Meet the Staff at Pine Lakes

Michael was raised in Bel Air, Maryland. His father introduced him to the game of golf at age eleven. After achieving success in junior and high school golf tournaments he began to see a future in the game. Michael decided to pursue a career in the game at Coastal Carolina University in the fall of 2004. Although he was unable to walk on to the highly regarded golf team at Coastal (a team consisting of Dustin Johnson and Zack Byrd at the time) he did excel through the Professional Golf Management program at CCU. Michael achieved PGA membership in September 2008 while becoming a Certified member in Retail and Instruction in 2009. Michael continued his education at Coastal obtaining his Master’s degree in Business Administration in 2009. In January 2008 Michael joined the staff at The Members Club and in February 2010 was named Head Golf Professional at Pine Lakes Country Club. One of Michael’s finest golfing memories was at TPC Sawgrass while on a summer internship. Michael stepped up to the famed 17th hole at The Stadium Course and got a hole in one!

Rich was born and raised in Pocono Lake, Pennsylvania. Rich played varsity golf, basketball and baseball all four years of high school. Rich received a scholarship to Great Bear, a Jack Nicklaus Design, his junior and senior year of high school, where he began to envision a future in the golf business. After graduating high school in 2006 he had the opportunity to play college baseball at Lafayette College in PA or move south to pursue a career in golf. Rich decided to move to Myrtle Beach in August 2006 and started his career at The Resort Club at Grande Dunes. When B&C re-opened “The Granddaddy” Rich was asked to make the transition and help open Pine Lakes. Rich is the newest team member to achieve PGA Membership. Rich achieved his 2011-2012 goal of becoming a PGA Member in January of 2012.

Carl was born and raised in Northern Virginia on September 11, 1980. He spent most of his time growing up involved in sports; playing baseball, football, hockey, soccer and golf. In high school he played on the varsity golf and soccer teams all four years. After a brief stint working for a pharmaceutical company he packed his bags and headed south to pursue a career in the golf industry. He attended the Golf Academy of America in 2004 and got his first job in golf at The Members Club in 2007. After working outside operations for a few years, an opportunity presented itself to help reopen Pine Lakes in 2009. Carl has been with Pine Lakes as an Assistant Professional and absolutely loves Pine Lakes and being around our members and guests. Everyday offers something new.

Brian was born and raised in Denton, TX which is approximately 25 minutes northeast of Dallas. At the age of 15 Brian moved to Mesa, AZ and played varsity golf for the high school team. After living in Mesa for a couple years, Brian moved to Kalispell, MT where he finished his last semester of high school and began working at a ski resort called Whitefish Mountain Resort on Big Mountain. Brian decided to move to Myrtle Beach and attend the Golf Academy of America where he graduated in August of 2010. Brian began working at Pine Lakes in October of 2010 and likes to golf several times a week, but when he is not golfing or working, he is usually fishing. Brian currently keeps a 1.4 handicap index. His most memorable golf moment is walking down the 18th fairway at Pebble Beach with his father and grandfather.