Short Game Golf Instructor

Larry Rinker
Total Game Golf Instructor
Director of Instruction
The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club
Orlando, Florida
40+ Year PGA Tour Veteran Member

Larry Rinker Golf

Total Game & Short Game Golf Instructor

Tour Competitor & Master Teacher

525 PGA Tour Events – 283 Cuts

Over 10,000 Hours Teaching Experience

Tour Proven Experience. World Class Instruction. Real Results.

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Larry brings an extraordinarily rare combination to golf instruction: having competed in 525 PGA Tour events and amassed over 10,000 hours of teaching. With this dual perspective, he delivers both the wisdom learned through professional competition and his seasoned teaching skills to improve your TOTAL game.

Most importantly, Larry knows what it takes to “get the ball up and down,” having led the PGA Tour in putting in 1990. His proven track record as both competitor and top short game golf instructor ensures you receive elite-level instruction. Notably, Larry Rinker Florida Golf Schools is a Golf Digest Editors’ Choice for Best Golf Schools and Academies in America.


A Comprehensive Total-Game Approach

Building on this unique foundation, Larry’s instruction philosophy is thorough and well-rounded—covering every facet of golf performance.

  • Complete Game Instruction: From putting through full-swing mechanics, built on Tour-tested competition and over 10,000 hours of teaching experience.
  • Specialized Short Game: As a top short game golf instructor, Larry helps you save shots inside 100 yards—where strokes are truly saved.
  • Mental Game Coaching: With strategies forged through decades of high-level competition, and working with top sports psychologists.
  • On‑Course Application: Playing lessons and course management translate to sharpening your self-coaching and decision-making skills during actual rounds.

Cutting‑Edge Swing Analysis with Wright Balance® Technology

Going beyond traditional methods, Larry's instruction features Wright Balance® Technology, offering personalized instruction based on your unique core zone. This innovative system identifies whether you're an upper core, mid core (Tour Model), or low core player. Rather than forcing students into one-size-fits-all methods, Larry adapts his teaching and builds fundamentals that match your dominant core zone.

Premier Location: The Ritz‑Carlton Golf Club, Orlando

Since 2015, Larry has served as Director of Instruction here—just minutes from Walt Disney World, SeaWorld, and Universal Studios. It’s the perfect opportunity to elevate your game with Larry Rinker's highly acclaimed 1‑2‑3 day golf schools and instruction.

Ultimately, Larry Rinker combines the rare dual perspective of elite professional player and dedicated master teacher to provide instruction that transforms total game performance. As a top short game golf instructor, he delivers the knowledge golfers need to dramatically lower their scores and get the ball up and down more often. Some of Larry's most popular programs are below.



  • Private 1-2-3 Day Golf School

    One on one 8 hour session each day with Larry includes 3 hours of Golf Instruction, Lunch and an 18 hole playing lesson in the afternoon each day. Private 1-2-3 Day Golf School.

  • 1-2-3 Day Golf School

    Spend 1-2-3 days with Larry Rinker. Lunch and 18 holes of golf with Larry included each day. 1-2-3 Day Golf School.

  • Half Day Short Game Golf School

    Learn how to get the ball up and down more often and lower your scores. Half Day Short Game Golf School.

  • 1-2-3 Hour Private Golf Lessons

    Work one-on-one with former PGA Tour player and Short Game Golf Instructor, Larry Rinker. 1-2-3 Hour Private Golf Lessons.

Larry Rinker Golf Ebooks!

The Upper Core Swing, Revised

New Ebook includes 6 video lessons
Major focus finding your natural swing.
The Upper Core Swing Revised

The Journeyman

Paperback or ebook in PDF Format
Major focus on the mental game.
Rinker The Journeyman eBook

Rinker's 5 Fundamentals

Ebook includes 11 video lessons
Major focus inside of 100 yards.
Rinker 5 Fundamentals 3rd Edition eBook