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  • Gale Peterson at the Sea Island Golf Learning Center

Elite Girls Junior Golf Camp

Golf Performance Center

Train like a top touring professional with instruction from Gale Peterson, Chrissy Felton, and several other elite specialists. This camp is for the motivated junior player looking to develop a personalized plan for improvement and learn to practice and play golf more efficiently. In this comprehensive camp, we will focus on long game, short game, mental game, and golf fitness with an emphasis of course management and tournament preparation. This is a golf intense weeklong program that is structured to prepare juniors for competing successfully at a national level. We cordially invite you to join us for a memorable experience. This program is designed for players ages 12-18 that have a handicap of 10 or less. 

Daily Schedule:

  • 9 a.m.–12 p.m. Instruction
  • 12–1 p.m. Lunch with the Instructors
  • 1–5 p.m. Practice and/or Instruction

Eligibility: Age 12–18/handicap 10 or less

Highlights:

  • Club fitting and equipment evaluation
  • Daily lunch with instructors
  • 3:1 Student/Teacher ratio
  • Instruction with Morris Pickens (Mental Game)
  • Instruction with David Angelotti (Putting)
  • Instruction with David Errington (Short Game)
  • Golf Fitness with Randy Myers and/or Tom Hemmings
  • On-course instruction
  • Video analysis
  • Sea Island Gift Bag
Price:

$3,495/person

A $500 deposit will be taken upon sign up, deposit becomes non-refundable within 30 days of the camp, and all cancellations must be submitted via email to [email protected].

Special Event Event Info 2026 Dates June 16-20 Location Golf Performance Center
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Gale Peterson at the Sea Island Golf Learning Center

Gale Peterson

Master Instructor
  • LPGA Professionals Elite Top 50 Best Teachers, 2026–2027
  • Best Teachers in State, 2026-2027, Golf Digest
  • Top 100 Teachers, 2012, 2017, 2021, 2024, 2026 – Golf Magazine
  • LPGA National Teacher of the Year
  • Georgia PGA Teacher of the Year
  • America’s Top 50 Teachers, 2002–2012
  • Top 50 Women Teachers, 2014 – Golf Digest
  • Top 100 Teachers, 2012, 2017 – Golf Magazine
  • Top 50 Teachers, 2012 – Golf for Women
  • Top 10 Golf Teacher – Black Ink

A PGA and LPGA Member, Gale Peterson has taught at Sea Island for more than 30 years. Peterson is one of the mentors/presenters for LPGA, PGA AND NCAA Women’s Coaches Educational Programs throughout the country. She is on the Board of Directors for LPGA Education Division and the PGA National Education Board. Peterson’s experience has earned her numerous accolades, including National LPGA Teacher of the Year, Golf Magazine’s Top 100 Teachers and LPGA’s Top 50 Teachers. Peterson has appeared as a guest instructor on national television broadcasts such as the Golf Channel, ESPN, FOX and NBC’s Today. Peterson co-authored LPGA’s Guide to Every Shot and is a contributor to FOX Sports “Inside Golf Magazine,” Golfer’s MD, and Golf Magazine. She continues to instruct players of all talents and ages and prides herself on helping players reach their potential and become their own best coach. Personalities such as Sam Nunn, Bob Schieffer, Marguerite Salle, and Mort Kondracke have worked with Gale to improve their games and become their own best coach. Gale teaches all aspects of the game and specializes in wedge play.

LPGA Tour Students: Dori Carter, Karlin Beck, Alison Whitaker, and Stephanie Connelly

Chrissy Felton

Chrissy Felton

Senior Instructor & Group Golf Professional
  • Georgia PGA Youth Player Development Award, 2019
  • Top 50 Master Kids Coach, 2019 – U.S. Kids
  • Top 50 Kids Coach, 2017, 2018 – U.S. Kids
  • Georgia PGA Youth Development Award, 2016
  • Teacher of the Year, Georgia PGA, East Chapter, 1997
  • Competed in the 1989 Ladies U.S. Amateur Championship
  • Golf Honorable Mention Top 50 Kids Teacher, 2014, 2015, 2016 – U.S. Kids
  • Completed the Positive Coaching Alliance – Double-Goal Coach: Coaching for Winning and Life Lessons
  • U.S. Kids Golf Certified Coach

A PGA professional since 1995 and LPGA member since 1997, Chrissy Felton began her golf career at the Sea Island Golf Performance Center in 1992. She became a teaching professional after many hours of observing several of the top instructors in Golf Digest schools and in private instruction. She studied under noted golf professionals Jack Lumpkin, Scott Davenport, Gale Peterson, Tom Ness, Bob Toski, and Lousie Suggs. As a junior golfer, Felton was a student of the late Davis Love, Jr. and Jimmy Hodges. Felton’s golf career includes collegiate golf at Furman University, post-college amateur and professional competition. She competed in many tournaments including the 1989 Ladies U.S. Amateur Championship.

Golf Performance Center

The Sea Island Golf Performance Center’s multidisciplinary, individualized approach creates proven results to lower scores and improve your game, regardless of your skill level. It’s one reason that more than 20 touring pros live, play, and/or train here, including Davis Love III, Harris English, Zach Johnson, and Brian Harman. What’s more, you’ll be in one of the most beautiful settings in the world, with access to the amenities of a Forbes Five-Star resort.

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Golf Performance Center

Golf Performance Center

State-of-the-art 17,000 square-foot golf instruction and training facility at The Lodge, with world-renowned golf instructors, six hitting bays, and cutting-edge technology.

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The Cloister at Sea Island

Comprising of rooms in the Main Building, The Cloister Wings, and Beach Club, The Cloister offers vibrant rooms and suites on the lush Georgian coast. Here you’re surrounded by activity, and close to wherever your day will take you.

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The Lodge at Sea Island

Forbes Five-Star boutique hotel in a secluded private setting. The Lodge is welcoming, comfortable, and the hub of its own Sea Island world, with championship golf right next door. Make your way to the stunning Avenue of the Oaks, Retreat Avenue, on St Simons Island, off the roundabout at Frederica Road and Kings Way.

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The Inn on Sea Island

The Inn by Sea Island

A casual comfortable offering on St. Simons Island with 85 rooms, a vibrant outdoor area with heated pool, continental breakfast, complimentary bicycles, and a Topgolf Swing Suite. Located on Sea Island Road, a 10-minute drive from the Sea Island Golf Performance Center at The Lodge, The Inn is the perfect base to explore St. Simons Island and Georgia’s beautiful Golden Isles.

Seaside Course

Seaside Golf Course

Enjoy the beauty and tradition of legendary Scottish Links. A beautiful ocean-side course with sweeping dunes mixed with native grasses and wildflowers. A challenging and fun course, where you’re often at the mercy of the wind. Located at the Sea Island Golf Club on Retreat Avenue.

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Plantation Golf Course

A historic course that was re-designed to bring back some traditional features and character. Along with the neighboring Seaside Course, it is the home of the PGA TOUR’s RSM Classic, a FedEx cup event hosted by Davis Love. Located at the Sea Island Golf Club on Retreat Avenue.

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Retreat course

Retreat Course

An additional 300 yards of length and wider fairways give Retreat an open feeling with a lower profile.

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