Tour Academy Announces New State-of-the-Art Tour Academy at Pronghorn in Bend, Oregon

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla.--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--The TOUR Academy announced today the opening of its newest location at Pronghorn in Bend, Oregon. The TOUR Academy, viewed as a leader in the golf instruction industry, provides a variety of diverse instruction programs—including golf schools, junior camps, and private lessons—to golfers of every skill level, ranging from the beginner to PGA TOUR players.

“One of the top 2 best new courses in the Nation.”

The Pronghorn instructional facility is the ninth Academy location and is slated to open May 1^st, 2010.

“We are thrilled to be opening an Academy at such a prestigious and desirable golf destination,” said John Fechter, President of PGA TOUR Experiences. “We are very much looking forward to providing the highest level of quality golf instruction to the local golf community as well as those who decide to make Pronghorn their golf vacation destination.”

The TOUR Academy at Pronghorn features high-speed video capture software integrated with a 1200-point press/balance mat and launch monitors that track club and ball speed, launch angle, spin rate, carry and total distance. Also incorporated is the TOMI Putting Lab, K-Vest 3-D training, and Motion Analysis Technology powered by TaylorMade. The TOUR Academy will offer a complete listing of programs for golfers of all skill levels; including one to five-day golf schools, group clinics, junior golf camps, private instruction, club fitting, fitness programs and much more. Instruction is offered year round and registration for these programs is currently underway.

“To be selected by the TOUR Academy team as a premier Club in the Northwest is exciting, and raises awareness of Central Oregon as a world-class golf destination,” said Tom Hix, Managing Member at Pronghorn for Pronghorn Investors, LLC. “We look forward to welcoming TOUR Academy guests to Bend and our community.”

TOUR Academy at Pronghorn joins eight additional academies at equally desirable locations including TPC Scottsdale in Arizona; TPC Sawgrass, The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club®, and World Golf Village, all in Florida; TPC San Antonio in Texas; Centennial Golf Club in New York; and TPC Las Vegas in Nevada. Plans include the opening of five additional Academy locations by the end of 2010.

The TOUR Academy also announced that its instructors have been selected to train the Chinese National Golf Team. For a period of 3-weeks, the TOUR Academy instructors have been working with the Chinese team at its World Golf Village instruction facility. Plans are currently being finalized to send two instructors back to China to continue work with this group of aspiring golfers.

“I think our instructors being selected to train the Chinese National Golf Team speaks volumes in terms of the quality of our teaching professionals. Each instructor has been trained to work with the golf professional as well as individuals who are picking up a golf club for the first time,” said Fechter.

About the TOUR Academy

PGA TOUR Experiences is the premier source for quality golf vacations, TOUR Academy instructional centers, corporate events and much more. Play the best courses, attend the most prestigious golf tournaments, get the best golf training and walk the fairways with a personal caddie. The TOUR Academies provide state-of-the art technology, personalized instruction and programs for all skill levels. The finest teaching professionals in the industry can enrich the golfer’s game with custom-designed instructional packages that guarantee immediate results. For more information go to: http://www.pgatourexperiences.com.

About Pronghorn

With the only side-by-side Nicklaus and Fazio courses in the West, the luxury resort community of Pronghorn is fast becoming one of golf’s must-play destinations –recently named one of LINKS magazine’s “Best of the Best” golf properties. Seated below the Cascade Mountains in central Oregon’s spectacular high-desert terrain, the club provides a refreshing challenge for all players, with 5-star resort amenities to indulge in at the end of every golf school day.

End the day around one of the many indoor and outdoor stone fireplaces to relax and recharge for the day ahead. A variety of off-course adventures are available — from guided fly fishing, to private scotch tasting dinners. With Central Oregon as our backyard, we have access to one of the nation’s premier outdoor playgrounds. World class skiing, snowboarding, mountain biking, fly-fishing, rock climbing, and white water rafting, to name a few, are all only minutes away.

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