Hot Springs, Virginia Golf Instruction

Individual and group instruction is available in spring and summer on the Old Course. The Cascades offers a driving range and short-game practice facilities. All resort courses have a clubhouse.

The Homestead Golf Advantage School Package is offered on select dates through October. The two-day clinics at the resort's Teaching Center feature focused instruction in pitching, bunkers, chipping and putting along with swing analysis.  

The Golf Advantage School Package includes:

• Overnight accommodations for two nights at The Omni Homestead Resort
• Two days of golf instruction
• One round of golf on the Old Course per person, per night of stay

Daily Schedule:

Dates Available:

September 10-12
September 22-24
October 1-3
October 13-15

Schools are for two days (Monday/Tuesday and Saturday/Sunday); Limit 12 people per school. Reservations required.

For information and reservations, please call (540) 839-7648

MEET THE PROS

Barry Ryder
Barry Ryder, The Homestead’s director of golf, is an accomplished player and respected teacher. Barry has 32 years of golf experience at the resort and served as the head professional for all of the courses. A native of Bath County, Barry has numerous tournament victories including the Mid-Atlantic PGA Senior/Junior Championship and the Bobby Jones Pro Invitational.

Mark Fry
Mark Fry, head golf professional for the renowned Cascades course is a Bath County, Virginia native who learned the game in his Allegheny Mountains backyard. He was an outstanding junior golfer and all-conference collegiate player at East Tennessee State University. Mark has been with The Homestead since 1996 and has also served as Director of Instruction at the resort. For the past eight years, Golf Digest has ranked Mark as one of the top 10 golf instructors in Virginia. Mark is currently rated as the #6 best instructor in the biennial awards.