Sooner Golf Academy
Information on the 2010 Junior Golf Programs at Jimmie Austin can be found by clicking HERE. We request that all registrations be done online through that link.
Be a part of great golf camps this summer hosted by the OU Golf Teams
Boy's Camp Girl's Camp
Professional Instruction
Video lessons at the Sooner Golf Academy employ the use of the V1 Pro Golf Instruction and Swing Analysis software; video lessons are available with an additional cost.
Rodney Young, Director of Golf
405.325.6881 rodneyyoung@ou.edu
Johnny Johnson, PGA Head Golf Professional
405.325.9031 jfjohnson@ou.edu
A native of Stroud, OK, Johnny has been playing and working in the golf industry for 39 years. He played collegiately at Central State University and in 1986, became the assistant Golf Professional at Cushing Country Club, and was promoted to Head Golf Professional six months later. In 1992 when he left to take the same position at Stroud Municipal Golf Course and later became the Head Golf Professional at Eagle Crest Golf Course in Muskogee, OK in 1996. In 2004, Johnny and his family moved to the Norman area when he became the Tournament Director at the Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club. He is now the Head Golf Professional at Jimmie Austin and has seen the course emerge as one of the best public facilities in the state. Johnny has been a Golf Professional for 24 years and a proud member of the PGA for 19 years. He has served as Tournament Director for the South Central Section and a rules official for the NCAA Championship, Nike Tour and the Big 8 Conference. He served as Golf Coach at the Special Olympic World Games held in North Carolina and was one of five Golf Professionals from the South Central Section to qualify and compete this past year in the 2009 National Senior Club Professionals Championship in Florida. He is a certified club fitter with Ping and Titleist and is very qualified with all golf club manufacturers. He enjoys teaching, organizing, and running golf events.
Sebastien Courtois
405.325.6716 src@ou.edu
A native of Paris, France, Sebastien has played golf for 20 years and is currently enrolled in the PGA-PGM program. Before moving to Norman he participated in the Leadbetter Golf Academy in Paris for two years to improve and learn more about the game. He then went on to manage the Callaway Golf Event for South Europe. Sebastien moved to Norman in 2006. He has been with the Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club for three-and-a-half years and participated in the organization and operation of the 2009 Amateur Public Links Championship. He is a certified club fitter with Callaway, Ping, TaylorMade and Titleist and is very qualified with all golf club manufacturers. In addition to helping run the Golf Shop he also teaches lessons and clinics.
Lance Maxwell
405.325.6716 lancemaxwell@ou.edu
Lance, a graduate of the University of Oklahoma, is now in his fourth year as Assistant Golf Professional at Jimmie Austin. He is a native Oklahoman, born and raised in Oklahoma City, but attended high school and played most of his competitive junior golf in the Dallas area. Having played for 20 years, Lance has an extensive knowledge of the game and is devoted to developing it through instruction of both juniors and adults. He specializes in instruction improving golfer's course management and the mental aspect of the game as well as priding himself in exhaustive and thorough research of the industry's latest technology. Lance is a certified clubfitter for TaylorMade, Callaway, Titleist, and Ping.
Tyler Woodward
405.401.4823 woodwardt@ou.edu
Tyler is a Graduate of the University of Oklahoma, with a Business Management degree, and Marketing minor. Born in Edmond, OK Tyler has been an Assistant Golf Professional at Jimmie Austin G.C. since 2006. He has played golf for 22 years, and is a Level 2 PGA Apprentice. He enjoys teaching both Junior and Adult golf lessons, as well as operating a club repair business. Tyler stays up to date with the new clubs and equipment that come to the retail market from the different manufactures, and is a Certified Club fitter for Taylormade, Titleist, Cobra, Callaway, and Ping.
 Zelocity™
The Sooner Golf Academy at the Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club employs the use of the Zelocity™ PureLaunch system for fittings. Zelocity™ is the golf industry's only true ball velocity measuring device. Zelocity™ uses Doppler radar to emit radar pulses which creates a radar field. As the golf ball travels through the radar field, it bounces impulses back to the monitor, which measures the ball's actual velocity, spin, and launch angle. Zelocity™ does not calculate measurements by comparing to pre-stored data like other devices do.
Taylormade Select Fit System
Featuring the New Taylormade R9 Driver and Fairway Wood
The TaylorMade SelectFit System allows us to quickly and easily experiment with different shafts and head combinations without sacrificing feel or performance of the golf club.
The TaylorMade SelectFit System cart utilizes 15 driver heads of various lofts (from 8.5° to 13.5°) and models. Along with the heads the cart offers 17 driver shafts of varying lengths, flexes and kickpoints. These combinations, coupled with TaylorMade's Movable Weight Technology, offer over 63,000 possible driver combinations to ensure you get the perfect fit. Also in the system are 18 different iron heads of various models and lie angles that range from 4° flat to 4° upright, 17 shafts of varying lengths, flexes and materials (both steel and graphite) that all add up to offer 258 possible combinations.
 Callaway Golf OptiFit System
There are now 15 FT-5 clubheads and nine HyperX driver clubheads to go along with 29 shaft options from the most-respected and most sought-after shaft manufacturers in the marketplace, including Aldila, Fujikura, Grafalloy, UST and Mitsubishi Rayon. That means you have 696 total driver configurations to choose from in drivers. Each shaft may be interchanged with any club head so you will have no doubt as to how a particular shaft and head will perform for your unique swing.
In addition, there are 23 irons heads and 27 shafts for a total of 621 iron configurations. Choose from stock and custom shafts available in varying lengths and flexes, as well as iron heads in a variety of lie angles.
Ping Fitting Cart
The cart was designed to equip golf retailers a functional cart, providing all the tools for custom fitting. The cart is also required to function both indoors and outdoors and provide security for the high end products it displays. It not only performs well, but is extremely durable.
If you would like to receive more information about golf lessons and other instructional programs at Jimmie Austin Golf Club, please contact one of our Golf Professionals at 405.325.6716 or by email
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