The City Club Marietta offers expert instruction. Whether you are a new golfer or a veteran of the links, our Professional Teaching Staff will help you enjoy and improve your game.
Choose from weekly clinics, or set up a series of private lessons with one of the PGA Instructors on staff. With private instruction, a lesson program or practice plan can be developed specifically for the student, based on his or her needs.
Programs for Group Instruction can accommodate a pair of students or up to 12 in a school format. Clinics or Seminars can be scheduled for corporate or group outings. Junior Golf Programs are held throughout the year, presented in a fun and safe learning environment.
On-course instruction and Club-fitting service are also available at City Club Marietta. Lessons may be scheduled by appointment, however, every effort is made to accommodate walk-ins. Appointments and pricing information may be obtained by calling the Instruction Center at (770) 794-5613.
Craig King, PGA Professional
Craig King is a Class A PGA Professional with more than 30 years of experience in the golf industry. His career reflects a rare combination of elite-level competitive exposure, advanced instructional training, and a long-standing commitment to player development.
Craig served as a PGA Tour caddie from 1994 to 1997, gaining invaluable insight into the highest levels of competitive golf. He has trained and assisted alongside several nationally recognized instructors, including Dennis Watson, Bobby Cole, Phil Rogers, Fred Griffin, and the renowned Nicklaus/Flick Golf School. He also completed the Instructor Training Program at the Grand Cypress Academy of Golf, further strengthening his foundation in teaching methodology and player development.
Since 2001, Craig has dedicated himself to helping golfers of all ages and abilities improve their game. He provides individual and group instruction, junior golf development and camps, ladies clinics, short game, and on-course playing lessons. His teaching philosophy centers on strong fundamentals, efficient swing mechanics, short-game mastery, and building confidence through simple, effective techniques that translate directly into better performance on the course.
Whether working with beginners or competitive players, Craig is passionate about helping every golfer reach their full potential while enjoying the game.
Rob Williams, PGA Professional
Rob Williams is a Marietta native and a graduate of Marietta High School. Rob played golf collegiately on the inaugural golf team at Kennesaw State University. He brings over thirty years of experience as a golf teacher and coach, with an area of expertise in the short game and putting instruction. Rob has worked with all levels of players including beginners, collegiate golfers, and tour players. Rob’s passion for studying and teaching putting has helped him develop his methodology for putting instruction.
The DEAD-AIM PUTTING philosophy is built around these three cornerstones
- AIM (great putting begins with proper aim)
- SET-UP (putting is a simple motion made complicated by an incorrect set-up)
- STROKE (big muscle stroke using upper back and shoulders, keeping arms connected to the body)
In short game instruction, Rob always believes in playing the safest and lowest risk shot at all times. Putt it whenever you can, chip it when you can’t putt it, and pitch it only when you must.
As for Rob’s full swing methodology, he doesn’t believe in a single swing method. Golfers come in all different shapes and sizes and with different physical limitations and abilities. You just can’t make every golfer swing the same way. The main goal is to try to get each student to swing the club in a consistent and repeating fashion, using an athletic motion that fits each person’s body type. Legendary golf professional John Jacobs said it best, “The sole purpose of the golf swing is to create a correct impact position, how that is done is of no consequence, as long as the method employed allows you to repeat it.”