Meet Our Pros

Matt Primrose

Matt is a Class A PGA Professional who has been teaching golf since 1999. He holds all four certifications that the PGA offers to its membership: General Management, Golf Operations, Player Development and Instruction. He was the third in all of the PGA to earn all four certifications.

In 2012, he became a US Kids Golf Certified Instructor — the first to receive this distinction in the state of Florida. Matt was selected by US Kids Golf as a Top 50 Kids Teacher in 2013 and 2014 and was named a US Kids Golf Master Teacher in 2015. He has coached the boys varsity golf team at Saint Stephen’s Episcopal School in Bradenton since 2008, leading the team to the state tournament four times, and was named Sarasota Herald Tribune High School Golf Coach of the Year in 2009 and 2014. Many of his students have gone on to play Division I golf on scholarships, and he was recognized as the West Central Chapter of the NFPGA Junior Golf Leader in 2014.

Craig Skiles

Craig took up golf late in life at the age of 24. He graduated with honors from the Golf Academy in 2011 and has been teaching full time ever since. While attending school, Craig worked with six PGA Master Professionals, who gave him the knowledge and skill set to teach golfers of any skill level. He has provided golf instruction for the Wounded Warrior Project, donated time to The First Tee program and the USGA World Amateur, and has given over 4,000 lessons in three years.

Craig’s philosophy is based on the single plane swing, but he also understands that each golfer is unique and adapts his teaching to a golfer’s style and natural swing.

Doug Brehme

Doug is a “Class A” PGA Professional and has been Director of Instruction for several national golf schools. His playing accomplishments include:

• Set the course record at Mangrove Bay G.C., St. Petersburg, FL (65)
• Tied the course record at Arlington C.C., Richmond, KY (64)
• Lowest round (63); four holes in one
• Tournament wins at every level – junior, collegiate and pro

Doug’s method of teaching centers around working with the individual and their own unique abilities. He determines their goals, develops sound fundamentals and establishes a plan for improvement.

Brian Bolcar

Brian has over 12 years of golf teaching experience. He started teaching full time in 2009 and in just five years gave over 10,000 lessons. Brian has studied thousands of golf swings with video analysis and uses the latest technologies including TrackMan, FlightScope and K-Vest. He trained under several top instructors on Golf Digest’s best list, multiple PGA Tour winners and top training facilities, and has coached tour players, world amateur qualifiers, high school champions, club champions, wounded warriors, juniors and beginners.

Bill Parker

Bill is a Mid-West Section PGA member with 30 years of teaching experience. He has been Head Golf Professional at Timbre Ridge Country Club in Missouri and is the founder of the “Laws of Physics” teaching method.

Alice Brown

Alice has 12 years of golf experience and is an LPGA member and tour player. She enjoys teaching the basic fundamentals of golf while transforming the golfer into a more skillful and competitive player with more consistency and accuracy through the swing method. Her specialties include the long game, short game, putting stroke, the shot-making process and course management. Alice also leads Ace Golf’s summer junior camps.