Bruce Sims, USGTF Member, Richardson, Texas

My enthusiasm for the game began with my dad while I was in high school.

In 1970, I joined the Air Force and was stationed at Elgin Air Force Base in Ft. Walton Beach, Florida. That is when my passion for the game became even more real when I recorded my first sub-par round - a 65! I was later transferred to Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines and I assisted at the base golf club.

Upon my return to the United States, I attended Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. There I was on the golf team and over the next few years had a very successful amateur career. I decided that I wanted to be more involved in the golf industry, so I purchased a golf retail store and club repair. It was at that same time that the USGTF came into my career.

In 1997, I completed my certification in South Texas. I would like to thank Steve Williams, Leslie Duke, and Mike Levine for helping me. Since gaining my certification I have owned the Lubbock Golf Academy, I was an assistant at the Dunes Golf and Beach Club in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and offered the Director of Instruction position at Possum Trot Learning Center. There I taught with America's Favorite Golf Schools and enhanced my knowledge and desire even further to teach.

In 2000, I relocated back to the Dallas area where I have hade the pleasure of meeting and working with USGTF Master Teaching Professional Rick Howard. We are presently conducting America's Favorite Golf Schools in both Dallas and San Antonio. I have also recently been hired as the Head Golf Professional at the Golf Club at McKinney in McKinney, Texas. I would like to thank fellow USGTF member J.D. Winkle of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma for his belief in me to make the recommendation for that position.

The USGTF has come full circle for me. Beacuse of this great organization and the people with in it I am grateful. This is allowing me to promote the game of golf and live my dream.