Background of over 25 years in the golf business includes extensive private and semi-private club operations experience with an exceptional history of customer service. A strong leader, able to train and manage staff to provide high-level service. Former Indiana PGA Assistant Professional of the Year and the first Indiana Section PGA member to earn a professional certification in Golf Operations.

About Gary

Starting in the golf business in 1980, Gary turned professional in 1993 by taking an assistant position at Greenhurst Country Club in Auburn, Indiana. Following the conclusion of the 1998 season, he went to the Fort Wayne Country Club in 1999 as the number one assistant. Gary completed my PGA education and was elected to membership in 2001, and in 2006 completed education and testing to become the first Certified Professional in the Indiana Section of the PGA, with a specialty certification in Golf Operations. Leaving FWCC after the 2005 season, he became a staff instructor at The United States Golf Academy at Swan Lake. In 2007, Gary was contracted by Cobra Golf as a demo specialist, organizing and performing Cobra Demo Days in the northern 2/3 of Indiana. In July of 2007, he was brought in as an assistant at Brookwood Golf Club.

His first job in the business was as maintenance help at Havenhurst Golf Club in New Haven, where he grew up. The following year, Gary started caddying at Fort Wayne Country Club and working in the bag room. Eventually rising to the position of bag room manager, he continued at FWCC through 1992 while putting himself through college at Indiana-Purdue at Fort Wayne.

As a PGA professional, his goal is to provide a golf operation that is as different and dynamic as the game itself. Gary's objective is to utilize his unique combination of experience, business skills, and interpersonal skills to construct and manage a golf operation at a quality facility that encompasses all of the things that make golf more than a game.

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