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PALM SPRINGS GOLF ACADEMY EXECUTIVE PGA GOLF SCHOOL STAFF
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 The Palm Springs Golf Academy began as the Scottsdale
Golf Academy at Scottsdale Country Club in Scottsdale, Arizona in 1983 and 1984. In 1985, we moved to La Quint Golf and Tennis Resort and became the Palm Springs Golf Academy. We remained there for seven years, through 1992. We moved to the Westin Mission Hills Resort in Rancho Mirage, California in 1993. 2009 will mark our 18th year at the Westin and the 27th consecutive year of our program. We have graduated more than 1800 students. Many of our students come from the country clubs where our academy's staff are the golf professionals, but we have alumni from all across the United States and also from England, Germany, India, Canada, Japan and Australia.
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PALM SPRINGS GOLF ACADEMY STAFF BIOGRAPHIES
Rod Johnston - PGA Master Professional |
PGA Professional - 36 years |
Head Professional - Portage C.C., Akron, OH - 24 years |
Bradley University - Class of 1972 |
1991 Northern Ohio teacher of the Year |
1997 Northern Ohio Golf Professional of the Year |
2000, 2001, 2003, 2005 ranked by Golf Digest as one of the top ten instructors in Ohio |
2001-2004 selected by Golf Magazine one of 400 top teachers in North America |
Ranked 220 of 24,000 PGA Professionals |
Lifetime Low - 65 |
Director of Palm Springs Golf Academy - 26 years |
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| Charlie Wood |
| PGA Professional - 31 years |
| Head Professional - Mayfield C.C., S. Euclid, OH - 27 years |
| Director of Golf for Mayfield C.C. and Sand Ridge Club, Cleveland, Ohio |
2007 Tom Fazio Cup winner
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| University of Georgia/Furman University - Class of 1973 |
| 1988, 2004, 2006 NOPGA Golf Professional of the Year |
| 2000 & 2007 ranked by Golf Digest as the #1 instructor in the NOPGA |
| 2000-2003 ranked by Golf Digest as one of the top ten instructors in Ohio |
2006 inducted into the NOPGA Hall of Fame
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2003 & 2005 Golf Digest top 5 in Ohio
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| 2003 Senior Match Play Champion |
| NOPGA Senior CPC Champion: 2004, 2005 |
| Winner of Pete Dye Cup Nation Pro-Am (Crooked Stick Golf Club) |
| Participant in 7 PGA & 3 PGA Club Professional Championships |
| Four time finalist, Northern Ohio PGA Match Play Championship |
| Low Round - 62 - Green Valley C.C., SC |
| Palm Springs Golf Academy - 26 years |
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| Tom Fussaro |
| PGA Professional - 36 years |
| Head Professional - Shaker Heights C.C., Shaker Heights, OH |
| Memphis State University - Class of 1971 |
| 2000-2003 ranked by Golf Digest as one of the top ten instructors in Ohio |
| 1998 Low Pro Champion in Denny Shute Memorial Pro-Am at Portage C.C. |
| 1998 NOPGA Stroke Play Champion at Firestone C.C., Akron, OH |
| 1998 NOPGA Golf Professional of the Year |
| 1999, 2000 Runner up in the Ohio Senior Open |
| 2002 NOPGA Senior Match Play Champion |
| 2002 NOPGA Senior Player of the Year |
| 2003 Toledo Open Championship |
| 6 course records including Lifetime Low - 61 |
| Palm Springs Golf Academy - 22 years |
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| Chuck Rininger |
| PGA Professional - 27 years |
| Head Professional - Lookaway C.C., Buckingham, PA - 9 years |
| Mount Union College - Class of 1979 |
| 2002, 2003 ranked by Golf Digest as one of the top ten instructors in Pennsylvania |
| 1997 Western New York's Merchandiser of the Year |
| Career Highlight - 4 Round Same Day w/scores of 67,68,68,65 |
| Lifetime Low - 65 - Portage C.C. |
| Palm Spring Golf Academy - 21 years |
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| John Goodson |
| PGA Professional - 21 years |
| Head Professional - Lake Forest C.C., Hudson, OH - 16 years |
| Youngstown State University - Class of 1984 |
| Runner-up 1992 NOPGA Match Play Championship at Portage C.C. |
| First Place Oakwood Invitational - 67 |
| Low Round - 62 |
| Palm Springs Golf Academy - 18 years |
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| Dave Britton |
| PGA Professional - 30 years |
| Head Professional - Dataw Island Club, Dataw Island, SC - 11 years |
