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Golf Professionals
+ World-Class Data
= Your New Game
High-speed video, a balance plate under your feet and a launch monitor overhead — read by someone who knows what the numbers mean. You will leave knowing one specific thing to work on.
Or choose an instructor below. Never played before? The free swing evaluation costs nothing and commits you to nothing.
Or choose an instructor
Neil Thompson
PGA member since 2000. Multiple Alabama and NW Florida PGA awards, and still competes in PGA Tour Champions events.
- Half hour $65 · One hour $125
- Four one-hour lessons $450
Jeff Copeland
28-year Class A PGA professional, teaching since 1993. Works on the swing and on the course itself.
- Half hour $65 · One hour $125
- Playing lesson $200
Aaron Holden
Seven years in the golf industry. Runs the technology orientations, and is excellent with newer players.
- Half hour $60 · One hour $100
Half an hour or a full hour?
The honest answer is that it depends on whether you already know what you are working on.
Half an hour
Enough time for one thing. You hit, the coach reads the numbers, you leave with a single change to work on.
- You already take lessons and want a check-in
- One fault you can name — a slice, a chunk, a putting stroke
- You would rather come often than come long
A full hour
Enough time to find the problem and practice the fix while someone is still watching. Most first lessons should be an hour.
- Your first lesson here, or your first in years
- You are not sure what is wrong, only that something is
- You want video reviewed properly rather than glanced at
- A whole-swing rebuild rather than a tweak
Half an hour twice is not the same as an hour once — the second half of an hour is where the change gets rehearsed. If you are choosing between them and it is your first visit, take the hour.
What a lesson costs
Prices differ by instructor. Nothing here is a package you must buy up front except where it says so.
| Lesson | Neil & Jeff | Aaron | Book |
|---|---|---|---|
| Half hour | $65 | $60 | Neil · Jeff · Aaron |
| One hour | $125 | $100 | Neil · Jeff · Aaron |
| Half hour + half hour practice | $90 | — | Neil · Jeff |
| Four one-hour lessons | $450 | — | Buy the package |
| Playing lesson | $200 | — | Neil · Jeff |
| Putting lesson | $65 | — | Neil · Jeff |
Every name books that professional directly and shows only their availability. Neil and Jeff share the lesson types, so you choose the length on the next screen; Aaron has services of his own, so his links arrive with the length already set. Four one-hour lessons at $450 saves $50 against booking them singly — mention it when you book. Lessons at Magic City are paid online when booked. Lessons also run at Thompson Golf Academy at Pine Tree Country Club, where they are paid in the golf shop on the day.
Not ready to pay for a lesson?
The swing evaluation is free
Time with a professional at no cost. You hit some balls, they watch, and you get an honest answer about what would actually help — whether that is a lesson, a club fitting, or more practice on something specific.
No obligation, and nobody will chase you afterwards.
Bringing a junior?
Junior group classes are $149 a month for about four classes, or $219 for about eight — for beginners and for those past that stage. They can bring their own clubs, or use our U.S. Kids sets.
Clubs not fitting you?
Single-club, whole-bag and Combine fittings, with the same launch-monitor data behind them.
Same fault every time?
It may not be a habit. Neil is TPI Level III certified, and a screen finds the physical limitation a swing is compensating for.