Betsy Cullen

Background

About Betsy Cullen

A long-time student of the late Harvey Penick and three-time winner on the LPGA Tour, Betsy Cullen has been teaching golf for over 20 years. She had a very successful junior golf and amateur golf career prior to getting her education at the University of Oklahoma. After 15 years and 3 victories on the LPGA Tour, Betsy began her remarkable teaching career. Betsy has taught thousands of golfers at Baltusrol Golf Club (NJ), Pine Tree Golf Club (FL), Whitford Country Club (PA), Sweetwater Country Club (TX), Houston Country Club (TX), Columbia Lakes Country Club (TX), Old Orchard Golf Club (TX), and now at Pine Forest Country Club in Houston, TX. She authored and produced the nationally acclaimed golf instructional video "Hit it Farther with Betsy Cullen" and was a featured speaker at the PGA Summit and LPGA National Seminar. She wrote a weekly golf column for the Houston Post and has appeared in Golf World, GolfWeek, Golf Digest, and Sports Illustrated magazines. Named the Director of Instruction for the Japanese corporate sponsored "Superlady" project/Kathy Whitworth Golf Academy, Betsy helped two of the young Japanese participants qualify for the Japan Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour. Betsy has achieved Master Life Professional status, the highest honor in the LPGA Teaching and Club Professional Membership. She is a two-time LPGA Central Section Teacher of the Year, a Golf Digest “Top 50 Women Teachers in America”” selection, an LPGA “Top 50 Teacher”, one of GOLF Magazine’s “Top Teachers”, a Golf For Women Magazine “Top 50” Teacher, and one of Golf Digest Magazine’s “Top Regional Teachers”. Betsy received the prestigious LPGA “Ellen Griffin Rolex Award” and was inducted into the Oklahoma Women’s Golf Hall of Fame in 2008. Continually learning, Betsy studied with the late PGA Long Drive Champion and kinesiologist, Mike Austin of Los Angeles, CA. and seeks to learn all she can about the body/mind/spirit connection with golf.