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PGA Profile

Birthplace: Atlanta, GA

Career Highlights:

• Started playing golf at the age of 26. Turned Pro in June 2009.
• 2010 PGA President's Council on Growing the Game
• 2009 PGA President's Council on Growing the Game

Teaching Principles:

I believe that everyone has a unique swing and his or her own approach to learning. My role is to understand your style and provide the best communication in order to maximize your learning potential. Together, based on your goals, motivations, and abilities, we will create and individualized road map to your success. Improving in golf takes practice, persistence, and patience. There are no "quick" fixes which will translate in to lasting improvement. Even PGA Tour players have coaches. None of us can do it alone. For most people, the fastest way to lower scores is improved putting, chipping, pitching, green side bunker shots. Playing better golf is not just about beating balls on the range. Smart practice is not the same as a lot of practice.

PGA Profile

Birthplace: Lincoln, NE

Career Highlights:

• PGA Member
• Teaching players of all skill levels since 1996

Teaching Principles:

Players swing different. I work on the swing stressing good fundamentals. Encourage spending half of practice time on short game.

PGA Profile

Birthplace: Pittsburgh, PA

Turned Professional: 1989

Career Highlights:

• Former Head Professional at Packsaddle Ridge Golf Club (voted best new affordable golf course in VA 2003)
• Head Professional and GM at Lexington Golf and Country Club 1997-2002
• Head Professional and GM at Tuscarora CC 1993-1997
• 1972 grad of Clarion Univ. with BA in Economics
• 2nd Place finish in 2003 at Mid-Atlantic PGA Southern Chapter Senior Championship
• Placed second in 2003 Pro President.

Teaching Principles:

The greatest enjoyment in golf is during the period when you are improving your skills. With the use of video technology it is my goal to help students understand the golf swing and the basic body motions required to successfully control the distance and direction of their ball flight.

A golf Professional must use verbal, visual, and kinesthetic instruction, coupled with a swing improvement plan to help their student enjoy the thrills of improving. Golf is a game to be enjoyed and the process of improving must be fun.