Kevin Sullivan, PGA - Nebraska PGA
Kevin Sullivan, PGA - Nebraska PGA
Kevin Sullivan, PGA - Nebraska PGA
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<strong>Kevin</strong> <strong>Sullivan</strong>, <strong>PGA</strong><br />
College/University: University of <strong>Nebraska</strong>, Lincoln 1993<br />
Year Turned Pro: 1994, 1997 Achieved <strong>PGA</strong> Membership<br />
Facility and Job Title: Bay Hills, Golf Club<br />
General Manager/Head Golf Professional<br />
What was your motivation to become a <strong>PGA</strong> Professional?<br />
I enjoyed golf and understood it was a business, not just a hobby.<br />
What better than to have a career that you enjoy?<br />
What is your specialty in the golf business?<br />
My passion is for tournament operations. I enjoy putting on a good<br />
show for the customers so they enjoy their time at our facility.<br />
Please list any accomplishments (Awards, Certifications, and<br />
Tournaments.)<br />
Junior Golf Leader, Section Award 2001; served as Assistants’<br />
President, Membership and Junior Golf Committee Chairperson and a<br />
member of the Tournament Committee. I have also had numerous<br />
<strong>Nebraska</strong> <strong>PGA</strong> Pro-Am Low Pro victories.<br />
What was your greatest moment in golf?<br />
Two I really value is passing my PAT on the first attempt in adverse<br />
weather and winning the two person Section Team Championship with<br />
partner Dennis Fruchtl in 2005.
What or who has had the greatest impact on your career?<br />
My home pro Jack Hoskins when I was growing up; Dave Malone at<br />
CCL gave me my first job as a Pro, and most importantly Bruce Lubach<br />
who got me involved with the <strong>PGA</strong> and served as a role model for my<br />
development.<br />
Besides golf, what else do you enjoy?<br />
I am an avid billiard player. When golf season ends, pool season<br />
begins and vice versa.<br />
If you could play any golf course in the world, which one would<br />
it be and who would complete your foursome?<br />
I’ve always enjoyed going back to my home town course of Riverside<br />
Golf Course in Grand Island, <strong>Nebraska</strong> and playing with mom, dad and<br />
brother. But more famously I’d enjoy playing Augusta National with<br />
Tiger, Peter Jacobson, and Fuzzy. Imagine the conversation!<br />
If you could give lessons to anyone in the world who would it<br />
be and what advice would you give?<br />
I enjoy giving lessons to the absolute beginner. You have the freshest<br />
canvas to begin with and they appreciate what you can do for them<br />
more than the accomplished player. Fundamentals!!<br />
What is your favorite golf instruction tip?<br />
I love giving slicers the “flip” drill. I have them stand with their feet<br />
together and “flip” their hands over to hit the ball to the left of their<br />
body. It gets them to over exaggerate the feeling of squaring the<br />
clubface at impact rather than leaving it open.