Eastern Michigan Athletics
Former EMU Golfer Turned Professional Instructor
6/17/2010 10:54:40 AM | Men's Golf
Jon Paupore is now the Director of Instruction of the Jim McLean Golf School at Red Ledges
YPSILANTI, Mich.- (EMUEagles.com) – Former Eastern Michigan University men's golfer Jon Paupore has been named the director of instruction for the newly opened Jim McLean Golf School at Red Ledges in Heber Valley, Utah. Paupore comes to Red Ledges from The Bear's Club in Jupiter, Fla, where he opened the Jack Nicklaus Performance Academy in Sept. 2008.
Paupore started his golfing career by playing college golf at EMU where he qualified for the 1995 US Amateur and the 1998 British Amateur. After turning professional and playing on several tours, Paupore worked as a Teaching Professional at Jack Nicklaus' private golf course, The Bear's Club. Paupore currently works with Briny Baird of the PGA Tour as well as several other top touring professionals on the LPGA Tour, European LPGA Tour, and Gateway Tour.
Red Ledges offers one of the finest golf schools in the country under the direction of Jim McLean, one of the top golf instructors in the world. Red Ledges provides both group and private lessons and a variety of clinic programs. From swing instruction and short-game skills to strategy and technique, the academy offers tee-to-green instruction for golfers of every age and ability in conjunction with top rated instructors and using the best in golf analysis technology.
The practice facility features a full driving range as well as a chipping green and putting green with bent grass surfaces. The Jim McLean Learning Center will be fully equipped with the state-of-the-art TrackMan Launch Monitor and the latest JC Video Golf Swing Analysis Software. Two video cameras will capture golf swings to be analyzed on a giant flat screen television for frame-by-frame slow motion replay
Red Ledges will introduce other golf amenities down the road, including a nine-hole Nicklaus Design short course and a premier golf clubhouse. For more information, call 877.733.5334 or visit www.redledges.com/mclean.
