CHAMPIONSGATE, Fla.-- David Leadbetter, the world’s No. 1 golf instructor and coach to countless tour professionals worldwide, announces that five of his tour-professional students enjoyed outstanding performances in the recently concluded British Open Championship at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England, and in the Senior British Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, Scotland, that concluded Sunday.

Leadbetter is extremely proud of the performances turned in over the past several weeks by the five players he has instructed over the years—Greg Norman (in both the Open Championship and Senior Open Championship); Ian Poulter (Open); Trevor Immelman (Open); Fredrik Jacobson (Open); and Mark McNulty (Senior Open).

“I can’t even fully express how gratifying it is when your students—whether they’re tour professionals or average players—turn what they learn into success on the golf course,” says Leadbetter. “However, to have these five players all perform so well in a two-week span at the highest level of competition in two major championships is especially gratifying for me. I’m very proud of each and every one of them.”

“I’m pleased and never surprised by David’s energy to help his students improve their games,” says Dieter Esch, CEO of Wilhelmina Artist Management, whose Wilhelmina Models Inc., division is Leadbetter’s exclusive worldwide agent relative to all appearances, endorsements and licensing businesses. Additionally, Wilhelmina manages the business affairs and growth strategy for the David Leadbetter Golf Academies in North America, the premier brand for golf instruction throughout the world, as well as manages Leadbetter’s contractual relationship with International Management Group (IMG).

“David travels around the world with endless enthusiasm and zest so he can look after all his Academies and to make sure all of his Academy students, regardless of their ability levels, receive the finest instruction possible,” Esch adds.

Norman, of course, received the most ink among Leadbetter’s students for his T3 performance in the Open Championship and T5 finish at the Senior Open Championship. The 53-year-old Norman was the surprise 54-hole Open leader and led eventual champion Padraig Harrington by one shot with nine holes to play on Sunday before Harrington blitzed the back nine to win his second straight Open Championship and deny Norman his third Open title.

Norman proved his Open Championship performance was no fluke by continuing his stellar play in last week’s Senior Open. Norman shot 67 and 68 over the weekend to finish at 2-under 282 in the tournament, won by Bruce Vaughan in a sudden-death playoff over John Cook. Meanwhile, McNulty tied for 16th place after a solid Senior Open effort.

Poulter’s final-round 69 at the Open Championship earned the flashy Englishman a solid second-place finish, his highest ever in a major championship. Immelman—the 2008 Masters champion—and Jacobson both tied for 19th in the Open.

“The tour professionals I teach obviously work extremely hard on their games, so their recent success over in Great Britain doesn’t surprise me at all,” Leadbetter says. “Other than the fact these players are among the world’s most elite golfers, the things we work on during our sessions aren’t really much different than what average golfers learn each and every day through our world-renowned teaching philosophy at our David Leadbetter Golf Academies.”

David Leadbetter is known throughout the world for his innovative and creative teaching techniques. Over the past 30 years his players have amassed over a dozen Major Championship titles and more than 100 individual worldwide tournament victories. His coaching has spanned three decades, and he has often been recognized as the “man who invented the golf instruction industry.” There are 28 David Leadbetter Golf Academies strategically located worldwide in 13 countries.

Leadbetter is the author of seven books that have sold over two million copies, has written and produced more than a dozen DVDs and is the designer of several golf training aids that have sold over a million units worldwide. An Honorary Member and PGA of America Master Professional, Golf Channel Instruction Editor and Golf Digest Teaching Professional, Leadbetter is known as the “master of the art of teaching the golf swing.” His unmatched experience and keen sense for utilizing emerging technologies to evolve his time-tested teaching methods and game-improvement products and services assures that David Leadbetter Enterprises and David Leadbetter Golf Academies will continue to play a major role in the growth of the modern-day golf industry.

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