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Latest News and Press Releases
Poulter Wins Match Play Championship
February 21, 2010
David Leadbetter Golf Academy are proud to congratulate Ian Poulter on his Accenture Match Play Championship and his #5 World Ranking!
Poulter captured the biggest victory of his career Sunday by leading the final 28 holes and beating Paul Casey, 4 and 2, in the all-England final at the Match Play Championship.
Along winning his first World Golf Championship, the 34-year-old Poulter won for the first time on American soil.
"It's been a long time coming," Poulter said, after closing out Casey with a par on the 34th hole. "I knew I was in great form. I felt comfortable all day on the golf course."
Poulter won for the ninth time on the European Tour and moved to a career-best No. 5 in the world ranking. He earned $1.4 million, the biggest prize of his career.
Known mostly for what's in his closet, Poulter quickly is gaining a strong reputation for his prowess in match play. He improved his overall record in the Match Play Championship to 18-7, and was so dominant on the weekend that he trailed for only one hole over the final 50 holes of the tournament.
David Leadbetter to appear at Golf Live, May 14 - 16th
February 11, 2010
David Leadbetter is to appear at an exciting new golf concept, Golf Live. Taking place at Stoke Park Golf Club, Berkshire on 14th - 16th May 2010 David will be hosting a number of clinics throughout each day.
Colin Motgomerie, Ian Poulter, Paul Casey and Retief Goosen will also feature at the event which will be hosted by, amongst others, Di Stewart. More details of the event, including ticket sales, can be found at www.golfliveevent.com
Scotlands Squad Boosted by IMG Academies Support
January 19, 2010
Five of Scotland’s leading amateur golfers will spend a week at the world famous IMG Leadbetter Golf Academy in Bradenton, Florida preparing for the new season as part of a new partnership between the Scottish Golf Union and IMG Academies.
The in-kind sponsorship agreement has been brokered by IMG as part of their commitment to help develop Scottish golfing talent, enabling the SGU to increase the support to its elite level players during the winter training programme.
Ross Kellett, Steven McEwan, Philip McLean, James White and David Law will fly out to the resort this weekend ahead of February’s Jones Cup Invitational to work with national coach Ian Rae and Scottish Institute of Sport golf psychologist Doctor Richard Cox, using accommodation and facilities provided by IMG Academies.
Welcoming the new partnership, SGU Chief Executive Hamish Grey said:
“Having use of the facilities at IMG Academies in Bradenton is a great boost for the squad, allowing us to prepare for some big events coming up, including the Jones Cup and the Spanish and Portuguese Amateur Championships”.
“The facilities are world class, with some of the best players in the world also using the resort as their base and we are grateful to IMG and IMG Academies for their fantastic support.”
David Whelan, Director of the IMG Leadbetter Golf Academy, said: “With the SGU’s rich tradition and long history of success, it is truly a great honour for the Academy to host the SGU players and coaches. Having some of the best training facilities in the world, we are confident that the SGU will benefit from their time at the Academy.”
Scotland highest ranked amateur Ross Kellett (Colville Park) will be writing a blog from the training camp which can be found on the SGU website from Monday 25 January.
IMG Leadbetter Student looking Strong
December 11 2009
Emiliano Grillo is making a serious case for a top ranking in the junior golf standings. Only he’s not stating his case against fellow juniors. He’s doing it against the pros.
After firing a blemish-free 5-under 67 Friday, Grillo, currently ranked No. 2 in the Golfweek/Titleist Junior Rankings, is alone atop the leaderboard at the Tour of Americas’ Open de Argentina with a two-day score of 7-under 137. That’s right. The junior amateur is alone in the lead, ahead of 126 pros including current Masters champion Angel Cabrera.
Not bad for a 17-year-old.
This is the second week in a row Grillo has competed in a Tour of Americas event in his native Argentina. Last week, the Buenos Aires native finished 11th in the Argentina Masters with a score of 3-over 287. This week he’s outdone even himself.
He didn’t make a bogey during his second-round 67 and has made 10 birdies in two days. In his last six rounds he’s shot over par once (a second-round 74 in the Argentina Masters), has played the par-5s in 11 under without a single bogey and hasn’t suffered any major meltdowns (he’s made two double bogeys).
It can be argued that the Tour of Americas doesn’t feature an elite enough field to read too much into these performances. But looking at the players he’s competed against, there are plenty of elite golfers who Grillo has faced and beaten.
Last week Grillo finished ahead of PGA Tour-winner Andres Romero and two-time senior major champion Eduardo Romero. This week it’s Cabrera trailing him.
Did I mention he’s only 17?
With these back-to-back performances in professional tournaments, Grillo is making a case for his talent. Afterall, he’s on top of the leaderboard at a professional golf tournament, and no other junior can say that.
Breaking America with Rachel Connor
November 18 2009
Golf.co.uk
Fresh from booking a prized spot on next season's Duramed Futures Tour, Golf.co.uk's rising star Rachel Connor gets back to work at the David Leadbetter IMG Academy.
Hello to everyone at golf.co.uk.
