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.
Steve Hogan, a PGA member since 1997, is head professional at Miller Park Golf Course in Omaha, Neb., home of "Hogan's Junior Golf Heroes," one of the country's most remarkable inner-city golf success stories. Hogan, 40, is the first Nebraska PGA Section member to win the PGA Junior Golf Leader Award, which is presented to a PGA Professional who demonstrates leadership in junior golf and reflects the ideals of those who work with youth.