Biography & Awards

Born:  August 8, 1959 in New Orleans, Louisiana

Current Position: Director of Instruction, Tchefuncta Country Club, Covington Louisiana
                 Golf Professional Emeritus Pinewood Country Club Slidell Louisiana, 1982-2015
Head Golf Professional, Tchefuncta Country Club, 2015-2022
                 P.G.A. Class A-1 Member Since 1986

College: Graduate McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana

Marketing Degree
Mc Neese State Golf Team - Division 1, Four Years

P.G.A. Awards:

1988 Junior Promoter of the Year – Louisiana Chapter P.G.A.

1999 Horton Smith Education Award Winner Gulf States P.G.A.
1991 Golf Professional of the Year, Louisiana Chapter P.G.A.
1993 Golf Professional of the Year, Gulf States P.G.A.
2002 Teacher of the Year, Gulf States P.G.A.
2005 Teacher of the Year, Gulf States P.G.A.
2006 Barbato/Thomas Lifetime Achievement Award Presented by Louisiana P.G.A.
2012 Gulf States Section P.G.A. Teacher of the Year
2013 Horton Smith Education Award Winner, Gulf States P.G.A.
2015 Horton Smith Education Award Winner, Gulf States P.G.A.
2022 Gulf States Section P.G.A. Hall of Fame Inductee

Other Awards:

2000 Rated #2 Teacher in Louisiana by Golf Digest
2001 Rated #3 Teacher in Louisiana by Golf Digest
2002-2003 Rated #4 Teacher in Louisiana by Golf Digest
2003 Rated as One of the Top Instructors in the South by Golf Magazine
2005 Top 50 Junior Golf Instructors in the United States by U.S. Kids Golf
2007-2008 Rated #2 Teacher in Louisiana by Golf Digest
2012 Honorable Mention, Top 50 Junior Golf Instructors by U.S. Kids Golf
2012-2020 Top 100 Instructors in America, Golf Magazine
2013 Honorable Mention, Top 50 Junior Golf Instructors by U.S. Kids Golf
2011-2020 Top 100 Clubfitters in America, Golf Digest
2015-2016 Golf Digest Top 50 Teachers in America
2019-2020 Golf Digest Top 50 Teachers in America
2021-2022 Top 100 Instructors in America, Golf Magazine
2021-2022 Golf Digest Top 100 Clubfitters in America
2024-2025 Golf Digest Top 50 Best Teachers in America

P.G.A. Service:

1989-Junior Golf Blitz Coordinator Gulf States Section P.G.A.
1992-1993 Louisiana Chapter P.G.A. Vice President
1994-1996 Louisiana Chapter P.G.A. President
1992-1993-1994 Gulf States P.G.A. Education Chairman
2000-2001 Gulf States P.G.A. Awards Chairman

Other Certifications:

1 of 8 Clubfitting Instructors Certified by the National P.G.A.
Authorized Instructor of the Golfing Machine, G.E.S.B.
Trackman University Master Status

Featured Speaker:

