Every golf course goes through a rebellious phase, sprouting water hazards, obnoxious sand traps, or an anchor tattoo on its back nine. Master these unruly mazes with today's Groupon: for $30, you get a one-hour private golf lesson at Woodlands Golf & Country Club (a $60 value).

Since 1974, Woodlands Golf & Country Club has challenged pros and weekend fairway fanatics alike with a challenging 18-hole course. Cure chronically hooking drives and spontaneously combusting putts with a lesson from PGA golf professional Tom Mason, a Class A PGA member since 1996. Mason’s fairway experience and professional strategies help the hopelessly bunker-bound improve fundamentals and hone par-making strategy. A personalized lesson from a true golf guru can lead to lower scores for any skill level, inevitably increasing enjoyment of the game and all its grassy, argyle splendor. Players partaking in lessons should remember Woodlands’ course and practice facilities’ dress code discourages metal-spiked golf shoes and Hall & Oates T-shirts.