Born: August 8, 1959, 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, 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 Fifty 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
 
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:
  • One 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 Co-Instructors Hank Haney, Craig Harmon, Pat Fitzsimons, David Glenz, Lonnie Nielson, Bob Ford, Rick Acton, & Dr. Bob Rotella
  • 1994 Featured Speaker Tommy Armour Coaching & Teaching Summit, National P.G.A.
  • 2006-2007-2008 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
  • 2009 Featured Speaker P.G.A. Merchandise Show Orlando
  • 2009 Featured Speaker at the Trackman Worldwide Conference
  • Featured Speaker for over 20 P.G.A. Section Educational Workshops from 1988 before 2011
  • 2011 Featured speaker at the Mitchell Golf Conference at 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, October
  • 2011 Featured Speaker at the Spanish Golf Teachers Federation in Madrid Spain October
  • 2011 Featured Speaker at Mike Adams Top 100 Roundtable, New Jersey, October
  • 2011 Featured Speaker at the Kentucky P.G.A. Teaching Conference in October
  • 2012 Featured Speaker at the Trackman University Certification, Orlando
  • 2012 Featured Speaker National LPGA Teaching Conference, Orlando
  • 2012 Featured Speaker Gulf States Education Seminar, Tchefuncta C.C. Covington
  • 2012 Featured Speaker Illinois Section Assistants Seminar, Knollwood C.C.
  • 2012 Featured Speaker Trackman Users Conference, Orlando Florida
  • 2012 Featured Speaker Golf Magazine Top 100 Retreat, Orlando Florida
  • 2012 Featured Speaker, North Texas P.G.A. along with Hank Haney
  • 2012 Featured Speaker, Canadian P.G.A., San Antonio Texas
  • 2012 Featured Speaker, Gulf States Section P.G.A.  Teaching Summit, Jackson Ms.
  • 2012 Featured Speaker, Mid Atlantic P.G.A. Teaching Summit
  • 2012 Featured Speaker with Sean Foley, Illinois Section P.G.A., Chicago
  • 2013 Featured Speaker at Preston Trail, Dallas Texas, Staff Training
  • 2013 Featured Speaker at TPC Sawgrass for TPC Directors of Instruction, 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, New Jersey
  • 2013 Featured Speaker Golf Magazine Top 100 Summit
  • 2013 Featured Speaker New England PGA Section, Boston, Massachusetts
  • 2013 Featured Speaker Met Section PGA, Golf & Body, Manhattan
  • 2014 Featured Speaker USA Junior National Golf Team, Orlando Florida
  • 2014 Featured Speaker Sweden PGA, Halmstead, Sweden
  • 2014 Featured Speaker Finland PGA, Helsinki, Finland
  • 2014 Denmark Golf Seminar, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • 2014 Featured Speaker Ireland, PGA, Dublin, Ireland
  • 2014 Featured Speaker Scottish Golf Union, St. Andrews Scotland
  • 2014 Featured Speaker U.K. PGA, London England
  • 2014 Featured Speaker Trackman University, London England
  • 2014 Featured Speaker Switzerland PGA, Zurich Switzerland
  • 2014 Featured Speaker Met Section PGA, The Hamptons NY
  • 2014 Featured Speaker College Golf Camps, Dallas Texas
  • 2014 Featured Speaker Trackman University, Gold Coast Australia
  • 2014 Australian PGA Coaching Summit, Gold Coast
  • 2014 Featured Speaker LPGA Teaching Summit, West Palm Beach Florida
  • 2015 Featured Speaker College Golf Coaches of America, Las Vegas Nevada
  • 2015 Featured Speaker Golf & Body New York City with Sean Foley
  • 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, Lincoln Nebraska
  • 2015 Featured Speaker Met Section PGA & New Jersey Section PGA at Golf & Body New York City
  • 2016 Featured Speaker Canadian PGA, Toronto Canada
  • 2016 Featured Speaker South Texas PGA, San Antonio Texas
  • 2016 Featured Speaker South Florida PGA, Naples Florida
  • 2016 Featured Speaker & Host, Gulf States PGA Teaching Conference, Covington
  • 2017 Featured Speaker Gears Summit, Orlando Florida
  • 2017 Featured Speaker Sun Country PGA, Albuquerque New Mexico
  • 2017 Featured Speaker Cool Clubs Fitting Seminar, Scottsdale Arizona
  • 2018 Featured Speaker French PGA, Normandy France
  • 2018 Featured Speaker French Golf Federation, Paris France
  • 2018 Featured Speaker, Trackman University, Orlando Florida
  • 2018 Featured Speaker, PGA of Great Britain, London England
  • 2018 Featured Speaker, Gears Education Seminar, Orlando Florida
  • 2018 Featured Speaker, The Proponent Group, Orlando Florida
  • 2018 Featured Speaker, Mississippi State PGM Program, Starkville Mississippi
  • 2019 Featured Speaker Open Forum, Orlando Florida
  • 2019 Featured Speaker, Gears Education, Orlando Florida
  • 2019 Featured Speaker, S2M Education, Orlando Florida
  • 2020 Featured Speaker Gears Golf, Orlando Florida
  • 2020 Featured Speaker Hack Motion Golf, Orlando Florida
  • 2020 Featured Speaker S2M Certification 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, Canoe Brook CC, Summitt New Jersey
  • 2021 Featured Speaker Taylormade TP Classic, Firestone CC, Akron Ohio
  • 2022 Featured Speaker Taylormade TP Classic Old Town, Winston Salem, North Carolina
  • 2022 Featured Speaker New York Metropolitan PGA at Westchester Country Club
  • 2022 Featured Speaker Andrew Rice’s Coach Camp, Bluffton, South Carolina
  • 2023 Featured Speaker Georgia PGA, Reynolds Plantation, 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:
  • Performed 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: V-1 Video Technology, Mitchell Iron & Putter Bending Systems, Capto 3-D Putting System, Trackman, Titleist 3-D Measurement System
  • Certified Titleist TPI Fitness Level 1
  • Member of the Taylormade National Advisory Staff
  • Junior Student Golfers have won 29 State Championships
  • Top 3 finalist for the United States P.G.A. Teacher of the Year out of 29,000 P.G.A. Members 2020 & 2021