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Edwin watts golf sarasota fl1/2/2024 Successfully securing a spot on his second attempt at the PGA Tour Qualifying tournament, he began his 18 year career of playing professional golf at the highest level. Shortly after, he decided to turn pro and set the PGA Tour in his sights. He won the Florida State Amateur Championship and was Low Amateur in the Florida Open. Barry has been playing golf seriously since 1986. We're very proud to have Barry Cheeseman as our Director of Instruction here at Longboat Key Club. His reputation in the industry is that of a “fixer” at every stop, he has demonstrated the ability to turn projects into successes. He also holds a BA in English Literature and Psychology from Villanova University. John Reilly is a graduate of the Turf Program at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ, where he specialized in soil science. Prior to his “grow-ins” in Clermont he was the assistant superintendent at the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook, where he worked two tour events and participated in the course renovation. The Oaks Course at Solivita was designed by Ron Garl, allowing John Reilly to have hands-on experience maintaining Garl’s high flashed bunkers and “moving” greens much like here at Harbourside.īefore his position at Solivita, John Reilly grew-in The Legends and Diamond Players Club in Clermont, Florida. There he finished the "grow-in" on the Cypress course post the three hurricane season. Prior to Sugarloaf, John was Director of Maintenance at a multi-course facility (36 holes), Solivita in Kissemmee, Florida. Currently, it is also ranked #3 in Florida “courses you can play” and is a perennial contender for top 100 modern courses in the nation. Sugarloaf was highly acclaimed it was ranked inside the top five in al the major golf publications. He started the project with designers, Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore, from the ground up. John Reilly, Director of Agronomy John Reilly comes to us after three years at Sugarloaf Mountain Golf & Town Club in Minneola, FL as the Golf Course Superintendent. Please feel welcome to call him at the Harbourside Pro Shop or stop by his office is located at the shop at Harbourside. He is excited to be part of the team at Longboat Key Club. Terry brings a vast amount of experience in every area of the golf operation. He also won the NEPGA assistants Championship twice, was a past Massachusetts State Junior Champion and represented the United States in the Junior Cup Matches. Terry’s golfing skill has helped him win many numerous New England PGA Pro-Am events and is a past winner of the prestigious Tucker-Anthony Championship. In addition, he has served on the board with the New England PGA and is a past president of the Assistant’s Association. In 2001, Terry was named “Merchandiser of the Year” for the New England Section for his skills with providing a top notch shopping and buying experience. In addition, Terry has been named "Fitter of the Year for Ping" in Massachusetts, and is a certified fitter with Titleist, Cobra and Taylor Made. He was recognized by Golf Digest in 2006 as leading one of the Top 5 Junior Golf Programs in the country. In addition, Terry was named "Club Fitter of the Year" by Callaway Golf in 2006, and named as one of the Top 10 Teachers in Massachusetts three times during the past eight years. This award was something that he is most proud of accomplishing. In 2007, Terry was awarded the prestigious “Golf Professional of the Year” by Callaway Golf. During his time there Terry won many National and Local Awards. He spent the last twelve years as Director of Golf at Cyprian Keyes Golf Club in Boylston, Massachusetts. Terry joined the staff here at Longboat Key Club in September of 2009.
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