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Golf & Bridge on the Golden Isles |
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Program Number: |
19895RJ |
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| Duration: |
5 nights |
| Location: |
Jekyll Island, Georgia
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| Price starting at: |
$829.00 - Price may vary based on date, departure city |
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Golf
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| Meals: |
13;
5 Breakfasts, 4 Lunches, 4 Dinners |
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Vegetarian |
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Become a better player and elevate your enjoyment of the game — both in golf and bridge! On the historic golf haven of Jekyll Island, learn from top teaching pros and play on Georgia’s largest public golf resort. Learn to fine-tune your grip, proper alignment, improve your short game and more. After a day on the course, pull up to the bridge table and sharpen your skills in the most challenging aspects of the game.
Highlights
• On three afternoons, play 18 of Jekyll Island’s 63 holes of golf.
• Improve existing bridge skills and learn brand-new ones in nightly clinics and play while being supervised by your coach.
• On a free afternoon, explore Georgia’s Golden Isles any way you like, be it on renowned St. Simon’s Island, in neighboring Brunswick or along Jekyll Island’s 25 miles of bike paths.
Activity Particulars
Standing and swinging clubs for two hours. Carts provided during afternoon play.
To determine which date is tailored to your bridge skill level, call or go to www.roadscholar.org/19895.
Date Specific Information
5-5-2013
This program date is for INTERMEDIATE players ready to master the basics, expand their bidding techniques and declarer play. Instruction includes hand evaluation, competitive bidding, opening leads AND SIGNALS, defensive bidding, and developing strategy and analysis of the deal to improve both offensive and defensive play.
10-6-2013
This program date stays at a comfortable, centrally located hotel and is for ADVANCING level players to upgrade your games by adding conventions and logic to your partnership understanding. Familiarity with open bids and responses, overcalls and advances, take-out double, forcing bids, leads and signals required. Set hands and trial duplicate sessions daily.
Coordinated by Georgia College and State University.
Jekyll Island
One of Georgia’s southernmost barrier islands, Jekyll Island has a storied past. At the turn of the century, it hosted an exclusive club that attracted the likes of the Astors, Rockefellers and Vanderbilts. Much of that world is preserved in a historic district near the riverfront. Today, the island is popular for golfing, fishing and kayaking.
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Accommodations
Hotel varies by date. Please see date notes for specific details.
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| Road Scholar Instructors | | These instructors are participating on at least one date of this program. Please note that changes may occur. | Rob Ellis
| | Robert Ellis is a PGA Professional in Jekyll Island, Ga. He is the director of golf for Jekyll Island's four courses: Pine Lakes, Indian Mound, Oleander and Great Dunes. Rob has completed the Professional Golfers' Association of America training program. The PGA of America comprises 27,000 men and women professionals with one singular goal in mind — to make the game of golf more enjoyable for you. | | | | Spencer Brookman
| | Spencer Brookman went to James Madison University, where he played on the club golf team. He nterned at Jekyll Island Golf Club during his senior year of college, and graduated with a degree in sports and recreation management. After graduation, he worked at Fredericksburg Country Club before returning to Jekyll Island in the spring of 2011. He is currently a level 1 apprentice with the PGA, working towards earning his Class A membership. | | | | Alex Brough
| | Alex Brough retired from a 30-year career selling insurance to take up bridge full time after a move from Massachusetts to Georgia. A certified American Contract Bridge League director and co-founder of two duplicate bridge clubs, he enjoys the flair of tournament play and is a Bronze Life Master. As a passionate teacher, he has logged 300 days teaching bridge on cruise ships worldwide. Alex is an active golfer, bicyclist and tennis player. | | | |
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