VOTES: 359
LESSON RATE: $1,000/hour
FACILITY: Butch Harmon School of Golf (Rio Secco G.C.)
LOCATION: Henderson, Nev.
WEBSITE: butchharmon.com
TEACHES: Phil Mickelson, Fred Couples, Dustin Johnson, Nick Watney, Natalie Gulbis
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RANKING: 2011-2012
America's 50 Best Teachers
For the sixth time in seven Golf Digest rankings, the game's top instructors picked Butch Harmon as No. 1 among the 50 Best Teachers in America. We polled more than 1,500 teaching professionals, in every state, and in a year when the results for Nos. 2 to 50 were tightly packed, Harmon's peers chose him by the largest margin in the survey's history: 75 votes over second-ranked David Leadbetter. Jim McLean gained one spot to No. 3, followed by Mike Bender, up from No. 9, then Hank Haney. Chuck Cook, Martin Hall, Jim Hardy, Stan Utley and Jim Flick fill out golf instruction's most illustrious Top 10.
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November 2011
1. Butch Harmon (1)
21. Jimmy Ballard (25)
VOTES: 149
LESSON RATE: $300/hour
FACILITY/LOCATION: Ballard Swing Connection (Ocean Reef C.), Key Largo, Fla.
LESSON RATE: $300/hour
FACILITY/LOCATION: Ballard Swing Connection (Ocean Reef C.), Key Largo, Fla.
22. Craig Harmon (29)
VOTES: 147
LESSON RATE: $250/hour
FACILITY: Oak Hill C.C., Rochester, N.Y.
LESSON RATE: $250/hour
FACILITY: Oak Hill C.C., Rochester, N.Y.
23. Michael Breed
VOTES: 146
LESSON RATE: $500/hour
FACILITY: Sunningdale C.C., Scarsdale, N.Y.
LESSON RATE: $500/hour
FACILITY: Sunningdale C.C., Scarsdale, N.Y.
24. Rick Smith (11)
VOTES: 145
LESSON RATE: $500/hour
FACILITY: Rick Smith Golf Academy at Treetops Resort, Gaylord, Mich.
FACILITY: Rick Smith Golf Academy at Treetops Resort, Gaylord, Mich.
25. Jack Lumpkin (T-20)
VOTES: 141
LESSON RATE: $325/hour
FACILITY: Sea Island G.C., St. Simons Island, Ga.
LESSON RATE: $325/hour
FACILITY: Sea Island G.C., St. Simons Island, Ga.
25. Mac O'Grady (26)
VOTES: 141
LESSON RATE: n/a
FACILITY: n/a
LOCATION: Palm Springs
LESSON RATE: n/a
FACILITY: n/a
LOCATION: Palm Springs
27. Mike Adams (31)
VOTES: 139 s
LESSON RATE: $250/hours
FACILITY: Hamilton Farm G.C., Gladstone, N.J.
LESSON RATE: $250/hours
FACILITY: Hamilton Farm G.C., Gladstone, N.J.
28. Peter Kostis (22)
VOTES: 137
LESSON RATE: $500/hour
FACILITY: Grayhawk Learning Center (Grayhawk G.C.), Scottsdale
FACILITY: Grayhawk Learning Center (Grayhawk G.C.), Scottsdale
29. Mike Malaska (24)
VOTES: 136
LESSON RATE: $200/hour
FACILITY: Malaska Golf, Mesa, Ariz.
LESSON RATE: $200/hour
FACILITY: Malaska Golf, Mesa, Ariz.
30. Rob Akins (28)
VOTES:135
LESSON RATE: $200/hour
FACILITY: Rob Akins Golf Academy at Spring Creek Ranch, Collierville, Tenn.
LESSON RATE: $200/hour
FACILITY: Rob Akins Golf Academy at Spring Creek Ranch, Collierville, Tenn.
30. Michael Hebron (27)
VOTES: 135
LESSON RATE: $145/hour
FACILITY: Smithtown Landing C.C., Smithtown Landing, N.Y.
LESSON RATE: $145/hour
FACILITY: Smithtown Landing C.C., Smithtown Landing, N.Y.
32. Lynn Marriott (T-37)
VOTES: 133
LESSON RATE: $350/hour
FACILITY: Talking Stick G.C., Scottsdale
LESSON RATE: $350/hour
FACILITY: Talking Stick G.C., Scottsdale
33. Brian Mogg
VOTES: 128
LESSON RATE: $185/hour
FACILITY: Mogg Performance Center at Waldorf Learning Academy, Orlando
LESSON RATE: $185/hour
FACILITY: Mogg Performance Center at Waldorf Learning Academy, Orlando
34. Dave Phillips (T-35)
VOTES: 123
LESSON RATE: $300/hour
FACILITY: Titleist Performance Institute, Oceanside, Calif.
