Interview With Brian Dumler PGA Head Golf Professional SentryWorld

Below is an interview with Brian Dumler, PGA Head Golf Professional at SentryWorld. Brian has been the head professional at SentryWorl since 1995 and a PGA member since 1992. The following are a few traditional and non traditional golf centric questions that I love to ask influential people in the golf industry.

When did you start golfing and who introduced you do the game?
I lived across the street from a public golf course. The owner of the course purchased the old library in town and moved the building just inside the fence and rented it as a house. He had to remove some of the fence for the renters to drive their cars in and out. I snuck in and played golf and practiced on the closest green from the time I was 8 or 9 years old until my mid teens. My parents did not play but I was lucky we lived where we did.

What is your current home course?
SentryWorld GC, Stevens Point

To date, what is your proudest golf accomplishment?
Being named the WIPGA Golf Professional of the year in 2002.

What is your biggest golf pet peeve on or off the course?
Poor etiquette.

What is your favorite club in your bag and why?
Driver. I have always felt comfortable and confident with the driver.

What is your favorite golf destination? Scotland

What course is on your bucket list that you have not played yet?
I have played about 35 of the top 100 on the Golf Digest list. I have not played the Chicago Golf Club yet.

If you woke up tomorrow and could play one course you played before, where would you play?
St Andrews

If you could change one aspect, rule or thing about golf, what would it be and why?
That golf would take off again and become popular with all ages.

Dream foursome (living)?
Some of my favorite musicians like the guys from Iron Maiden

Dream foursome (living or dead)?
Walter Hagen, Ben Hogan and Sam Snead

18 Rapid Fire, Off The Cuff Questions

1) Hitting Long Drive OR Sinking Long Putt?
Sinking long putt

2) Having Round of Life OR Hole in One?
Round of life

3) Golfing at the crack of dawn OR twilight?
Twilight

4) Hit a power fade OR power draw?
Power fade

5) Beverage cart OR halfway house?
Halfway house

6) Bathroom OR bushes?
Bathroom, wouldn't admit to bushes

7) Hot dog OR wrap?
Hot dog

8) Around the green, being in sand OR thick rough?
Sand

9) Walking OR riding?
If its a top course would rather walk with caddy

10) Do you carry traditional 3 iron OR hybrid?
Hybrid

11) Do you prefer long par 3 OR long par 5? l
Long par 3

12) Pants OR Shorts?
Pants. I'm a traditionalist plus pro's can't wear shorts

13) Palmer OR Nicklaus?
Nicklaus. Wasn't old enough to see Arnie in his prime.

14) Beatles OR Elvis?
Beatles

15) Play for fun OR play for money?
Fun

16) Bump and run OR flop shot?
Bump and run.

17) Lay up OR gamble?
Usually a lay up. if I'm not keeping score definately gamble.

18) 18 holes OR 36?
Wouldn't mind 36