Mike Golf
Mike Simmons learnt golf in his native Caribbean island of Barbados, where he was coached by visiting legendary British Professional, the late John Jacobs. He represented Barbados for many years in the Annual Caribbean Golf Championships, both as player and team captain.
The Championships are annual amateur competitions held for the past Fifty-six years by the Caribbean Golf Association (CGA), the successor to the age-long Hoerman/Steele-Perkins Cup, between the best golfers of the Caribbean countries from Santo Domingo in the North to Trinidad and Tobago in the South. Over the years, the Championships have produced several outstanding international players, the most recognised of whom is PGA player, Stephen Ames, of Trinidad and Tobago. Mike, for four years, served as the First President of the CGA, which was constituted in 1987. In 1994 and 2006, he was honored by the Caribbean Golf Association for his contribution to golf in the Caribbean and the development of the Amateur Golf Championships.
Mike is a former national soccer player and national track athlete. On his retirement from active competition, he was elected the first Secretary/General of the Barbados Olympic Association and subsequently served as the Association's President for twelve years. In 2003, on the 35th anniversary of the XIX Olympic Games in Mexico City, he was honored by the Barbados Olympic Association as a member of the first ever Barbados Olympic Team to the Olympic Games and for his contribution to the Olympic Movement.
Mike started teaching golf in 1992 as a PGA apprentice to the late PGA Class A professional, Charlie Pifer, at Melreese Golf & Country Club. On completing his apprenticeship in 1994, he joined the professional teaching staff of the Charlie DeLucca Golf School at Melreese until the Course was closed in 1996 for renovations. He then joined the staff of PGA Professional, Scott Jones, at American Golf, which was purchased by the Miccosukee Golf & Country Club in 2000, where he became the Head Professional and Director of Junior Golf after Jones resigned his post.
Mike teaches with enthusiasm and displays a personal interest in all his students, regardless of level. His many years of experience both as player and teacher coupled with his love for the sport, make his clinics a great friendly learning experience as he teaches the sport and the rules that govern it. He was recently given Honorable Mention by USKids Golf in their 2011 Top Fifty Kids NationalTeachers Awards.
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