Congratulations to Head Golf Coach JC Deacon, University of Florida, he is our CGC Men’s Coach of the Week. Coach Deacon was named Head Coach this past Summer after spending time at UNLV. He is one of the nicest guys you will ever met. He has been apart of two College Golf Camps.

His roster includes players from Florida and Canada.

The Gators start their season February 2nd at Sea Best Invitational at TPC Sawgrass . They currently rank 53rd in the Golfweek rankings.

Where did you play college golf?

UNLV for Coach Dwaine Knight

What is your greatest achievement?

Marrying my wife Jessica!

What is your proudest moment as a coach?

When our 2013 UNLV golf team rallied in the final round of the Natty Championship to beat every team in the field by at least 8 shots. We then made it through a 4 for 3 playoff and qualified for match play. It was the most incredible day!

What trait do dislike the most?

Lazyness

What trait do admire the most?

Hard working!

What is your greatest fear?

Being late.

What is your favorite place to eat on the road?

Padilla’s in New Mexico or Chipotle anywhere!

Best advice you received as a junior golfer?

Don’t try and change everything to get better. Be great at what YOU do/what got YOU to this point.

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

I need 8 hours of sleep. I wish I only needed 4 or 5 like Coach Mike McGraw..

What is your greatest regret?

Being too technical about my golf swing/game.

Favorite colors?

Blue for the Gators and my Toronto Maple Leafs!

What is your motto?

Be really nice to people!

Talent you most desire in your players?

A true love for the game of golf!

We are asked often “will all these coaches really be there?” Our response is absolutely. See for yourself

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Join us as we host Lance Ringler from Golfweek Magazine. Lance operates the junior golf rankings for Golfweek, he will answer some simple questions about the GW rankings.

Let’s be clear, CGC has nothing to do with junior golf rankings. We are not a recruiting or scouting service, however we do believe in education and this is certainly a topic all junior golf families need to be aware of.

Thank you Lance for taking time out of your busy schedule.

Did you miss it? No problem, listen here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWs97u3aoEg

Head Golf Coach, Emily Marron, University of Central Florida is our CGC Women’s Coach of the Week. Coach Emily took over the program in 2012. She has worked several CGC events. Her instruction interaction with campers is extremely beneficial to their development.

The Knights start the season by hosting the UCF Challenge in Orlando, Florida. They currently rank 23rd in the Golfweek rankings. Coach Emily’s roster includes players from Belguim, Canada, Florida, Massachusetts, Japan, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago and Colombia.

Where did you play college golf?

Penn State

What is your greatest achievement?

I’ve been recognized with a few “coaches” awards , won some college tournaments, but truly my greatest achievement will always be being able to impact people’s live and give them opportunities to live their dreams out! nature . I look for good values, people who know how to treat others with respect and kindness.

Of course Black and Gold! Go Knights!

Congratulations to Head Golf Coach Chris Haack from University of Georgia, he is our CGC Men’s Coach of the Week. Coach Haack has a wealth of experience as a college golf coach. He was excited to work our CGC – Las Vegas camp in 2014. He brought a whole new level of joy and energy to experience!! He known to be a master motivator.

He has been named National Coach of the Year twice, as well as, SEC Coach of the Year four times. His teams won national championships twice. He is the only coach to ever have all five players receive all-american honors. He had 5 former players competing in the PGA Tour Hyundai Tournament of Champions in Hawaii.

The Bulldogs start their season February 22nd in San Juan, Puerto Rico at the Puerto Rico Classic . They currently rank 38th in the Golfweek rankings.

Where did you play college golf?

West Georgia College

What is your greatest achievement?

Being named to the College Golf Coaches Hall of Fame

People often ask me what my biggest strength was when I was playing. My answer has always been: my mind. Sure, I was a great ball striker and most of the time, very good with my putter, but my head put me in a category that elevated me way higher than my golf talent.

What made my head so great? Hahaha, now that is a loaded question. I would attribute my strong head to having two older brothers that I did everything with when I was younger. I played every sport that they played, with the exception of football. However, that never stopped me from playing in the neighborhood games that took place in my front yard. I was the smallest one on the field, with ribbons hanging off of my pigtails underneath my helmet, but I was playing my heart out and I was happy. My job was to grab ankles and hang on for dear life until one of my brothers or teammates could help finish the tackle. I am grinning from ear to ear just thinking about it.

My parents gave me something that I know had a profound impact on my life: they never treated me any differently than my brothers. There were two rules that the three of us had to live by: If I hit my brothers, they could hit me back full throttle and I couldn’t cry or make a peep about it (I made that mistake once and never made it again) and there was no stuffing me on the basketball court.

My point is this: the thought never occurred to me that I couldn’t be great. I was raised in an environment where I was treated as an equal, regardless of the fact that I was the youngest and the only girl. I was expected to pull my weight and do the hard work. The results more or less took care of themselves. I was constantly playing against my brothers who were bigger, faster, and stronger than I was. So, I had to make damn sure I had a mental edge to be able to compete with them. They helped give me that.

Another aspect of mental success is very simple…you have to have the will to NEVER give up, regardless of the circumstances. That is at times a daunting task, but if you commit to this principal, it will serve you more than well on the links. It was always a lot easier for me to play a great round and shoot 69, than it was to struggle and shoot 73. Those are the days where everything was a grind and I found myself mentally exhausted at the end of the day. The great thing about golf is that each day is different with new successes and challenges. The challenges are there to make you better and help you realize what you need to improve on.

You are never as good or bad as your last shot or score. I genuinely mean that. It’s what you do with it that matters…it is all in your head. Make it something great!

Fairways and Greens,

Kelli

Did you miss our CGC – Webinar Wednesdays?

Coach Kelley Hester, Furman University
Coach Steve Bradley, University of South Florida

Listen to the entire interview here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNhTKW-wN8w

Next CGC – Webinar Wednesday is January 14th, 2015