Golf Schools at Morningstar

Golf Schools in Parksville, BC

We are excited to once again be offering our popular Golf Schools in BC, here at Morningstar! Located in sunny Parksville, BC, on Vancouver Island we are a 20-minute drive from Nanaimo and less than an hour from both the Comox and Nanaimo airports. Our Golf Schools combine award-winning instruction, golf on our fantastic course and when you’re not golfing, the beaches and natural beauty are here for you to enjoy.

Golf Schools

Our Golf Schools in BC are designed to blend learning, fantastic golf and a whole lot of fun! Each day at school will include instruction in the morning, a great lunch, golf in the afternoon and the evening open for relaxation or, if you’re up for it, more golf!

To ensure everyone gets plenty of personal attention and has time to make significant improvements, we have designed our schools to focus on either the Full Swing or the Short Game.

A Typical Two-Day School – Full Swing Focus

Day 1

  • 8:30  –  Meet up with John
  • 9:00  –  Gather ball flight and club data and videos of swings
  • 10:00  –  Lay a “Foundation of Knowledge” and develop “Clarity of Intention” for how you should deliver the golf club to the ball
  • 11:00  –  Start the improvement process
  • 12:30  –  Break for Lunch
  • 1:45  –  Golf
  • 6:00  –  Time for a well deserved celebratory beverage and a nice relaxing dinner talking about how awesome you’re getting at this golf game…

 Day 2 

  • 8:00  –  On the course with John to work on strategy, mental game and trouble shots
  • 9:30  –  Back to the academy for more work on your swing
  • 11:00  –  Summary of improvement keys, personal videos produced and a chat about how to practice effectively
  • 12:00  –  Lunch
  • 1:15  –  Golf
  • 5:30  –  Graduation

 

A Typical Two-Day School – Short Game Focus

Day 1

  • 8:30  –  Meet up with John
  • 9:00  –  Short Game Assessments to establish starting points for each student
  • 10:00  –  Putting Session
  • 11:15  –  Chipping and Pitching
  • 12:30  –  Time for some lunch!
  • 1:45  –  Golf
  • 6:00  –  Time for a well deserved celebratory beverage and a nice relaxing dinner talking about how awesome you’re getting at this golf game…

Day 2

  • 8:00  –  On the course with John to work on strategy, shot selection and handling tricky situations
  • 9:30  –  Back to the academy for sand play
  • 10:30  –  Wedge Play
  • 11:00  –  Summary of improvement keys, personal videos produced and a chat about how to practice effectively
  • 12:00  –  Lunch
  • 1:15  –  Golf
  • 5:30  –  Graduation

 

Schools include:

  • 7.5 hours of instruction with a maximum of 3 other golfers
  • 2 rounds of golf at Morningstar with power cart if wanted
  • Unlimited practice privileges
  • Access to our learning technology – Trackman, video, 3D motion analysis
  • A complete summary with a personalized action plan
  • 2 follow-up online lessons
  • Cost of the school is $530
Golf Schools in BC

2023 Schedule

We are very excited about the 2023 golf school season! Here are the dates of our golf schools this year. If you have a group that would like to schedule a golf school to fit your schedule, please contact John Randle at [email protected]

Full Swing Schools

Our Full Swing golf schools use Trackman and video to make accurate assessments of each student’s golf swings and the critical steps needed to make big and lasting improvements. Students improve their consistency of contact, direction control and many increase their distance in a big way. Which of those would make your golf more fun?

2024 Full Swing Golf Schools:

  • Saturday April 13 and Sunday April 14   – 4 Spots Open
  • Saturday April 27 and Sunday April 28   –  4 Spots Open
  • Saturday May 11 and Sunday May 13   –   4 Spots Open
  • Saturday May 25 and Sunday May 26   –  4 Spots Open
  • Saturday June 8 and Sunday June 9   –  4 Spots Open
  • Saturday June 22 and Sunday June 23   –  4 Spots Open
  • Saturday July 20 and Sunday July 21   –  4 Spots Open
  • Custom Dates and schools available if you have a 2 – 8 golfers looking to design your own school or schedule a 2-day school to fit your needs.
  • To register for a school or to get more information, please contact John Randle at [email protected].

 

Short Game Golf Schools

Our Short Game Golf Schools focus on shots played with less than full swings. We break the short game into a few parts – wedge play, chipping, pitching, sand play and putting. You will learn John’s 3-step approach to always knowing exactly how to handle any short game situation. 

2024 Short Game Golf Schools:

  • Saturday April 20 and Sunday April 21   –  4 Spots Open
  • Saturday May 4 and Sunday May 5   –  4 Spots Open
  • Saturday May 18 and Sunday May 19   –  4 Spots Open
  • Saturday June 1 and Sunday June 2   –  4 Spots Open
  • Saturday June 15 and Sunday June 16   –  4 Spots Open
  • Saturday July 6 and Sunday July 7   –  4 Spots Open
  • Custom Dates and schools available if you have a 2 – 8 golfers looking to design your own school or schedule a 2-day school to fit your needs

To register for a school or to get more information, please contact John Randle
at [email protected].