This season will mark my 20th year as head golf professional at Winding Creek Golf Club in Holland, Michigan. For the past 7 years, I have also been the head golf professional at Chase Hammond Golf Club in Muskegon, Michigan.

I graduated from of Ferris State University's Professional Golf Management Program (at that time the only program of its kind in the United States) and have been a member of the PGA of America since 1985.

Before my employment at Winding Creek, I worked at Berrien Hills Country Club in Benton Harbor, Michigan for 3 years. Prior to Berrien Hills, I completed internships at Piney Point Golf Club in Norwood, North Carolina; Valparaiso Country Club in Valparaiso, Indiana; and Lake Houston Golf Club in Huffman, Texas.

Successful junior golf programs have always been one of strongest goals. For the past several years we have had over 200 participants in our 4 day clinics and over 100 juniors enrolled in our junior league.

In 2002, I joined the West Michigan Junior Tournament committee and was quickly elected chairman. That same year I organized the Lake Michigan Junior Golf Tour and held 3 events in addition to the end of the year championship. Two years later the tour has grown in popularity and (now has 8 events in addition to the three day championship tournament at the end of the season. The tour events are held at quality golf courses in West and Southwest Michigan, and offer competition for ages 10-17.