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Scott Cole began playing competitive golf at the age of 12 at the Carlisle Country Club in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He became a freshman starter on his high school golf team, which over a three year stretch, won 54 matches in a row. His sophomore year he won his conference golf championship. In his senior year, he finished third in the Pennsylvania District 3 championship, then went on to finish second in the state championship, losing to PGA Tour veteran, Ted Tryba in a sudden death playoff.
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His junior and high school golf resume earned him a scholarship to play at The College of William and Mary. The number 1 player there was John McHenry, a member of the Walker Cup team for Britain and Ireland, and a former member of the European Tour. He is now the director of golf at the K Club in Ireland, the host of the 2006 Ryder Cup.
In 1985, he defeated three pros in a sudden death playoff for the last spot into the Sectional Qualifier for the U.S. Open. This was after a 36 hole qualifier. Among the three pros was former PGA Tour pro Stu Ingraham. At the Sectional Qualifier he was paired with Chip Beck, the second player to ever shoot 59 in a PGA Tour event.
Scott won several local tournaments from 1985 to 1989 in the Harrisburg region, including a couple club championships at Carlisle Country Club. In 1988, he shot is lowest score ever, a 64, at Carlisle Country Club. His last major competition was in 1996.
From 2000 until Fall 2008, he studied the art of Pai Lum Kung Fu under the instruction of Sifu Michael Rothermel at the Harrisburg Kung Fu Center. He achieved the rank of 1st Higher Level (1st Degree Black Belt) in October 2007.
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In Fall 2008, Scott decided it was time to resume his passion for golf by becoming an instructor. With that in mind he attended the Hank Haney Teaching the Teacher seminar in Dallas, Texas in February 2009. Hank is the renowned teacher and coach to Tiger Woods. While in Dallas, Scott had the good fortune to receive personal hands-on instruction from Hank in front of the other attendees. Among the attendees was 2008 PGA Teacher of the Year, Martin Hall. Scott now utilizes the Hank Haney method of teaching into his own instruction. Scott also incorporates the principles of Kung Fu into his own teaching methodology, and is a big proponent of the benefits of fitness in developing an individual’s overall golf game.
Scott may be reached at scottcolegolf@aol.com