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|  | |  | Carl Welty is from San Diego, CA, and has been at PGA West since it's inception in 1997. Carl is a PGA Member, ranked as a Top 100 Teacher in the U.S. and former Head Golf Professional. Carl has had an extensive career in golf instruction with numerous accolades, playing an invaluable roll in the development of golf instruction for Jim McLean Golf Schools and many other organizations Carl grew up at the Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club. He was president of San Diego Junior Golf 1957-1958. Attended San Diego State University in 1958 -1962. Started the Washington State Junior Golf Association in 1972. Carl started the 1st golf school west of the Mississippi at the La Costa Resort & Spa in 1983, and held the position as the Director of Instruction at the La Costa Resort and Spa for 12 years. A consultant for Callaway Golf 1985 – 1996. Carl has had tremendous success while working with well known Tour Pros such as: Gene Littler (1965–1969) Became #1 on the PGA Tour ,Craig Staddler (1965–1969) Wins the World Junior 1969 ,Fred Couples (1980–1981) Qualified for PGA Tour school ,Mark Weibe (1984-1992) Wins 2 PGA Tour Events ,Sandy Lyle (1988) Wins six PGA Tournaments, the Masters, and achieves #1 in world status ,Tom Kite (1984-1997) Wins six PGA Tour events ,Curits Strange (1989) Wins US Open ,Greg Norman (1989-1991) Achieved #1 in the world / Carl was his first US golf instructor ,Pat Perez (1989-1997) Wins World Junior, PGA National Jr., Calif. State Jr. Champion & High School CIF Champion ,Ben Crane (1998-2002) Wins three PGA Tour Tournaments ,JJ Henry (2004) ,Jon McLean (2000-present) #1 Player in Florida, 11th place finish in 2006 Amateur, All American Freshman at TCU. Carl has also worked with many young aspiring golfers from at least the 10th grade, including......." Craig Stadler: USC, won NCAA and US Amateur ; Kip Puterbaugh: Univ. of Houston ; Chip Reese: Dartmouth ; Jeff McMillen: Univ. of New Mexico All American, and course record holder for 15 years ; Craig Wilson: BYU, #1 Junior in state of Washington, and High School State Champion ; Matt
Thurmond: BYU, and Washington State High School Champion ; Craig Welty:
Western Washington ; Don Christenson: Stanford, and #1 Junior in state of Washington ; Ron Hass: Univ. of Washington, and from 1975-1995 won 20 state titles ; Todd Dempsy: ASU, #1 Ranked Junior and Amateur, NCAA Champion, and Walker Cup Member ; Todd Andrews: Pepperdine ; Travis Williams: New Mexico State ; Pat Perez: ASU ; John Bronson: USC ; Annika Windon: Princeton ; Michale Ingram: Yale ; Kristian Ingram: UNLV ; Harvey Pegram: COD ; Marnie
Leads: Univ. of Texas Carl and Jim McLean have worked closely together since 1969 as Jim's personal golf instructor. Carl is regarded as an expert on golf video research and was instrumental in the development of the Jim McLean Golf School philosophy of teaching. Carl currently works with numerous aspiring golfers at many levels of their development. He is very proud to claim that every student that he has worked with having a desire to succeed at the PGA Tour Qualifying event has done so. Carl can be reached to schedule private lessons at 760-564-5304. Rates: $140 per hour, 3 hour minimum lesson. |  |  |
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Lead Master Instructor | | | | Jerry Mowlds is considered by many to have established one of the finest records in PGA history as a club professional-teacher-administrator. He has been recognized on numerous occasions for his continuing contributions to the game of golf.
A native of Great Falls, Montana, his family moved to Vancouver, Washington when he was a youngster. Mowlds grew up caddying for the members of Royal Oaks Country Club, learned the game and won the Oregon State Junior Championship in 1957. Mowlds turned pro in 1959, after two years of college at the University of Portland, working as an assistant at Royal Oaks. In 1964, Mowlds won the Oregon Open Championship and then embarked on a stint on the PGA Tour while as an assistant at the Riverside Golf and Country Club in Portland, Oregon. Over the next 25 years, he won the Oregon PGA Championship 4 times, and was runner-up 5 other years. He won the Section Championship at Sahalee in Seattle, played on 12 Hudson Cup teams, mostly while the Owner-Operator of the Vanco Golf Range in Vancouver, Washington and as the head Professional at Columbia-Edgewater Country Club in Portland.
In 1991, after 17 successful seasons at Columbia-Edgewater, Mowlds accepted the position as Director of Golf at the start up of Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club’s 36 hole facility. Pumpkin Ridge has gone on to establish itself as one of the top golf clubs in the nation.
Jerry joined the team of instructors at the Jim McLean Golf School in 1996 and since then has split his time as Director of Instruction at Pumpkin Ridge during the summer season, and Lead Master Instructor at PGA WEST in La Quinta, California in the Winter and Spring seasons.
Mowlds was named at the 1984 PGA National Golf Professional of the Year and has been chosen twice as "Best in Oregon" by Golf Digest. Jerry is also recognized as one of Golf Magazine’s Top 100 Teachers for several years.