1990-1993 Featured Speaker-Instructor for 7 National P.G.A. Clubfitting Workshops Hosted All Over the U.S.
1993-1994 Instructed 4 Playing Workshops throughout the nation with fellow Instructors Hank Haney, Craig Harmon, Pat Fitzsimons, David Glenz, Lonnie Nielson, Bob Ford, Rick Acton, and Dr. Bob Rotella
1994 Featured Speaker Tommy Armour Coaching & Teaching Summit, National P.G.A.
2006-2008 Featured Speaker at the Better Golf Through Technology Conference Hosted by M.I.T. Center for Sports Innovation, Cambridge Massachusetts
2007 Featured Speaker P.G.A. Merchandise Show Orlando, Florida
2009 Featured Speaker P.G.A. Merchandise Show Orlando, Florida
2009 Featured Speaker at the Trackman Worldwide Conference
Featured Speaker for over 20 P.G.A. Section Educational Workshops 1988-2011
2011 Featured speaker at the Mitchell Golf Conference at P.G.A Merchandise Show, Orlando Flroida
2011 Featured speaker at the P.G.A. Coaching & Teaching Summit in Orlando, Florida
2011 Featured Speaker at the Trackman Conference Port St. Lucie, Florida
2011 Featured Speaker at the Trackman European Conference in Madrid, Spain
2011 Featured Speaker at the Spanish Golf Teachers Federation in Madrid, Spain
2011 Featured Speaker at Mike Adams Top 100 Roundtable in New Jersey
2011 Featured Speaker at the Kentucky P.G.A. Teaching Conference
2012 Featured Speaker at the Trackman University Certification in Orlando, Florida
2012 Featured Speaker National LPGA Teaching Conference in Orlando, Florida
2012 Featured Speaker Gulf States Education Seminar at Tchefuncta C.C. in Covington, Louisiana
2012 Featured Speaker Illinois Section Assistants Seminar, Knollwood C.C.
2012 Featured Speaker Trackman Users Conference in Orlando, Florida
2012 Featured Speaker Golf Magazine Top 100 Retreat in Orlando, Florida
2012 Featured Speaker North Texas P.G.A. with Hank Haney
2012 Featured Speaker Canadian P.G.A. in San Antonio, Texas
2012 Featured Speaker Gulf States Section P.G.A. Teaching Summit in Jackson, Mississippi
2012 Featured Speaker Mid Atlantic P.G.A. Teaching Summit
2012 Featured Speaker Illinois Section P.G.A. with Sean Foley
2013 Featured Speaker at Preston Trail Golf Club in Dallas, Texas
2013 Featured Speaker TPC Directors of Instruction at TPC Sawgrass in Jacksonville, Florida
2013 Featured Speaker PGA of Canada, Alberta
2013 Featured Speaker Australian Amateur Coaches in Houston, Texas
2013 Featured Speaker Bio-Swing Dynamics Certification in New Jersey
2013 Featured Speaker Golf Magazine Top 100 Summit
2013 Featured Speaker New England PGA Section in Boston, Massachusetts
2013 Featured Speaker Met Section PGA, Golf & Body in Manhattan, New York
2014 Featured Speaker USA Junior National Golf Team in Orlando, Florida
2014 Featured Speaker Sweden PGA in Halmstead, Sweden
2014 Featured Speaker Finland PGA in Helsinki, Finland
2014 Denmark Golf Seminar in Copenhagen, Denmark
2014 Featured Speaker Ireland PGA in Dublin, Ireland
2014 Featured Speaker Scottish Golf Union in Fife, Scotland
2014 Featured Speaker U.K. PGA in London, England
2014 Featured Speaker Trackman University in London, England
2014 Featured Speaker Switzerland PGA in Zurich, Switzerland
2014 Featured Speaker Met Section PGA in The Hamptons, NY
2014 Featured Speaker College Golf Camps in Dallas, Texas
2014 Featured Speaker Trackman University in Gold Coast, Australia
2014 Australian PGA Coaching Summit in Gold Coast, Australia
2014 Featured Speaker LPGA Teaching Summit in West Palm Beach, Florida
2015 Featured Speaker College Golf Coaches of America in Las Vegas, Nevada
2015 Featured Speaker Golf & Body with Sean Foley in New York City, New York
2015 Featured Speaker at the Nike Oven to Advanced Club Design Team
2015 Featured Speaker at The University of Arkansas Golf Program
2015 Featured Speaker at The University of Nebraska PGM Program
2015 Featured Speaker PGA of Nebraska in Lincoln, Nebraska
2015 Featured Speaker Met/New Jersey PGA Section Golf & Body in New York City, New York
2016 Featured Speaker Canadian PGA in Toronto, Canada
2016 Featured Speaker South Texas PGA in San Antonio, Texas
2016 Featured Speaker South Florida PGA in Naples, Florida
2016 Featured Speaker & Host Gulf States PGA Teaching Conference in Covington, Louisiana
2017 Featured Speaker Gears Summit in Orlando, Florida
2017 Featured Speaker Sun Country PGA in Albuquerque, New Mexico
2017 Featured Speaker Cool Clubs Fitting Seminar in Scottsdale, Arizona
2018 Featured Speaker French PGA in Normandy, France
2018 Featured Speaker French Golf Federation in Paris, France
2018 Featured Speaker Trackman University in Orlando, Florida
2018 Featured Speaker PGA of Great Britain in London, England
2018 Featured Speaker Gears Education Seminar in Orlando, Florida
2018 Featured Speaker The Proponent Group in Orlando, Florida
2018 Featured Speaker Mississippi State PGM Program in Starkville, Mississippi
2019 Featured Speaker Open Forum in Orlando, Florida
2019 Featured Speaker Gears Education in Orlando, Florida
2019 Featured Speaker S2M Education in Orlando, Florida
2020 Featured Speaker Gears Golf in Orlando, Florida
2020 Featured Speaker Hack Motion Golf in Orlando, Florida
2020 Featured Speaker S2M Certification in Orlando, Florida
2020 Featured Speaker Virtual PGA Minnesota Section Education
2020 Featured Speaker Virtual PGA of Sweden Teaching Summit
2020 Featured Speaker Virtual PGA of France Teaching Summit
2020 Featured Speaker Virtual David Leadbetter Coaching Summit
2020 Featured Speaker Virtual Road to the Tour Summit
2021 Featured Speaker Taylormade TP Classic at Canoe Brook C.C. in Summitt, New Jersey
2021 Featured Speaker Taylormade TP Classic at Firestone C.C. in Akron, Ohio
2022 Featured Speaker Taylormade TP Classic at Old Town Club in Winston Salem, North Carolina
2022 Featured Speaker New York Met PGA at Westchester Country Club in Harrison, New York
2022 Featured Speaker Andrew Rice’s Coach Camp in Bluffton, South Carolina
2023 Featured Speaker Georgia PGA at The Oconee in Lake Oconee, Georgia

Articles & Video’s:

Golf Tips Magazine, Impact Article June 2011
Golf Magazine, Chapter One in “Best Driving Instruction Book Ever” August 2011
Golf.com Video’s on D-Plane explanation, November 2011
Trackman Educational Video’s on Trackman Website, May 2011
TourCouncil.com Faculty Member 2012 Golf Magazine Article “Lose your Slice, Case Closed" August 2013
PGA Magazine, Teaching the Teacher – Impact Point, August 2013
Golf Magazine 6 Page Cover Story, “Dial in Your Perfect Drive” March 2014

Specialty Experience:

Clubfitting & Repair for Dozens of P.G.A. Tour Players and Foreign Tour Players
Operate one of the Busiest Club Repair Operations in the South
State of the Art Teaching/Research Building that includes: Mitchell Iron & Putter Bending Systems, Sam Putt Lab 3-D Capture, Trackman, Gears Full Body & Club 3-D, Kistler Dual 3-D Force Plates
Certified Titleist TPI Fitness Level 1
Member of the Taylormade National Advisory Staff
Junior Student Golfers have won 31 State Championships
Top 3 finalist for the United States P.G.A. Teacher of the Year out of 29,000 P.G.A. Members in 2020 & 2021
National Finalist for PGA Education Award 2023