Amazing golf teacher!! I'm so grateful! Gary made the experience of learning something new easy and…read morefun. I'm surprised how far I progressed just within one lesson. He's truly a master and golf pro. You'll love him.

Reps and accurate distances on individual clubs is so important. NXGEN is the perfect facility for…read moreworking to the next level. -Coach Skoog RHS Lady Rams Golf

I came to NXGen as a total beginner who didn't really like golf, and that changed fast. With Bryan…read morePadua's help, I went from not having a clue to actually enjoying the game and holding my own. He's a great coach: super patient, explains things clearly, and just makes the whole process enjoyable. I checked out a few other spots before landing here, and NXGen really stood out. The facility's clean, well-organized, and the Trackman tech makes it easy to understand what you're doing right (and wrong). If you're just getting into golf, trying to improve, or looking for a solid place to practice, I definitely recommend checking out NXGen either at Bee Ridge or Lakewood Ranch. It's made a big difference for me.

Staff was amazing and very helpful! As soon as i stepped into the tee box i knew... Distances off…read moreby over 20+ yards on every hole, Tee boxes harder than a rock and full of weed, Greens were literally the rough, and fairways were more slushy than a free slurpee. Price was not it as I paid 45 dollars per person to find out the course was sub par(no pun intended). Oh also for matter of fact don't let randoms sit on hole 13 in the middle of the fairway and practice. I love playing but here was something different. Still shot under par but god damn it was something more than golf.

In this review I'm going to mainly talk about taking advantage on the par 3 holes that you'll have…read morefour of on any championship par 72 golf course. Executive golf courses are comprised of multiple par 3's, playing to a par of 60, you can definitely find tune your mid to low iron play at these courses. Anytime your in the teeing area you must know that you have great advantages and set yourself up to the full use of them. Ball tee hight, shot angles away from dangers, distance and yardage. Depending on your skill level all of these factors should be used to create the best opportunity to hit the green, two putt for par and maybe drop in a birdie but play for par, center of the green - no flag hunting ever unless you know the course and know the placements. Think like the golf course architect, do a little research on him. What does he do to guard against your ball? High thick rough? heavily bunkered? swails and waving countours on the green? How does it slope? Front to back but more likely back to front. By PGA and R&A Rules your allowed two club lengths back from the teeing area your playing from. So two driver lengths is 90 inches approximately, so if your yardage book is giving you 172 from the blue tees and your sure you can hit a 7 iron 177 if you pure it, pace off three steps back to 176 and play from there, legally without penalty. I'm a high ball hitter, I like to open the club a little and hit a little baby fade into flagsticks although I prefer to draw the ball. Problem is the draw double cross miss can result in a overcooked ten yard yank that'll put your ball off the green, under a bush and a tunnel of trees ahead. How your wrist a bit, keep it locked, aim just left of the flag (unless the wind is blowing right with a left flag) club up a bit, hit the 6 instead of the 7 choking down a bit. The biggest problem I see with amateur players is that they don't hit enough club, coming up short and facing a testy bump and run, pitch, chip or flop all which are shots one must practice hard and play with confidence, so avoid the short misses. Freedom Fairways will give you the opportunity to play these 150 and in shorts, the most important scoring shots. Nobody likes to work on this most important scoring zone and I don't understand why. I'd drill for hours on 50-60-70 yarders until the sun went down and my hands hurt. So in conclusion, play the executive courses, although Freedom Fairways might be the only one in the area. And go see Doc in the club making area near the first tee. His knowledge and wisdom had me ask him to watch my practice which he did and said I'm "an over swinger" which I can not deny. But I still love to Grip it and Rip it.

I have been to plenty golf pros in my life, and by far Cathy Schmidt is superior to everyone that I…read morehave got to experience. I love going to her lessons they provide so much information and I always learn so many things. My golf game has improved by dropping 5.4 strokes since I have seen Cathy. My husband and I enjoy going to her every chance we are in Bradenton. Such a caring woman for all of us that suck at golf. She communicates so beautifully the game of golf. Hope to schedule a lesson soon.

Cathy is an amazing teacher. She helped so much with my set up, my swing! We did a family camp…read morewith her and she was terrific with golfers of all abilities. She is patient and explains the mechanics of the swing so you can understand what you are doing wrong and correct it.

Andy, is really helpful and regrips clubs while you wait (not a promise). And is very reasonable…read more Will do business again. --Jason

I'm very new to golf and needed a used left-handed 7-iron. I called ahead and Andy found me one…read morethat would work for me. I went in the shop and Andy was very nice. He took some measurements and let me know they needed to bump up the handle which would take a little time (which he told me before hand too). I got a nice glove there as well. I had other errands to run so I picked up the club the next day. I thought the place was bright and quaint.

Begun in 1927, the Invitational is the oldest continuously running golf even in the Southeast and…read moreone of the oldest in the U.S. It was formatted as match play until 1956 when it became stroke play. Winners in the beginning were A.T. Cooper, Johnny Revolta and Bob Goalby. A host of college players have won this event in more recent times including Ryuji Imada, Brandt Snedecker and Jeff Overton. This year's event saw players from Japan, China, Columbia Finland, the U.K. as well as the U.S. Brandon Hagy won it this year, shooting a combined 280 over the four day event. I enjoyed seeing people strolling the course, following the players and cheering them on. Lots of respect for guys who can drive the ball 150-200 yards down the middle of the fairway.

Lovely little par 3 golf course. Couple of holes are a bit tight so I would bring some extra…read moreballs. Greens are a bit hairy, but otherwise the course is very nicely kept and a lovely walk with lots of vegetation, some very pretty birds and a stream running through the course. I walked and finished in less than an hour and a half. I was the only one out there. Pay on the honor system after noon in the summer. So excited to have discovered this course which is about 5 minutes from my home.

Great golf for a par 3 course. Very friendly group of guys n gals who work here as well. Definitely…read moreno complaints.

We went out with Ryan, and had a great time! He was helpful- the man did not sit still one minute…read more He was constantly helping us put new bait on and teaching us how to handle the reel based on the fish in the area. As a beginner, it was super helpful and fun for me. For the experts in the group, they said it gave them a lot more time to enjoy the fishing part! I would recommend you check him out if you are a beginner or an expert!