Blair's Message
The reason I created The Blair Oko Golf Academy was
to help others enjoy the game. I have a strong passion for
golf and have been involved with teaching for over a decade.
My goal is to create the best learning experience for golf
enthusiasts that I can in a friendly, comfortable atmosphere.
All of our instructors are friendly and approachable –
we want to make learning how to golf better a fun and rewarding
experience for our clients.
What We Do
We are Edmonton’s premiere golf teaching facility.
We are open year round to provide golf enthusiasts with a
full service facility that focuses on teaching. Our Pro Shop
also carries a wide selection of name brand equipment, clothing
and accessories for every level of golfer. We also do custom
club building and fitting with an extensive selection of name
brand and parallel equipment lines. If it’s something
to do with golf, we can help you with it!
Instructor's Profiles
All of our instructors are Canadian
PGA, TCCP certified professionals. Teaching is our focus, so
we have created a facility that provides golf enthusiasts with
facilities that cater to all levels of experience. We have a
friendly, inviting atmosphere that is not intimidating to the
novice golfer. We specialize in computerized golf training,
which allows us to do comprehensive swing analysis. We also
feature a number of golf clinics including etiquette. Wherever
you are with your golf game we can help to take you to the next
level.
Blair Oko
Canadian PGA Class A Head Professional (TCCP Certified)
Blair Oko, a native Edmontonian, learned the
game of golf while playing as a Junior at the Windermere and
Derrick Golf Clubs. After a successful Junior career, he turned
professional and has been a member of the Canadian Professional
Golf Association for the past 16 years. During that time he
spent several years as a touring professional in Canada and
the United States, and has won12 professional tournaments
before returning to Edmonton to work in the pro shop at the
Glendale Golf and Country Club.
After becoming a Class A Head Professional with
the Canadian Professional Golf Association (CPGA), Blair established
a year-round Golf Academy that has very recently relocated
to new facilities in the South Edmonton Kinsman Arenas at
19th Ave., and 111 St. For the past 10 years, the Academy
has offered more than 2000 private, semi-private and group
lessons each year to golfers of all ages and at all skill
levels. The Academy uses state-of-the-art digital video equipment
to record and analyze students’ golf swings, and more
quickly and accurately identify necessary swing adjustments.
One of Blair’s particular interests is
in helping youngsters from age 5 and up to learn to play and
enjoy this great game. He has also had considerable success
with skilled, well motivated teen-age golfers who want to
play competitive golf as amateurs or as professionals. He
has helped a number of those young golfers improve to the
point where they have won golf scholarships at a number of
American colleges and universities. Several of his students,
including our own Nick Kruse, have also enjoyed success as
playing professionals.
You can email Blair at: blairoko@telus.net
Matt Leslie
Matt is 24 years old and has been born and raised in Edmonton.
He played his earlier junior golf days at Pioneer Meadows
before he began to work in the golf industry. His first job
at the age of 15 was at the Windermere Golf Club. After that
he moved to the Derrick Golf and Winter Club for 2 years
before spending the next 4 summers at the Highlands Golf
Club and the Blair Oko Golf Academy during the winters.
He has been in charge of the junior program at the academy
for about 3 years now and enjoys promoting the game and watching
it grow as more and more juniors are getting into the great
game of golf. The Blair Oko Golf Academy has junior group
lessons running monthly, every Saturday from Noon to 1pm
as well as extremely popular week long spring break junior
camps and summer camps that run Monday to Friday from 9am
to Noon in July and August.
Matt is currently enrolled in his last of three years in
the Professional Golf Management Program at Grant MacEwan
College. After graduating he looks forward to gaining even
more knowledge and experience in the instruction side of
the game and getting to work with and improve the more skilled
golfer.
Jordan Dew
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