If you are an aspiring or current professional, IMG Leadbetter Golf Academy is the world's premier training grounds. For LPGA, PGA, and other top players to improve their games and prepare for their respective professional seasons, IMG Leadbetter offers a completely customized program that is implemented to cater to the specific needs of each individual player. Past participants include Paula Creamer, Julieta Granada, Casey Wittenberg, Carolina Llano, Catriona Matthews, Ryo Ishikawa and many more
With an 18-hole, championship-level golf course, double-sided driving range, and practice range featuring multiple putting greens and chipping/pitching stations, the IMG Leadbetter Golf Academy can accommodate any men's or women's high school, collegiate or international team. Combine the extensive facilities with available V1 video swing analysis, TrackMan club-fitting technology and 25+ full-time, Leadbetter-certified instructors, nowhere in the world can match what is offered at IMG Leadbetter for golf teams. 
Clayton has worked at numerous David Leadbetter Golf facilities throughout the world including in Austria, South Korea and England. He's been at the IMG Leadbetter Golf Academy since 2010 and has worked with notable LPGA player such as Na Yeon Choi and Mi Jung Hur. As a junior golfer he was a finalist in 1993 at St. Andrews and was the 1999 North-East-Noth-West PGA Assistants Champion. 
Open House Weekends
For those of you who can't make it to the IMG Academies campus during the week, we have opened our doors on the weekend to better accommodate your schedule! IMG Academies offers Open House Weekends available throughout the year allowing you to get a bird's eye view of our sports programs, meet our directors, key personnel, and the staff of the IMG Pendleton school.
The next Open House Weekend is scheduled for:
- April 14th, 2012
Parents and their children are encouraged to stay on campus to get the full experience of what it means to be a student at IMG Academies. Also, you are welcome to come for a week of camp before, during or after attending an Open House Weekend. If you are interested in attending camp, please contact us at 1-800-872-6425 to register for camp.
The Open House Weekend begins on Saturday morning with a welcome reception. After that, time is spent with pre-planned activities that include touring the campus, viewing the sports in action, visiting the IMG Pendleton School, and attending informational sessions designed to inform and educate on all that the Academy has to offer!
Tentative Open House Weekend Schedule:
Saturday:
| 7:30-8:30AM | Check-In and Welcome Reception |
Clubhouse Lobby |
| 8:30-9:15AM | Breakfast in Adult Dining Room |
Clubhouse Dining Room |
| 9:15-9:20AM | Restroom Break & Divide into Sport Specific Groups |
Clubhouse Lobby |
| 9:20-9:30AM | Travel to Sport - Parents and Student Athletes |
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| 9:30-11:00AM | Sport Consultation and Parent Meetings |
Sport Locations |
| 11:10AM-12:00PM | Parents - IPI Overview with Steve Shenbaum and Angus Mugford |
Sports Performance Center |
| 12:00-12:15PM | Meet Ambassadors & Bus shuttles to Country Club |
Transportation Tent |
| 12:15-1:45PM | Lunch at Country Club with Student Panel | IMG Golf & Country Club |
| 1:45-2:00PM | Bus shuttles to campus from Country Club |
Drop off at Transportation Tent |
| 2:00-3:45PM | Tram Tour of Campus with Stops at Key Areas |
Start at Transportation Tent |
| 3:45-4:15PM | Tour of IPI Weight Room & Track - IPI Staff |
IPI Turf and Track Area |
| 4:15-4:25PM | Walk to SPC as a group | |
| 4:25-5:00PM | Wrap up and Q&A Session |
Sports Performance Center |
| 5:00PM | Invitation to Dinner on Campus |
JR Dining Room |
| 6:00-9:00PM | IMG Academies Weekend Block Party |
Front of Campus |
2012 Academy Program Student Application Deadlines:
Applications for the 2012-2013 school year must be in by one of the dates listed below. Priority will be given to those students who apply earlier.
- March 1st, 2012
- April 1st, 2012
- May 1st, 2012
- July 1st, 2012
For more information on our Open House Weekends please call Lynn Dorton at (941) 752-2453 or email her at lynn.dorton@imgworld.com.
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