INSTRUCTOR PROFILE:
Dave is generally regarded as one of Michigan's outstanding professionals. The recipient of the Michigan PGA's 2006 Golf Professional of the Year award, Dave was previously honored by the Michigan PGA as 2000 and 2004 Teacher of the Year and 1990 Golf Professional of the Year.
Dave has over 25 years of experience instructing players of all levels. In 2007, Golf Digest ranked Dave #4 in its list of top instructors in Michigan. Golf Range Magazine has included Dave in its Top 50 Instructors in America for the past 4 years.
A Class A PGA member since 1981, he is also very highly regarded as a competitive player having won two Northern Michigan PGA Chapter Championships, two Chapter Player of the Year Awards and three Michigan PGA Pro-Pro Championships. In 2007, Dave won both the Michigan Senior Open and Michigan Senior PGA Championship. An unprecedented double. In 2009, Dave won the Michigan Senior Open again at Gull Lake View's Bedford Valley Golf Club in Battle Creek, Mi.
The insight he has gained through his many years of teaching experience along with his competitive background has given Dave a very practical approach to golf improvement. Dave currently serves the Michigan PGA Section as its President.