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Was an all-state basketball player in Illinois...Became a good friend of former NBA basketball star Doug Collins while at Illinois State...Enjoys watching reruns of "The West Wing," and "Seinfeld."...Best friend in golf is Peter Jacobsen...Got started in golf when his dad cut down a wooden-shafted putter for him when he was 5...Is the Chairman of Golf Resources Inc. which he founded in 1987. During this time the design division, Weibring Wolfard Golf Design has been involved in over 80 golf course design, renovation, and consulting projects worldwide. Projects include the TPC at Deere Run, which hosts the John Deere Classic and the TPC at Las Colinas, which hosts the HP Byron Nelson Classic, both on the PGA Tour. Golf Resources Group, the management division of the company, provides the leadership to golf property's that are in need of operational improvement. GRG currently manages Glen Oaks CC in West Des Moines, IA, host of the Champions Tour's Principal Charity Classic. The company's corporate headquarters is in Plano, TX. Its Web site addresses are weibringwolfard.com and golfresourcesgroup.com...Son, Matt, was a two-time All-America at Georgia Tech and was a full-time player on the Nationwide Tour from 2003-08. He also played on the PGA TOUR in 2009 after finishing in the top 25 on the 2008 Nationwide Tour money list. Matt is recovering from surgery (knee & hip) the past two years and is playing on both the PGA TOUR/Nationwide Tour on a Minor Medical Extension. He and his wife, Steph, live in the Dallas area along with their daughter Marlie...Oldest daughter, Katey, is a professional dancer/actress...Youngest daughter, Allie, graduated from the University of Oklahoma with honors from the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication and is working in Dallas.