Hello Teachers! The whole GOLF team and the 8AM family look forward to welcoming you to Omni La Costa for GOLF’s Top 100 Teachers Summit. With a full and energizing schedule ahead, we’ve included the lineup of confirmed speakers below to help you plan your arrival and departure.
Attire is casual but polished, so your best teaching outfit will serve you well throughout the event. We also want this Summit to be interactive, so please feel free to raise your hand with a question or suggestion at any point. In the meantime, if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to email oliver@8amgolf.com. Safe travels!
Sunday, Nov. 1st
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4:00 PM
Arrivals and check in (Omni La Costa Hotel Lobby)
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6:30 PM
Welcome cocktails and networking (Legends Lawn)
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7:30 PM
Top 100 Hall of Fame Dinner – Dinner, welcome remarks, and Hall of Fame Induction of Martin Hall, Ted Sheftic, Todd Anderson, Dana Rader (Valley Promenade)
Monday, Nov. 2nd
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7:00 AM
Breakfast (Orchid Terrace)
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8:00 AM
Morning instructors sessions begin (Poinsettia Ball Room 2 & 3):
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▶ COMMANDER TOM DIETZ
Motivation & Leadership – Retired Navy SEAL Commander, Bronze Star recipient, Ambassador for the Special Operations Warrior Foundation
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▶ RICK SESSINGHAUS
New Material, Latest Methods (Mental Coaching)
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▶ BRADY RIGGS & BRYAN LEBEDOVICH
“Understanding Matchups: When (and Why Not) to Fix Funky”
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▶ PARTNER SPOTLIGHT – MITSUBISHI GOLF
Jason Felicitas – Tour Operations
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12:15 PM
Lunch (Orchid Terrace)
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1:30 PM
Afternoon instructors sessions begin:
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▶ JASON CARBONE
6 Ways to Teach Green Reading (Putting Green)
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▶ ED IBARGUEN & MIKE ADAMS
Full Swing (Driving Range)
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▶ MARTIN HALL & TODD ANDERSON
Full Swing (Driving Range)
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6:30 PM
Top 100 Cocktails & Networking (Orchid Terrace)
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7:30 PM
Top 100 Dinner & Keynote (Poinsettia Ball Room 2 & 3):
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▶ PARTNER SPOTLIGHT: DEBBIE MACMILLAN (TURNBERRY ACADEMY)
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▶ MIKE TANNENBAUM
Tuesday, Nov. 3rd
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7:00 AM
Breakfast (Orchid Terrace)
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8:00 AM
Morning instructors sessions begin (Poinsettia Ball Room 2 & 3):
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▶ RANDALL HUNT & DR. JIM BOWEN (APEX MD)
Holistic Wellness & Mobility for Golf and Life
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▶ PARTNER SPOTLIGHT – WHYGOLF
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▶ CRAIG BOCKING
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▶ DEVON BONEBREAK
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11:45 AM
Lunch (Orchid Terrace)
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12:45 PM
Afternoon instructors sessions begin:
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▶ PARTNER ACTIVATION – MITSUBISHI GOLF
(Driving Range)
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▶ JAMIE MULLIGAN
Presentation, then live lessons (Driving Range)
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▶ JON TATTERSAL WITH JUSTIN JAMES
Jon Tattersall with Justin James, 2017 Long Drive Champion
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▶ SARAH STONE & KELLIE STENZEL
Presentation, then live lessons (Driving Range)
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5:00PM
Top 100 Cocktails & Networking
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6:00PM
Free time & dinners on your own
Wed., Nov. 4th
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7:00 AM
Breakfast (Orchid Terrace)
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8:30 AM
Morning sessions begin (Orchard Room 1 & 2):
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▶ TOP 100 PANEL Q&A
Hosted by Brian Manzella
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▶ CONTENT COLLABORATIONS WITH GOLF
Zephyr Melton & Maddi McClurg, GOLF editorial staff – How to create, submit and publish teaching ideas to a global GOLF audience
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12:00 PM
End of program / Departures
For questions, please contact oliver@8amgolf.com.
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