Golf Academy and Facilities

Tom Foster

With more than 30 years of experience playing and teaching golf across the world, Tom has established himself as a highly respected figure in the coaching community.

Tom’s dynamic approach allows him to tailor every lesson to the needs of the individual golfer, analysing the player’s personality and psychological profile as well as their swing.

After joining Verdura in 2016, Tom created Italy’s only DP World Tour-approved Performance Institute, where expert instructors deploy state-of-the-art technology to improve every aspect of a golfer’s game.

Tom is a Level 2 Trackman Certified Instructor, a 4D Motion and SAM Puttlab coach, and works extensively with AboutGolf’s force plates to help people unlock their true potential through ground force biomechanics.

Odin Antonino Urso

A versatile and talented athlete from a young age, Odin swapped football for golf at 17 – and three years later, he was a scratch player.

As a player, Odin’s career highlights to date include reaching the quarter-finals of the Italian Match-Play Championships and winning five national tournaments as well as an Absolute Italian team championship, for which he recieved a Bronze Award for Sporting Merit from the International Olympic Committee.

Odin’s focus at Verdura Resort is helping the next generation of golfers reach their true potential. He is Level 2 Trackman Certified and has two years of coaching experience at France’s Le Vigne Golf Club.