Golf Lessons
with PGA Professional Mark Blakemore in the east bay area of San Francisco

If you are near the San Francisco bay area in Northern California, or are planning to travel to this area, find out how to work on your game with me personally by reading the rest of this page and the Golf Schools page.

If you are not from the Northern California area and are not planning to travel here anytime soon get my golf instruction books, a 4-volume series of paperbacks covering the entire game in detail.

General Information

I offer various types of golf instruction, including individual lessons, group lessons, playing lessons, Private Long Drive Schools and Private Custom Golf Schools. Continue below on this page for more details on private and group lessons. See the Golf Schools page for information on longer and more intensive sessions.

Locations

Lessons are conducted at two facilities in the east bay area of San Francisco in Northern California: Boundary Oak Golf Course in Walnut Creek, California (about 45 minutes east of San Francisco) or The Golf Club at Roddy Ranch in Antioch, California (about an hour east of San Francisco). See the map just below for an overview of the general area. Continue below for more details on private and group lessons.

Individual Lessons

Private individual lessons are available by appointment, for players of any age (kids to seniors) and any skill level (absolute beginners to advanced and professional players), on any aspect(s) of the game. Lessons can also be taken in a series of 6, which includes a discount.**

* These rates are good at Roddy Ranch - rates at Boundary Oak are $10 per hour higher. All first-time students receive supplemental materials, so the cost of the first lesson is $30 more than any subsequent lessons.

** In order to receive the discounted rate for a series of lessons (6 lessons for the price of 5) two conditions must be met, whether for individual or group lessons:

• The series must be paid for in advance, at the conclusion of the first lesson
• The series must be completed within 90 days

If there is a problem with either of these conditions please schedule single lessons rather than a series.

For longer and higher saturation sessions see Golf Schools

Group Lessons

Private group (your pre-arranged groups of 2 - 5 players) lessons are available by appointment, for players of any skill level, on any aspect(s) of the game. Lessons can also be taken in a series of 6, which includes a discount.**  Rates vary with the number of players in the group.

* These rates are good at Roddy Ranch - rates at Boundary Oak are $10 per hour higher. All first-time students receive supplemental materials, so the cost of the first lesson is $30 more than any subsequent lessons.

** In order to receive the discounted rate for a series of lessons (6 lessons for the price of 5) two conditions must be met, whether for individual or group lessons:

• The series must be paid for in advance, at the conclusion of the first lesson
• The series must be completed within 90 days

If there is a problem with either of these conditions please schedule single lessons rather than a series.

For public group lessons see Golf Clinics

For longer and higher saturation sessions see Golf Schools

Playing Lessons

Playing lessons are available by appointment, and are best scheduled for weekdays. I recommend that you (or everybody in your group) have had at least one lesson with me at the practice facilities before requesting a playing lesson. 9 hole and 18 hole playing lessons are available. On-course instruction is also available as part of my Private Golf School sessions.

Request an Appointment

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