Rick Murphy is the owner and PGA Director of Instruction of the Rick Murphy Golf Academy located in Greensboro, N.C. Murphy will provide his expertise as a guest instructor to promote The PGA of America’s Free Lesson Month which runs through May. He earned the guest spot through a promotion by The PGA of America, which granted a spot on the “The Golf Fix” to the PGA Professional who gave the most lessons during 2010’s Free Lesson Month. Murphy and his award-winning PGA staff of professionals set an unofficial world record for the largest golf lesson given to more than 5,500 people at a Greensboro Grasshopper baseball game on May 15, 2010.

Among his many accomplishments, Murphy was one of the first instructors to achieve senior certification from well-known instructor and author of Alignment Golf, Lynn Blake, and was a co-presenter for the past two years at Blake’s blockbuster teaching and coaching summit in Greensboro. He has owned and operated both of his facilities since 2001, and has supported many Play Golf America programs, Special Olympics efforts, and growth of the game initiatives through his service. Beginning in 1988, Murphy has been named The PGA of America’s National Junior Golf Leader, the 2001 CPGA Teacher of the Year, the 2008 CPGA Golf Professional of the Year, and the 2009 CPGA Palmer Maples Teacher of the Year. He was included on the 2009/2010 Golf Digest Top Ten Teachers in North Carolina, was a 2011 presenter at the PGA’s merchandise show best practices session, and is on the 2011 / 2012 PGA Instruction Committee.

The Golf Fix with Michael Breed is an instructional show broadcast on the Golf Channel every Monday night, offering insight and tips on the golf swing from Michael Breed, PGA. Michael Breed, PGA was the Carolinas PGA Section’s guest instructor for the 2011 Big Week Teaching Summit. Breed is currently the Head PGA Professional at Sunningdale Country Club in Scarsdale, N.Y. and penned the book The Picture Perfect Golf Swing. He is also listed as one of Golf Magazine’s Top 100 instructors and his students include Darron Stiles, Chris Smith, Kyle Reifers, Chris Parr and LPGA Tour player Meghan Francella. In the past he has worked with Joe Durant, JJ Henry, Joe Ogilvie and many other PGA an Nationwide Tour players.

For further information, contact Rick Murphy, PGA at 336-605-0052 or via email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . He will be glad to answer any and all questions!

About The Golf Fix With Michael Breed

The Golf Channel invites golfers of all skill levels to get schooled every Monday night by Golf Channel’s Michael Breed, a top 50 golf instructor. Each week he dishes out fast-paced, in-your-face instruction answering your toughest golf questions, LIVE every Monday night. Breed reviews the best and worst shots from the weekend’s tournament, giving you tips on how to play the shots the next time you hit the links. Also, live during the show Breed gives straight answers to viewer emails and expertly coaches live callers, making it easy to fix your game. Take away tips to improve your next round. Get the Golf Fix your game needs.

About the Carolinas PGA

Established in 1923, and recognized by The PGA of America in 1940, the Carolinas PGA Section of the Professional Golfers’ Association has grown to be the largest of the PGA’s forty-one sections with almost 2,000 professional members. The Carolinas PGA Section embraces North and South Carolina as well as a small portion of southern Virginia, representing more than 800 golf facilities. The Carolinas PGA is dedicated to nurturing and improving the quality of the game for the thousands of golfers using its member facilities. PGA professionals are responsible for conducting a variety of golf-related functions which include human resource management, golf shop merchandising, golf instruction, tournament operations, junior golf programs, growth of the game initiatives, golf club repair, administering the rules, public relations and much more. For additional information, contact Kate Anderson, Media and Promotions Manager, at (843) 913-2742.

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