^{_{Will Neel}}

 Will attended the University of Oklahoma City where he played collegiate golf from 1979 to 1983 and earned a B.S. degree. Upon graduation he played professional golf from 1983 to 1986 it was during these years that he attempted P.G.A. tour school 4 times coming within two strokes of securing a Tour Card for the 85' season. Will retired from competitive golf in the fall of 1987. After retiring from competitive golf Will went to work as a golf professional at the Lake Nona Golf Club in Orlando, FL. He had the privilege of observing some of the game's greatest instructors and players such as Harvie Ward with Payne Stewart, John Redman with Paul Azinger, and John Jacobs and his VIP schools.

It was at Lake Nona that Will developed a relationship with David Leadbetter and was given a new dream. "I was ready to leave golf all together and become an elementary school teacher, when David had a talk with me, and inspired me to try teaching."The rest is history. Will began his career as a full-time golf instructor. While working with David, Will was made the Director of the Junior Golf Division, which produced numerous Junior Champions by the likes of Charles Howell III-OSU, Camillo Benedetti-Florida, Ty Tryon- youngest player PGA, Ryuji Imada, Celeste Troche, Marisa Baena, and Julietta Granada. He also had the privilege to work with top tour players such as Nick Price, Nick Faldo, and many others.

In 1996, Will left David Leadbetter Golf Academy to start his own academy, the Will Neel Golf Academy in South Florida and developed the pilot golf programs for Hope Worldwide, a non-profit charity, to teach golf and his values to inner-city youth in the Miami and Fort Lauderdale areas. Today the the Academy is known as the South Florida Junior Golf Tour Foundation and is owned and operated by Joel Vogel, PGA Professional.

Will and his family moved to Southern California in 1998, to open another Will Neel Golf Academy at Via Verde Country Club in San Dimas, CA. His academies and teaching philosophy have produced numerous players that have went on to play at Major Universities and Professional Golf Tours.

Alumni Past and Present

Charles Howell III

AJGA Player of the Year

NCAA Champion

Canon Cup

Oklahoma State University

PGA Tour

 

Camillo Benedetti

South American Junior Champion

SEC Conference Champion,

Florida University

Nationwide Tour

 

Ryuji Imada

AJGA Player of the Year

Canon Cup

PGA Tour

 

Julietta Granada

US Jr. Champion

LPGA Tour

 

Brett Kanda

Southern California

Amateur Champion,

So Cal CIF Champion

University Nevada Las Vegas

 

Nico Bollini

University Southern California

Southern California Amateur Champion

Cannon Cup

 

Darryl Donovan

Northern California Amateur Champion

 

T.J. Vogel

4 time Doral Publix Jr. Champion

Canon Cup

 

Joshua Wooding

So. Cal. CIF Champion

University of Southern California

 

Sal Spailone

Florida High School Champion

Texas Christian University

 

David Diel

Florida High School Champion

 

Randall Hunt

Pepperdine University

Big Break

 

Nathan Logan

University of La Verne

NCAA II All American

Brad Shaw

University of Southern California

Buck Williams
Wake Forest

Matt Amen
University of Oregon

Aaron Thomas
Standford

Liz Taylor
University of Goergia

Brian Gay
University of Florida

Tony Sorres
University of Florida

Just to name a few....