EDGEWOOD COUNTRY CLUB - Key Persons
Andy is a intern from Tri State University. He grew up in the area and took lessons from Brent as a Junior. Andy started at Edgewood in 1998 and became a PGA member in 2006 and is an accomplished teacher, club repair artist and player. Andy is Golf Genius Certified.
Job Titles:
- Department: Pool & Swimming
- Pool Director
Job Titles:
- Department: Golf
- PGA Head Golf Professional
Brent has been with Edgewood since 1991.
Brent is a graduate of Walled Lake Western HS in Walled Lake and attended Michigan State University where he was captain of the MSU golf team and won the 1990 Spartan Invitational.
Brent became a PGA professional in 1991 and has competed on the mini tours and in several Nike/Nationwide tour events. Brent has won several Michigan PGA golf events including the PGA Assistants championship two years in a row. Brent also qualified for the National Club Pro Championship in New Mexico in 2009. Brent is an avid outdoorsman and enjoys hunting and is an accomplished player and teacher of the game.
Job Titles:
- General Manager
- Department: Administration
Brian has been with Edgewood since 1992. He began as an assistant golf professional to Paul VanLoozen. When Paul retired in 1998 Brian accepted the position of General Manager and currently runs the day to day operation of the club. Brian is a Michigan State University graduate and was on the MSU golf team. Brian remains a PGA member as well as a CMAA (Club Managers Association of America) member, completing his CCM (Certified Club Manager) certification in 2012. Brian has a wife Kerry and two sons Gunnar and Kruse.
Job Titles:
- Department: Golf
- PGA Teaching Professional
Brian T Cairns PGA Teaching and Coaching Professional Edgewood Country Club / Fox Hills Learning Center Brian.cairns@ymail.com (248) 320-8510 I was born and raised in Metro Detroit and attended Bishop Foley High School. While is high school, lettered in wrestling and golf for 4 years. An accomplished junior golfer I developed my skills playing at Red Run Golf Club. Earned a scholarship and played 4 years Division II college golf at Barry University in Miami, Florida. After college, worked in Florida and mentored under Mr. Ed Furgol. Soon after returned to Michigan and worked at clubs such as Country Club of Detroit and Dearborn CC and Orchard Lake C.C. In the late 90�s, played full time achieving conditional status on the currently named Web.Com Tour. Teaching Philosophy I address golf from the green back to the teeing ground. The short game and putting are the areas that require the most time, energy, finesse, imagery; thus creating better scoring . Having played at a high level, I have noticed that the best players in the world ALL have a great short game. They always have a way to get the ball in the hole. No matter what level, teaching every player to know they have no limit, accomplished through thorough examination on how to maximize their time, energy and natural talents. The golf course is the only place to learn how to play and get better at the art of golf. My on course coaching allows me to give students real golf situations giving them confidence going forward. Students see how fundamental changes directly impact their ability to score while playing golf. I divide the game into 5 main areas; 1. Driving 2. Iron play 3. Wedge play 4. Mental play 5. Putting Since every topic is so vast, careful attention and detail must be given to the �whole� to become a complete golfer. Once general knowledge of every area is gained, playing the game becomes the focus. When watching the great players on TV, there is one common denominator; they all have their own way to get it done. Students can play better golf through better knowledge of their own game. I have adopted the overall philosophy that adding to a student�s ability, they can achieve success playing better golf faster. On course training is my way of transforming a golfer into a complete player. Playing Accomplishments and Awards � Michigan Golf Hall of Fame Member � Michigan PGA Hall of Fame Member � PGA of America National Senior Player of the Year 2015 � Michigan Junior Golf Leader 2011 � Michigan PGA Player of the Year 2000, 2011,2012,2013,2015 � Michigan PGA Senior Player of the Year 2015,2017 � Michigan PGA Section Champion 1996, 2000, 2013 � Michigan Senior PGA Champion 2014, 2017 � U.S Senior Open Championship (Scioto Country Club 2016, Broadmoor Resort 2018) � Michigan PGA Match Play Champion 1997 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014 � National Club Professional Championships 1997, 1999, 2001 2003-2008, 2010-2018 � National PGA Championship (Atlanta Athletic Club 2012, Kiawah Island 2013, Whistling Straights 2015) � National Senior PGA Championship (French Lick 2015, Harbor Shores 2016, Trump Potomac 2017, Harbor Shores 2018, Belfair 2019) � National PGA of America Top Ten Player of the Year 2000 2012, 2013 2015 � Champions Tour Member 2014 � Maxfli National Player of the Year 2000
Job Titles:
- Superintendent
- Department: Administration
Hailing from Ann Arbor, MI, Brian attended Michigan State University for degrees in communications and turf management. Brian got into the turf business because of a new-found love for the game of golf at age 24 and was lucky enough for that to translate into a career. For the past seven years heI worked at Meadowbrook Country Club and was fortunate to participate in the massive re-build of the course in 2016. While golf and turf management may be his main interests, his true passion is his wife of 3 years, Laura, and our new baby girl Samantha Louis born in January 2018.
Job Titles:
- Department: Golf
- PGA Apprentice
Job Titles:
- Department: Pool & Swimming
- Pool Bar & Grill Manager
Job Titles:
- Assistant Dining Room Manager
Job Titles:
- Department: Fitness Center
- Massage Therapist
Job Titles:
- Department: Pool & Swimming
- Swim Coach
Job Titles:
- Department: Fitness Center
- Massage Therapist
Job Titles:
- Membership Director
- Department: Administration
Joining Edgewood in March 2017, Katie is a Walled Lake Central graduate and received degrees in journalism and history (focusing on Cold War America) from Oakland University. An avid sports enthusiast, Katie focused on sports writing while attending OU. Although loyal to her hometown teams, Katie's a die-hard Boston Red Sox fan. An active member of the Professional Club Marketing Association (PCMA), she is currently serving as Vice President of the PCMA Michigan Chapter.
Job Titles:
- Office Manager
- Department: Administration
Margaret has worked at Edgewood since 1995 and took over as office manager in 2005.
Job Titles:
- Assistant Superintendent
- Department: Golf Course
Job Titles:
- Clubhouse Manager
- Department: Dining Room
Melissa started at Edgewood as a server in 2004 and became Dining Room Manager in 2017 and promoted to Clubhouse manager in 2022.
Job Titles:
- Department: Golf
- Golf Services Manager
Job Titles:
- Assistant Dining Room Manager
- Department: Dining Room
Job Titles:
- Department: Fitness Center
- Fitness Director
- in 2007 As a Personal Trainer
Tammy joined Edgewood in 2007 as a personal trainer when the pool and fitness center was built. She accepted the position of Fitness Director in 2014. She is a 1995 graduate of Albion College where she was a biology major and went on to Oakland University to study Exercise Science at the graduate level. She is certified as a Health Fitness Instructor from ACSM (American College of Sports Medicine). Tammy's focus is on overall general health and fitness. In her personal training, she focuses on proper biomechanics of the body while performing various exercises. In 2015 she will be getting her TPI (Titleist Performance Institute) certification. She is married to her college sweetheart, Andy, and they have two daughters, Audrey & Abby.