Liz Mattioli, LPGA

Liz moved to Birmingham from the Chicagoland area in 2002 to attend college at UAB. She played on UAB’s Women’s Golf team and graduated in 2005, with a degree in Business Management. She then played professionally on the Duramed Futures Tour, where she competed during the 2006 and 2007 tournament seasons. Liz began her teaching career working junior golf camps at the Tom O’Connor Golf Academy in her hometown of Lockport, Illinois, during summer breaks from UAB.

She continued teaching at Gainesville Country Club in Florida, working mostly with the Gainesville Women’s Golf Association, then at Mountain Brook Club in Birmingham, Alabama. Additionally, much her teaching knowledge and experience came from working with the Hank Johnson School of Golf. Liz studied the golf swing and administrated women’s and junior golf programs under Mr. Johnson’s direction for several years. She taught multiple Greystone Senior Club Champions and the 2010 Greystone Ladies Club Champion, as well as several players on the 2009 Spain Park Girl’s State Championship golf team. For the past several years, Liz has taught alongside Wayne Flint at Highland Park Golf Course, where she developed a women's golf program and a strong relationship with the EWGA Birmingham Chapter.

Since arriving at Greystone to join the Blackburn Golf Academy faculty as a Lead Instructor she has become a site director for LPGA*USGA Girls Golf and is growing the golf among young girls in our community. Liz works with players of all ages and skill levels from those just getting into the game to seasoned veterans. She was the UAB Women’s Golf Team’s volunteer assistant coach for several seasons, and teaches several collegiate golfers and successful competitive amateur players. As a LPGA Class A Member, a "Teaching Her" approvedinstructor, and TPI Level 1 certified. She enjoys appealing to each person’s uniqueness and individual learning style . She is passionate about helping golfers find a swing that works well for their body, building their short game skills, practice routines and course management techniques so they can reach their full potential in golf