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COVER STORYTHE DRIVE TO SUCCEEDScott Reilly ’06, Business AdministrationHead Golf Professional, Philadelphia Country ClubPhiladelphia, Pa.One of Scott Reilly’s first golf jobs was working with Bernie Krick on the driving rangeon campus.“He was stern yet appreciative, and never shy to let you know of a teaching moment andwhat he expected,” Reilly said. “He was a great role model and I learned a lot about clubrepair and fitting.”Since then, Reilly has gone on to become the head golf professional at PhiladelphiaCounty Club, where he has been since February 2012. His previous positions were at TheCounty Club in Brookline, Mass., where he completed his last internship and worked forthe last seven years, and The Jim McLean Golf School at Doral in Miami, Fla., where hespent two winters and became a certified instructor.One of his more memorable moments at Methodist was playing in the Hogge Shootoutwith his friends, cheering for matching that came down to the last three holes.“It was always so much fun,” Reilly said. “And then, we’d go out afterwards and celebratewhether we won or lost.”From his first days at Methodist, Reilly said he appreciated the honesty that Jerry Hoggegave the students.“He told it like it is, wanted the best for us, but gave perspective that you need to havepatience and work hard,” he said. “Classes that he taught were always fun, whether he wouldreflect on one of his past experiences, tell of another student, or a real world situation heknew of. He cares so much for the program and the students, it was always a pleasure whenwe got to see him come down on the range and talk to everyone with his big smile andlaugh.”THE GAME PLANThomas Hutton ’10, Business AdministrationDirector of Junior Golf, Southern Texas PGAThe Woodlands, TexasAs the director of Junior Golf for the Southern Texas PGA, Thomas Hutton is helpingto spread the game to the next generation of players. There, he oversees and manages oneof the largest junior golf programs in the country, with 3,000 junior golf members ages6-18 years old and 300 junior golf tournaments a year.Hutton got a small taste of event planning when he was at Methodist, where he ran andorganized Easter Jam for two years. He says this was one his most memorable experienceson campus.“It allowed me to give the student body an unbelievable event on campus with someamazing music,” he said. “It also allowed me to work closely with a lot of staff and studentson campus.”Hutton credits Jerry Hogge for a lot of his motivation as a student, and as an alumnus.“He always had his door open to talk about anything and since I have graduated, he’s been abig help in my professional career with advice and direction when I needed it,” he said.JourneyThe Methodist hUniversity63