Pronghorn - Bend, Oregon's Premier Golf Community - Unveils Total Golf Game Improvement Destinat

Motion Analysis Technology provides a phenomenal club fitting experience by supplying the staff with practical data giving them the power to analyze your swing and identify your needs with remarkable precision.

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BEND, Ore. - Pronghorn, Bend, Oregon's premier golf community, known for its undulating side-by-side Jack Nicklaus Signature and Tom Fazio Championship golf courses, announces the opening of the Jack Nicklaus Academy of Golf at Pronghorn.

Pronghorn is now the first instructional facility to combine Nicklaus Academy Instruction, The Pronghorn 360 and the MAT System powered by TaylorMade, in a breathtakingly beautiful high desert environment.

Nestled along Central Oregon's majestic Cascade Mountains, the Pronghorn community is a four-season recreational haven for outdoor enthusiasts. In addition to golf, there is world-class skiing, rock climbing, river rafting, mountain biking, hiking, kayaking, and fly-fishing.

Located only 20 minutes from downtown Bend, Pronghorn marries golf and outdoor activities with the most lavish amenities, unparalleled five-star service and quality architectural design and craftsmanship.

"Pronghorn's commitment to championship golf is embodied in this state-of-the-art golf learning center inspired by the beauty of Bend," said Pronghorn developer, Tom Hix.

"Bend is one of the top 20 golf destinations in the U.S. It has 300 days of sunshine and a beautiful visual backdrop of mountains, lakes and forests. It is the ideal location for world-class golf instruction."

Key signature elements of the Jack Nicklaus Academy of Golf at Pronghorn include:

-- World-Class Nicklaus Academy Instruction: A comprehensive curriculum developed by the Golden Bear himself, Jack Nicklaus. The instruction addresses the whole golfer, not the latest swing concept. Mental training, physical assessments, and technology are combined with a game improvement philosophy that is focused on impact, controlling the flight of the ball, and shooting lower scores.

-- The Pronghorn 360: A customized holistic wellness approach to total game improvement with emphasis on nutrition, fitness, mind/body and follow-up. Through this, Pronghorn maintains an ongoing relationship with the golfer, via, for example, emails with fitness tips and advice, mental encouragement and complete video analysis and feedback.

-- MAT System Powered by TaylorMade: The region's only learning environment providing motion capture 3-D analysis of a golfer's swing.

Motion Analysis Technology provides a phenomenal club fitting experience by supplying the staff with practical data giving them the power to analyze your swing and identify your needs with remarkable precision.

According to Mike Lewis, director of instruction at the Jack Nicklaus Academy of Golf at Pronghorn, "Good golf instruction is more than a short-game clinic or video capture of a drive. It's the totality of teaching philosophies and technologies along with fitness, relaxation, and more, delivered in a learning environment customized to the individual golfer. It's about total game improvement. And no one is doing it like Pronghorn. Couple that with the luxury of Pronghorn, the physical beauty and high dessert climate of Bend, and you have a golf academy the likes of which has not been seen before."

Ted Simons, vice president of Nicklaus Academies, asserts, "Bottom line, the Jack Nicklaus Academy of Golf at Pronghorn delivers the tools to shorten the learning curve and enable the fastest total game improvement within a stunning and exclusive environment."

The Jack Nicklaus Academy of Golf at Pronghorn offers year-round instruction featuring everything from half-day golf programs to multi-day schools for men, women, seniors, couples, teens, and children. Specialized golf instruction includes group/corporate clinics and one-on-one lessons, which can be booked individually or in packages. Academy guests stay at the beautifully appointed Residence Club at Pronghorn.

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