ABOUT STEVE  /  RESUME

Objective: Strive to help players of all skill levels achieve their potential and get more enjoyment from the game.  To become a valuable part of a facility that will complement my career as a PGA Professional and allow me to use my expertise to enhance the current operation of the facility.

Strengths: A strong work ethic, enthusiastic attitude, extreme dedication, and excellent communication skills. The understanding of the business from the bottom up and knowing that achieving the finest customer service is always the number one priority.

Professional Class “A” Member of PGA of America, since August 1996
Standing: Playing Privileges within the Middle Atlantic PGA

Background Highlights:

Completion Players Ability Test
April ‘92

Completion PGA Business School I
October ‘92

Completion PGA Business School II
November ‘95

PGA Membership Interview
July ‘96

Experience:

November ’10 to Present Woody's Golf Range, Herndon, Virginia                            
Director of Instruction, Steve WenPetren Golf Academy 

April ’04 to November '10 Sterling Golf Club, Sterling Virginia                                
General Manager/Head Golf Professional

Sterling Golf Club is a forty-year-old Private Country Club complete with an 18-hole golf course, driving range, tennis courts, full restaurant and two Olympic size swimming pools.

March ’03 to April ’04 Golden Goal Sports, Chantilly, Virginia                          
Consultant  

Golden Goal Sports is a start up business that aims to bring three indoor soccer facilities to Northern Virginia.

November ’99 to March ’03 IronWood Sports Park, Springfield, Virginia                
General Manager/Director of Instruction

IronWood was a sports complex complete with Golf Academy that opened November 1999.

February ’96 to November ’99 Marlborough Country Club, Upper Marlboro, Maryland Head Golf Professional/Interim General Manager

Marlborough CC was a semi-private course with 410 members with approximately 37,000 rounds played annually. I served as the Interim General Manager on two different occasions.

June ’94 to December ’97 Chesapeake Bay Amateur Tour, Columbia, Maryland           
Sole Proprietor

I developed this business in 1994 and sold it in 1997. Twenty golf tournaments a year were played with over 300 participants annually.

April ’95 to February ’96 Nighthawk Golf Center, Gambrills, Maryland                 
Teaching Professional

March ’93 to March ’95 University of Maryland Golf Course, College Park, Maryland 
First Assistant/Assistant Golf Coach


August ’91 to October ’92 Harbourtowne CC & Resort, St. Michaels, Maryland
Assistant Golf Professional

Harbourtowne is an 18-hole upscale resort and private country club with approximately 250 members.
 

June ’85 to US Air Force,
December ’89 Law Enforcement Specialist

Honorable Discharge 1989

321st Security Squadron
Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota

Elite Honor Guard Squadron
Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota

485th Security Squadron
Florence AB, Belgium

Color Guard