Sandals' New Golf School, Ocho Rios, Jamaica
JANUARY 14, 2009 - Travel Agents from all across the United States and Canada had a chance to experience the new Sandals Golf School at Sandals Golf & Country in Ocho Rios, Jamaica.
The School is led by PGA instructors and powered by Nike Golf(R) and is the first of its kind in the destination. It is open to both Sandals guests and to the public with private lessons, multi-day training sessions and corporate golf retreats, as well as having access to all the latest amenities and technology that have been designed to better your performance.
"The Sandals Golf & Country Club is a phenomenal facility that many of my clients - perhaps because of their own trepidations about golf - do not experience while on vacation in Jamaica," said H Fry of Travel by Horizon. "The new Sandals Golf School is extremely user friendly and tiered to benefit all guests, no matter their level of expertise. Sandals Resorts has truly delivered yet another top-notch aspect to the already comprehensive Luxury Included(R) vacation experience. The Golf School was eye-opening and informative but best of all, a total blast!"
As part of the teaching process the school have added access to 1,000 sq foot of teaching centre with the latest technology to allow each player to study their performance with software that allows instructors to keep track of player's progress.
Also available are four hitting bays allowing golfers to hit balls to outdoor greens, And a 10,000 square yard short game teaching area, helping player master shots within 100 yards.
o A maximum 4-to-1 student-to-coach ratio
o Video analysis and take-home DVD evaluation of one's golf swing, complete with coach voice-over
o A learning manual with the coach's handwritten comments
o Transportation to and from the course
o Golf towels and rental clubs
Sandals Golf and Country Club includes a 18-hole championship golf course, a plantation style club house with scenic views of Ocho Rios and an authentic Jerk Shack
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