Mark was recently honored as the #1 Instructor in Golf Digest's 50 Best Teachers in America. He has also been recognized as a Golf Magazine Top 100 Teacher. Mark embraces a holistic sport science approach, recognizing that there is no single solution for all golfers.
Mark Blackburn is the Director of Instruction and founder of The Blackburn Golf Academy at Greystone Country Club in Birmingham, AL. Originally from England, Mark captained the golf team at The University of Southern Mississippi, where he earned a BS in Coaching. While playing professionally, inconsistencies and injury led him to question traditional golf teaching. From that exploration, Mark developed a teaching theory which embraces a holistic sport science approach, recognizing that there is no single solution for all golfers.
A Titleist staff member since 2011, Mark was honored as the 2020 PGA Teacher of the Year. In addition to perennial recognition as a Golf Magazine Top 100 Teacher, Mark was recently honored as the #1 Instructor in Golf Digest's 50 Best Teachers in America rankings. The Blackburn Golf Academy develops and coaches juniors, club golfers, elite amateurs and professional clients from around the world. On the PGA Tour, clients who have utilized Mark’s coaching include; Max Homa, Justin Rose, Colin Morikawa, Kevin Chappell, Chez Reavie, Tyrone Van Aswegan, Chad Campbell, Y.E. Yang, Hudson Sawfford, Heath Slocum, Robert Karlsson, Bobby Gates, Boo Weekley, Nathan Green, Brian Gay, and Richard Sterne.
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