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| Success is peace of mind that is a direct result of
self satisfaction in knowing you did your best to
become the best you are capable of becoming.
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Deb Vangellow
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| Club: |
Sweetwater Country Club (Houston, TX) |
| College: |
U.of Northern Iowa/BA Miami (OH) University MS |
| Yrs. Teaching: |
18 |
| Birthplace: |
Rochester (Fairport) NY |
| Birth date: |
December 20 |
| Website: |
http://www.debvangellowgolf.com |
| Bio: |
LPGA Class A member, Deb Vangellow holds both a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Science Degree in Health/Physical Education/Coaching and Educational Leadership/Psychology from the University of Northern Iowa and Miami (Ohio) University respectively. A multi sport athlete who was a scholarship recipient, captain, and letter winner in soccer and track, Deb chose to devote her career path to develop into a top golf educator. Her experiences reflect this endeavor.
After holding numerous positions in Higher Education (academic advisor, resident director in facility housing student athlete undergraduate men, health and physical education instructor), she coached Division I collegiate golf at UNI and led the American Junior Golf Team that traveled to Europe in 1996 as part of the International Sport for Understanding Program. She has worked with the Japanese corporate sponsored "Superlady" project/Kathy Whitworth Golf Academy (TX), the Heritage School of Golf at Old Orchard Golf Club (TX), the NIKE Junior Golf Camp at Pebble Beach (CA), Pine Forest Country Club (TX), Camp Olympia Junior Golf Academy (TX), and at Rice University (TX) teaching golf classes.
Deb now writes regularly for Houston Links, Tee Time, and Southern Gaming and Destinations magazines, and has contributed to Golf Digest, Golf World, Golf Illustrated, Gulf Coast Golfer, Junior Golfer and Corporate Golfer magazines. She is the female online “Professor” for Golf Illustrated Magazine “University. Continually learning, Deb studied with the late PGA Long Drive Champion and kinesiologist Mike Austin in Los Angeles, CA and has been implementing Wellness/Educational Kinesiology into her instruction programs. She credits much of her education in golf to invaluable experiences with instructors Betsy Cullen, Charlie Epps, Mark Steinbauer, Jackson Bradley, Craig Harmon, and LPGA Hall of Famer Kathy Whitworth.
In addition to teaching men, women, senior and junior golfers of all skill levels individually and in groups, Deb is also a lead instructor on the renowned faculty for the LPGA National Education Program, the industry leading golf teacher training program for golf professionals. A busy golf educator who gives 2000+ lessons each year, Deb believes in teaching the whole game to the whole person. Her philosophy of teaching is student centered/wellness based and she offers instruction, clubfitting, peak performance training, and health/fitness programming as part of her “Balanced Golf” curriculum, emphasizing body/mind/spirit ideals. Deb’s equipment sponsor is Cobra Golf (www.cobragolf.com) and her apparel sponsor is Bette and Court (www.bette-court.com).
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| Golf Honors: |
Deb is one of the LPGA “Top 50 Teachers”, GOLF Magazine’s “Top Teachers”, Golf Digest Magazine’s “Top Regional Teachers” and was continually listed as one of the “Top 50 Teachers” by the retired Golf For Women Magazine. She is a contributing author to the “Chicken Soup For The Woman Golfer’s Soul”, Donald Trump’s “The Best Golf Advice I Ever Received” and Greg Peddie’s “I Am Not A Golfer, I Play Golf” top selling golf books. In 1997, Deb was honored as a recipient of the "Young Alumni Award" at the University of Northern Iowa and was named the LPGA’s Central Section Teacher of the Year in 2002. In 2008, her research project entitled “Less Is More And More Is Better: The Benefit Of Less Length And More Loft In The Driving Club For Recreational Women Golfers” was accepted for presentation and publication in two top Golf Research conferences; “Better Golf Through Technology” (www.bgtt.org) and the “World Scientific Congress Of Golf” (www.golfscience.us). |
| Teaching Goal: |
My student centered/wellness based philosophy is to assist with/facilitate learning that relates to each unique person’s goals in golf, whether it be for skill development, enhanced enjoyment of the game, or competition. “It is about YOU and YOUR golf swing motion/reasons for playing.” |
| New Students: |
This teaching professional is accepting new students.
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| Clinic Sites: |
Dallas, TX |
| Mailing Address: |
Sweetwater Country Club,4400 Palm Royale Boulevard |
| City: |
Sugar Land |
| State: |
TX |
| Zip: |
77479 |
| Phone: |
281.980.4100 X296 |
| E-Mail: |
debbievang@mac.com |
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