{"id":515077,"date":"2026-03-03T02:43:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T02:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/515077\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T02:43:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T02:43:10","slug":"elite-coach-opens-new-golf-academy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/515077\/","title":{"rendered":"Elite coach opens new golf academy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new purpose-built golf academy has opened on the Sunshine Coast, offering coaching from an expert who has worked extensively with touring professionals.<\/p>\n<p>The Dom Azzopardi Golf Academy officially opened at Peregian Springs Golf Club on February 18 and will cater for beginners through to elite players.<\/p>\n<p>Founder and head coach Dom Azzopardi is regarded as one of Australia\u2019s leading golf coaches and has worked with professionals and elite amateurs in Australia and internationally, including LIV Tour player Lucas Herbert \u2013 who attended the opening event \u2013 and LPGA Tour player Karis Davidson.<\/p>\n<p>The academy features indoor and outdoor training spaces equipped with swing analysis technology including launch monitors, high-speed video and data-driven coaching tools.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy goal has always been to create a place where golfers feel inspired, supported and challenged, whether they\u2019re picking up a club for the first time or competing on the world stage,\u201d Mr Azzopardi said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo do that here at Peregian Springs, in partnership with such a great club, is something I\u2019m incredibly proud of.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-192085\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SCN240226-golf-academy-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1920\"  \/>The new facility offers cutting-edge technology. Picture: Facebook<\/p>\n<p>The academy offers services including private lessons, junior development programs, elite performance coaching, women\u2019s beginner and intermediate clinics, and custom practice programs tailored to individual goals.<\/p>\n<p>Coaching alongside Mr Azzopardi are fellow PGA professionals Jake Killeen and Regan McGovern.<\/p>\n<p>The academy has partnered with Peregian Springs Golf Club to provide players with access to one of the Sunshine Coast\u2019s premier golf courses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new purpose-built golf academy has opened on the Sunshine Coast, offering coaching from an expert who has&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":515078,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[566],"tags":[64,63,755,85],"class_list":["post-515077","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-golf","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/515077","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=515077"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/515077\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/515078"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=515077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=515077"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=515077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}