Mission Inn Resort & Club: Hub for Central Florida’s Summer Camps For Junior Golfers, Tennis Players, Families

HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. (April 18, 2017) – Mission Inn Resort & Club is a prime location for summer learning experiences for junior golfers and tennis players, as well as their families. A hub of activity in a peaceful setting, the destination nestles amid central Florida citrus groves and a natural chain of lakes, only 35 minutes from Orlando.

For junior golfers, Mission Inn Resort hosts two different camps from June 11 to Aug. 5, including:

• The Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy, which will host a series of summer camp weeks that provide junior golfers the opportunity to “Train Like A Champion” at the same training home of three of the LPGA Tour’s top six players – Lydia Ko, Ariya Jutanugarn, and Shanshan Feng, plus the PGA Tour’s Morgan Hoffmann. The Academy offers single camp weeks, multiple week packages and a two-week tournament camp offering attendees an opportunity for competitive play. Boarding and non-boarding options are available. For more: call (352) 484-0787 or visit ggga.com/programs/summer-camp.
• The Bishops Gate Golf Academy with programs built uniquely for individuals based on their goals, aspirations, strengths, tournament schedule, and areas of improvement. Bishops utilizes its own coaching model — which it has dubbed “POD” — that consists of a senior coach with extensive experience and training in junior golf development directing a POD of coaches and students. The senior coach oversees all aspects of the student development from assessments, creating the student blueprint to monitoring and reporting on progress throughout the year. For more, call (855) 378-8177 or visit www.bgga.com/summer-camps.

For junior tennis players, Mission Inn Resort offers a camp from June 20 to Aug. 5, plus adult lessons throughout the summer:

• Cesar Villarroel Tennis Academy, listed among the “Top 25 resorts and tennis programs in the country” by World Tennis magazine, is designed for players of all levels and skill. A former Davis Cup player for Bolivia, Villarroel offers training programs including Quick Start Group Lesson, Beginners and Intermediate Group Lesson, and Elite Player Group Lesson with both training and fitness programs. Boarding and non-boarding options are available. The Villarroel Academy also features summer lessons for adults, with morning lessons for ladies and mixed doubles groups. An evening men’s clinic also is offered. More: call (352) 455-6815 or visit www.thecvta.com.

Mission Inn Resort & Club is situated among the rolling hills of Lake County in the town of Howey-in-the-Hills, just a 35-minute drive northwest of Orlando. The Spanish colonial style resort offers two championship golf courses – El Campeón Course and Las Colinas Course – and award-winning tennis facilities with both clay and all-weather courts.

For additional information, call Mission Inn Resort & Club at (352) 268-9574 or (352) 324-3101, or visit www.missioninnresort.com.

About Mission Inn Resort & Club: Mission Inn is a four-season resort located in the rolling hills of Central Florida’s Lake County in the town of Howey-in-the-Hills, 35 minutes northwest of Orlando. The destination resort features classic Spanish Colonial architecture, 190 graciously appointed guestrooms, suites and villas, two championship golf courses, three restaurants, two lounges and poolside bar. Recreational amenities include eight tennis courts, trap and skeet shooting range, jogging and bicycling trails, volleyball courts, outdoor pool and hydro-spa, fitness center, nautical center with 52-slip marina, fishing, and powerboat and go eco-touring. The 6,200-square-foot Spa Marbella provides an extensive menu of treatments and services.  More than 30,000 square feet of well-appointed indoor and outdoor event space is available for meetings, banquets, holiday parties, weddings and special occasions. For more information, guests may call (352) 268-9574 or visit the resort’s Web site at www.missioninnresort.com

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