STAFF BIOS

Matt Cohen – Head Golf Professional

• Member of the PGA Presidents Council since 2007
• An active member of the Colorado PGA Section "Growth of the Game" Committee in 2010
• 9 Years Membership in the PGA of America
• Head Golf Professional at The Country Club of Colorado since 2007
• Head Golf Professional at Anthem Country Club from 2003 - 2007
• Arizona Daily Star - 2000 Southern Arizona High School Golf Coach of the Year, after leading team to a runner-up finish at the 4A State tournament.
• Tucson Citizen - 2000 and 2001 Southern Arizona High School Golf Coach of the Year, after consecutive runner-up finishes at the 4A State tournament.

Matt pursued excellence in the game of golf beginning at age 12. He is a self-taught player, and while his growth playing the game never came easily, he has worked hard to become an accomplished player at the Club Professional level. After obtaining his college degree from the University of Colorado in 1995, Matt began at the ground level in the golf industry working for a year in Tucson on the course maintenance crew at Oro Valley Country Club. Beginning in 1996 with a job at the Ventana Canyon Golf Club in Tucson, Matt quickly ascended the professional ranks obtaining his PGA Certification in June of 2001. Matt embraces the character aspects that the game of golf is associated with, including humility, grace under pressure, sportsmanship and integrity.

Ann Finke - Director of Instruction

• 27 Years Membership in the PGA of America
• 25 Years service at The Country Club of Colorado
• All phases of golf instruction
• Individual and group instruction to men, women and juniors
• Development and implementation of Corporate Golf Clinics
• VI Video Instruction
• 2010 PGA Junior Golf Leader of the Year
• 2009 Colorado Section Junior Leader of the Year
• Respected statewide for junior instruction

Ann has been involved in golf from an early age. Her family played passionately and she grew up with golf being part of what family life was about. Beginning at age 8, and continuing on through college she learned to love the game and appreciate the character building aspects required to be proficient. As a professional she has brought joy to many students' lives through her infectious, energetic approach to learning. It is her goal to teach each student to learn to love and appreciate the game that she so dearly values.  Finke is a 27-year member of The PGA of America, the third member of the Colorado PGA Section to be named recipient of the national PGA Junior Golf Leader Award, and the first woman in Colorado to be named recipient of a national PGA award. The award was established in 1988, recognizing the PGA Professional who is a leader in junior golf and who reflects the ideals of those who work with youth.