Coach Roster

— Terry Audette recently started a second career as a golf instructor. He is certified by the U.S. Golf Teachers Federation and teaches many private lessons in addition to TGA classes.

— Al Bialek is retired after 43 years in business leadership roles. He is a passionate golfer who loves sharing that passion with the kids. Al has taught many TGA after-school classes and summer camps.  He also is a proud veteran and conducts seminars about veterans at schools and community centers throughout the metro area.

— James Bates is a student at UM-Dearborn who learned about TGA from good friend and long-time TGA coach Daniel Kleczinski. He started as an assistant and was recently promoted to lead instructor.

— Barb Bennage recently retired after a long career in marketing at the Detroit Free Press and Detroit News. She is a life-long golfer who earlier worked for Michigan’s First Tee program. 

— Brandon Blackmon is a physical education teacher and multi-sport coach at Edmonson Elementary in Detroit. He is also an avid golfer and directs our summer camps at The Myth.

— Rob Blum is an avid golfer  and the varsity hockey coach at Grosse Pointe North. He found out about TGA when his son registered for an after-school program at his school, and he asked if he could help out. He’s now teaching several after-school programs in the Grosse Pointe area.

— Alex Blyth is a student at Northern Michigan University. He is a former TGA student, attending many enrichment classes, summer camps, leagues, tournaments and parent-child events. He was one of our  busiest assistant coaches throughout his years at Grosse Pointe South High School.

— Mark Boyd has been playing golf for more than 40 years and has lots of experience coaching basketball, baseball and golf. After retiring from his business career, he stays active with kids as a substitute teacher and coach. In addition to a big schedule of after-school classes, Mark runs our summer camps at Maples.

— Aaron Brown always has been an avid golfer, and his game has improved dramatically since he became a coach and started really studying the game. He has a full-time job, but loves to join the smiling kids when he has time, both at after-school classes and summer camps.

— Nick Bruce recently graduated from Walsh College and is now an assistant pro at Wyndgate Country Club in Rochester Hills, but he still finds time to teach an occasional TGA class.  Nick started as an assistant coach while a sophomore at Anchor Bay High School and earned more responsibility every year, eventually running a huge schedule of after-school classes and our Macomb County summer camps. 

— Sandreea Cueva is a member of the varsity golf team at Madonna University and also an accomplished hockey player. Sandreea is a mainstay of our summer camp staff and also leads after-school classes.

— Sarah Doletzky is a student at Oakland University and former member of the state championship golf team at Lutheran North High School. She was an assistant coach throughout high school and now has a huge schedule of after-school classes, camps and leagues.

— Olivia DeVries is a student at Michigan State University who played varsity golf at Lake Orion High School. She was an assistant throughout high school and recently was promoted to lead instructor.

— Olivia Dryke is a student at Oakland University. She was a standout softball player for four years at Lutheran North High School and taught children the mechanics of pitching and hitting. She had played golf when younger and recently caught the bug again.

— Greg Fisher is a former high school golf coach who began teaching TGA classes in 2017.  He loves playing golf for fun, competition and exercise, getting in tons of rounds in Michigan in the summer and Arizona in the winter.

— Tricia Hayes started playing golf as a young adult after being a competitive tennis player.  She fell in love with the sport immediately and has been playing for 30 years, including tournaments and casual rounds with family and friends.  She still works full-time at the University of Michigan but finds time to teach an occasional TGA after-school class.

— Ben Herteg is so passionate about the game that his email address includes back9charge. Despite a full-time job at Troy Motor Mall, Ben finds time to run one of our weekend leagues and sub at occasional after-school classes.

— Jack Holland is a student at Bowling Green University. He is a former TGA student who was an excellent high school player at Walled Lake Northern. Jack will be leading spring after-school classes and once again will be one of our most active summer coaches.

— Sabel Imesch is a member of the Wayne State University varsity golf team and winner of the Lady Bulldog Invitational during her freshman season. She is a former TGA student was was an assistant coach throughout her years at Grosse Pointe South High School, working many after-school classes and summer camps.

— Emily Hohensee is a senior at Oakland University who has been working for TGA since early in her high school days at Lutheran North, where she was part of a state championship high school team.

