About Jon Manack
Professional Golf/Instructor
Based in Center, Texas, Jon Manack is a professional golfer and instructor at his golf school located at Center Country Club, in Center, Texas. He was the co-owner and co-founder of LEAP Golf™, a golf specific, diagnostic and learning program that was implemented in Physical Therapy centers nationwide as their exclusive golf-specific performance enhancement and rehabilitation program.
Jon Manack has worked with dozens of professional golfers, golf professionals and instructors across the PGA and LPGA, as well as nationally ranked amateur golfers. Based on testimonials and reviews from his students, Jon's information is simple to understand and applicable for all levels of golfers. Due to his background of working with Orthopedic Physical Therapists and Rehab Specialists, Jon has developed a reputation for being the one to see if a golfer has a pre-existing injury, going through rehab, or if any chronic pain is part of a golfer's game.
Experience
Played Competitive Golf since 1981
Professional Golf Instruction and Has Played Competitive Professional Golf since 1992
Competed on the PGA Tour, Nike Tour, PGA Tour Q-School, State Opens, Mini Tours since 1992
Sports Medicine, Rehabilitation, and Golf Specific Physical Conditioning Training since 1997
Published Golf Instruction Articles in West Coast Golf Magazines
Sponsored by Cleveland Golf since 2000
Course Records held Nationally including (Shadow Hills G.C., 10 under Par 61)
Instructor in 2 Houston Area Golf Shows
Hosted Instructional Camps for the Houston Golf Association Junior Program
Registered Apprentice in the Southern Texas PGA 1992-1995
Educated in Anatomy and Kinesiology by
David Tiberio – Ph.D., PT, Ocs
Charlie Wolf – PT
Barry Carlstedt – PT
Paul Callaway's Body Balance for Performance, 1998-2002
Educated in Sports Psychology by
Dr. Karen Sandburg – Top Performance Coaching
Dr. David Wright – PGA Tour Sports Psychologist, Founder of the Mind Under Par Golf Schools
Worked With
Jack Burke Jr., PGA – Former PGA Tour Major Champion
Champions C.C., Houston, Texas
Dr. Craig Farnsworth – PGA Tour Instructor and Sports Vision Specialist
The Palms G.C., La Quinta, California
Putt Doctor
Mike Shannon, PGA – PGA Tour Instructor
Sea Island, Georgia
Dr. David Wright, PGA – PGA Tour Sports Psychologist
Arroyo Trabuco G.C., Mission Viejo, California
Wright Balance
John Anselmo, PGA – Tiger Woods' Childhood Instructor
Huntington Beach, California
Kevin Kirk, PGA – PGA/LPGA Tour Instructor
The Woodlands, Texas
Clientele
Tour Professionals
PGA Professionals
LPGA Tour Professionals
PGA/LPGA Teaching Professionals
Club Professionals
Competitive Amateur Golfers
Handicap/Physically Challenged
Senior Golfers
Female Golfers
Junior Golfers
Competitive Experience
Began Competitive Golf at Age 9 (Won over 45 Events by Age 18)
Qualified for First Professional Event at Age 15 (Texas State Open)
Won 1987 Tomball C.C. Men's Club Championship at Age 15
Four Years of Varsity Golf in High School (Won 6 out of 6 Events in Senior Season)
Received 100% Golf Scholarship to College
Winner of More than a Dozen Professional Events and Numerous Top 5 Finishes
Monday Qualified for PGA Tour and Nike Tour
Competes on a Regular Basis in PGA Tour Qualifying School, Monday Qualifiers, State
Opens, and Various Professional Mini Tours
Low Rounds
61 (10 under par) at Shadow Hills G.C., Indio, California
62 (9 under par) at Cypress G.C., Cypress, Texas
63 (9 under par) at Landmark G.C., Indio, California