Level: 2
Since:
Email: cherylgolf54@gmail.com
Phone: 203.219.2236
The Legacy Club at Alaqua Lakes, 1700 Alaqua Lakes Blvd; Longwood, Florida
Cheryl Anderson brings a unique combination of teaching and playing skills to her position as the Director of Instruction at Heathrow Legacy Club in Lake Mary, FL. She is currently the highest rated woman coach among Golf Digest’s 50 Best Teachers in America and GOLF Magazine has recognized her as one of America’s Top 100 Teachers since 2013. In 2023, she was recognized for the second time as the LPGA Professionals National Teacher of the Year (She also won in 2006). More recently, Anderson was named the 2025 North Florida PGA Section Teacher of the Year. This was the third time she won this award. Cheryl has taught several top 100 juniors in the country including a number one ranked junior girl whom she had taught for nearly a decade. She also coached the Lake Mary Prep Girls Golf team to two state championship victories in Florida. A native of Connecticut, Cheryl taught in the Metropolitan New York area for the first 15 years of her career and was recognized by the Metropolitan PGA Section in 2007 as the Teacher of the Year. She moved to Florida in 2008 to become Director of Instruction at the Mike Bender Golf Academy in Lake Mary. Anderson also is one of the best woman teaching professional players ever. In 2004, she earned the Met PGA Section Women’s Player of the Year award for a record fifth consecutive season. More recently she tied for 17th at the 2021 U.S. Senior Women’s Open at Brooklawn C.C. in Fairfield, CT on rounds of 74-76-71-72. Her 16 birdies for the week were second to only the championship’s winner Annika Sorenstam. She has made the cut in three of the four U.S. Senior Women’s Opens she has qualified to play. She has authored numerous instruction articles in all of the major golf publications including Golf Digest and GOLF Magazine. She also has appeared multiple times on Golf Channel’s instruction programs including The Golf Fix and Swing Expedition.
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