The Practice Range

“The Practice Range” is an exclusive feature at DC Metro Junior Golf.  We consider it very fortunate to have Bryan Zell, the Lead Instructor at Westfields Golf Club (Clifton, VA) providing regular articles that will be tailored towards making the junior golfer a more competitive player.

Links to articles will appear here, The Practice Range page.  As new articles are posted, those that subscribe to the site (see the upper right box to subscribe) will be alerted not just when Bryan’s new article is posted, but when any new article is posted to the site.  We make it easy to stay in touch and informed on junior golf in the DC Metro area.  Welcome Bryan to DC Metro Junior Golf and make sure to shoot him an email if you have any questions about the information in his articles.  You can learn more about Bryan in his bio at the end of this page.

ARTICLES

- A Go-To Shot

Bryan Zell, Westfields Golf Club Lead Instructor, joined Westfields’ professional staff in 1999 after caddying on the LPGA Tour.  He is a graduate of George Mason University and played competitive college golf for the George Mason Patriots from 1994-1998.

In 2003 Bryan earned his PGA Class “A” membership and won the distinguished Acushnet PGA Apprentice Scholarship.  This award is given to the golf professional with the highest marks in the Golf Professional Training Program graduating class of the Middle Atlantic Section.

Bryan’s passion to help others play golf better comes from his own experiences with golf instruction as a junior and college player.  He has attended numerous national and local PGA Teaching seminars in his continuous ambition to be the best and learned first hand from PGA instructors Mike Bender, Hank Haney, and Kirk Lucas.

Bryan has coached players that have won tournaments at the Junior, College, and Amateur level.  His patient demeanor coupled with his attention to detail and desire to help every student improve ensures a high level of instruction.  Bryan prides himself on the fact that he is always learning and continuously striving to become a better instructor.

He can be contacted at bzell@pga.com.