Jon ManosGolf Academy
Teaching since 1979
Jon Manos
Jon has stood on the same range in Closter since 1997, given tens of thousands of lessons, and written down a complete theory of the golf swing.
“Amateurs teach amateurs how to play like amateurs.”
PGA Professional
The career
Where he's been
1979–84
Ferris State University, Professional Golf Management. The first school in the U.S. to offer the program.
Tour
Caddied on the Senior PGA Tour for Walter Zembriski.
Director
Director of Golf, Emerson Golf Club, New Jersey, and Hawthorne Hill Golf Centre, Berkshire, England.
Coach
Head coach, Fairleigh Dickinson University men's golf. Assistant coach at Columbia and Boston University. Coached Bergen Catholic and Academy of the Holy Angels.
1997
Opens the Jon Manos Golf Academy at Closter Golf Center. Still there.
Studied
Trained with Butch Harmon, Hank Haney, Jim McLean and David Leadbetter.
8
junior students turned professional
Plus club champions at Arcola, White Beeches, Ramsey, Hackensack and Paramus.
80,000+
hours coached
Plus lessons donated to local schools and charities across Bergen County.
Jon Manos is a PGA Professional and member of the PGA of America. The academy is his own.
The range
Closter Golf Center
One of the largest driving ranges in the country. 24 acres. 120 heated, all-weather covered bays on two levels, 40 natural grass stalls, a sand bunker, a putting green, pro shop and cafe. Open seven days a week, all year. 153 Homans Ave, Closter, NJ 07624.
Book a lesson.
Say your level and what days work.