About
ERIC JONES
Eric Jones
Eric Jones played college golf at Stanford University, was the JV/Assistant Coach at Stanford, and been teaching golf since 1992. A member of the PGA since 2008, Eric taught at the Golf Lab, was Director of Instruction at Poppy Ridge, and is the founder of the Seaver Golf Academy. He currently teaches at the Pleasanton Golf Center. Prior to golf Eric spent more than 20 years in corporate America in executive positions with a variety of technology companies. He worked for several software and internet service companies overseeing software development and product management, web-page design, and internet application development. Eric has a Masters Degree in Sport Psychology and won the 2003 Re/Max World Long Drive Championship. Eric also runs Target Centered Golf, an internet company focused on providing information products to the golf industry.
AL WEINHOLD
Al Weinhold
Al @ Senior Open Championship
Al Weinhold has been a PGA member since 1982. Al has been a Head Professional, Director of Golf and General Manager at Public, Private and Resort facilities. Over the past 6 years Al has turned his attention to the Technology side of the Golf Industry, and with his background in operations, has become an expert in Technology Based Marketing for Golf Courses. He currently works for W5golf a company that has created a unique dynamic rate application, and reservation service that is helping golf courses change the current pattern of last minute discounting to a more effective model utilized by the hotel and airline industries.
RICK LAFORET
Rick Laforet
Rick's Group Lesson
Rick Laforet has been a Class A PGA member since August 2008. He has taught golf for the NIKE Golf Learning Centers and the Seaver Golf Academy, and he is currently the Director of Instruction at Brentwood’s Premier Golf Academy. Prior to golf Rick spent more than 30 years in the High Tech industry, including 10 years living and working in Western Europe and Australia, where he established a major corporate technology education presence in 8 different countries delivering technical and management development educational programs. He culminated his IT career as the leader of the C2O division of EDS, one of the world’s largest technology and consulting services companies, where he managed web presence and web site development for high tech clients.