Mark Weitz grew up surfing and it was all he ever wanted to do, until at 22 years old he picked up a golf club for the first time and was (self-proclaimed). . .HORRIBLE at it.

Mark says, “I had never been so bad at something athletic in my life. I couldn’t handle it. I swore right there that I would overcome it.”

Mark pivoted from his aspirations of becoming a lawyer, acquired a horticulture degree from Cal Poly University, and became a Golf Course Superintendent so that he would be surrounded by the sport. This gave him 25 years of working at golf courses in Hawaii, Fiji, and California with the constant influences of world-renowned golfers and immersive practice time. In 2015 with his improved skills and confidence, and a bit of luck, he passed the players ability test (PAT) and joined the PGA program. But, it wasn’t until he took his first lesson with golf instructor, George Gankas, that he truly felt hopeful of fulfilling his promise to himself. Inspired by the Gankas approach to teaching, Mark worked his way from shadowing a few times a month, to a full-time teaching assistant/apprenticeship with Gankas, to becoming a full time Golf Instructor. He learned to look at the individual’s golf swing, anatomy, and match ups with a unique perspective that he had been missing and now loves to guide other’s into finding more enjoyment and success in the sport of golf.