| Teaching Professional - Portage C.C. - 7 years prior |
| Ferris State University - Class of 1981 |
| Winner of 1993 Denny Shute Pro-Am at Portage C.C. - 68 |
| 2nd place out of 80 golf professionals, in December, at the 2000 Goodwill Tournament Professional Championship at the Mid-Ocean Club in Bermuda |
| Lifetime Low - 66 |
| Palm Springs Golf Academy - 17 years |
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| Jack McKelvey |
| PGA Professional - 30 years |
| Head Professional - The Country Club, Pepper Pike, OH -13 years |
| University of Florida - Class of 1976 |
| 2001-2007 ranked by Golf Digest as one of the top ten instructors in Ohio |
| PGA Club Professional Tournament winner and 4 times a runner-up |
| 1988 Buffalo Open Champion |
| 3 time Western New York Assistants Champion |
| 3 course records and a Lifetime Low - 63 |
| Palm Springs Golf Academy - 12 years |
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| Howard Clendenin |
| Former PGA Professional - 10 years |
| Former Assistant Professional - Portage C.C., Akron, OH - 5 years |
| 1994 Graduate of Golf Academy of the South |
| Career Highlight - Advanced to the Sweet 16 in the 1992 USGA Public Links Championship |
| 2001 set new course record from the combo tees at the Jerry Pate course in Rancho LaQuinta (72) - triple bogied the last hole |
| Lifetime Low - 65 |
| Palm Springs Golf Academy - 11 years |
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| Bill Reilly |
| PGA Professional - 24 years |
| Head Professional - Aurora C.C., Aurora, OH |
| Middle Tennessee State - Class of 1982 |
| 1979 Junior College All-American |
| 1986 NOPGA Assistant Champion |
| 1990 NOPGA Apprentice Player of the Year |
| 1986, 1990 NOPGA Pro-Assistant Champion |
| 1995 NOPGA Stroke Play Champion |
| 1999 NOPGA Horton Smith Award |
| 2003 NOPGA Golf Pro of the Year |
| 2004-05 NOPGA Vice-President |
| 2006-07 NOPGA President |
| 2006-07 Head Coach Walsh Jesuit HS Girls Golf |
| 2007 Ohio State HS Champions Girls Golf Coach |
| 3 Course records and a Lifetime Low - 61 |
| Palm Springs Golf Academy - 9 years |
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| David Mottice |
| PGA Professional - 16 years |
| Head Professional - Fairlawn C.C., Fairlawn, OH |
| College of Wooster - Class of 1992 |
| 1992 Collegiate & Academic All-American |
| Lifetime Low - 65 |
| Palm Springs Golf Academy - 8 years |
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| Larry Manski |
| PGA Professional - 17 years |
| Teaching Professional - Portage C.C., Akron, OH - 7 years |
| NOPGA Apprentice Player of the Year: 1998, 1999, 2000 |
2 Time Qualifier for the National Assistants Championship in Port St. Lucie, FL |
| Winner NOPGA Assistant's Championship: 1998, 2000 |
2 Time NOPGA Denny Shute Match Play Champion 1999 and 2004 |
3 Time Denny Shute Pro/Am Low Pro with scores of 67,65 and 66 |
4 Time NOPGA Stroke Play Winner |
2007 Member of the Assistants Cup |
| Lifetime Low - 60 (course record @ Youngstown C.C., Youngstown, OH) |
| Palm Springs Golf Academy - 9 years |
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| John Sico |
| PGA Professional - 16 years |
| Head Professional - Westwood C.C., Rocky River, OH -14 years |
| Midwest Collegiate All-Conference Player: 1986-1987 |
| Assistant Golf Coach, St. Ignatius High School: 2 state titles, 2001, 2002 |
| Lifetime Low - 65 |
| Palm Springs Golf Academy - 5 years |
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| Brad Hicklin |
| PGA Professional - 10 years |
| Assistant Professional - Portage C.C., Akron, OH - 7 years |
| Lifetime Low - 67 |
| Palm Springs Golf Academy - 7 years |
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| Kevin Shaheen |
| Caddie Master - Portage C.C., Akron, OH - 6 years |
| 1990 UNLV coach of the NCAA National Championship Basketball Team |
| Palm Springs Golf Academy - 6 years |
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02.23.09 :: Session One
Arrive on Monday February 23, 2009 and Depart on Sunday March 1, 2009. |
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03.02.09 :: Session Two
Arrive on Monday March 2, 2009 and Depart on Sunday March 8, 2009. |
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03.09.09 :: Session Three
Arrive on Monday March 9, 2009 and Depart on Sunday March 15, 2009. |
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