WHITE LAKE GOLF CLUB - Key Persons
Andrew graduated from Mona Shores High School in 2021 where he played on the golf and hockey team. Andrew has always lived around the area, as he was born and raised in Norton Shores, Michigan. He is currently a student-athlete at Muskegon Community College where he plays on the golf team and is also a left wing of the Muskegon Voyagers hockey team. Andrew plans to be on his way to becoming a PGA certified professional in the Fall of 2023 and looks forward to pursuing a career around the great game of golf.
Bill graduated from Ferris State University with a bachelor's degree in marketing/professional golf, and has been a PGA professional since 1992. His work experience includes the Orlando World Center in Orlando, Florida, the Elcona Country Club in Elkhart, Indiana, The Club Course at Sea Pines Resort on Hilton Head Island, and Grand Haven Golf Club, Grand Haven, Michigan.
He started at White Lake Golf Club in 1995, and is truly a member of the White Lake Golf Club family. He excels as a teacher of golf at all levels, as a tournament director, and he enjoys the challenges of running the day-to-day club house operation. He operates and owns the pro-shop at the club, and offers the latest in golf equipment, apparel, and everyday supplies.
Bill was born and raised in Holland, Michigan, where most of his family lives today. He moved to Whitehall with his wife Melissa, also from Holland, and their two daughters, Nikki and Brooke.
Job Titles:
- Member of the WLGC Officers Team
- Secretary
Job Titles:
- Member of the WLGC Officers Team
- President
Frank's history with the White Lake Golf Club began when he caddied for the Club Pro, Lou Iverson, in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He became a WLGC member shortly after graduating from Hope College in 1968. He served as a teacher for sixteen years and as a principal for 19 years at Reeths-Puffer Schools in Muskegon. After retiring in 2003 he worked for the Horace Mann Insurance Company as a registered representative. On August 18, 2001 Frank became a WLGC Director and on October 9, 2011 he was elected President of the club. Presently, Frank serves on the Finance Committee and the Golf & Competition Committee. Frank and his wife, Rita, have resided on the shores of Lake Michigan south of Duck Lake for forty-four years. They spend their winters in the San Diego area where their daughter, Amy, lives.
Job Titles:
- Member of the WLGC Officers Team
- Treasurer
Frank grew up in Norton Shores and graduated from Mona Shores High School in 1980. He earned a degree in Engineering at Duke University and then an MBA from Northwestern University. Frank married Barbara Valk, also a Mona Shores graduate, in 1986 and together they have two boys Colin, in Virginia and Aaron, in Texas. During his career in manufacturing, Frank and his family moved around the eastern half of the country and lived in Flint, MI, Evanston, IL, Aiken, SC, Danville, IL, Peachtree City, GA and Houston, TX. Frank and his wife Barbara moved into their home in Whitehall for the summers, and joined WLGC, in 2015. They returned permanently to Muskegon County from Houston, TX in 2018 and are enjoying reconnecting with family and old friends in western Michigan, and making new friends in the White Lake area. Frank is an avid golfer and is excited to be a member of the WLGC Board Finance Committee.
Michelle grew up in Iowa and attended the University of Iowa's School of Dentistry, which is why you see her on the golf course with her black and gold Iowa Hawkeye golf bag. She graduated in 1982 from Dental School, completed a General Practice Residency in Chicago at Rush while her husband completed his Emergency Medicine Residency at Christ Hospital. They moved to North Muskegon in 1985, she joined White Lake Golf Club in 1986 and has been a member ever since. She and her partner own their own practice, Northshore Dental Associates in North Muskegon. Michelle and Gerry have 3 girls who are in various health care fields. She was invited to become a member of the board in 2016 and took over as Membership Chair when Jim McColl retired from the board in the fall of 2017.
Ryan was born and raised in Spring Lake. Ryan is a graduate of Michigan State University and Business Partner and Manager of Pitkin Drug in Whitehall. He and his wife, Dee, have 3 children and reside in Whitehall. Ryan is the Chairman of Shelby Bank and continues to be actively involved in Rotary, Chamber of Commerce, Yacht Club and Covenant Church. Besides golf, Ryan enjoys boating, snow skiing and fishing.
Savannah has been with the club for 15 years. She works the desk, knows all the members by name, and greets them all with a smile. She graduated from Whitehall High School in 2009 where she enjoyed playing on the girl's golf team (she currently has a nine handicap at WLGC), and was on the basketball team.
She graduated from Muskegon Community College with an Associates Degree in Science and Arts in 2012, and also from Grand Valley State University with a BS in Allied Health Sciences and a Minor in Biology in 2014. She works part-time now at WLGC, so you'll still see her on weekends, running Men's League, and on tournament days! Savannah now works full-time as an Optician for Lakeshore Professional Eyecare.