By PAT EASTMAN
TAMPA, Florida – Golf’s newest instructional road show is making its next stop on GolfPass today with the premiere episode two of GolfPass Academy Tour, a four-stop streaming series capturing highlights from golf clinics conducted across the U.S. and featuring some of the biggest names in video golf instruction. The series is streaming exclusively on the GolfPass website and mobile app.
The GolfPass Academy Tour stop today takes place on the practice range at TPC Tampa Bay, a Florida gem that has hosted more than 20 tournaments on the PGA TOUR Champions professional circuit. Select GolfPass members from the Tampa area were invited to join clinic host Vince Cellini, host of PGA TOUR Champions Learning Center on GOLF Channel, and an all-star lineup of GolfPass instructors, including Devan Bonebrake, host of The Golf Fix; Nathalie Sheehan, host of The Next Shot; Blair O’Neal, co-host of School of Golf; and newcomer Bryce Cope.
“The Tour provides the opportunity for our GolfPass members to meet the instructors they watch all the time and ask the burning questions they need answered to improve their golf games,” said Kevin Schultz, GolfPass Executive Producer. “Plus, it gives our audience at home a chance to drop in on some great instruction.”
Viewers can improve their own games as instructors cover every aspect of the golf swing, from swing techniques to the mental game. Additionally, they will have the opportunity to eavesdrop on conversations between student and instructor when clinic attendees are invited to play the TPC Tampa Bay and put their newfound knowledge to the test.
There were 72 golfers playing TPC Tampa in a 1 o’clock shotgun start. It was a wonderfully organized day. The carts were setup with score cards, towels and water bottles as a nice remembrance of the day. There was a full field and the round moved along nicely in four hours. It was a very enjoyable day of instruction and golf. The nice thing about the instruction is if you forgot anything, it’s all on a video which you can watch later.
Another feature of membership is exclusive tee-time benefits and discounts on GolfNow bookings, including waived fees, tee-time credits, and Tee Time Protection. Additionally, members get unlimited access to more than 4,500 instructional videos. A GolfPass membership is available at GolfPass.com
(Pat Eastman is a longtime golf specific photographer & journalist. She can be reached at eastmanpat@aol.com)
