Staff Bios

Drew Boettcher…Tournament Intern…Dayton, Ohio…Drew was born and raised in Dayton. He attended Otterbein University, where he graduated with a degree in Sports Management and played soccer. Drew discovered his passion for golf toward

Victoria Short…Tournament Intern…Rochester, New York…Tori was born and raised in Rochester, New York. She grew up playing competitive soccer and basketball. In 2024, she began her career in golf as an intern with the Rochester

Shelby Garcia…PGA REACH “Sunny” Harris Hutchinson PGA WORKS Fellow…Greenville, SC…Shelby is from Greenville, South Carolina where she attended the University of South Carolina with a Bachelors of Science in Business

Chris Long…Marketing Intern…Greensboro, NC…Chris was born and raised in Greensboro, North Carolina where he attends the Univeristy of North Carolina at Chapel Hill studying Sports & Business Administration. At a young age,

Drew Barton…Tournament Administrator…Hometown: Westborough, Massachusetts…Drew was born and raised in Westborough, Massachusetts. He grew up playing basketball and soccer competitively and enjoyed golf as a hobby. In the summer of

Jess Miller…Communications and Business Development Manager…Hometown: Louisville, Kentucky…Jess is originally from Louisville, KY and graduated from Centre College with a double major in Economics and Finance and International

Emerson Speas…PGA REACH “Sunny” Harris Hutchinson PGA WORKS Fellow…Hometown: Camas, Washington…Emme was raised in Camas, WA, where she discovered her passion for golf during her freshman year of high school. She

Collin Elphic…Director of Corporate Partnerships…Hometown: Clear Lake, Iowa…Collin grew up in small-town Iowa and, through golf, found his start with the PGA of America at The Middle Atlantic PGA Section in 2019. Over the next four

Ben Weeks…Director of Operations…Greensboro, North Carolina…Ben grew up in Greensboro, North Carolina. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he earned his bachelor’s degree in Economics and Exercise

Patrick O’Reilly…Tournament Director…Fort Wayne, Indiana…Patrick was born and raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana where he fell in love with the game at an early age. He gained valuable experience interning in a local course,