{"id":100,"date":"2016-07-16T13:33:56","date_gmt":"2016-07-16T12:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.mindofdesign.com\/garycasey\/?page_id=100"},"modified":"2019-03-08T13:02:13","modified_gmt":"2019-03-08T13:02:13","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/garycaseygolf.com\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"My Story"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][image_with_animation image_url=”1416″ alignment=”” animation=”Fade In” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”2\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column_text]I am a full time PGA Golf Professional specialising in the tuition side of the business. I still occasionally enter a few tournaments here and there but my true passion is and always has been helping other golfers improve their game.<\/p>\n
My first ever job started in April 1986 as a young enthusiastic 16 year old at my home club Dullatur Golf Club<\/a> which is in Cumbernauld just north of Glasgow. Under the expert guidance of Professional Duncan Sinclair I learned the day to day tasks of traditional Pro Shop.<\/p>\n After two great years I was looking to broaden my horizons and was very lucky in September 1988 to find myself my first position as a fulltime PGA Golf Coach at Lavender Park Golf Centre<\/a> in Ascot, Berks. Here I spent the majority of my time giving lessons on the range to golfers of all levels.<\/p>\n The first 6 months were a bit tricky due to the slight language difference, but after three and a half years we got there in the end.<\/p>\n April 1992 saw me venture overseas for the next two years as a Pro at one of the finest golf clubs in Holland the Golf Club Wouwse Plantage<\/a> under one of the Netherlands most respected PGA Professionals Phil Helsby. Thanks to Phil it was at the Wouwse Plantage in October 1993 I passed my all important final exams to become a fully qualified PGA Golf Professional.<\/p>\n As a Qualified PGA Professional I decided to head back to England to Thorpe Wood Golf Course as Head Teaching Professional in April 1992 taking over from Dennis Fitton who retired after a very busy twenty years.<\/p>\n