Nick Tatone
CGTF & USGTF Level III Member, Beaverton, Ontario, Canada

After years of playing, touring and enjoying teaching, I have been fortunate to have my passion for golf become a part of my life that I will treasure forever. In the past two years, I have been able to establish a teaching program that achieves excellent results and enjoyment.

Here at the Learning Centre, I stand by “game improvements guaranteed or your money back.”

My dream was to be a golf professional and design a hole that would incorporate all hazards. It would be one where I could teach playing lessons and include every aspect the game of golf has to offer, from tees, to bunkers, to greens, rather than offer a typical driving range lesson. My dream came true when I purchased a 104-acre parcel of land. I designed, built, maintain and teach at my own Learning Centre.

Now I give playing lessons on this private hole, designed with two greens that are played from various tees, ranging from 600 yards down to 109 yards. This gives students the opportunity to learn and practice from putter to driver. The results are immediate.

The playing lessons have been proven successful for all types of students, including beginners and kids’ golf camps. The lower handicap students love the privacy, and my involvement with them includes learning the mental game, dealing with pressure, course management, routine and thought process, assessing shots, and learning from the blackboard.

The benefits for me, personally, are endless. While demonstrating what I’m teaching, I see tremendous results in my students and have improved my own game. I now also have a new love and appreciation for the amount of work and knowledge that goes into maintaining tees, greens and fairways. I believe golf is life, and everything else is detail.

I thank the USGTF and the CGTF for the assistance they provided me and for the international global recognition they have established to benefit those who love sharing their passion for the game.