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Nik: Head Golf Professional, Instructor
I started playing competitive golf as a youth at Sandpines Golf Links in Florence, Oregon. I played the summer junior circuit, placed in the top ten in high school state play offs for four years, played in many amateur championships, was on the Portland State University Team. I was The Junior Program Instructor and Tournament Operations Manager at Pumpkin Ridge.
Currently, I am First Assistant Professional at Bermuda Dunes in Palm Desert, CA. I am summer manager of the new driving range and practice facility at Skyline.
Sean: Head of Golf Operations, Instructor
Junior, high school and district championships were the focus of my early years. I helped my parents build a par 3 golf course in Florence, Oregon. In 2004, I graduated from San Diego Golf Academy with a degree in golf complex operations and management. I am a certified teacher and club fitter. I teach junior clinics and organize the junior/senior program.
Mike, Greens Keeper:
When he’s not mowing, he’s playing. When he’s not watering, he’s playing. When he’s not feeding, he’s playing. When he’s not moving the pins, he’s…
Mary: Marketing, Events
I was one of those people who could not understand the constant preoccupation with golf. My husband loves the game. He began teaching our four children when they were still in diapers. I watched from my task-oriented mentality.
When the kids played high school team golf, I went to the tournaments just to get away, but the emotional roller coaster of the players was not a departure from my reality. I adopted the attitude of having a lovely walk in the park. This distressed my competitive sons. “Oh, Mom. You’d say ‘nice shot’ if it landed in the water!”
Gradually, I began to realize the relationship between the game experience and the life experience: How to feel good about yourself when things are not going your way. The layers of richness grew over the years. So did the relationship with the children. It is my personal goal to encourage children to join the game.
Practicing another kind of stroke
Sean
Mike
kids at play