Can I just say a big 'Thank You' to everyone for the messages that I have received following Tour School - they mean a lot!
After a busy week at Tour School the last week has been filled with the practicalities of arranging my affairs for life on tour in America in 2010. I will be continuing my training at the David Leadbetter IMG Academy in 2010 and Bradenton will be my base for the distant future this is a prospect that I am relishing.
Following a weekend of apartment hunting, furniture sourcing and general traipsing around department stores, I was more than ready to get back to the Academy today. A typical day at the Academy starts at 8.00am with a combination of long and short game work, mental conditioning, swing analysis and usually IPI.
The IMG Performance Institute (IPI) is really something special, my sessions include speed/agility conditioning and in-season weight training that is relative to golf. Sessions are taken by Coach TA or Trevor Anderson you can view one of our sessions here:
Coach TA is an inspirational guy the type of person that wants you to push yourself to the limit - with a smile on your face!
There are ten golf courses that are affiliated to IMG in this area and on a daily basis we are timetabled to play at one of these courses. My favourite course and one to visit, if you are ever in this area, is Sarabay Country Club.
Bobby Jones once said of Sarabay "It is one of the finest I have ever seen. It is what I call a true championship layout." So that is recommendation indeed. A typical day at the Academy will finish at 5pm.
So, I'm pleased to be back at the Academy. Our group of post-graduates now totals 13 and seems to growing each day. We are from a mixture of cultures and diverse backgrounds, male and female, and we have different interests outside golf. But we all arrived in Bradenton with one common goal - to be the best that we can be.
Michelle Wie Wins First LPGA event
November 13 2009
Leadbetter student Michelle Wie won the first LPGA event of her career on Sunday, fulfilling the promise of a decade with a three-under-par 69 to win the Lorena Ochoa Invitational by two strokes over Paula Creamer in Guadalajara, Mexico.
20-year-old Wie finished the victory in style, hitting a greenside bunker shot to 6 inches on the 18th hole before tapping in for a birdie. She raised her arms, and after pulling the ball out of the hole, she looked to the sky and let out a sigh of relief.
"For sure, it's definitely off my back," Wie said. "I think that hopefully, life will be a lot better, but I still have a lot of work to do."
Wie finished at 13-under 275 after starting the day tied for the lead with Cristie Kerr at 10 under. Kerr shot a 72 and finished three back, tied with Morgan Pressel (67) and Jiyai Shin (71).
Zero Friction Tees: The Offical Tee Partner of DLGA
David Leadbetter Golf Academy are proud to announce Zero Friction Performance Tees as the offical tee partner of DLGA in Europe, Asia and Africa.
Zero Friction Performance Tees with their patented three prong design are not only rated the longest tee in independent laboratory tests but with a swing speed of 100mph, five yards of accuracy are also gained on its competitors. Further deatails can be found on zero friction tees here.
Maiden Victory for DLGA UK student Michael Hoey
Andrew Nicholson Senior Director of the David Leadbetter Golf Academy at The Wynyard Club has recently scored a major success is assisting Michael Hoey to his first European Tour title at the Estoril Open de Portugal.
Nicholson has been coaching Hoey for six years, said: “What Michael has achieved is fantastic. We didn’t expect the win to happen so quickly even though Michael has had a string of Top 15 finishes already this year. But we certainly won’t be sitting back and thinking we’ve done all the hard work now, so it’s definitely not time to relax.”
Hoey first played on Tour in 2002, the season he also qualified to play at the Masters at Augusta after turning Pro as Irish and British Amateur Champion. He played on the Challenge Tour, before winning a place back on the main Tour in 2006, and regained his card at European Tour School in 2008.
DLGA Korea continued to proposer in 2008 under the Direction of Academy Director Robin Symes. Robin, based at Woo Jeong Hills continues to work with some of the promising players from Korea and with a second academy opening in Busan in 2008, under the direction of David-Louys Moroney the future of DLGA Korea appears to be very encouraging.
NA Yeon Choi has had a great start in her first season on the LPGA Tour. Currently 11th on the Order of Merit, and 28th in the world, she finished 2nd in the Evian Masters at Sunningdale. She has been working with Robin for over 2 years and makes frequent visits to the academy despite being predominantly based in America.
Mi Jung Hur has been a long time student of DLGA working initially with Stuart Clayton and now Robin. She turned professional this year and played a full season on the Futures Tour in America. Finishing 4th in the overall rankings she now gains her place on the LPGA tour for 2009. She will also travel with DLGA Korea to Australia for 2 months winter training in preparation for the season.
Hee Young Park has completed a very successful first season on the LPGA with an order of merit position is 35th and world ranking 58th.
Ha Neul Kim who has been with DLGA for 18 months made her breakthrough in Korea this year winning 3 times and is ranked 2nd on the KLPGA order of merit. She has improved her world ranking to 104th and will have the opportunity to play the US Open, Evian Masters and SBS open in 2009
Jang Ha Na is another long term student with a successful year. Ha Na is only aged 15 and for the 2nd time qualified for the US Open She won the Korea Amateur Champion and reached the semi finals of the US Amateur.
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