In addition to being recognized as one of the top golf courses in the wine country, Silverado Golf Resort and Spa is also known as a top golf instruction destination. There’s no better place to improve your golf game than the Johnny Miller Golf Academy (JMGA) in the heart of the beautiful Napa Valley. If the view from the lesson tee of Napa Valley is not enough to take your breath away, perhaps how much your young golfer’s swing will improve from taking a Competitive Edge Camp will! Johnny Miller, co-owner of Silverado Resort and Spa, is known for being one of the greatest ball strikers to ever play the game of golf. Specifically he is known for his ability to hit his irons close and shoot very low scores. At the JMGA, juniors are taught Johnny’s approach to not just be golfers but to become PLAYERS. The creativity, thinking, and techniques that Johnny used to become one of the best players in the world is shared with every student of JMGA. The academy staff includes Johnny’s son, Andy Miller, who has worked with PGA Tour professionals and developed world class athletes. He played college golf at Brigham Young University where he was a four-time All-American. He played on the 2000 U.S. team and turned professional in 2000. Miller played on the Buy.com Tour in late 2002 and won the State Farm Open, earning a tour card for the remainder of the year. He then earned his 2003 PGA Tour card at Q School. His best finish on the PGA Tour was a T-31 at the 2003 B.C. Open. With PGA TOUR legend, Johnny Miller at the helm, the course is an ideal location for PGA Junior Golf Camps’ Competitive Edge Camps, as a result of its world class teaching facility and award-winning golf courses. and its four-star accommodations. Winner of the Conde Nast Traveler’s Readers Choice Award for Best Resort in Northern California, all campers will be housed at this award winning hotel where they will enjoy amenities commensurate with those one would expect from a high-end golf destination. With around the clock adult supervision, parents can be assured that campers will be properly taken care of and supervised at all times.
