Bio: “I couldn’t break 100 until I was 14—three years later, I won the junior club championship - thanks to a great coach and a refusal to quit. That journey shaped everything I do as a coach today.”

Key point for students: "I don’t want my students to have to go through what I went through! It’s a beautiful game, but its a little easier if we learn the fundamentals the right way the first time ... or at least the second time.”

“I was fortunate enough to grow up in Lynchburg at a respected CC; played some high school golf and then a bit of college golf @ UR. When the college summer school was over … I was able to compete at various amateur events for several years: the Payton Memorial, the Fox-Puss, the Eastern Amateur and the VSGA Amateur & Open.”

Rusty’s previous professional golf experience includes owning and operating a nine-hole Par 3 and covered driving range as the General Manager, PGA Head Professional and Lead Instructor having taught over 8,000 private and group lessons. “I’ve spent most of my teaching career coaching new golfers of all ages and genders; my mission is to make the learning curve less frustrating and a lot more fun.”

Rusty has been a Class ‘A’ PGA Golf Professional for over 30 years and has earned a Life Member active status.

Please note this logistical (booking cutoff) hoop: For the rest of the winter months and and into mid spring (until early May) I'm available W through SA with the minimum lead time to book a lesson of 3 days. This time of year I'm not at HGC on S, M, or T. For example, if you try to book a lesson on a Wednesday for a TH or F lesson the website will offer available times for you starting on Saturday of that week. Another example, would be if you try to book a lesson on a Thursday for a F or SA lesson the website will offer available times for you starting on the following Wednesday of the next week. This helps from inadvertantly missing a lesson, by knowing my schedule a least 3 days in advance. This is applied to all individual offerings. If you have further questions about this "hoop" or golf questions please contact me through the website portal. Thank you.