Professional Staff

 

Liza Abood • Brendan Horton • 

Liza Abood

PGA/LPGA Golf Professional

 

Hometown: Bethesda, MD

Years teaching: 23

Education: B.S. Physical Education, University of Maryland

• Private 30 minute lesson: $50.00
• Private 50 minute lesson: $80.00
• Package of (5) 50 minute private lessons: $350.00
• Semi-Private 50 minute lesson: $45.00 pp
• Package of (5) 50 minute Semi-Private lessons: $200.00 pp

Liza Abood, PGA/LPGA Golf Professional teaches at the Olney Golf Park. A native of the Washington metropolitan area, and a graduate from the University of Maryland, Liza’s childhood days included many rounds of golf.

The highlights of Liza’s successful professional career include being named the 2004 PGA Middle Atlantic Player of the Year and finishing 5th in the 2003 LPGA Teaching and Club Professional National Championship. And also, Golf Range Magazine awarded her as one of their “Top 50 Golf Instructors in America”

Liza has been a Class A Member of the PGA since 1989 and a Class A Member of the LPGA since 1995. She exhibits impressive teaching credentials and many professional affiliations with prestigious clubs. She has taught golf at the following Florida clubs: Fisher Island, South Beach, Miami; Indian Creek Country Club, Miami Beach, Florida; Grand Harbor, Vero Beach; and PGA National, North Palm Beach. She has also instructed at the TPC at Avenel, Potomac, Maryland; The Weston Golf Club, Weston, Massachusetts; and the Scarsdale Golf Club, Hartsdale, New York.

Currently, Liza is teaching private, group and junior lessons at the Olney Golf Park, and she is available for playing lessons. She also teaches the Golf School for Women series.

“I look forward to helping my students enhance their skills and lower their scores, and for new golfers, to provide an introduction to golf and a lasting foundation for their game.”

For more information contact Liza at labood@olneygolfpark.com or call Olney Golf Park at 301-570-6600

Brendan Horton

Instructor, Lead Club Fitter and Club Repairman

 

Hometown: Silver Spring, Maryland

Years teaching: since 2002

Education: B.A. Biology, Colorado College

• Private 50-minute lesson: $70.00
• Package of Five 50-minute private lessons: $300.00
• Semi-Private 50-minute lesson: $40.00 pp
• Package of Five 50-minute Semi-Private lessons: $160.00 pp
• Leader Club Fitter since 2013
• Titleist Staff Member since 2009

Brendan was the assistant golf coach at Colorado College for two years while teaching chemistry there. He turned professional in 2000 and played on the Hooters, Tear Drop, and Moonlight mini tours from 1998 through 2002. Brendan has worked at Olney Golf Park since 2000 and has been an assistant professional since 2004. As an amateur golfer, he played for and captained his high school and college teams, and was selected as a member of the Division III All-Coaches Team.

For more information contact Brendan at bhorton@olneygolfpark.com or call Olney Golf Park at 301-570-6600