LESSON RATE: $300/hour
FACILITY: Titleist Performance Institute, Oceanside, Calif.
35. Sean Foley
VOTES: 119
LESSON RATE: $250/hour
FACILITY: Core Golf Junior Academy (Orange County National), Winter Garden, Fla.
LESSON RATE: $250/hour
FACILITY: Core Golf Junior Academy (Orange County National), Winter Garden, Fla.
36. Mike McGetrick (23)
VOTES: 114
LESSON RATE: $200/hour
FACILITY: Colorado G.C., Parker, Colo.
LESSON RATE: $200/hour
FACILITY: Colorado G.C., Parker, Colo.
36. Phil Rodgers (T-37)
VOTES: 114
LESSON RATE: $300/hour
FACILITY: The Palms G.C., La Quinta, Calif.
LESSON RATE: $300/hour
FACILITY: The Palms G.C., La Quinta, Calif.
38. Ben Doyle (34)
VOTES: 110
LESSON RATE: $100/hour
FACILITY: G.C. at Quail Lodge, Carmel, Calif.
LESSON RATE: $100/hour
FACILITY: G.C. at Quail Lodge, Carmel, Calif.
39. Mike LaBauve (30)
VOTES: 106
LESSON RATE: $275/hour
FACILITY: Westin Kierland Resort & Spa, Scottsdale
LESSON RATE: $275/hour
FACILITY: Westin Kierland Resort & Spa, Scottsdale
40. Mike Shannon (45)
VOTES: 105
LESSON RATE: $250/hour
FACILITY: Sea Island G.C., St. Simons Island, Ga.
LESSON RATE: $250/hour
FACILITY: Sea Island G.C., St. Simons Island, Ga.
41. Todd Sones (T-40)
VOTES: 104
LESSON RATE:$200/45 minutes
FACILITY/LOCATION: Todd Sones Impact Golf School (White Deer Run G.C.)
Vernon Hills, Ill.
LESSON RATE:$200/45 minutes
FACILITY/LOCATION: Todd Sones Impact Golf School (White Deer Run G.C.)
Vernon Hills, Ill.
42. Peggy Kirk Bell (T-35)
VOTES: 98
LESSON RATE: n/a
FACILITY/LOCATION: Pine Needles Lodge & G.C., Southern Pines, N.C.
LESSON RATE: n/a
FACILITY/LOCATION: Pine Needles Lodge & G.C., Southern Pines, N.C.
43. John Elliott Jr. (T-32)
VOTES: 97
LESSON RATE: $180/hour
FACILITY: Naked Golf Academy (Golden Ocala G. & Equestrian C., Ocala, Fla.
LESSON RATE: $180/hour
FACILITY: Naked Golf Academy (Golden Ocala G. & Equestrian C., Ocala, Fla.
44. Darrell Kestner (T-48)
VOTES: 96
LESSON RATE: $500/90 minutes
FACILITY: Deepdale G.C., Manhassett, N.Y.
LESSON RATE: $500/90 minutes
FACILITY: Deepdale G.C., Manhassett, N.Y.
44. Kevin Weeks
VOTES: 96
LESSON RATE: $150/hour
FACILITY: Cog Hill G. & C.C., Lemont, Ill.
LESSON RATE: $150/hour
FACILITY: Cog Hill G. & C.C., Lemont, Ill.
44. Suzy Whaley
VOTES: 96
LESSON RATE: $150/hour
FACILITY: TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Conn.
LESSON RATE: $150/hour
FACILITY: TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Conn.
47. Dana Rader (46)
VOTES: 95
LESSON RATE: $175/hour
FACILITY: Dana Rader Golf School, Charlotte
LESSON RATE: $175/hour
FACILITY: Dana Rader Golf School, Charlotte
48. Dean Reinmuth (T-48)
VOTES: 94
LESSON RATE:$500/hour
FACILITY: Dean Reinmuth Golf School, San Diego
LESSON RATE:$500/hour
FACILITY: Dean Reinmuth Golf School, San Diego
49. Gary Gilchrist
VOTES: 93
LESSON RATE: $500/hour
FACILITY: Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy (Mission Inn Resort & C.)
Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.
LESSON RATE: $500/hour
FACILITY: Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy (Mission Inn Resort & C.)
Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.
49. Laird Small (T-32)
VOTES: 93
LESSON RATE: $250/hour
FACILITY: Pebble Beach Golf Academy, Pebble Beach
LESSON RATE: $250/hour
FACILITY: Pebble Beach Golf Academy, Pebble Beach
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