Fernando Vasquez Head Golf Professional Fernando is working toward his membership through the Apprentice Program of the PGA of America as a Teaching Professional and Assistant Manager at Alhambra Golf Course. His many years of experience in teaching, sales and club fitting with both GolfSmith and the Brookside Golf Course make him an excellent selection for teaching you the fundamentals necessary to learn to play golf. “I approach teaching the fundamentals through the old, time-proven ‘building block’ method. I start my students with the grip, then stance and posture, teaching the student to develop these fundamentals in the short swings of the putting stroke and chipping. Then I naturally progress into the longer, more powerful strokes. As these building blocks are developed and the student’s putting and chipping improves, we move ahead, making it easier for these already learned fundamentals to be applied in making a full swing and hitting for distance. The final step is moving the student from the driving range to the golf course. If you think about it, golf is the only game not learned on the field of play! So it is a greatly important step in the learning process to take the student onto the golf course to teach them how to integrate hitting the ball (driving range) with playing the game (golf course). I find this to be the only effective way to learn the game.” I enjoy working privately with a student one on one or in small groups of students. I am available for lessons by appointment at most times. Please call and suggest a time that is convenient to your schedule. Rates: Individual Half Hour Lesson - $40 Series of Six Lessons - $200 Group Lessons 2 people @ $150 each for six 45 min lessons 3 people @ $125 each for six 1 hour lessons 4 or more @ $100 each for six 1 hour lessons Video Lessons available upon request. Email at fvasquezjwgs@msn.com Please call Fernando at (626) 354-2176 to schedule an appointment.