GOLFER'S
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Get to know Buddy Cooper who has 15 years of teaching golf under his belt. Cooper started out in Philadelphia, PA at Cobb's Creek Golf Club, a public 36 hole venue designed as the "little sister" layout of the world famous Merion Golf Club in nearby Ardmore, PA.
Cooper is in the midst of completing the requirements for the PGA of America's Class "A" designation and currently serves as Lead Instructor at the Bronx Golf Center in New York City. He's also taught at the prestigious Jim McLean Golf Academy at Chelsea Piers in Manhattan. While there he worked with all levels of golfers, including local pros and he ran the Junior Golf Academy for two years.
Prior to moving to New York Cooper was the General Manager and Head Professional of Freeway Golf Course in Sicklerville, N.J.-the first 18-hole venue owned and operated by African-Americans in the U.S. At Freeway Cooper sharpened his tournament playing skills under the tutelage of PGA life member, Bill Bishop-winner of over 70 professional tournaments.
Buddy's teaching philosophy is to customize an instruction program based on each student's athletic background. To contact Cooper call Bronx Golf Center at (718) 379-6666 or email: BuddyCooperGolf@aol.com.
You'll have a lot of fun checking out this fellow golfer. And surprising, he's a cousin of Today show weatherman, Al Roker.
Renny is on a mission to provide top quality lessons and playing time for kids, ages 10-17, at upscale resorts and golf courses. His Miramar, Florida-based organization has teams in over 30 cities. Discover how his program helps kids with their studies and fosters a professional attitude while they learn the rules and business of golf.
More importantly, Teens on the Green works to insure that all members earn a scholarship to the college of their choice stemming from their commitment to the education and experience they received while participating in the program on and off the course. For more information read the complete article in the Summer 2003 issue of the African American Golfer's Digest or contact: rroker@TeensOnTheGreens.com or visit www.TeensOnTheGreen.com or call (954)499-9022.
Understand why "It's never too late," according to Dr. George Thomas, president of the Learning Academy which carries his name. Though his job was too consuming for him to
take up golf, immediately upon his retirement from the Federal Aviation
Administration in 1994, Thomas, now 74, started taking lessons.
He's cut his handicap down to an amazing 12. Thomas' academy just hosted its 9th annual golf tournament in Silver Spring, MD, that benefits its tutoring and mentoring
program for students of Montgomery County, the George B. Thomas, Sr. Learning Academy.
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