Head Instructor Bio.

John Stahlschmidt, PGA Member

John Stahlschmidt has a rich and lustrous golf background both as a player as well as a golf instructor. After completing a successful collegiate golf career at the University of Alabama, John turned his passion for the game to an instructional capacity, with tenures at Resort Golf Schools and ESPN Golf Schools. John currently teaches players from the PGA, LPGA, Nationwide and Futures Golf Tours. John has also been featured on the Golf Channel, The Today Show, ESPN.COM, PGATOUR.COM, and the Golf Channel.com. John also writes instruction pieces regularly for Golf Tips magazine as he was just featured on the cover, the Arizona Golfer and Jet Set Magazine. John enjoys teaching golfers from beginners to touring professionals 

Instruction Staff

Each of our TOURAcademy instructors is a carefully selected career teaching professional who share a refreshing, effective and proven approach to the art of successful golf instruction.

All of our instructors are certified to the exacting standards of the TOURAcademy brand. Certification requires a commitment to the core values that define the TOUR Academies and a demonstrated level of expertise to the four cornerstones of improvement:

• Full swing, Short game and On-course Instruction
• Club-Fitting
• Fitness
• Mental Conditioning

The TOURAcademy approach requires all instructors to adhere to a personable, straight-forward teaching style of applying the golf's accepted fundamentals and a positive mental approach to the game. Our expert staff will:

• Help you develop a game plan that will lead to more confidence on the golf course. This game plan will focus on the specific areas of improvement whether it’s full swing, short game or on-course instruction. Whether it’s adding more distance to your drives, improving accuracy of approach shots or saving shots around the greens – we can help.
• Use the latest and greatest in golf technology. These tools will enhance the learning environment and provide all of the necessary data to improve anyone’s game. When combining the world of visual learning with the appropriate auditory and feel, each educational experience will be maximized.
• Teach you the ball flight laws so you will be able to recognize your own swing flaws as they occur and make the necessary corrections. An individualized practice routine will be established so you can focus on how you can improve your swing fundamentals after returning home.
• Enhance your short game feel by teaching you the time-tested mechanics that will allow you to master putting, chipping, pitching, bunker play as well as some specialty short game shots which, together, represent the majority of the game's shots and the fastest route to lowering your scores.
• Help you develop a pre-shot routine that establishes a solid foundation for consistent and accurate execution on every type of shot you will face on the course. A solid pre-shot routine will help the transition from the practice facility to the golf course.
• Help you blend the improvements of your swing technique with the proper club-fitting. Blending the instruction and the club-fitting together will allow for any player to be custom fitted for long-term progression.

 John, a class A member of the PGA of America,  has been a golf instructor since May of 2000.  Born and raised in St. Louis, MO, John played collegiate golf at the University of Alabama from 1994-1999.  John captained the Crimson Tide his junior year and was named to the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll his junior and senior years.