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What’s All the Fuss About Hawaii Golf Schools?

Hawaii golf Schools

Hawaii golf schools are a wonderful way to relax by focusing on nothing but improving your game.

Whether you never picked a club before or wish to cut a 15 handicap in half, look no further.

Hawaii golf schools have programs that meet any need.

There are private or group lessons, 3-day golf schools, 1-day golf clinics or even a week long golf vacation.

However, due to their popularity, you must make reservations well in advance for most golf schools, especially when you want a famous venue.

Here are a few well-known golf schools:


Hawaii Golf Schools: Kapalua Golf Academy, Maui

Staffed by PGA pros, its facilities include an indoor hitting bay with video analysis.

You will be matched to a program that suits your level and you can join the daily afternoon clinic, take group or private lessons or join the more comprehensive golf schools.

An hour of golf lessons starts at $110 and an on-course playing lesson is $350 per person.

There are 2 and 3 day golf schools. If you are more experienced, pick the 2 day school, which includes tee times on selected courses in the afternoon. This focuses on reading greens, shot selection, the psychology of playing and comes with a complete video analysis.

The 3 day instruction is more comprehensive and provides everything from putting, chipping, pitching and bunker play and daily full swing video analysis. This runs at $1,295 per person.


Hawaii Golf Schools:
Ko’olina Golf Club, Oahu

Your 1-5 day golf instruction programs here will be held by Balance Point golf school, the best on the planet, which has run 14 seasons of in Hawaii.

The cutting-edge instruction includes short game, putting, and the mental approach to golf. One full day is devoted to improving your golf swing, better ball striking, getting more accuracy and greater distance.

The cost is $495 in an average class size of 3-5 students, while a half day private golf instruction with master teacher Jim Waldron runs $595. Or, you can opt for a full day or even a 2-day weekend golf school.

Balance Point offers 85,000 sq ft. of grass teeing area, several practice putting greens, a specialty short game area and an indoor hitting bay with video analysis.


Hawaii Golf Schools: Spirit of Golf Academy, Big Island

If you want to improve you golf from the inside out and take it to the next level, hop along to Darrin Gee’s Spirit of Golf Academy. When he was attempting to improve his own game, Darrin found that meditation and yoga helped him let go of trying too hard.

Hawaii Golf Schools

Golf pioneer and innovator, Darrin Gee has also written a book "Seven Principles of Golf: Mastering the Mental Game on and off the Golf Course".

Since its opening in 2000, his academy has helped more than 10,000 golfers lower their handicaps, hit better shots, and have more fun.

Whether you are a tour professional or a novice player, you can go to his clinics held in small groups either at the Big Island Country Club, or the Hapuna Golf Course - both among the best Hawaii golf schools. You will cut as many as 22 strokes in just one session!

Spirit of Golf’s signature half-day clinic, which teaches you specific relaxation techniques, how to maximize individual skills and increase focus and concentration, is $250.00 This is a must before moving on to the playing lesson which also costs $250.00.

The 90-min. playing lesson offers hands-on guidance and instruction from a coach, so you’ll learn how to overcome first tee jitters and play your own game.

This course includes the greens fee, cart, golf club rentals, refreshments and bottled water.

You will find Hawaii golf schools on any island.

On the lower slopes of Mount Haleakala, the Wailea Golf Academy offers an intimate, private learning environment.

There are 2 teeing grounds, a chipping green, a practice green and a fairway bunker. Golf instruction is provided by the David Leadbetter Golf Academy, which has 30 locations in 14 countries.

Also, you will find individual lessons and golf schools for any level.

Usually, a half-day school runs around $300 for 6 hours of coaching starting at 7.30 am and includes lunch.

A full day school, which includes practice putting, chipping, pitching, full swing and a video analysis of your game, is $450.00.

Once your instruction from these top Hawaii golf schools is finished, you can then go out and put your new skills to use out on the greens, on any of Hawaii golf resorts.


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