Warren Grant

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  www.warrenstotalgolf.com/AboutWarrenContent.html - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/1/2003    Last Visited: 1/9/2008  

  Warren Grant
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  Warren took up golf in 1974 at the age of 24 and turned professional in 1981.He began his teaching career a year later at Catarique Golf and Country Club in Kingston, Ontario.In 1983, he joined the Cedarhill Golf and Country Club in Ottawa for a few years and then moved to the Board of Trade Golf & Country CLub in Toronto.In 1988, Warren moved to Florida, where he had the opportunity to work with renowned professional teachers: Moe Norman, Craig Shankland and Bob Toskie.He returned to Ottawa in 1990, to become the head instructor for Manderley on the Green and the Thunderbird Sports Center, and still holds these postions today.
  
  Warren's love affair with the game was distinguished by his ineptitude and frustration with his ability to improve relative to the hours he was practicing.Consequently, he embarked on a personal mission to understand the theory behind the golf swing that enables the pro's to make consistent, repeatable shots.Thus early in his career, Warren started learning the fundamentals of a good golf swing unlike most atheletes who start with exceptional hand-eye coordination and keep tuning their swing to take advantage of their gift.So Warren began an intensive investigation of swing analysis, involving: video taping good and bad golfers, reading available literature, studying bio-mechanics and physics, hitting thousands of golf balls, constantly refining his techniques and putting theory into practice.Finally, Warren achieved his goal: he was able to articulate the fundamentals of good swing and explain why great golfers such as: Sam Snead, Jack Nicholas, David Duval, David Love III, Fred Couples, Lee Trevino, Colin Montgomerie, Ben Hogan, John Daley, Tiger Woods and Mike Weir all achieve consistent, accurate ball trajectories.
  
  This is what makes Warren different from most professionals-turned-instructors.Warren teaches the fundamentals from the ground up, whereas many instructors start with the person's swing and keep tuning it until it becomes reasonably consistant.

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  Manderley Golf Club - Ontatio - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 12/14/2006    Last Visited: 1/14/2008  

  Head Golf Professional: Warren Grant

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  National Award Winners - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/24/2002    Last Visited: 3/30/2007  

  Warren Grant, Head Professional at Manderley on the Green in North Gower, Ontario is the Canadian PGA Teaching Professional of the Year.
  
  "Everybody learns differently," said Grant."It's my job to figure out the best way to explain the concept of hitting a golf ball to them."
  
  Teaching Professional nominees are judged on a wide array of criteria ranging from innovative teaching techniques to instructional articles, videos or promotions.
  
  Although confined to a wheelchair since a motorcycle accident in 1992 left him paralyzed from the waist down, Warren continues to be an active teacher and promoter of the game of golf.
  
  "I'm a very fortunate person," said Grant."The only time I'm handicapped is when I'm looking for a parking spot."
  
  Grant admits that new students can be a little hesitant taking lessons from someone in a wheelchair but they eventually get past it.
  
  "I know I'm doing a good job when someone I've given a lesson to, sends someone else to come see me."
  
  Grant conducts numerous clinics throughout the Ottawa region including his "Total Golf School" which operates during the winter months out of the Thunderbird Indoor Dome.He has provided valuable assistance to the Canadian Paraplegic Association as a golf instructor for physically handicapped people.
  
  Grant joined the Canadian PGA in 1982 as an Apprentice at the Cataraqui Country Club in Kingston, Ontario.He worked at Cedarhill Golf & Country Club in Nepean, Ontario and Board of Trade in Woodbridge, Ontario before joining Manderley as an Associate Professional in 1989.He was named Head Professional in 1995.
  
  It's the second year in a row that the nominee from the Ottawa Zone of the Canadian PGA has won the Teaching Professional of the Year Award.

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  OttawaGolf - Manderley - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/7/2007    Last Visited: 12/16/2008  

  As you enter the clubhouse you are greeted by Head Professional, Warren Grant, and his friendly, knowledgable staff.You will also be treated to an attractive array of golf equipment and clothing in the fully stocked pro shop.
  
  After your visit to the pro shop and your round of golf you can make your way upstairs to the lounge area where you can sit down in comfortable chairs and enjoy a drink or some food in the large licensed lounge.There is a patio to relax on out side overlooking the golf course.If you prefer to stay indoors, you can enjoy the conversation with your friends or watch some television.

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  SCOREGolf Magazine - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 6/6/2002    Last Visited: 6/6/2002  

  The inspirational story of golf instructor Warren Grant.

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