Tony Conley is a newer content contributor and show host for Michigan Business Network. To wrap up his twenty-fifth episode, Tony has a three-segment conversation about the career path of a Michigan golf course owner, especially the teaching that it has allowed him to provide.  

He welcomes Bill Mory who after spending 13 years as the Head Professional and Director of Golf at Walnut Hills Country Club in East Lansing, MI my wife Karen and I purchased Meridian Sun Golf Club in Haslett, MI (formerly Pine Lake Golf Course) in February 2000.

Listen to Bill and Tony's conversation by clicking on the PodCast playlist below!

Bill grew up at a course much like Meridian Sun and taught himself to play with tips from my father and an old-time golf pro by the name of Joe Nadolny. Shagging golf balls and playing as many as 54 holes in a day at High Cliff Golf Course, I learned that golf is about getting the ball into the hole in the fewest number of strokes. It wasn't about having the perfect swing, but rather about having fun and hitting as many good shots as I could muster.
During 27 years as a PGA Professional, I have taught both male and female golfers at every skill level from beginner to professional and every age from 2 to 96. My teaching and coaching philosophy and methods are simple and have been developed through years of study and experience in coaching my various students as well as from playing competitively throughout my life in high school, college, and professional events such as the United States Senior Open, the PGA Tour's Buick Open and the Ben Hogan Tour (currently the Web.com tour).

I enjoy sharing my knowledge of the game and hope that it will not only help you to improve your game but also enjoy it to the fullest. Golf is a game that is played and enjoyed for some many reasons including the beauty of the course landscape, recreation and socializing with friends and family, exercise, travel, competition with self and others, and the challenge of hitting that perfect shot or improving on your best score. Yes, it has its frustrating moments, but we should be thankful for those for, without them, we could not enjoy the victories regardless of how big or small.

Many of my youth students have gone on to successful high school, college, and professional careers, but what I find most rewarding is to see my students playing more golf and enjoying it at a higher level with their family and friends. My passion for junior golf and coaching kids is demonstrated in our terrific youth golf program at Meridian Sun Golf Club and in having served as both the Girls and Boys Golf Coach at Haslett High School for nine years. 

The game of golf has been a wonderful blessing in my life and if the information I share can encourage you and others to play more golf and have more fun experiencing the many wonderful aspects of this game, I am humbled.

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