Mike is a native of Sarasota, Florida and has been a PGA Member for 30 years . He worked eight years as a Head Golf Professional at multiple facilities on Alabama’s Robert Trent Jones Trail. He returned home in 2000 and spent twelve years as the Director of Golf at The Meadows Country Club. Before coming to Lakewood National, Mike was a Golf Coach at the IMG Golf Academy learning from the world’s best golf coaches and teaching golfers of all ages and abilities. He was the Head Golf Professional at Lakewood National from 2018 to 2021 before taking the position as Director of Instruction. A decorated PGA Professional, Mike has received numerous awards and accolades, including being honored as the 2024 and 2023 Player Development Award for the North Florida PGA Southwest Chapter. Also, he is a two time recipient of the North Florida Southwest Chapter Youth Development Award (2007,2008). His passion for growing the game has always been the most important, which is why Mike offers a wide range of programs from Junior camps to Golf schools to Golf Clinics. Mike’s proudest playing accomplishment is winning the North Florida PGA Southwest Chapter Championship in 2006. He attended Jacksonville University on a golf scholarship and earned a Bachelor's Degree in Marketing.