PROFESSIONAL GOLF INSTRUCTOR
MIKE PARAH
PGA Life Member with over 30 years of private, semi-private, and resort experience. Unique talent for converting unprofitable clubs to profitable through increased golf, merchandise, membership and food and beverage sales.
QUALIFICATIONS AND CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Operations Management
• Developed and managed operational budgets in excess of $3,500,000 annually.
• Extensive experience in developing, implementing, and increasing membership sales programs, minimal of 30% increase the first year at each club managed over the past 15 year.
• Established new golf and resort membership programs.
• Managed and trained all personnel for pro shop, cart storage, practice areas, pool, tennis and food and beverage, land and development and marina. Over 70 employees with payroll including benefits of 1.4 million. Able to reduce payroll by over $100,000.
• Trained and mentored 15 Assistant Professionals who have since obtained Head Professional jobs.
• Managed complete food operations including fine dining, snack bar and grill with total sales
exceeding $600,000.
• Managed complete pool and tennis operations.
• Managed overnight accommodations, including housekeeping services. Provided oversight for
construction of three additional rentals. Total beds on sight of 50 and with occupancy average of 40% annually.
• Supervised complete golf course renovation. Total renovation budget of 4 million dollars.
• Supervised complete course agronomy and maintenance operations with an annual budget of
$800,000.
Merchandising
• Owned and managed several complete inventories of golf apparel, and equipment.
• Increased annual sales to over $500,000.
• Nominated as PGA Merchandiser of the Year, Carolina Section, 1998 Lions Paw Golf Links pro
shop Top 100 in the USA, resort category.
GolfActivities
• Scheduled, promoted, and coordinated 100+ events annually.
• Hosted ACC Women’s Championship.
• Hosted 2018 and 2019 Girls High School State Championship.
• Hosted 2017 and 2018 Web.Com Qualifier.
• Hosted 1998 and 1999 Tear Drop Tour.
• Hosted 1998 Ladies ACC College Championship.
GolfInstruction
• Provided complete golf programs for individual, group clinics, and schools.
• Developed effective swing teaching methods through lessons from Bob Tuthill, Mike Schroeder, Tom Tomasello, Pat McGowan, and Robert Linville.
• Assisted in teaching the USC golf classes at Hidden Valley GC.
PLAYING HIGHLIGHTS
• Qualified and participated in multiple 1994 Nike Tour events.
• Winner of Professional Division Pinebrook Pro Am 2000 (low score 66). Winner of Low Pro Division
Yadkinville Pro Am 1999 (low score 66).
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Last 10 Years:
General Manager, 12/2021 - present
Occano Golf Course, Merry Hill, NC
General Manager, 9/2019 - 12/2021
Deep Springs Country Club (Carolina Golf Group Contract), Stoneville, NC
General Manager, 8/2018-9/2019
Foxfire Golf Club 36 Holes (Brown Golf Management), Foxfire Village, NC
General Manager, 9/2016-8/2018
Greensboro National Golf Club, Summerfield, NC
Manager, 7/2015-9/2016
Greater Golf Express, Pineville, NC
CERTIFICATIONS & EDUCATION:
Certified club fitter for Mizuno (1998, 2015, 2020 club fitter of the year), Ping (1998 club fitter of the year), Titleist, and Callaway
Certified Pool Operator 2020-2025
ServeSafe certified for food operations 2019-2024
Potsdam State College, Potsdam, NY
4 years, Music Education and Performance
Horry-Georgetown Technical College, Conway, SC
Golf Course Technology and Agronomy