Shay
Smart
Principal, Palm Island Golf Academy
Shay
is originally from Houston, Texas (USA) and
began his golf career at the age of 13. He
has been teaching the game of golf for 14
years from beginners to advanced players.
Shay has been a member of the PGA for 6 years
and been involved with Golf Academies at
different facilities. He has played in many
PGA sanctioned events and an active member
of the PGA.
Some of Shay's Accomplishments include:
- WCCPGA
Junior Golf Leader of 2001
- WCCPGA
Junior Golf Director 1999-2001
- Trained
Instructor under Jack Lumpkin, Gale Peterson
(Top 50 instructors in the USA)
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Fred Morales
U.S. PGA Member
Fred
Morales was born in Havana, Cuba and raised
in Miami, Florida (USA). He took up golf at
a very early age and progressed through the
amateur ranks. At the age of 20 won his first
event, the WTMI Golf Classic in Miami.
Fred is a Member of the PGA of America and
a graduate of the PGA of America Professional
Golf Management Program.
Some
of Fred's Accomplishments include:
- Toyota
Team Match Play Championship, Player
- Par Boiler Player of the Year
- OGC Junior Golf Director
- Callaway Golf Sponsored Golf Professional
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Jason
Robertson
(SAPGA)
Mr Robertson is an experienced PGA professional with a background in teaching
all levels of golfers. He has completed 7 years
on the SAPGA Tour.
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Mark Mossip
(Canadian PGA, HKPGA, International PGA)
Mark started his career as a golf professional in Canada and was a member of
the Hogan tour competing in tournaments throughout
western Canada from. In 1999 Mark was nominated
as Golf Professional of the year in British
Columbia. He has been working and living in
Hong Kong since 2000 and holds an associate
membership of the Hong Kong PGA. He holds a
diploma in Recreational management and a degree
in Physical and health education from the University
of Toronto. Mark has had the opportunity to
learn from a list of well-known PGA professionals
including,
a. Rick Smith
b. Hank Haney
c. Chuck Cook
d. David Leadbetter
e. Jim McLean
Qualifications:
- Canadian PGA Class A, Teaching Professional
- Hogan Tour member 1996-2000
- Club building and repair certification,
Canadian PGA
- Hogan, Titleist and Ping Club fitting
certifications
- HK PGA member
- International PGA member
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GAO
Fei
GAO Fei
is graduated from Jiangmen Sports School, China.
He has received several high ranking prizes
from various open tournaments, while he enjoys
his teaching life very much.
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DENG
Rong Hung
- Began
playing golf in 2000 under the instruction
of Jeff Olyneic a trained golf instructor
and U.S. PGA member
- Qualified as a golf instructor in 2003
- Became a professional golfer in 2005 and joined the China Tour
- Ranked No. 38 in China professional golf in 2005
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Nick Hu
Nick
Hu started to be taught by Jenny Hu formally
in 1999.He has attended many nationwide
tournaments from 2001 and also learned
teaching techniques from some famous golf
instructors of China or aboard. He has
worked in many prestigious golf clubs and
joined Palm Island Resort in 2006.
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