As a senior professional, Mowlds has remained competitive, earning a spot on 6 Senior Hudson Cup teams and remaining to be a factor in section Senior events. |  | |
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Lead Master Instructor | | | | Artie is a native of California, and as a collegian at the University of California at Berkeley, he was the top ranked amateur in Northern California. In 1972 he began his competitive professional career traveling to Africa for 3 months then finishing up his international tournament play in Europe for the next 4 months. Artie successfully qualified for the PGA Tour in the fall of 1972, and competed for 12 years on the circuit. Included in a number of top ten finishes were 2nd places: at the Andy Williams San Diego Open, the Southern Open in Columbus, Georgia, and at State Farm Classic in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Among several mini-tour wins, his most notable victory came in the Ontario Open outlasting the legendary Moe Norman in the final round by 4 strokes. Artie also competed in 7 U.S. Open Championships, including one as an amateur, 5 PGA Championships, and 2 Master's Invitational. After his competitive career came to a close he directed the Jimmy Ballard Golf School for 6 years. Before he joined his old friend Jim McLean as the Director of Instruction at PGA WEST, Artie was the Director of Golf at the prestigious LaGorce Country Club in Miami Beach. Jim and Artie have been friends for nearly 30 years. During his playing days he would often visit Jim for his council at Quaker Ridge Country Club or Sleepy Hollow Country Club in New York. His playing credentials and his teaching experience made Jim's selection of Artie as a Lead Master Instructor at PGA WEST a natural. |  | |
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Lead Master Instructor | | | | Twelfth year with the Jim McLean Golf Schools, spending the summer time at the Grand Traverse Resort and Spa in Traverse City, Michigan and the winter season at PGAWest in La Quinta, California. 2007 Top Teacher in the Ohio Valley Region by GOLF Magazine 2005 Top Teacher in the Southwest Region by GOLF Magazine Nominated five times (1999-2008) for GOLF Magazine’s Top100 Teachers Trained and work with notable Top 100 Teachers such as Jim McLean, Carl Welty, Jerry Mowlds, Mike Lopuszynski, Scott Sackett, and Jeff Warne. Worked extensively with Jim McLean in producing, organizing, and structuring the X-Factor book which was published in 1999. Youngest teacher to publish articles with GOLF Magazine at age 24; wrote two articles for the June and September issues in 1997. Consultant to Kellion Golf, the world’s foremost authority on neuromuscular golf training and strengthening. Expertly trained on the PowerGroove™ swing trainer and ImpactStik™ training aid, check www.kelliongolf.com. Graduate of The Pennsylvania State University, earning a degree in Exercise and Sport Science (Kinesiology) and played three years Div. I golf for the Nittany Lions. Spent considerable time working with golf specialist such as Dr. Craig Farnsworth (putting/visual acuity), Rob Mottram (golf fitness/conditioning), and Dr. Fran Pirozzolo (sport psychology). |  | |
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Master Instructor | | | | A native of Southern California, Josh came on board with the Jim McLean Golf Schools in 2005. Upon graduating from San Diego State University, he moved to New York and began his teaching career and PGA Apprenticeship in Manhattan at The Golf at Chelsea Piers, where he currently still teaches in the summer months. In 2006 he attended and graduated the Hank Haney "Teaching the Teacher" seminar, and in the summer of 2007 worked for Mitchell Spearman as the Director of his Junior Golf Academy, both of whom are Top 100 Instructors. During his time at PGA West he has had the privilege of assisting, observing, and teaching alongside top teachers such as Jim McLean, Carl Welty, Jerry Mowlds, Bryan Lebedevitch, Jason Carbone, and Chris Walkey. Joshua prides himself in customizing lesson plans to fit the specific needs of the student and enjoys working with players of all levels. |  | |
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Brandon Shipley - Instructor | | | | After attending the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, Brandon began his golf career at Rolling Rock Club, in his hometown in Pennsylvania. After two years at the club he was promoted to Assistant Professional. It was at this time he joined the Jim McLean staff for his first winter as an Assistant in November of 2006.
Since this time Brandon has had the experience of working with and assisting all the top instructors at the Jim McLean PGA West location. He is currently spending the summer months as an Assistant Professional at Rolling Rock Club where he is currently managing all Junior Programs and Clinics. The remainder of the year he spends at PGA West location as an Assistant/Certified Instructor.
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Peter Norwood - Instructor | | | | Peter has been working for The Jim McLean Golf School since the fall of 2006, where he worked for a year at the Doral school location in Miami, Florida. Peter spent a year at Doral completing his Jim McLean Golf School certification program and further developing himself as a teacher through learning under all of the Doral instructors including Jim McLean. Peter is a strong player who has competed in numerous junior and amateur events in the past; he will soon be a Class-A member of the PGA of America, and will continue to compete in his section events as a professional. After receiving a finance degree from Arizona State University, Peter began pursuing his teaching career by spending the next few years working for and learning under top instructors Jim McLean, Mike McGetrick, Stan Utley, Peter Kostis, Golf Biodynamics specialist Dr. Robert Neal, and the entire instructional staffs at all of the schools he had the privilege to work for in those years. Throughout the past few years Peter has had the opportunity to teach golfers of all ages and abilities, including helping numerous mini-tour professionals acquire multiple top finishes and wins, having a young professional student qualify and compete in the 2006 US Open at Winged Foot, as well as teaching professionals who have competed in multiple Canadian, Nationwide, Asian, and PGA Tour events. Peter is excited to be working here at the PGA West location, which will allow him to further better himself as an instructor through learning under renowned video researcher Carl Welty, top instructors Brian Lebedevich, Jerry Mowlds, Chris Walkey, and the entire teaching staffs at the PGA West and La Quinta Jim McLean Golf School locations.
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