Hank Johnson School of Golf
We proudly welcome the Hank Johnson School of Golf at Santa Rosa!
Home of the 2004 PGA Teacher of the Year
Home of the Dewsweepers, the number one syndicated golf instruction show
Named one of the top 3 golf schools for families by Golf Digest
The Hank Johnson School is founded on the research based fundamental principles of effective motor skill learning and performance. This assures that each and every student is given the optimum opportunity to permanently improve their golf swing in the shortest possible time. Instructors are trained in the latest and most effective coaching techniques to help you learn to swing better and learn to apply them on the golf course to lower your scores whether it is at the club or in a competitive setting.
We measure our success based upon the competitive performance of our students. Our records indicate that we have the ability to help golfers get better, faster than any other golf instructional organization in the world.
The Hank Johnson School of Golf is home of Hank Johnson, the 2004 PGA Teacher of the Year and Golf Digest Top 50 Instructor. Students of the Hank Johnson School of Golf have won on the LPGA PGA Tours as well as on the major college, amateur and junior levels.
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Rates
Hank Johnson
Director of Instruction
$200 per hour
Tony Ruggiero
Hank Johnson School of Golf Instructor and Santa Rosa Teaching Professional
$125 per hour, $100 for members
5 lessons for price of 4, $400
School Resources: – Rates ~ Clinics ~ Contact ~ Links ~ Bios ~ Top of Page
Clinics
* Participation is limited to the first 8 players to sign up in the Golf Shop
Please contact the Pro Shop at (850) 267-2229.
Rates: $15.00 per session or $ 25.00 for both.
(Discount applies to same day only.)
Tuesday:
9:30 am – 10:30 am, Mechanics of the Short game, Focus: Chipping, Pitching
11:15 am – 12:15 pm, Mechanics of the Full Swing
Wednesday:
9:30 am – 10:30 am, Mechanics of the Short Game, Focus: Putting
11:00 am – 12:00 pm, Mechanics of the Full Swing
School Resources: – Rates ~ Clinics ~ Contact ~ Links ~ Bios ~ Top of Page
Contact
Hank Johnson School of Golf (850) 267-0554
Tony Ruggiero
Email: tony@dewsweepersgolfshow.com
Cell: (850) 225-1631
Links
Dewsweepers: http://dewsweepersgolfshow.com
Tips from Tony: http://dewsweepersgolfshow.com/tip
School Resources: – Rates ~ Clinics ~ Contact ~ Links ~ Bios ~ Top of Page
Bios
Hank Johnson
A native of Alabama, Hank currently resides in Birmingham, Alabama where he is Director of Golf Instruction at Greystone Golf and Country Club. Hank is Research Consultant for American Sports Medicine Institute. He is Founder and Master Instructor of the Hank Johnson School of Golf which operates at Greystone and the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort in Destin, Florida.
Hank, a twenty-year veteran of the Golf Digest Golf School Program, has authored numerous articles for Golf Digest, including ten cover stories. He is recognized as one of Golf Magazine’s Top 100 Teachers and one of Golf Digests Magazine’s Top 50 Teachers. Hank has been a member of the PGA since 1973 and in 2001 was inducted into The Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. Hank was selected as the 2004 National PGA Teacher of the year.
Hank’s book How to Win the Three Games of Golf with Roger Schiffman, Executive Editor of Golf Digest was released in August 1993 by Golf Digest/New York Times Special Services, Inc. and Pocket Books, a division of Simon & Schuster. This book features a revolutionary approach to learning the golf swing and has received strong national interest. Many top professional and amateur players use it as a training manual.
Through his association with American Sports Medicine Institute, Hank has provided a more in-depth understanding of the biomechanics of the golf swing to the national golf community. A much sought after speaker, he has conducted seminars on “The Physical Aspects of Golf” for golf professionals, golf coaches, physicians and physical therapists throughout the country and was a featured speaker at the 2002 and 2004 PGA Teaching and Coaching Summit.
His many students have included PGA Tour players Steve Lowery Winner of the 2008 PGA Tour AT&T Championship, Hubert Green, Tom Purtzer and Tom Kite as well as LPGA Tour player Sherri Steinhauer 2006 Womens British Open Champion and Winner of the 2007 LPGA State Farm Classic. Other LPGA player students have included Nancy Scranton, Shani Waugh, Siew Ai Lim, Marisa Baena, Dale Eggeling and Michelle Estill. He has also coached Celebrity Players Tour tournament winner Al DelGreco and Auburn University All-American and 2003 and 2005 US Walker Cup Team Member Lee Williams. In 2006, Lee Williams was also Leading Money Winner and Player of the Year on the US PRO Golf Tour. Lee Williams is 2008 Alabama Open Champion and is currently competing on the Nationwide Tour.
Hank is a five time winner of the Dixie PGA Horton Smith Award, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 2006, for his contributions to golf education. He was selected 1984 “Professional of the Year” by the Alabama Golf Association and 1985 “Professional of the Year” by the Dixie PGA. Hank has also served on the faculty of numerous National PGA education programs and was selected as the 1997 Dixie Section PGA Teacher of the Year. Hank was a member of the 2002 and 2004 PGA Teaching and Coaching Summit Task Force. He was also an instructor at the PGA 2004 Advanced Teaching Seminar in Orlando, Florida.
Hank played collegiate golf at Auburn University where he was runner up in the 1962 Southeastern Conference Championship. Hank competed in the 1969 US Open and National PGA Club Professional Championships in 1973, 1980, and 1982 when he was low qualifier from the Dixie PGA. Hank has also played in three Senior PGA Tour events, the 1993, 1995 and 1996 Bruno’s Memorial Classics in Birmingham, Alabama.
Tony Ruggiero
A native of Alexandria, Virginia, Tony Ruggiero attended St. Mary’s College (1991-1993) where he earned two varsity letters in golf and was a member of the Heart of Texas All Conference Golf Team. He transferred to Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama to be closer to his family. While attending Samford, Tony earned two varsity letters in golf as well as a degree in Public Administration.
A long time golf student of Wayne Flint, Tony won the Buckhaults Memorial Match Play Championship in 1991 and 2002. In 2002, he left the corporate business world to pursue a career as a golf instructor. His first assignment was at the Sportsman Golf Club in Pensacola, Florida where he teamed up with Wayne Flint and Hank Johnson.
For the past seven years Tony has been with the Hank Johnson School of Golf at Sandestin Golf Resort in Destin, Florida. His students include players on the PGA Tour, Champions Tour, and the top junior players in the country. Tony has become one the top golf instructors along the Florida panhandle and in the Southeast. His students, both local and out-of-town visitors, come because they want to play better golf! Tony focuses on improving his students’ game by building a developmental program to improve their fundamentals. There is no pixie dust given out by him, just solid instruction that helps people learn the fundamentals and helps them improve their short game and score better. Tony then takes them on the course to help them improve their score. After all students come to the Hank Johnson School of Golf in Sandestin to see Tony and play better-not just swing better!
Tony won the prestigious Edwin Watts Invitational in 2006, 2007, and 2008.
Tony has been the host of The Dewsweepers Golf Instruction Show now in its 3rd season. The Dewsweepers Show gives every golfer access to the top instructors in the game and has become a huge success.
For information on lessons with Tony call him at 850-225-1631 or email him at tony@dewsweepersgolfshow.com.
