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
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. 
Creamer came to IMG Academies when she was 13 years old and has been training here ever since. Her personal coach is IMG Leadbetter Golf Academy Director, David Whelan, and he has been by her side throughout her entire career. 
Post Grad Golf
Schedule II
We are now accepting applications for the 2012-2013 School Year. Apply now for the best opportunity to secure your space for 2012-2013 Academic Year. Application decisions are currently being sent monthly. To learn more about the program and prices, contact the Student-Athlete Advisors listed at the bottom of the page.
Designed specifically for student-athletes ages 18 and older needing extra preparation before college, the IMG Leadbetter post-grad program is tailored toward training golfers to reach their potential at the collegiate level.
By training with and competing against other players of similar age and ability, participating in post-grad academics and doing off-court training with IMG Performance Institute specialists, student-athletes accelerate their academic, athletic and personal development to enter college fully prepared to balance a hectic schedule as the TOTAL STUDENT-ATHLETE.
Post-grad golfers experience all aspects of successful golf training. With instruction from Leadbetter-certified coaches, post-grad golfers will work on all phases of the game from a technical, pre-competition and competition perspective. From range work to multiple rounds of golf weekly to course management strategy sessions and V1 video analysis, your game will see a total transformation.
Post-Grad Academics
It's equally as crucial for post-grad student-athletes to continue their academic development while evolving athletically. Currently, there are two academic options, the IMG Pendleton School, which is located on the IMG campus and the State College of Florida, which is within walking distance. Enrollment into the IMG Pendleton School will allow you to improve your academic profile and SAT scores, further develop study and writing skills, and take Advanced Placement coursework – which can lead to college credit. Enrollment in SCF offers you the opportunity to earn college credit and gives you a true taste of college life on a part-time basis.
With a variety of courses available, encouraging instructors and an accommodating schedule, you'll enter college fully prepared academically and athletically.
Program Details
- Periodization approach (technical, pre-competition and competition) addresses all aspects for better playing and lower scores
- 25+ full-time, Leadbetter-certified coaches to help facilitate your improvement
- English as a Second Language programs for international students
- Physical and Mental Conditioning sessions led by IMG Performance Institute specialists
- In the past decade-plus, IMG Leadbetter has produced more than 130 AJGA All-Americans, 10 Rolex (AJGA) Players of the Year, 4 Scholastic All-Americans, 4 US Girls' Junior champions, 2 US Amateur champions, 1 US Amateur runner-up, low amateur in 2004 Masters, 1 US Women's Amateur champion and 1 US Women's Open champion
- In the past two years alone, graduates have received acceptance to colleges/universities like Arkansas, Boston College, Duke, Florida State, Harvard, Indiana, Miami, Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico, Rice, Richmond, Southern Cal, Tulane, UNLV, Xavier and Washington, among others
- Cutting-edge V1 video analysis and TrackMan club-fitting technology
- 18-hole, championship-level golf course
- Double-sided driving range adjacent to practice range with multiple putting greens and chipping/pitching stations
Program Benefits
- Very intense, focused and competitive practice setting
- Work with PG instructors that have over 30 years of David Leadbetter teaching experience
- Work with IPI specialists to prevent injuries, gain strength and overall flexibility and stability
PERFORMANCE ELECTIVES
The TOTAL ATHLETE is someone who maximizes his or her full potential across all dimensions of performance. Someone who refuses to sacrifice academics for athletics — or vice versa.
Becoming the TOTAL ATHLETE, however, takes time and commitment. The earlier a student-athlete enrolls at IMG Academies during his or her prep years, the more time they will have to learn, grow, develop and experience all that IMG Academies has to offer, helping them become confident that they can take on the world during their journey through life.
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For Registration Information contact IMG Academies at:
Tel: 941.752.2600/1.800.872.6425
Fax: 941.752.2531
E-mail: admissions@imgworld.com
Address: 5500 34th St. West
Bradenton, FL 34210
IMG's programs have produced some of the world's top athletes, and they can help you reach your goals–whether you're a beginner, top recruit, collegiate athlete or elite pro.
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