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LARRY CLEE USGTF Level III Member, Taylors, South Carolina

I went to college in Illinois on the GI Bill after a tour in Vietnam. I joined the police force shortly after returning, and retired after 21 years. I should mention that I did play a lot of golf most of my life from high school right up until the present.

I married my wife Susan, who at the time was the general manager of a private country club in Simsbury, Connecticut. She hired me as the food and beverage director and part-time golf shop assistant, where I first got interested in teaching the game.

We moved to Florida in 1991, where she was offered a general manager’s position at another private club in Melbourne, and I was offered an assistant professional’s position at Baytree National Golf Links. My general manager told me when I was going through the apprentice program that I could not teach until I went to an accredited teaching facility, and that they would pay all my expenses for the training.

Enter the USGTF, which had the reputation of being the largest and best organization for learning how to teach golf. After receiving my Level III certification, I built up a great client list, including an LPGA Tour player, a Nationwide Tour player, and a junior golf academy. After nine years at Baytree, we moved to South Carolina, where my wife was recruited for the executive director of food service for Clemson University, and I became the head teaching professional at Pebble Creek Country Club in Greenville.

Thanks to the USGTF, I now have an America’s Favorite Golf School facility here at Pebble Creek, and will be receiving my Master Teaching Professional certification this year. For all golfers out there who are willing to work hard and be associated with the best instructors around the world, look no further. The United States Golf Teachers Federation has been the best and most rewarding career decision I ever made. If you have any questions you can call me at 864-236-7671, or e-mail me at proclee1@yahoo.com.

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