B O D M E R P E R F O R M A N C E C E N T E R Bodmer Performance Center Master Class Thursday, July 28, 2016 - Sunday, July 31, 2016 SINCE 1893 SINCE 1893 Europe’s highest 18-hole golf course is located in a magnificent mountain landscape and offers everything to delight the golfer’s heart – a real challenge for every player. 2 BODMER PERFORMANCE CENTER | MASTER CLASS - 2016 ENGADIN GOLF SAMEDAN OLDEST COURSE IN SWITZERLAND Built in 1893, the Samedan course is the oldest 18-hole championship course, par 72, 6,217 m total in Switzerland and one of the most venerable distance. Clubhouse with restaurant, shop with rental in continental Europe. Take a deep breath and clubs and Academy Engadin Golf Center with three feel right at home as you play on this classic PGA Teaching Pros offering individual and group course surrounded by the captivating mountain tuition for beginners and those aiming for a green landscape of Upper Engadin. Standing amid the card. Spacious short-game area with water hazards many larch trees, some over 700 years old, is not and bunkers and driving range with 30 mat and turf something you will forget in a hurry. tees, some covered, for extended training sessions. 3 Welcome to the BPC Master Class World class instructors of golf will participate in the BPC Master Class golf seminar at Engadine Golf Club, Golf course Samedan, Switzerland Instructors’ client list includes tour players such as: Darren Clarke, Ernie Els, Bernhard Langer, Lee Westwood, Nick Faldo, Severiano Ballesteros, Dustin Johnson, Ian Poulter, Padraig Harrington and Suzann Pettersen. 4 BODMER PERFORMANCE CENTER | MASTER CLASS - 2016 SIMON HOLMES OF SKY TV Born in Irvine to English parents – his father In 1993 Simon went on to coach Nick Faldo who worked in Greenock for IBM – Simon Holmes won the ’93 Johnnie Walker Classic, Bernhard spent his adolescent summers playing golf Langer when he won the Masters, Anders at Helensburgh, where he is still a member, Forsbrand and Barry Lane. He also had four before setting out for America and Wake Forest players in the 1993 Ryder Cup side – Langer, Seve University in North Carolina. A decent player, Ballesteros, Barry Lane and Joakim Haeggman. Holmes was good enough to twice reach the To date Simon has coached over 80 tournament last 16 of the Scottish Amateur Championship professionals that have won together over 50 and hold a handicap of plus two. titles and 2 majors. These include: It is in Golf Coaching, however, where Simon Retief Goosen, Darren Clarke, Thomas Bjorn, Holmes found his niche, first as an assistant to Ernie Els, Bernhard Langer, Ian Woosnam, Robert David Leadbetter, then as a sole practitioner. Karlsson, Soren Hansen, Jasper Parnevik, Vijay Simon worked with David Leadbetter from Singh, Lee Westwood, Barry Lane, Mark McNulty, 1988 to 1992, where at the time, Leadbetter Nick Faldo, Joakim Haeggman, Geoff Ogilvy, Tony coached the who’s who of world golf including Johnstone, Darren Fichart, David Carter, Jeremy Nick Faldo, Nick Price and Bernhard Langer, Robinson, Anders Forsbrand, Peter Fowler, Roger and Simon worked with them all. Chapman, Gordon Brand Jnr, Mark Roe, Jean Van der Velde, Marc Farry, Per Ulrik Johansson, Roger During the Summers of 1991 and 1992 Simon Winchester, Mark James, Seve Ballesteros, Mark spent most of the year with Nick Faldo going Davis, Brian Marchbank, Mike Hulbert, Derrick to most events he was playing in and it was at Cooper, Nick Price, Curtis Strange, Ian Poulter, the end of 1992 where Simon decided to go it Severiano Ballesteros, Bob Tway, Stephan alone after coaching Langer independently of Ames, Padraig Harrington, Richard Green, Trevor his work with Leadbetter. Immelman, Peter Hanson, Constantino Rocca, Jamie Spence, and Suzann Pettersen. 5 BODMER PERFORMANCE CENTER | MASTER CLASS - 2016 JOE MILLER FOR MER RE/MA X WORLD LONG DRIVE CHAMPION Miller is the RE/MAX world Long Drive champion for Miller won the 2010 REMAX World Long Drive 2010. He became the second European to ever win Championship with a driver of 414 yards (379 m) the championships and as such is regarded as the against rookie Dominic Mazza. Miller was brought best Long Drive Golfer in the world today. At 6 ft 4 up in Barnet, London where he still trains in both and 19 stone Joe Miller represents a new breed of his local gym and The Shire Golf Club. He is Long drives built around strength speed and power, sponsored by Callaway Golf and therefore uses he also holds the world record for ball speed at the Official Driver of the LDA (Long Drivers of 225 mph on the way to becoming world champion. America), The Callaway X HOT 2 with a Fujikura Winning the championships with a 414-yard strike, XX Shaft and usually 3 degrees of loft. He is Miller collected the $150,000 