Wynne Hunter, Member Professional,Golf has always been my passion. I started playing golf at age four, my dad and I would go to the range after I got home from school almost every day. It didn’t take long for me to catch the bug and soon I was begging to go to the course every chance I got.I made my lifelong passion my career and have been working in the industry for the last thirteen years. I graduated from The Golf Academy of America with an Associate’s Degree in business in 2011.I have been the Assistant Golf Professional at J.W. Marriott Starr Pass Country Club for the last seven years. Throughout my career I have done everything from club building and retail sales at Dick’s Sporting Goods in the Golf Department where I was certified as a club fitter. And I’ve worked outside service at several Tucson area courses.Becoming a PGA member was always a goal of mine. Once I started the process, I learned two very important things about myself, one is that I wasn’t as good at golf as I thought I was, which was proven to me by the many times I had to sign up for the PAT tour. But I also learned that perseverance is a huge part of being successful whether at passing the PAT, or in the golf business, and of course, in life.One of the most eye-opening learning lessons I’ve had since being elected last August, was to become certified in adaptive golf coaching through the PGA HOPE program. I don’t plan on stopping there either, the goals that I have set for myself will take me a long way in this organization eventually one day becoming a master professional.