Pennsylvania
Improve Your Game on Historic Shawnee’s Premier Golf Course
Program No. 13053RJ
Develop your golf game alongside PGA instructors, enjoying daily practice, informative lessons, practical tips and discovering the history of this premier course.
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6 days
5 nights
13 meals
5B 3L 5D
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Check-in, Reception, Welcome Dinner, Optional Movie Night.
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Class, Golf Lessons, Nine Hole Practice, Local History
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Golf Lessons, Master Class, Play Golf, Concert
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Lessons, Free Time, Putting Contest, ShawneeCraft Brewery
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Golf Lessons, 9hole Practice, Putting Contest, Final Dinner.
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Program Concludes
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At a Glance
Play on the historic Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort's premier course — host site of the 1938 PGA Championship in which Paul Runyan defeated Sam Snead in the final. Graced with magnificent trees, picturesque mountains and a beautiful river, this course was A. W. Tillinghast’s original design, completed in 1911. The PGA Professionals at Shawnee’s Tillinghast Golf Academy introduce you to the great game of golf and the basics of play including history, etiquette and rules.
Activity Level
Outdoor: No Sweat
Nine holes of golf a day with carts provided. Rental clubs available with prior arrangement. Metal spikes not permitted. Golfers of all experience and ability levels welcome. Golfers will be placed in smaller groups based on experience or personal preference.
Small Group
Love to learn and explore in a small-group setting? These adventures offer small, personal experiences with groups of 13 to 24 participants.
Best of all, you’ll…
- Learn golf techniques, etiquette and the rules and tips for practicing in a fun, informative series of lessons.
- Take part in instruction and practice each morning, then play nine holes each afternoon. A bonus master class is a special treat!
- Enjoy an exclusive, private, 30-minute lesson with one of our pros.
General Notes
The Retreat Difference: This unique, often basic and no-frills experience at a Road Scholar Retreat includes opportunities for early morning exercise, interaction with the local community for insight into local life, an authentic farm-to-table or locally sourced meal and a live performance or event. An airport transfer is available at added cost.
Featured Expert
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Brian Bergstol
Brian Bergstol is the Class A PGA professional at Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort; he leads the instructional program and is playing professional on staff. Brian marks 20 seasons as a Road Scholar instructor and has been the lead programmer for a decade. He is a graduate of Moravian College in Bethlehem, PA, where he holds the individual and career scoring records. He has played professionally on various tours, and within the PGA for nearly two decades. Brian has amassed over 175 professional victories.
Please note: This expert may not be available for every date of this program.
Brian Bergstol
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Brian Bergstol is the Class A PGA professional at Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort; he leads the instructional program and is playing professional on staff. Brian marks 20 seasons as a Road Scholar instructor and has been the lead programmer for a decade. He is a graduate of Moravian College in Bethlehem, PA, where he holds the individual and career scoring records. He has played professionally on various tours, and within the PGA for nearly two decades. Brian has amassed over 175 professional victories.
Brandon Hendershot
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Brandon Hendershot is from and has spent most of his life in Bangor, Pennsylvania but has lived in the Shawnee/East Stroudsburg for the past few years. He has been playing golf for nearly 15 years and is currently enrolled in the PGA PGM apprentice program. Brandon has been teaching golf at Shawnee for the past three years.
Midge McClosky
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Midge McClosky is the cultural program director for the Shawnee Institute, executive director of the Shawnee Playhouse, and the artistic director of the Worthington Players. Before moving to Shawnee, Midge worked as a professional actress, singer, and dancer performing musical theatre in 49 of the 50 states. Her extensive credits cross over into film, television, commercials, voiceovers and live industrials. She and Chris, her husband of more than two decades, have two grown sons.
Kyle Adammonis
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Kyle Adammonis has recently joined the staff of the Shawnee after graduating Valedictorian from The Professional Golfers Career College in beautiful Hilton Head, S.C. He enjoys meeting new golfers and sharing the skills he's learned over his many years of golfing. His education also includes two years of advanced education in sports and business management. When not on the course, Kyle enjoys fishing, hiking, baseball and floor hockey.
Suggested Reading List
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Improve Your Game on Historic Shawnee’s Premier Golf Course
Program Number: 13053
THE FUNDAMENTALS OF QUITTING GOLF
The Fundamentals of Quitting Golf offers permanent relief, or perhaps just a chuckle, to golf sufferers who swear they are going to quit the game, often using very colorful language.
As explained by author David Divot, your mind is cluttered with excuses for your poor play: lack of lessons, bad courses, old clubs, new clubs and on and on. Quitting "cold turkey" does not work because, subconsciously, you want to believe this nonsense. But with Divot's ten-year course of treatment, you eventually admit that there is no excuse for your game.
Explore techniques to control your anger and depression. Then ponder why you would put that monumental achievement at risk by trying to golf.
Discover that having confidence in your game is the surest way to shatter your confidence.
Consider why golf magazines constantly offer new tips for curing the same problems that were supposedly cured by the tips offered in previous issues.
Find out how to heighten your disappointment by pretending you have some control over where your ball will go.
You may not cure your golf affliction with The Fundamentals of Quitting Golf, but at least you'll have a good laugh trying.
A DISORDERLY COMPENDIUM OF GOLF
“Golf is full of quirky bits and pieces along with stories and information. There’s something on every page of this entertaining book to interest and amuse every golfer. Not surprising with Lorne Rubenstein involved—one of the best.”
—Arnold Palmer