In the beginning, there was Happy Gilmore...

This purpose of this first blog is to introduce myself and describe where I come from and how I teach and understand golf. Every golf instructor has a different philosophy shaped by the many lessons, training sessions, and observations they have had in their career. In future postings I am going to share with you some good tips, drills, stories and anything else that pertains to golf and life that I think you all might find interesting.

So a little about me:
I started playing golf at the age of 12. I played mostly with my dad, but played infrequently until I watched the movie Happy Gilmore. Happy made me realize golf is a fun sport and after taking a few running golf swings and failing miserably, I decided to keep my feet planted and try it that way. After that, I started to love the game and really started to improve quickly. By age 14, I was outdriving my playing partner (my dad), and by age 15, I was beating him consistently. I made the varsity golf team my freshman year of high school played in the "number 1" spot for 4 years. I earned a golf scholarship to San Diego State University where my game really evolved, and in my final year our team placed 14th in the country at the NCAA Championships.

I graduated from SDSU with a Master's Degree in Financial and Tax Planning, but decided to become a golf professional instead of a financial professional. I currently work at Prestonwood Country Club and have been there for almost 2 years as the Assistant Golf Professional.

While at Prestonwood, I have discovered that my passion in the golf industry lies in teaching others how to enjoy the game as much as I have over the years. I currently teach private golf lessons, junior camps, adult clinics, and on course lessons. I observe other professionals teaching as much as possible to increase my golf knowledge so I can pass it on to my students. I have been teaching golf for about 4 years now, and learn something new every single day.

Im excited to be able to post my thoughts here, and hope that they will be very useful to you all.