A great golf swing, like a great marriage proposal, requires a firm stance, a steady grip, and the possibility for a redo. Get it right the first time with today’s Groupon: for $59, you get a private golf lesson and a game evaluation through four holes at KitchenerGolf Academy at Doon Valley Golf Course (a $177.16 value, including HST).
Golfers of all ages and skill levels learn course-conquering techniques at KitchenerGolf Academy, whose Class "A" Canadian Professional Golfers' Association–certified instructors mentor beginners, juniors, and any players determined to make their short game say uncle. After a one-hour private lesson (a $79 value), an instructor will observe and constructively correct your play over the course of four holes (a $77.78 value). The academy’s newly minted teaching area sports bent-grass tee decks, ideal for conveying fundamentals and feats of telekinesis. Doon Valley’s stately 6,200-yard course, designed by C. E. "Robbie" Robinson, lies on the banks of the Grand River and enjoys the sensation of ambitiously driven golf balls whipping through its hair.
Kitchener Golf Academy/Ryall Golf
Trying to refine your golf game at the driving range alone is often difficult, especially for those who can't resist the urge to blast through an entire bucket of balls with nothing but their driver. At Kitchener Golf Academy/Ryall Golf's Doon Valley location, golfers encounter a variety of training venues to address all elements of the game.
The facility encompasses an 18-hole, championship-length course and a full-length 9-hole course, where golfers can test their mettle against a variety of holes sculpted through wetlands and along the banks of the Grand River. Doon Valley also features a 9-hole, pitch-and-putt course, where a series of short holes helps players zero in on the most critical aspect of golf—the short game—and ignore the sweet siren song crooned by their driver. However, when it is time to test their power off the tee, Doon Valley offers a full-size driving range—the main feature of a practice facility that also includes a putting green and a practice bunker. The grounds at Kitchener Golf also host the 18-hole Rockway course. Built in 1935, the par-70 course measures 5,520 yards from the farthest tees and challenges golfers with trees that line the fairways like spectators at a golf cart drag racing event.
Kitchener Golf Academy/Ryall Golf's staff of PGA of Canada pros make use of all of Doon Valley's facilities in lessons and clinics offered to golfers of all ages and abilities.
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