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Santa Ana Junior Golf Academy
Staff
Grant Dalpes, PGA, is a 28 year veteran of the golf industry and has been a PGA Member
since 1987. He is the President of G & L Gol f, Inc. a management company that has managed Desert Lakes Golf Course for the past 18 years. While at Desert Lakes Grant has taught, coached and mentored thousands of students with his emphasis on Juniors.
Grant was recognized in 1995 & 1996 as the Sun Country PGA Junior Golf Leader and has had one of the leading Junior Golf Programs in the state since 1992. He was the Director for the Sun Country PGA’s Bull Durham Junior Golf Academy & Top Gun Junior Golf Academy from 1994 to 2003. He has assisted in Coaching both the Boys & Girls Alamogordo H.S. Tiger Golf team from 1992 to present; a team that boasts 4 Girls State Championship teams and 4 Individual State Champions along with 17 State top 3 finishes and 23 District Championships.
Grant was also recognized by the Sun Country for Growth of the Game effort at Desert Lakes in 2007 and 2008 and has been an active member of the Play Golf America initiative. He has also been on the Sun Country Board of Directors from 1990 to present and was a PGA of America National Board Member from 2003-2006.
Grant will be bringing his passion and talent for educating golfers of all ages to Santa Ana Golf Academy on a part time basis starting in June 2010. He will manage the Santa Ana Junior Golf Academy starting at that time and continuing to enhance the legacy that Bob & Rob Lowry have created.
Grant says: “I look forward to joining Santa Ana and adding my passion and experience in teaching to the tremendous programs that Bob & Rob Lowry have created over the past 15 years. I am confident that together we can provide the most professional and extensive learning programs in the Sun Country”.
You can reach Grant Dalpes, PGA Teaching Professional at Santa Ana Golf Club at 575.430.6136 or gdalpes@pga.com
Teaching Professional Rob Lowry became a PGA member in 2007 and was selected as the
2007 Sun Country Section PGA “Teacher of the Year” and “Junior Golf Leader”. Rob came to the Sun Country Section after working at The PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Florida and the Kennedy Family Golf Center in Denver, Colorado. Rob is also a First Tee Coach for the highly successful First Tee of Central New Mexico program. He teaches golf classes for the University of New Mexico’s Continuing Education Department. Rob grew up in New Mexico, played high school golf at El Dorado High School and obtained his Bachelor’s Degree while playing collegiate golf for Western University.
Rob is a certified Ping golf club fitter. He has worked with over 25,000 juniors and developed hundreds of high school and college players. You can reach Rob at 505.366.8642 or golfprorl@msn.com
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