Sunday, July 24, 2011

Club Med Academies Featured in Fitness Magazine

The world-class training opportunities available at Club Med Academies were highlighted in the current issue of Fitness magazine. In the July/August issue of Fitness, a piece entitled “What a Trip: Game On!,” Club Med Academies was listed as one of the top summer vacation destinations for sports enthusiasts. The story listed the Academies’ lineup of world-renowned athletes as one of the main attractions, including a 5-time Ironman champ, an LPGA masters professional, and a tennis coach who has trained eight number-one players.

Thursday, June 30, 2011

Golf as an Olympic Sport

Golf champions are boasting smaller numbers than ever before - both in age and in scores! Rory McIlroy and Yani Tsang are great role models for junior golfers of all levels. We are already witnessing an increase in countries and federations investing in the development of their best talent, and several young golfers are currenlty being incubated in programs here at Club Med Academies. We are anticipating a huge "coming out party" for these players at the 2016 Olympics in Brazil. According to Don Law, head of Club Med Academies Golf: "The recent decision to include golf as an Olympic sport will be an incredible catalyst for the resurgence of the game of golf. The impact on Junior Golf alone will be phenomenal. Club Med Academies Golf is positioned to help juniors train at the highest level and prepare for the 2016 Olympics."

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

PGA Youth Spot featuring Don Law to Air in Walmarts Nationwide

Walmart has approved the airing of the PGA Youth Cartoon Network spot featuring acclaimed Club Med Academies Golf head Don Law. The spot will air for a 4 week window in all 3,300 WalMart stores nationwide, which attract an estimated 160 million visitors per week. Each month, the Wal-Mart TV wall gets more eyeballs than the top five TV shows, with 54 million delivered impressions.

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Club Med Academies Golf Course Undergoes Renovation




Among the many exciting happenings at Club Med Academies Golf is a major renovation of the golf course and the installation of a brand new putting green. Check back here for weekly updates and pictures on this exciting project.

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

TCPalm Features Club Med Academies

An in-depth feature story about Club Med Sandpiper Bay in the June 14, 2011 edition of TCPalm covered all aspects of the resort, including the facilities’ history as the area’s first country club, the renovations, and of course the establishment of the sports academies. The story highlighting the Academies’ featured Kyle Zugelter, a Vero Beach player who credits Club Med Academies Tennis’s world class tennis training program with landing him a coveted tennis scholarship at Division II Eckerd College. In the story, Zugelter states that the Club Med Academies’ advantage is that “you have everyone playing at a high level with great coaching, and that makes it tick.”
Club Med Academies has also developed top-notch training programs in golf and fitness, the article states, and is expanding these programs over the next nine months. The current $1.5 million renovation includes improvements to the golf course and a new fitness center. These improvements are slated to be done in March. “With the development of the three academies, Club Med hopes to show a re-energized focus on fitness and sports, whether it be for the casual guest participating in all-inclusive group activities while on vacation or full-time students and adults seeking long-term training,” the article states.
The story also highlights the impressive careers of Club Med Academies Golf’s coaches and trainers, including junior golf industry leader Don Law and LPGA Master professional Marie-Claire De Bortoli.
Click here for the full story.