Meet Our Golf Staff
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Eddy Young
Head Golf Professional | Canongate I
Serving since 2006
770-463-3342 ext. 2
About Eddy
Eddy Young is a native of Atlanta. Raised in the Cascade Heights area just north of Canongate 1. Eddy attended Southwest Atlanta High school and graduated from Georgia Southern with a degree in Criminal Justice. His first job in the golf industry was in the DeKalb County public course system first serving at Sugar Creek Golf Course and then at Mystery Valley. The first head professional job was at Riverside Golf and Country club in Macon, Georgia. After leaving Macon to return home he was the Head Professional at Hidden Hills Country club in Stone Mountain. Eddy became the golf professional at Canongate 1 in 2006 where he proudly serves our members.
Mark Owen
Head Golf Professional | Flat Creek
Serving since 0000
Daniel Harper
Head Golf Professional | Whitewater Creek
Serving since 2021
About Daniel
Before assuming this role, I was the Assistant Golf Professional at Planterra Ridge. I have been a member of the Invited Clubs family since March 2013 (6 years at Planterra & 3 years at Whitewater Creek). While at the clubs, I have assisted members in the Pro Shop and coached in the Ladies league and the PGA Junior leagues. I also provide private lessons for our members and guests. Before joining ClubCorp, I was a coach for The First Tee of Atlanta at John A. White Golf Course. Accomplishments include being one of the 2018 top 5 finalists for the ClubCorp Assistant Golf Professional of the Year and Coach of the Fall 2018, 2019 & 2020 PGA Junior League Championship teams.
Sean Renaud
Head Golf Professional | White Oak
Serving since 2012
770-251-6700 ext. 2
About Sean
Hello. I’m Sean Renaud, the Head Golf Professional at White Oak for the past nine years. I grew up in Cocoa Beach, Florida and graduated high school in 1990. I was accepted to Mississippi State University and studied in the Professional Golf Management program. Graduated and awarded a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree with a major in Marketing. I then became the Assistant Golf Professional at Saugahatchee Country Club and elected to the PGA in 1999. In 2000 I moved to Newnan, Georgia, where I received my first Head Golf Professional job at Newnan Country Club. I have two boys, Ryan Renaud age 17 and Ethan Renaud age 20. I enjoy all sports and follow the BRAVES in baseball and the COWBOYS in the NFL. If I’m not golfing, let’s get a deck of cards out for a good Poker game.
I look forward to meeting you! Keep it in the short grass - Sean
Steve Morgan
Superintendent | White Oak
Serving since 2006
About Steve
Steve Morgan has worked at White Oak Golf Course for the past 12 years. He was the first assistant for four years and has held the Head Golf Course Superintendent position for the past eight years. Before moving to the Atlanta area in 2006, he was employed at Seven Oaks Country Club in Bakersfield California as the first assistant Golf Course Superintendent for six years.
After graduating from Bakersfield JC in 1994 with a degree in Economics, he attended Rutgers Professional Turfgrass Management Program and graduated in 1996. Before getting his first assistants job, he worked at a few different golf courses as a spray technician and crew foreman.
Steve is married with three children of ages 13, 15, and 16. His hobbies include working out, landscaping and enjoying all sporting events.
Harold Ammons
Superintendent | Flat Creek
Serving since 2020
Jud James
Superintendent | Whitewater Creek
Serving since 2020
Grant Cole
Superintendent | Braelinn
Serving since 2020
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John Collopy
Superintendent | Canongate
Serving since 2023
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Brandon Lovelady
Golf Instructor & Club Fitter | Canongate 1
Serving since 2007
678-764-1076
About Brandon
Brandon is originally from Mobile, AL. Brandon has been playing golf since the age of six, and has built an impressive resume as both an amateur and professional golfer. As a junior golfer, he was a full-time student at the IMG/David Ledbetter Golf Academy in Bradenton, Florida. He played his collegiate golf at the University of North Alabama. As a professional, he has twice represented Georgia as a member of the Georgia PGA Assistants Cup team and was the 2012 Georgia PGA Assistants Champion. A talented club-fitter with ten years of experience to his credit, Brandon has a wealth of knowledge about the scientific aspects of ball flight and how to make a club perform its best for each player. He is a Certified Flightscope professional, trained in the use of radar-based launch monitors. He is also certified by Eyeline Golf as a 4PE putting instructor, US Kids Golf, the Positive Coaching Alliance and is a member of the 4D Motion Sports advisory panel.
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Sherry Dircks
LPGA Instructor
Serving since 2021
321-345-9328
About Sherry
Sherry Dircks is an Inspired Coach who empowers her students to achieve their dreams and goals on and off the golf course. She is an LPGA Class A Professional with over 25 years of experience coaching diverse individuals from ages 2 - 92. Through a student-centered approach and using player development programs she helps her students achieve their desired results. As a student of the game, she has studied with Vision 54, RGX Results‐Based Golf Group Coaching, and The Scoring Method which is a comprehensive golf improvement system that uses a student’s own scores to determine how they can play better and have more fun.
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Jamie Arion
Director of Golf Fitness
Serving since 2019
About Jamie
I have been sharing the health and wellness message for over 28 years. I am passionate about living a HealthyLife and helping my clients define what that means for them. By assisting and empowering my clients with a step-by-step lifestyle format, I encourage my clients to take ownership of their health so they can become the best version of themselves.My mission is to inspire, empower and impact the world to a higher level of health thru fitness, nutrition, leadership and education.Are you ready for a HealthyLife???