Mike Bender

Mike Bender was the 2009 PGA of America National Teacher of the Year and has been ranked as one of the Top Five Best Teachers in America by Golf Digest Magazine for more than a decade, ranked by Golf Magazine (since 1996) as one of the Top 100 Teachers in America. Named as North Florida PGA Section Teach of the Year (1996, 1998, 2005, 2007). His students include the 2007 Masters Champion and 2015 Open Champion Zach Johnson, 5 Time PGA Champion Jonathan Byrd, and more than two dozen other PGA, Champions & LPGA Tour Professionals. He currently runs the Mike Bender Golf Academy in Lake Mary, Florida.

He is a 2 Time NCAA Division III Individual Champion Golfer and played on the PGA Tour for three years. He crafted his knowledge of golf and the golf swing with the likes of Ben Doyle, David Leadbetter & Mac O’Grady. He resides in Lake Mary, Florida.