Spring Hill, TN, October 26, 2009 – The Ladies Professional Golf Association today announced that its 2009 National Teacher of the Year Award recipient is Rita Reasons, of the Nancy Quarcelino School of Golf, located at King’s Creek Golf Club. This is the highest honor that can be earned by a golf instructor within the LPGA. 

“This is a very special honor”, said Reasons. “Many of the teachers who have won this award before me are those individuals who I have learned from and been influenced by throughout the years. It is the highlight of my career”.

The LPGA established the LPGA National Teacher of the Year Award in 1958. Since that time, the award has been given annually to the woman golf professional who has most exemplified her profession during the year.

Reasons began teaching at the Nancy Quarcelino School of Golf in 1994. She teaches golfers of all levels of all abilities, including collegiate golfers and many junior players who compete at the national level. Reasons is known as an instructor who motivates her students and educates them to understand the need for strong fundamentals in order to play their best golf. 

During her career, Reasons has been recognized as: Golf for Women magazine Top 50 Teacher, Golf Digest, Tennessee's Best Instructors, GOLF MAGAZINE, Top Regional Teacher, 2009 LPGA Midwest Section Teacher of the Year, and US Kids Golf, Top 50 Kids Teacher. Reasons has also been honored by the LPGA with the Sarah Hunter Junior Achievement Award in recognition for her service to junior golf. In 1994, she organized the first chapter of the LPGA-USGA Girls Golf program in Tennessee. She has remained the Site Director since that time.

She is co-author of “Staying on Course: Mastering Golf's Most Challenging Shots”.

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