International Golf Academy Blackthorn

RANDY ANDERSON

Randy is a native of South Bend, Indiana and graduated from Lasalle High School in 1985 and then Indiana University – Bloomington in 1991.

He has been a Golf Teaching Professional in the area since 1993. He has held numerous positions in the golf industry, such as Dick’s Sporting Goods, Head Professional at Elcona Country Club.

Randy has been in the customer service business for over 30 years, has given over 10,000 lessons and is proficient in all forms of club repair.

Also, Randy is a certified club fitter for every major golf manufacturer, including being on staff with TaylorMade, making us a Certified TaylorMade Fitting Center. He has fit players of all levels, including hall of famers from multiple universities.

As well as Director of Instruction for Blackthorn Operating Group.

NIKA BURDOVA

Nika was born and raised in the Czech Republic and went to the USA to pursue her dream – to play golf on the highest level.

She graduated from the Indiana University Bloomington in 2024 and in the same year she won the BigTen Championship with the Indiana Women’s Golf Team, first time since 1997.

Nika turned PRO in 2024 and is planning on playing the Q-School for the LPGA Tour in 2025.

Nika won many international tournaments as an amateur, including The Czech International Match Play Championship (2023), The Croatian Junior Championship (2017), The Faldo Series (2018) and was a runner-up for the Czech International Junior Championship (2022), The International Czech Match Play Championship (2021, 2022), Czech National Team Championship (2017) and also placed 3rd at the Czech International Stroke Play Championship in 2023.

She is the head of the Social Media for the IBGA.