http://blog.imgacademies.com Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:07:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 ImgaLeadbetterGolfhttp://feedburner.google.com http://blog.imgacademies.com/2012/02/24/ginger-howard-a-star-in-the-making/ http://blog.imgacademies.com/2012/02/24/ginger-howard-a-star-in-the-making/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 22:26:31 +0000 Robby Ficker http://blog.imgacademies.com/?p=29340 Ginger Howard, an IMG Leadbetter Golf Academy Alum who turned pro last June, finds herself in the limelight of women’s golf. With her season on the Symetra Tour set to begin in March the young phenom has been very busy. This week she picked up her sixth career victory in the SunCoast Ladies Series, shooting [...]]]> http://blog.imgacademies.com/2012/02/24/ginger-howard-a-star-in-the-making/feed/ 0 http://blog.imgacademies.com/2012/02/15/bozzelli-takes-individual-honors-at-gator-invitational/ http://blog.imgacademies.com/2012/02/15/bozzelli-takes-individual-honors-at-gator-invitational/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:33:24 +0000 Robby Ficker http://blog.imgacademies.com/?p=28776 Dominic Bozzelli, who spent time as a junior golf camper at IMG Leadbetter Golf Academy, took the individual title at the Gator Invitational this past weekend, on the way to leading #2 ranked Auburn to a 16-stroke team victory. Bozzelli, a Junior and now the 5th ranked collegiate golfer in the country by Golfweek Magazine, shot 68-64-70=202(-8) to [...]]]> http://blog.imgacademies.com/2012/02/15/bozzelli-takes-individual-honors-at-gator-invitational/feed/ 0 http://blog.imgacademies.com/2012/02/13/jessica-korda-wins-womens-australian-open-in-playoff/ http://blog.imgacademies.com/2012/02/13/jessica-korda-wins-womens-australian-open-in-playoff/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:22:27 +0000 Robby Ficker http://blog.imgacademies.com/?p=28728 Just two weeks after her father’s game made its annual appearance in Melbourne, Jessica Korda managed to write her own little piece of Australian history. The IMG Leadbetter Golf Academy alum took her first career LPGA title at the Women’s Australian Open, shooting a 1-over 74 on Sunday to finish the tournament at 3-under 289. [...]]]> http://blog.imgacademies.com/2012/02/13/jessica-korda-wins-womens-australian-open-in-playoff/feed/ 0 http://blog.imgacademies.com/2012/02/10/img-leadbetter-golf-academy-alum-peter-uihlein-begins-pro-career/ http://blog.imgacademies.com/2012/02/10/img-leadbetter-golf-academy-alum-peter-uihlein-begins-pro-career/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:06:01 +0000 Robby Ficker http://blog.imgacademies.com/?p=28646 Peter Uihlein has come a long way since his junior golf days at the IMG Leadbetter Golf Academy. He has posted a 4-0 record in the Walker Cup in 2009, won a U.S. Amateur Championship in 2010, and made the cut at The Open Championship in 2011. Now, it seems, the talented Uihlein has his [...]]]> http://blog.imgacademies.com/2012/02/10/img-leadbetter-golf-academy-alum-peter-uihlein-begins-pro-career/feed/ 0 http://blog.imgacademies.com/2012/02/09/img-junior-golf-tour-first-stop-world-golf-village/ http://blog.imgacademies.com/2012/02/09/img-junior-golf-tour-first-stop-world-golf-village/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:09:21 +0000 Robby Ficker http://blog.imgacademies.com/?p=28575 The IMG Junior Golf Tour made its eighth slated stop of the year at the World Golf Village in Jacksonville this past weekend. Players took to the Slammer and Squire Golf Course for competition, but that wasn’t the only thing the IMG Leadbetter Golf Academy students did while they were there. As part of the [...]]]> http://blog.imgacademies.com/2012/02/09/img-junior-golf-tour-first-stop-world-golf-village/feed/ 0 http://blog.imgacademies.com/2012/01/26/korda-makes-name-for-herself-on-the-course/ http://blog.imgacademies.com/2012/01/26/korda-makes-name-for-herself-on-the-course/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:23:08 +0000 Robby Ficker http://blog.imgacademies.com/?p=27725 In the midst of the climax of the Australian Open this week, the ‘Korda’ name has resurfaced. However, instead of references to Petr Korda’s dominating, straight-sets victory in the 1998 Australian Open over Marcello Rios, a younger Korda has grabbed the spotlight…and she doesn’t even play tennis. IMG Leadbetter Golf Academy alum Jessica Korda, daughter [...]]]> http://blog.imgacademies.com/2012/01/26/korda-makes-name-for-herself-on-the-course/feed/ 0 http://blog.imgacademies.com/2012/01/19/im-junior-tour-stops-are-springboard-for-callaway-junior-world/ http://blog.imgacademies.com/2012/01/19/im-junior-tour-stops-are-springboard-for-callaway-junior-world/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:57:13 +0000 Robby Ficker http://blog.imgacademies.com/?p=27187 It is now official that two tournament stops on the IMG Junior Golf Tour will serve as qualifiers for the Callaway Junior World Championships July 10-13 in San Diego, California. The Callaway Junior World Championship is the largest international junior golf tournament in the world. From the tournament’s website: “The idea behind the Junior World [...]]]> http://blog.imgacademies.com/2012/01/19/im-junior-tour-stops-are-springboard-for-callaway-junior-world/feed/ 1 http://blog.imgacademies.com/2012/01/19/img-alum-arnond-anticipating-2012-asian-tour-playing-rights/ http://blog.imgacademies.com/2012/01/19/img-alum-arnond-anticipating-2012-asian-tour-playing-rights/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:36:55 +0000 Robby Ficker http://blog.imgacademies.com/?p=27170 IMG Leadbetter Golf Academy alum Arnond “Bank” Vongvanij finds himself in great position to secure playing rights on the Asian Tour for 2012. At the Asian Tour Qualifying School Final Stage on Thursday the Thailand native shot an 8-under-par 64, despite battling an illness. Qualifying for the tour will put him in good position to [...]]]> http://blog.imgacademies.com/2012/01/19/img-alum-arnond-anticipating-2012-asian-tour-playing-rights/feed/ 0 http://blog.imgacademies.com/2012/01/17/img-alum-ewart-seeks-euro-tour-card-leads-qualifier/ http://blog.imgacademies.com/2012/01/17/img-alum-ewart-seeks-euro-tour-card-leads-qualifier/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:56:10 +0000 Robby Ficker http://blog.imgacademies.com/?p=27037 After completing qualification for her LPGA Tour card just over a month ago, IMG Leadbetter Golf Academy alum Jodi Ewart is now going for the double-dip. After two rounds of the 5-round Ladies European Tour Qualifier Ewart leads at 7-under, carding rounds of 70 and 67 on Sunday and Monday respectively. “I felt like I [...]]]> http://blog.imgacademies.com/2012/01/17/img-alum-ewart-seeks-euro-tour-card-leads-qualifier/feed/ 0 http://blog.imgacademies.com/2012/01/13/leadbetter-alum-paula-creamer-works-with-david-whelan-at-img-academies/ http://blog.imgacademies.com/2012/01/13/leadbetter-alum-paula-creamer-works-with-david-whelan-at-img-academies/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:13:16 +0000 Robby Ficker http://blog.imgacademies.com/?p=26832 The opening tournament of the LPGA schedule is less than a month away. For IMG Leadbetter Golf Academy alum Paula Creamer that means working on the swing with coach and Leadbetter Academy Director, David Whelan. Interestingly enough, the workout began with Creamer toting a baseball bat, as she attempted her best impression of Albert Pujols. 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