Improve Your Game - Lake Panorama National Resort

Golf is a Hard Game to Learn Alone

2009-01-09T09:26:00.002-06:00

John J. Dinnebier, PGA

General Manager, Director of Golf Operations

2010 Iowa PGA Golf Professional of the Year

2007 IGA Club Manager of the Year

2002 IGA Golf Professional of the Year

2001, 2002, 2005, 2006 Iowa PGA Merchandiser of the Year

PGA Member and Graduate of the University of Nebraska. John was a Member of the Husker Golf Team and hails from Waterloo Iowa where he graduated from East High School. Outstanding Teacher and renowned player of the game, holds LPN course record with an astonishing tournament round (11-under par - 61). John is always available for lessons and is considered one of the finest teachers in the state of Iowa.

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Gary J. Babcock, PGA

Head Professional

2010 Iowa PGA Junior Golf Leader of the Year

2009 Iowa PGA Junior Golf Leader of the Year

2005 Iowa PGA Assistant Golf Professional of the Year

Selected as Member of the 2009 & 2010 President's Council on Growing the Game of Golf

PGA Member and Graduate from Colorado Christian University. Gary is a Waterloo Iowa native and graduate from East High School. He served his country in the United States Air Force for more than 20 years retiring as a Senior Master Sergeant from NORAD and Air Force Space Command. Gifted and talented teacher in full swing, shortgame and specializing in Junior Golf. Best score posted at LPN (7-under par - 65)

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Michael G. Kleinwolterink

1st Assistant Golf Professional

2008 Iowa PGA Assistant Golf Professional of the Year

PGA Apprentice Level II and Graduate from the University of Northern Iowa. Mike hails from Yale and was a graduate of Panorama High School in Panora. Leading instructor of Junior Golf School. LPN's expert in the latest golf club design, alteration and repair. Michael is always available to improve your game and repair your clubs. His best round at LPN is (1-under par - 71)

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2011 Rates

Individual lessons:

$35 - 30 minutes

$60 - 1 Hour

3 lesson package: $90 - 30 minutes each

Golf Clinics: Price determined by the size of group

Playing Lessons and On Course Lessons available

5 More Ways to get GOLF into your Life this Year at Lake Panorama

2007-01-10T15:25:00.000-06:00

2007 Women's Short Game School
School for Women of all skill levels

Tuesday, May 15 5:30pm
Tuesday, May 22 5:30pm
Tuesday, May 29 5:30pm

Cost: $35 per student – LPN Members
$50 per student – Non-Members
Entry Deadline: Tuesday, May 9
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2007 Junior Golf Camp

For boys and girls ages 10 (going into 4th grade) and up

Camp limited to first 18 boys and girls to enroll

Tuesday, June 5, 1pm thru Wednesday June 6, 11am 2007

Cost: $100 per Student

Includes: 1 Night Lodging, BBQ Dinner on the 5th, Breakfast on the 6th, World class golf Instruction by PGA Professionals, Mini-Tournament, awards and gifts.

Agenda:

Tuesday, June 5

1pm: Parent Drop off, Registration and check-in

2pm: Instuction begins (short game, full swing)

6pm: BBQ Dinner

7pm: Golf Movies

10pm: Lights out

Wednesday, June 6

7am: Breakfast

8am: Tournament

10am: Awards-Wrap-up

11am: Parent Pick-up and Checkout

For more information and registration, please contact the Pro Shop

9th Annual Junior Golf School

(Sponsored by Guthrie County State Bank

and the Lake Panorama Association)

School for all Junior Golfers Ages 5 to 17

Monday, June 11 10:00am - 11:00am
Wednesday, June 20 10:00am - 11:00am
Friday, June 22 10:00am - 11:00am
Tuesday, June 26 10:00am - 11:00am

Total Cost: $50 Per Student for the entire 4 Sessions
Entry Deadline: Friday, June 1

Panorama Family Tee Program

A Great Opporunity to spend time with family - 9 holes from Family Tees

Dates for 2007:

Sunday, May 20, 5:30pm

Sunday, June 24, 6:00pm

Sunday, July 22, 6:00pm

Sunday, August 5th, 6:00pm

Cost: FREE – LPN Members
$25 per Family – Non-Members

Family Tee Program promotes family togetherness all summer long.

The Family Tee Program is a great way for beginning golfers to get out and learn the game in a pressure-free atmosphere. It’s also a great way to encourage family togetherness. Starting times are spaced out beginning at 5:30/6:00 allowing plenty of time between groups so players do not feel pressured. Family Tee tee markers are from the 150 Yard Poles in the center of the fairway. Everyone in the group – Mom, Dad, and the Kids – Play from the same tees.

PGA FREE Lesson Month

FREE 10 Minutee Lessons by your Professional Staff

Date: Saturday, May 19, 2007. Call the Golf Shop to sign-up.

Babcock Returns to Lake Panorama National

2006-02-05T14:13:00.000-06:00

Gary Babcock, the 2005 Iowa PGA Section Assistant Golf Professional of the Year joins the Lake's Professional Staff

Gary's Approach to Teaching:

I evaluate every student by first analyzing ball flight. The ball flight tells me what is happening at impact. I then work backwards. The main goal is to change ball flight to produce better shots. Therefore, changing what your shots are doing means we have to change what is happening at impact.

Where I’m coming from: Any change made to a students swing must have a positive effect on impact. In my opinion, anything else may make a swing look nicer, but if it has no bearing on impact, why bother? This is why I fix every student’s swing by starting in this order: ball-flight, then impact, then swing plane.

I ensure all my students understand that golf is a difficult game. But if they understand why their ball produces a certain type of shot and they have a plan to fix their faults they will improve. More importantly, I teach them that improvement takes practice and patience.

Gary J. Babcock
PGA Head Golf Professional
Lake Panorama National