<p><strong>Phil Ritson and Mel Sole</strong> have been doing their part to grow the game of golf, and are now offering <strong>free</strong> one, two, and three-day teaching programs to youth (age 16 and younger) at their award-winning school at Pawleys Plantation, 30 minutes south of Myrtle Beach. The teaching academy offers a variety of programs to accommodate all skill levels and keeps its class size small to insure personal attention.</p>
<p>The teaching sessions include on-course play in the afternoons for juniors who are accompanied by a paying adult. And if more than one child is enrolling, instruction is just half price for the second child and regular green fees are charged for on-course play. Instruction is available as part of the vacation package when a family stays at the fully-equipped villas on site at <a title="Pawleys Plantation Resort" href="https://www.onthegreenmagazine.com/where-to-stay/pawleys-plantation-resort/">Pawleys Plantation</a> or the nearby oceanfront resort of <a title="Litchfield Beach &; Golf Resort" href="https://www.onthegreenmagazine.com/where-to-stay/litchfield-beach-golf-resort/">Litchfield Beach and Golf Resort</a>.</p>
<p>Adults pay between $495 and $595 for a three-day instruction school, depending on the time of year.</p>
<p>&#8220;We feel that we need to help grow the game and that people should expect first-class instruction at a price they can afford,&#8221; said Sole, a former South African PGA Tour player with more than 40 years of teaching experience.</p>
<p>Sole is also a published author on the subject, and his latest book, &#8220;Golf Step by Step,&#8221; was published in 2003.</p>
<p>The Ritson-Sole Golf School was opened at Pawleys Plantation in 1991. The renowned teachers also have schools in Atlanta; Greenville, S.C.; Ellicottville, N.Y.; and Mexico.</p>
<p>The golf course at Pawleys Plantation is an award-winning Jack Nicklaus Signature design with breathtaking views along the marshland on the final nine holes. It is one of the top courses offered by the <a title="National Golf Management is Formed in Myrtle Beach" href="https://www.onthegreenmagazine.com/national-golf-management-is-formed-in-myrtle-beach/">National Golf Management</a> group, which owns and/or operates 23 public courses in the coastal South Carolina region.</p>
<p>For more information about the Ritson-Sole Golf School, call <strong>(843) 237-4993</strong> or <strong>(800) 624-4653</strong>, or visit <a title="Link to Ritson-Sole Golf School web site" href="https://www.ritson-sole.com" target="_blank">www.ritson-sole.com</a> .</p>

