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Debbie is an award-winning Class A LPGA Professional, and the founder of Golf-Positive.
Debbie teaches private and group lessons and is also the
co-site director of the Greater Newark LPGA USGA Girls Golf Program.
As a seasoned media professional, Debbie is the best selling author of “Golf Positive! Live Positive!” and appears regularly on the Golf Channel.
Her positive energy and enthusiasm made her an easy choice to be the lead LPGA Professional for the LPGA Leadership Academy, whose mission is to empower teenage girls and teach them leadership skills and strategies through the game
Before establishing Golf Positive, Debbie spent over 20 years as a club professional and has received many accolades, including:
• LPGA Top 50 Best Teachers presented by Women’s Golf Journal (2017)
• LPGA Northeast Section “Teacher of the Year” (2016)
• LPGA’s prestigious Nancy Lopez Golf Achievement Award (inaugural 2007 award)
• LPGA's National and Southeast Section “Professional of the Year” (2002)
• LPGA's 50 Best teachers
• Golf Digest’s “50 Best Women Teachers in America”
Would you like hit the ball STRAIGHTER? Check your divot. If it’s pulling to one side, your swing path is off. But don’t worry, Debbie O’Connell has the perfect fix for you. Grab an alignment stick and try this simple drill to groove a flawless swing path.
Debbie O’Connell knows that your heart is pounding. Take a deep breath and go through your process. You can do it even when your body is shaking.
Debbie O’Connell shares her 1-2-3-4 method to help you master your putting game. These easy to remember tips will have you sinking more putts and lowering your scores in no time.
Debbie O’Connell’s mental tip is a game changer helping you have a committed swing and consistent pitch shots.
LPGA Professional Debbie O’Connell takes you through a couple of golf holes to share some powerful techniques she uses to play her best on the course.
Debbie O’Connell shares a quick tip for golfers to instantly lower their golf scores by setting an intention before playing each round. Debbie emphasizes the importance of focusing on process goals that are within the player’s control, such as taking a deep breath before each shot, having a clear visual of the desired shot, and maintaining a consistent pre-shot routine.
Debbie O’Connell from Golf Positive demonstrates how to improve your short game technique and lower your golf scores with her ‘anti-scoop’ chipping drill.
LPGA Teaching professional Debbie O’Connell’s quick tip on how to practice chipping without the flip using just an alignment stick.
Golf Positive’s Debbie O’Connell shows you how to use a noodle on the range when you are practicing to change your over the top swing path.
When your putter strokes the ball you want to get as little skid as possible and have that ball rolling forward end over end as quickly as possible. Here’s Debbie O’Connell with an easy way to check your roll.
Improve your golf game in your bathroom! LPGA Instructor Debbie O’Connell shares a drill to improve your backswing and hit the ball further with more consistency.
LPGA Top 50 Teacher, Debbie O’Connell shows you how to mark your ball on the green and line it up to give yourself the best chance of making your next putt.
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