A Nice Follow Through…The Life of a Club Professional

By CAROLYN MCCOOL

Today there are programs for young men and women who wish careers in golf however in even the recent past the pathway to being a golf professional was not always as clear and certainly today’s career seekers have better resources available. Consequently many golf professional’s lives make wonderful stories and the life of Gene Mattare, director of golf at Saucon Valley Country Club in Bethlehem, Penn., is one of them.

Mattare’s professional life serves as encouragement to those starting out as well as producing a smile of satisfaction from others who have traveled similar pathways in a profession they love and would choose again. MORE...