— Sarah Hohensee is Emily’s older sister and a graduate student at Oakland University. Sarah also has been working for TGA since early in her high school days at Lutheran North, where she was part of a state championship high school team.

— Morgan Jones is a varsity golfer at University of Detroit-Mercy. She began as an assistant coach while playing for L’Anse Creuse North High School.

— Evelyn Kensicki learned about TGA through a former coach. She enthusiastically jumped in as an assistant coach, then quickly volunteered to lead after-school classes and our Rammler summer camp.  She has been playing golf for 30 years and regularly shoots in the high 70s and low 80s. 

— Dennis Kensicki recently retired after a long career as a school teacher and coach.  He is an avid golfer and plays often with his wife Evelyn (winning a few times a year).  Dennis is a mainstay of our summer camps and after-school programs at Rammler.

— Daniel Kleczynski is an enthusiastic golfer who works at Salem Hills Golf Course in the summer.  He has played in many competitive golf events, and spent more than 15 years working with children at before- and after-school programs in Livonia.  Daniel teaches many after-school classes and runs our summer camps at Hilltop and Fellows Creek.

— Olivia Kotelnicki is a freshman at Oakland University. She was an assistant coach throughout her time as a varsity golfer at Almont High School.

— Nick Lico is an avid golfer and student of the game who has worked with kids his entire life, teaching golf, roller hockey and soccer. He has taught TGA enrichment classes since 2009, including our hugely popular Saturday morning classes at the Macomb Township Recreation Center.

— Mike Mercier recently graduated from University of Michigan-Dearborn and has a full-time engineering job, but he still has a great connection to TGA and always makes time to sub occasionally at after-school classes.  Mike is a former TGA student who became an assistant coach while playing varsity golf for Berkley High School.  He then played varsity golf at UM-Dearborn and became one of our most prolific instructors, teaching tons of after-school classes and running summer camps and leagues.

— Sydney Mazur is a student at Nova Southeastern in Florida. She was an excellent  player at Plymouth High School and was one of our most active assistant coaches during that time, for both after-school classes and summer camps.

— Bobby Mitchell is the varsity golf coach at Grosse Pointe South after six years as an assistant. He has been active with youth sports for all of his adult life, including nearly 20 years  as vice president of the Adray Community Hockey League.

— Bob O’Brien spends much of his time giving back to the community as a volunteer tutor and TGA coach. He is a retired teacher and therapist and an avid golfer, biker and pickleball player.

— Ann Parvin is a long-time LPGA professional who has taught many juniors and adults in private lessons, camps and clinics.  Ann joined TGA in 2014.

— Pamela Panagos recently retired from the Livonia School District, where she worked in before- and after-care programs. She has been playing golf with family and friends for 40 years and loves introducing children to a life-long game.

— Tom Patterson recently retired after a long career in the auto industry. He is an avid golfer and tennis player and loves working with kids and giving back to the community through sports and as a Sunday school teacher.

— Taylor Pickett is a student at Oakland University who previously played on the varsity golf team at L’Anse Creuse High School. She was an assistant coach during high school and recently was promoted to lead instructor.

— James Robinson is a retired science teacher in Detroit and Southfield Public Schools.  He discovered TGA while working as a golf course ranger during one of our summer camps.  James plays lots of golf and is always working on his game.

— Elliot Spoon played on the state champion Southfield High golf team back in 1968 and learned about TGA when he played a  parent-child event with his grandson. He was a law professor at Michigan State from 1999 to 2021 and practiced law before that. He earned BA and law degrees from the University of Michigan.

— Gabby Tapp is a varsity golfer at University of Detroit-Mercy. She won two high school state titles at South Lyon.

— Adam Wagenknecht first learned about TGA in the fall of 2016 when he signed up his kindergarten son for the after-school class at Great Oaks Elementary. He has been a fixture at our Macomb County after-school classes since then. Adam has a long background in golf, as a caddy at Country Club of Detroit and varsity player at Roseville High.

— Laura Winch is retired after 40-plus years in medical sales.  She is former president of the metro Detroit Chapter of LPGA Amateur Golf Association.  She was previously active in Campfire Girls.