TaylorMade Staff Pros Compete for PGA Assistant Professional Championship

Facility: Northway Golf Center, Clifton Park, New York
Age: 45
PGA Class: Assistant Pro
PGA Member Since: 2011
Player Notes: Scott is one of the most feared competitors among club pros in Northeastern New York, having claimed 10 consecutive Player of the Year Awards in his region. When he’s not griding on his game, he splits time between Saratoga Spa Golf Course and Northway Golf Center, where he’s a sought-after club fitter. He finds time to grow the game as the assistant men’s golf coach at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs.

Facility: San Diego (California) Country Club
Age: 33
PGA Class: Assistant Pro
PGA Member Since: 2015
Player Notes: Having competed professionally in the Philippines and Thailand before turning to a career as a golf pro in 2013, the San Diego native returned home to the classic and acclaimed San Diego Country Club. Thomas was named the 2018 Southern California PGA Assistant Professional of the Year and has been a common competitor on both local and national stages.

Facility: Columbia Country Club, Chevy Chase, Maryland
Age: 32
PGA Class: Assistant Pro
PGA Member Since: 2019
Player Notes: Steve enjoyed a strong playing career as amateur, twice competing in the U.S. Am (2009, 2012) and the U.S. Public Links Championship (2011 and 2014). He continued his stellar play after starting his path to PGA Membership, winning this Mid Atlantic Assistant PGA Championship three times (2016, 2019, 2020). A native of Rockville, Steve is a former Assistant Coach at the University of Maryland.

Facility: Overbrook Golf Club, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Age: 36
PGA Class: Assistant Pro
PGA Member Since: 2014
Player Notes: For this daughter of a PGA Professional, competing against the boys is no big deal. She twice qualified for the field in the national PGA Professional Championship and in 2017 became the first women in her region to win a sanctioned Philadelphia PGA event. The two-time winner of the Maryland Open also was a member of the victorious 2019 U.S. Women’s PGA Cup Team. She’s competed in three majors over the course of her career, including the 2007 U.S. Women’s Open and 2018-19 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship.

Facility: Lookout Mountain Golf Club, Phoenix, Arizona
Age: 36
PGA Class: Assistant Pro
PGA Member Since: 2008
Player Notes: As a two-time winner of the Southwest PGA Championship and four-time winner of the area’s Assistant Championship, Michael has amassed plenty of success as a player. He’s competed in the seven PGA Professional Championships and one PGA Tour event (2015 Phoenix Waste Management Open).

Facility: Woodhaven Country Club, Louisville, Kentucky
Age: 33
PGA Class: Associate
PGA Member Since: 2016
Player Notes: Jesse has posted a 56. Enough said. The two-time Kentucky PGA Assistant Champion recorded the crazy round in July 2013 at Glenmary Country Club in Louisville. If you’re curious about the math: 21 putts, 14 birdies, 1 eagle and three pars adds up to 56.

Facility: Bel-Air Country Club, Los Angeles, California
Age: 31
Birthplace: Englewood, Colorado
PGA Classification: Associate
PGA Member Since: 2018
Player Notes: The son of PGA Tour pro Mark Wiebe, winner of the 2013 Senior British Open, Gunner has built a notable playing career of his own. After competed in the 2009 and 2010 U.S. Amateur Championships, he went on to win the 2020 Southern California PGA Assistant Championship. That victory punched his ticket to Florida for this very event.