MIDWEST United States

Bobbe Carney
Summer: Walsh Golf Center, Lacrosse, WI (608) 526-9892
Winter: Evergreens, Lacrosse, WI
Lessons: $40 per half-hour
Specializes in grooming young competitive players for collegiate golf. 

Laurel Dieken
Ables Golf on Avery, Columbus, OH (614) 529-9646
Lessons: $35 per half-hour
Conducts one-day short game schools each spring

Betty Kaufmann
Deer Path Golf Course, Lake Forest, IL (773) 325-7520
Highland Park Golf Learning Center, Highland Park, IL (847) 433-3422
$40 per half-hour
This 20-year vet has been named Midwest Teacher of the Year by the LPGA. Leads corporate golf clinics and works at rehabilitating injured golfers.

Helen Kurtin
Family Golf Center, St. Louis, MO (636) 861-2500
Lessons: $45 per half-hour
Teaches all ages but enjoys working with juniors on their golf and self-esteem. 

Nan Ryan
Knights of Columbus Driving Range, Quincy, IL (217) 224-4676
Lessons: $35 per half-hour
Ryan, author of the instruction book Let's Play Golf, works especially with beginners.