Lion Golf Academy Junior Development Program
Balboa Park Golf Course, 2600 Golf Course Dr, San Diego, CA 92102
About
Lion Golf Academy Junior Development Program includes a junior development program, seasonal camps, on-course instruction, rules clinics, an ongoing tournament program, a Junior Tournament Preparation Program, and an invite-only Junior Tour. Seasonal camps run 10–12 weeks each year as part of the overall junior development offerings.
• Ages: 2–18 years old
• Schedule: Seasonal camps run 10–12 weeks each year
Lion Golf Academy has been building skills, friendships, and community since 2016. The program uses an American Development Model combined with a PGA-crafted curriculum and an exclusive 350-skill, 12-level training app, and offers a complete program for all ages and abilities with a clear pathway from first swing to tournament play. Memberships include year-round classes, seasonal camps, 90-minute on-course sessions, and member-only clinics, seminars, and events, with small group ratios of 4:1 or 2:1 depending on location, and programs for juniors, adults, and complete beginners. The Junior Development Program starts at age 2, and the pathway includes an On-Course Transition Class and an invite-only Junior Tour.
Instruction is led by PGA-certified instructors and PGA-Certified Professionals, with additional certifications that include ADM Certified, TPI Certified, Henry Griffitts Certified Clubfitter, PGA Apprentice/Associate, and USGTA TPI certified. The leadership team includes Tony Brooks, Founder of Game Of Life First, INC., Regional Director of Instruction, and PGA Legacy Master Professional; Ryan Davis, Glen Ivy Golf Club Teaching Professional and PGA Certified Professional; Bryce Goss, Teaching Professional and Mountain Meadows Golf Course Assistant Teaching Professional and PGA Apprentice/Associate; Joseph Plaut, Mission Bay Golf Course Assistant Teaching Professional and PGA Apprentice/Associate; Nate Noblitt, Mission Bay Golf Course Assistant Teaching Professional and PGA Apprentice/Associate; Euna Kim, Mountain Meadows Golf Course Assistant Teaching Professional and USGTA TPI certified; Lester Lagman, Mountain Meadows Golf Course Assistant Teaching Professional; and Eric Tarakjian, Mission Bay Golf Course/Balboa Park Golf Course Assistant Teaching Professional.
Lion Golf Academy is described as Southern California’s premier full-time player development academy and has been trusted by thousands of families since 2016. Tony Brooks holds 2025 GRAA Elite Status “Top Growth of the Game Professionals in the U.S.” and 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2018 GRAA “Top 100 Growth of the Game Professionals in the U.S.” and was voted 2022 “Best Golf Instructor in Palm Desert.”
Lion Golf Academy donates 20% of its profits to support underprivileged youth locally and in the Cape Flats region of Cape Town, South Africa, using golf as a tool to create opportunity and hope. For every 10 active students enrolled, the academy provides 1 full scholarship for a child whose family cannot afford golf, covering lessons, access to classes, and the full academy experience.
Parent and student feedback includes comments such as, “The coaches at the academy are awesome, they make sure we all have fun and not take ourselves too seriously” (Jedrick Oracion), “After going to the Lion Golf Academy I have asked all my friends with children to join this program. It is by far the best development program for children, and I highly recommend it” (Joseph Montreal), and “Great golf programs for kids. My 8 year old daughter really enjoyed the summer camp and will be signing up for weekly lessons” (Dawn Hubbard). The contact form for the program asks whether a participant already has golf equipment, with options to answer yes or no.
Last updated June 29, 2026.
• Ages: 2–18 years old
• Schedule: Seasonal camps run 10–12 weeks each year
Lion Golf Academy has been building skills, friendships, and community since 2016. The program uses an American Development Model combined with a PGA-crafted curriculum and an exclusive 350-skill, 12-level training app, and offers a complete program for all ages and abilities with a clear pathway from first swing to tournament play. Memberships include year-round classes, seasonal camps, 90-minute on-course sessions, and member-only clinics, seminars, and events, with small group ratios of 4:1 or 2:1 depending on location, and programs for juniors, adults, and complete beginners. The Junior Development Program starts at age 2, and the pathway includes an On-Course Transition Class and an invite-only Junior Tour.
Instruction is led by PGA-certified instructors and PGA-Certified Professionals, with additional certifications that include ADM Certified, TPI Certified, Henry Griffitts Certified Clubfitter, PGA Apprentice/Associate, and USGTA TPI certified. The leadership team includes Tony Brooks, Founder of Game Of Life First, INC., Regional Director of Instruction, and PGA Legacy Master Professional; Ryan Davis, Glen Ivy Golf Club Teaching Professional and PGA Certified Professional; Bryce Goss, Teaching Professional and Mountain Meadows Golf Course Assistant Teaching Professional and PGA Apprentice/Associate; Joseph Plaut, Mission Bay Golf Course Assistant Teaching Professional and PGA Apprentice/Associate; Nate Noblitt, Mission Bay Golf Course Assistant Teaching Professional and PGA Apprentice/Associate; Euna Kim, Mountain Meadows Golf Course Assistant Teaching Professional and USGTA TPI certified; Lester Lagman, Mountain Meadows Golf Course Assistant Teaching Professional; and Eric Tarakjian, Mission Bay Golf Course/Balboa Park Golf Course Assistant Teaching Professional.
Lion Golf Academy is described as Southern California’s premier full-time player development academy and has been trusted by thousands of families since 2016. Tony Brooks holds 2025 GRAA Elite Status “Top Growth of the Game Professionals in the U.S.” and 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2018 GRAA “Top 100 Growth of the Game Professionals in the U.S.” and was voted 2022 “Best Golf Instructor in Palm Desert.”
Lion Golf Academy donates 20% of its profits to support underprivileged youth locally and in the Cape Flats region of Cape Town, South Africa, using golf as a tool to create opportunity and hope. For every 10 active students enrolled, the academy provides 1 full scholarship for a child whose family cannot afford golf, covering lessons, access to classes, and the full academy experience.
Parent and student feedback includes comments such as, “The coaches at the academy are awesome, they make sure we all have fun and not take ourselves too seriously” (Jedrick Oracion), “After going to the Lion Golf Academy I have asked all my friends with children to join this program. It is by far the best development program for children, and I highly recommend it” (Joseph Montreal), and “Great golf programs for kids. My 8 year old daughter really enjoyed the summer camp and will be signing up for weekly lessons” (Dawn Hubbard). The contact form for the program asks whether a participant already has golf equipment, with options to answer yes or no.
Last updated June 29, 2026.
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