Matt_tpsmoke

I started golfing when I was 10 years old while my dad was stationed at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO. In order to get to the golf course, my friend and I had to walk from base housing up a mountain and through the forest (sounds like a nursery rhyme). We would come out of the forest and walk onto the 9th hole of the silver course. Since then I have had a few lessons and have tried to dial in my game when I have the opportunity. Recently I have become more serious about the game than I have in the past due to my membership with the Veterans Golf Association. 

I am a former United States Marine with a tour of duty in Iraq in 2007. When I left the Marine Corps I went back to school and received my degree in Exercise Physiology from the University of North Carolina Wilmington. I have worked as a Track and field coach, a strength coach, and a personal trainer for the past 10 years. Currently I am an IT specialist with a startup FinTech company here in Wilmington, NC. 

My golf goals:

1. 250 yd average drive
2. Break 80 consistently
3. Reach a USGA Handicap of 8 by the end of 2021
4. Qualify for the VGA regionals