Golf Lessons : What do you pay?

[who00knows]

What do you guys pay per hour or half hour? Is he/her a PGA pro or a club pro?

I pay 60 dollars for a half hour. He is a PGA pro.

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[iacas]

  who00knows said:

What do you guys pay per hour or half hour? Is he/her a PGA pro or a club pro?

I haven't ever paid for a lesson (for myself). I bought my wife five beginner "group" lessons, though, for her birthday last year. They were something like $140 for five lessons, each one hour long. Three students per class.

Carey was better than the other two, which unfortunately meant that they got more attention than she did. I figure we about broke even, but I won't go back to that guy anymore. The pro at my club charges something like $50/lesson (in half-hour lessons), but he typically stays out there for 45 minutes or more. From what I know, he's a PGA Pro (and a club pro). Aren't most club pros also PGA pros?

[who00knows]

  iacas said:

I haven't ever paid for a lesson (for myself). I bought my wife five beginner "group" lessons, though, for her birthday last year. They were something like $140 for five lessons, each one hour long. Three students per class.

Well I mean some are touring pros and some are not. I go to a guy who just does lessons. He is amazing.

[muskegman]

My teacher charges $55 per hour, but gave me a deal: 5 lessons for $150. That was a steal in my book, for all the misery I'm saving myself on the golf course.

[iacas]

Some clarification here for those that may be confused...
PGA = Professional Golfer Association. Every professional golfer has the opportunity to be a member of the "PGA".

The PGA Tour is very much a different entity. Heck, that's why we have a PGA Championship and a Tour Championship.

OK, that didn't exactly clear much up.

[Ben]

I charge $30 for half an hour. But I'm the low man here with no PGA certifiactions. The top guy is only $40 though, he's Class A PGA.

[shakespeare]

They're all the same - $50.00 for 30 minutes. We have three pros. One played on the Nationwide Tour a few years back and on the Canadian Tour last year. The other two just do the club thing. I also get free group lessons with the Nationwide guy whenever I want as part of my membership, but that is really useless.

[NCGolfer]

The guy I went to down here charges $125 per hour. Sounds like a lot, but it was well worth it. He is one of the top 10 teachers in NC according to Golf Digest.

[EmilyHambidge]

I get lessons from the women's coach at Purdue. Since I work there she doesn't charge me anything. She is not a certified pro of any kind, though, she is a coach. The pros, however, charge $30-$50 per hour. We are getting a new teaching facility on campus in September, so I'm guessing those rates will go up as lessons start to include more technology (swing analysis, video lessons, etc.)

[who00knows]

  NCGolfer said:

The guy I went to down here charges $125 per hour. Sounds like a lot, but it was well worth it. He is one of the top 10 teachers in NC according to Golf Digest.

What was his name? Where is he located? I saw in the AM listings that you are from clemmons, ever get down to the raleigh area much?

[Rafcin]

David Glenz here in NJ charges $200/hr. I know 3 guys who went to him and all 3 were disappointed. There are several other teachers in his school whos lessons are better and charge around $70. It's about an avg. from what I paid.

[StreakyPete]

Our club Pro charges £16 ($30) per half hour, which is pretty typical. He's a good teacher and has the ability to get his message across. At the local range, the teaching pro's there charge up to £75 ($135) per half hour
I'm lucky in as much as my daughter, who played for the Scottish Team a while back, can pass on to me all the top coaching tips she used to get as part of the team.
(so those lessons are FREE!! - which is a GOOD THING!)

[NiceShot]

I've been going to the Faldo Institute and it's been costing me £50 per 1 hr session which I think is good value considering the level of coaching and the facilites.

Hopefully things are just starting to come together

[Mr High Anxiety]

I live about 10 minutes from the Hank Haney Golf Ranch. I'm thinking for my birthday in September I would like to get some lessons. I think it's $60 for an hour with a teachers assistant. Or I could go all out and spend $500 for an hour with Hank.

[iacas]

  Mr High Anxiety said:

I live about 10 minutes from the Hank Haney Golf Ranch. I'm thinking for my birthday in September I would like to get some lessons. I think it's $60 for an hour with a teachers assistant. Or I could go all out and spend $500 for an hour with Hank.

I like Haney's approach to golf. You'll have to report back and let us know how your lessons go!

[Rafcin]

  Mr High Anxiety said:

...Or I could go all out and spend $500 for an hour with Hank....

If I wasn't married and had $500 to spend for an hour with somebody as my birthday gift - I'll make DAMN sure this person first name ain't HANK

[Mr High Anxiety]

  Rafcin said:

If I wasn't married and had $500 to spend for an hour with somebody as my birthday gift - I'll make DAMN sure this person first name ain't HANK

HARHAR

, you got me on that one.

[AK-Edge]

Best Pro in Alaska (as reported in I believe the most recent golf digest) who I take lessons from charges $75 per hour.