Broussard, LA -- (SBWIRE) -- 06/28/2011 -- Le Triomphe Golf and Country Club, home of the prestigious Louisiana Chitimacha Open, a PGA Nationwide® Tour Event, announced today the launch of the Le Triomphe Golf Academy. “We have assembled a stellar group of instructors under our Director of Golf, Craig Perks and will showcase their talent in our indoor teaching facility,” says Le Triomphe General Manager and Chief Operating Officer Dawna Waterbury. “Combine Craig and team’s expertise and knowledge with the technology and comfort of our academy and you have a recipe for world-class golf instruction.”

Perks, the 2002 winner of TPC Sawgrass and a contributing commentator on the Golf Channel, will participate in instruction and will lead the team of Christopher Popp, PGA “Class A” Professionals Jeffrey Perry, Matthew Berry, and PGA Apprentice John Hargrave.

“This is an exciting new chapter in Le Triomphe’s 25 year history,” says Waterbury. “We look forward to being a destination teaching facility for golfers of all ages and levels.”

About Le Triomphe Golf Academy
Le Triomphe Golf Academy is a world-class teaching facility. It is equipped with the latest in teaching technology and gives students the ability to launch balls from climate-controlled, technology-driven, teaching bays with 16 foot ceilings onto an outdoor practice range. It is also equipped with a golf fitness evaluation area and expert club fitting technology.

About Le Triomphe Golf and Country Club
Le Triomphe Golf and Country Club is a private 18-hole facility designed in 1985 by the world famous architect Robert Trent Jones, Jr. and is considered one of the finest golf and country clubs and residential communities in the southern United States. Le Triomphe's management and staff are firmly committed to providing quality and service to all its members and their guests. For more information please visit http://www.letriomphe.com.