Myrtle Beach Area Information
News
The Champions Golf Academy to Host Summer Camps, June 9 - August 19
05/19/2008
Weekly Day Camps Designed for All Junior Golfers, 12 to 17 Years of Age
May 19, 2008, North Myrtle Beach, S.C. – The Champions Golf Academy announced today that 2008 summer golf camps for all junior golfers, both boys and girls, from 12 to 17 years of age are open for registration. Located at the Long Bay Club, a Jack Nicklaus Signature Course in North Myrtle Beach, S.C., the weekly camps begin on Monday, June 9 and run through the month of August. Junior golfers receive instruction from 9:00 a.m. until noon each day, followed by lunch and afternoon play with a Champions Golf Academy instructor. Students will be grouped according to age and ability and the game-improvement camp will focus on fundamentals, full swing, short game skills, course management, club selection and tournament preparation in a fun, yet competitive, environment.
Tuition for the week-long Champions Golf Academy Summer Golf Camp is $750 per golfer, with discounts given to those participating in the program for more than three weeks. To learn more information or register, parents are encouraged to call (843) 399-1551 or visit the academy’s website, ChampionsGolfAcademylbc.com.
“We’re excited to launch our first summer golf program for junior golfers,” said Academy owner and former PGA TOUR player, Hugh Royer, III. “These weekly camps are designed specifically for junior golfers, whether they live in Myrtle Beach or are vacationing in the area. Parents can drop off their up-and-coming young golfers with us before work, and pick them up in the afternoon. For those who live outside the Myrtle Beach region, the family can enjoy one of America’s best golf and vacation destinations while the junior golfer is immersed in an extensive golf instruction program. Whether the junior golfer aspires to play high school, collegiate or professional golf, the Champions Golf Academy Summer Golf Camp is the answer. My handpicked instructional team’s simple and proven approach, utilizing the most advanced training tools available, at an exceptional world-class facility will provide players with every opportunity to succeed.”
About The Champions Golf Academy
Owned and operated by former PGA TOUR player Hugh Royer, III, the Champions Golf Academy is one of the most distinctive golf learning centers in the country as it features comprehensive training programs for players of all ages and skill levels. Located at the Long Bay Club, a Jack Nicklaus Signature Course in North Myrtle Beach, S.C., The Champions Golf Academy opened in March 2007, and debuted its new Long Bay learning center on April 21, 2008. The learning center features an 8,000 square-foot short game area with chipping, putting and bunker practice sites, a 3,500 square-foot building for the offices and golf-specific fitness room, three private teaching bays, state-of the-art video equipment, extensive club fitting technology and a student lounge. Sports psychologist Stephen A. Russo, Ph.D. assists players in handling the mental pressures of the game, and accommodations are included with many of the programs.
Royer turned professional in 1987, and played three years on the PGA Tour, where he captured four wins on the Nationwide Tour and one victory on the South African Tour. After his retirement in 2000, Royer opened the Columbus Golf Academy in Columbus, Ga., where he served as the Director of Instruction. Royer taught more than three years at the International Junior Golf Academy on Hilton Head Island, S.C. and has worked with PGA, LPGA, Nationwide, and Hooters Tour players, in addition to teaching the top professional, collegiate and amateur players for the past seven years.
About The Myrtle Beach National Company
The Myrtle Beach National Company has evolved into one of the leading golf course ownership and management operations in the Southeast, featuring many of the most well-respected signature courses along the Grand Strand. The company formed in 1971 with the construction of the Arnold Palmer-designed original 54-hole golf complex, which includes the West Course, Southcreek (both designed by Francis Duane and Arnold Palmer) and King’s North, also an Arnold Palmer design that has achieved national notoriety. Myrtle Beach National has grown to include the Robert Trent Jones designed Waterway Hills, Jack Nicklaus’ Long Bay, Tom Jackson’s River Club and Aberdeen Country Club, Dan Maple’s Willbrook Plantation and Willard Byrd’s Litchfield Country Club, all premier Myrtle Beach area signature courses.
Myrtle Beach National has hosted tournaments for men, women, senior or junior golfers for more than 35 years to help grow the game of golf. Every November, Myrtle Beach National-sponsored George Holliday Memorial Tournament, recently named one of the top-ranked junior tournaments by the Heritage Classic Foundation, draws more than 300 prep golfers to the Grand Strand. During the spring, Myrtle Beach National welcomes more than 150 junior golfers to the area during Easter weekend for the Myrtle Beach Junior Golf Shoot-out Tournament. In the fall, Myrtle Beach National welcomes women golfers and couples to the Grand Strand for “The Carolina Couples Classic” and “Just Girls Weekend.” For more information, visit MBN.com or call 1-800-882-2614.
