Golf Digest Ranks Troon Affiliated Instructors Among Best in United States

(Scottsdale, Ariz.) – Troon, the leader in upscale golf course management, development, and marketing is pleased to announce that Golf Digest recently named 11 golf instructors at Troon affiliated properties among the best teachers in the United States.

The biennial accolade ranked golf instructors in every state across the country using a ballot system, asking instructors to rank their own peers. As a result, instructors named among Golf Digest’s 2015-2016 list of the “Best Teachers in your State” include:
Arizona
No. 6 Mike Labauve, The Westin Kierland Golf Club, Scottsdale
No. 11 Sandy Labauve, The Westin Kierland Golf Club, Scottsdale
No. 13 Tim Mahoney, The Westin Kierland Golf Club, Scottsdale
California
No. 8  Kip Puterbaugh, Aviara Golf Club, Aviara Golf Academy, Carlsbad
No. 27 Bob Knee, Aviara Golf Club, Aviara Golf Academy, Carlsbad
No. 39 Jamie Puterbaugh, Aviara Golf Club, Aviara Golf Academy, Carlsbad
No. 46 Jason Puterbaugh, Aviara Golf Club, Aviara Golf Academy, Carlsbad
Connecticut
No. 8 Derek Hooper, Lake of Isles, Troon Golf Academy, North Stonington
Hawaii
No. 2 Ben Hongo, Kapalua Golf Academy, Maui
No. 4 Greg Fields, Kapalua Golf Academy, Maui
Kansas
No. 3 Skip Maiwald, Ironhorse Golf Club, Leawood
Utah
No. 1 Doug Roberts, Entrada at Snow Canyon Country Club, St. George

“We congratulate each of these instructors for achieving this highly regarded Golf Digest accolade,” stated John Easterbrook, executive vice president, operations, Troon. “The dedication and invested interest they take in seeing their students improve, plays a major role in driving the game forward.”

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