Deb Vangellow Golf Educator/LPGA Teaching Professional Director of Instruction
Sweetwater Country Club/Houston, Texas Student Centered/Wellness Based Golf Education It’s About YOU and YOUR Golf Swing Motion! LPGA Class A Master Professional 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 was the longtime female online “Professor” for Golf Illustrated Magazine “University. Deb is one of Golf Digest Magazine’s “America’s 50 Best Women Teachers”, along with inclusion in 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” and Donald Trump’s “The Best Golf Advice I Ever Received” 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 twice named the LPGA’s Central Section Teacher of the Year in 2002 and 2009. 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). Deb achieved LPGA Master Professional status in 2010, the highest level of teaching certification in the organization. A lifelong learner, Deb studied with the late PGA Long Drive Champion and kinesiologist Mike Austin in Los Angeles, CA and has been implementing awareness/learning from her experiences with Educational Kinesiology/Brain Gym, The Alexander Technique, Bikram Yoga, SNAG, Vision 54, and Total Wellness into her instruction programs, emphasizing body/mind/spirit balance and ideals. She credits much of her education in golf to invaluable experiences with instructors Betsy Cullen, Betsy Clark, DeDe Owens, Charlie Epps, Mark Steinbauer, Jackson Bradley, Craig Harmon, Kathy Murphy, Debbie Crews, Dana Rader, Lynn Marriott, Pia Nilsson, Matt Reams, and LPGA Hall of Famers Carol Mann and Kathy Whitworth.  In addition to teaching men, women, senior and junior golfers of all skill levels individually and in groups, Deb is the first elected National Vice President for the LPGA Teaching and Club Professional Membership and a lead instructor on the renowned faculty for the LPGA National Education Program, the industry leading 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 student-centered teaching philosophy includes golf education programming in the areas of skill development, clubfitting, peak performance awareness/implementation, and overall health and fitness ideals. Along with being a brand ambassador for Sterling McCall Toyota in Houston (www.smcalltoyota.com), Deb’s equipment sponsor is Cobra Golf (www.cobragolf.com) and her apparel sponsor is Bette and Court (www.bette-court.com). Golf Instruction Pricing 30 Minute Private Lesson-Junior/$45 30 Minute Private Lesson-Adult/$65 60 Minute Private Lesson-Adult/$100 60 Minute Clubfitting Session/$90 90 Minute On Course Playing Lesson/$150 Six 30 Minute Lessons-Pre-Paid Series-Adult/$325 Semi-Private 60 Minute Lesson-2 Adults/$110 Semi-Private 60 Minute Lesson-3 Adults/$120 Semi-Private 60 Minute Lesson-2 Juniors/$85 Semi-Private 60 Minute Lesson-Adult and Junior/$100 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Video Analysis, Customized Programs, Group Sessions, Golf Cinics, Golf Seminars, Speaking Engagements and Gift Certificates are available. To schedule a customized program or event with Deb Vangellow, call 281.980.4100 X296 or e-mail her for more information at debbievang@mac.com . Lesson and Clubfitting sessions can be schedule online at www.smarterlessons.com, facility listed under DEB VANGELLOW/LPGA-Sweetwater CC (Houston, Texas). Deb’s teach days at Sweetwater CC are Wednesday through Sunday. Directions to Sweetwater CC are at the bottom of this page. Payment accepted via member account, cash, or check. Thank you for your time, interest, and participation! http://www.bgtt.orghttp://www.golfscience.ushttp://www.smcalltoyota.comhttp://www.cobragolf.comhttp://www.bette-court.commailto:debbievang@mac.com?subject=email%20subjecthttp://www.smarterlessons.comshapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1shapeimage_2_link_2shapeimage_2_link_3shapeimage_2_link_4shapeimage_2_link_5shapeimage_2_link_6
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