Valerie LaPapa

Lead Instructor
With JWGA since 2021

A PGA Teaching Professional from Syracuse, New York, Valerie returns to The Breakers after nine years of teaching at Emerald Dunes Club in West Palm Beach. She spends the summers teaching at Gardiner’s Bay Country Club in Shelter Island, New York.

During her previous 13 years at The Breakers, Valerie was instrumental in helping create the junior golf program.

After playing collegiate golf at the University of Florida, Valerie studied under several Top 100 Instructors such as Dick Harmon and Todd Anderson. She is a TPI certified fitness pro with a focus on junior golf. In addition to teaching at The Breakers, Valerie serves as the Girls Golf Coach at Oxbridge Academy.