Wemmer Mitchell, 831-648-5775
PAJARO VALLEY GC, James J. Collins, 831-724-3851
PALM DESERT RST CC, Bob J. Burke, Earnest L. Hamby*
PALM VALLEY CC, Malia Jo Folquet*
PALO ALTO HILLS G&CC, James P. O’Neal*
PALO ALTO MUNI GCSE, Richard J. Bin, Donald F. Giovannini, Brad F. Lozares, Mark A. Madayag, Henry S. Pollex, 650-856-0881
PELICAN HILL GC, Justin W. Miller, 949-760-0707
PELICAN HILL GC, Randy L. Stone, 949-759-5190
PETALUMA G&CC, John D. Moore*
PGA OF SO. CA G.C. @ OAK VALLEY, Scott A. Wilson, 877-742-2500
PHOENIX LAKE GCSE, Thomas L. Parkhurst, 209-532-0111
PINE MTN LAKE CC, David A. Hitchcock, 209-962-8620
POPPY HILLS GCSE, Richard D. Nauck, 831-622 8255
POPPY RIDGE GCSE, Mark J. Naylor, 925-456-8203
PRAC G CTR, Mike L. Raschko, Edmund F. Sanchez, 909-779-8550
PRESIDIO GCSE, Christopher D. Gay, Joshua A. Zander, 415-561-4661
RANCHO SAN JOAQUIN GCSE, Joseph P. Berumen, 949-786-5522
RANCHO SANTA FE GC, Charles Courtney*
RED HILL CC, James B. Finn*
REDWOOD EMPIRE G&CC, Greg J. Senestraro*
RIDGELINE CC, Lynn E. Stone, 714-538-5030
RIVER OAKS GCSE, Greg N. Silva, 209-537-4653
RIVERBEND GC, Todd Webb, 559-432-3020
RIVERWALK GC, Clarence E. Bowe III, 619-296-4653
ROLLING HILLS CC, Patrick E. Chartrand, 310-326-7731
ROOSTER RUN GC, Valentine J. Verhunce, 707-778-8125
ROSSMOOR GCSE, Terrence M. Hall, 925-933-2607
SAN DIEGO G ACAD, John W. Clark, 760-734-1208
SAN JOSE MUNI GCSE, Dennis Tuhn, 408-441-4653
SAN LEANDRO G COMPLEX, John R. Bearden, 510-895-2162
SAN RAMON ROYAL VISTA GC, Ernest L. Barbour, 925-828-8226
SANTA BARBARA GC, Richard L. Chavez, 805-687-7087
SHADOWRIDGE CC, Patrick D. McCoy, Perry W. Dickey, James M. Letourneau, Brian Smith, Russell E. Van Dam*
SIERRA VIEW CC, Walter W. Thompson, 916-783-4600
SILVER CREEK VALLEY CC, Jody B. Dartez, Tonya Marie McElwee*
SIMI HILLS GCSE, Edward Galvan, 805-522-0803
SPRING CREEK G&CC, James P. Toal, 209-599-3630
ST STANISLAUS GCSE, Gary J. Olson, 209-538-2828
STEELE CANYON GC, Michael R. Winn, 619-441-6900
STOCKDALE CC, Kevin L. McNece*
SUN CITY ROSEVILLE GC, James A. Carra, 916-774-3850
SUNSET RIDGE GC, Raul Quezada, 805-347-1070
SURF & TURF REC CTR, Robert J. Bellesi, 858-481-0363
TABLE MTN GCSE, Courtney D. Foster, Todd M. Moran, 530-533-3922
TAMARISK CC, John R. Shelden*
TECOLOTE CANYON GCSE, Devin I. Fitzmaurice, 858-279-1600
TEMECULA CREEK INN, Robert K. Flanders, 909-676-2405
TILDEN PARK GCSE, Trisha E. Hinze, 510-848-7373
TORREY PINES GCSE, J. Patrick Brown, 858-705-4585
TURKEY CREEK GC, Kevin A. Williams, Jeffrey O. Wilson, 916-434-9100
TWIN LAKES GCSE, Douglas L. Crane, 805-964-1414
VINEYARD @ ESCONDIDO, Philip A. White, 760-735-9545
VINTAGE G, Leon M. Pounders, 909-424-4237
WESTRIDGE GCSE, George E. Pinnell, 562-690-4200
WILCOX OAKS GC, William F. De Wildt, 530-527-7087
WILDHORSE GCSE, Arthur W. Leuang, 530-753-4900