prize for winning the also a competitor on the European LDET circuit 2010 World Championships. Jamie Sadlowski is capturing four wins in a row (Belgium, Germany, Long Drive Golfer who sits as one of Joe’s main UK, Slovenia). He unfortunately missed out on competitors together allowing the sport of Long a second REMAX title thanks to Tim Burke, a Drive to grow through various events during the year. Krank Staff Member who hit a drive of 427 yards (390 m) to win the $250,000 and the REMAX belt. Miller’s first sponsor in the sport was the Long Drive At last, Miller holds the record for the longest brand known as Krank, however the sport and the official drive in history at 560 yards at his local athlete have grown in recent years and Miller went course in England in 2010. on to sign to Callaway Golf in 2012. He is now part of their research and development team and often tours with his sponsors attending exhibitions and various events. Currently based at The Shire London golf club he uses these facilities to aid his needs whilst also working as a part-time gym trainer. 6 BODMER PERFORMANCE CENTER | MASTER CLASS - 2016 SCOT W.R. NEI FOUNDER AND CEO ROBOGOLFPRO, INSTRUCTOR PEBBLE BEACH Scot has built his reputation by helping golfers of Scot is widely recognized as one of golf’s all skill levels improve their technique, strategy, most innovative instructors, working with top and lower their scores. He has helped golf’s teachers, such as Hank Haney, Rick Smith, best players build consistent, repeatable swings; Claude Harmon and Dave Pelz. He has also confident mental attitudes; imaginative reliable coached golfers of all skill levels, from beginners short games; and a better understanding of how to top touring professionals. Incorporating his to manage their games once they step off the extensive knowledge of the golf swing with the practice range and onto the course. revolutionary technology of the Golf Robot is where Scot truly earns acknowledgement as an Scot’s commitment to excellence is no better innovator. At a time when more people are leaving demonstrated than by the world class Instructors the game due to frustration with the complexity of he continues to learn from as well as some of the the swing, Scot’s groundbreaking approach could PGA Tours top playing professionals. signal the future of golf improvement globally. Founder and CEO of RoboGolfPro, CEO and Scot has taught at numerous golf academies President of TourBound Golf, Inc. He is Currently and learning centers. ProGolf Schools, Geneva a Teaching Professional at Pebble Beach Golf National Golf Club, Inverness Golf Club, Western Academy. Scot has achieved great success Skies Golf Club, The Bog, Barbas Learning in golf as a tour player, teacher, designer and Center, Bally Bunion, Oakton Practice Facility as communicator. He is regarded as one of the most well as assisting in local High School Programs innovated instructors and is willing to do whatever and Sports Re Hab Facilities. Scot is currently a it takes to help students achieve their golfing goals consultant and teaching professional at Pebble and dreams. Beach Golf Academy. 7 BODMER PERFORMANCE CENTER | MASTER CLASS - 2016 ANDY PLUMMER ONE OF THE INSTRUCTORS & CREATORS OF STACK & TILT Andy Plummer (born December 23, 1966 in The method was called that way because of the way Vanceburg, Kentucky) and Mike Bennett (born the spine tilts throughout the swing to keep the golfer December 12, 1967 in Jordan, New York) are a duo “stacked”, or to keep the upper-body center in one of golf instructors who have coached PGA Tour place during the swing, and the name was chosen players Charlie Wi, Steve Elkington, Tom Scherrer, with the help of Charlie Wi. In Stack and Tilt the weight Grant Waite, Troy Matteson, Bill Lunde, Mike Weir starts left (for righthanded players) and goes more left and Aaron Baddeley, among others. Bennett and during the swing. This idea collides with mainstream Plummer are also known because the golf swing golf instruction, but is shared by Sean Foley. model they developed challenges some aspects of current mainstream golf instruction. The Bennett and Plummer model gained publicity beyond the PGA Tour players and instructors Bennett and Plummer played in the mini tours environment once a major golf magazine covered during the mid 1990s and later committed to it in June 2007. instruction in the early 2000s, after taking courses with Larry Bartosek, Tom Tomesello, Mike Bender Their system has been profiled in publications like and Mac O’Grady. Golf World and Sports Illustrated, and on syndicated talk shows like The Charlie Rose Show. A best-selling Bennett and Plummer wrote, with Peter Morrice, book, The Stack and Tilt Swing, and two DVDs, the book The Stack and Tilt Swing.