Golf Professionals' Bios

 

Born and raised in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Mike learned the great game of golf from his father and uncle. His first experience in the golf world was assisting with junior golf clinics at the local club. After graduating from the University of South Carolina in 1996, Mike moved to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. He began working at Moss Creek Golf Club and entered the apprenticeship program for the PGA of America. Shortly thereafter, Mike was offered a position as an Assistant Golf Professional at the highly acclaimed Harbour Town Golf Links, site of the PGA Tour MCI Heritage of Golf Classic. There, Mike became very involved with the Hilton Head Island Junior Golf Association and was named Junior Golf Academy Director and then Tournament Director for the Association. In April 2003, Mike left harbour Town to work as the First Assistant Golf Professional at the exclusive nantucket Golf Club. Through his relationships with the members at Nantucket Golf Club, Mike was able to have the opportunity to work for golf legend Jack Nicklaus at the Bear's Club in Jupiter, Florida. After two seasons Mike got the call from John Johnson that the Head Golf Professional position at Shark's Tooth Golf Club was open. Mike says he feels very lucky and fortunate to be a part of Shark's Tooth.

Lee was born in Malden, Massachusetts in 1981 but moved to Kingston, Pennsylvania with his family at a young age. He developed a love for golf as a child and played in numerous junior tournaments as well as on his high school golf team.Lee started his education at the Penn State Wilkes-Barre campus majoring in education. There he played on the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Golf Team where his team won the North Eastern Pennsylvania Division II Championship. Lee was MVP for his golf team and also qualified for the state tournament where he finished 19th. Lee's 3.7 GPA coupled with his success on the golf team helped to get him accepted into the Penn State Professional Golf Management program his sophomore year. Lee graduated just a few years ago and upon graduating was medalist in his Player's Ability Test for the PGA. Lee completed his final intership for Penn State here at Shark's Tooth Golf Club in 2004 and later became first assistant in 2005. He was elected as a member of the PGA in May of 2006.