About Brad

I caddied for my grandfather at Hibbing Municipal Golf Course for an entire summer when I was five before he let me play my first hole. I made an 11. 

I grew up in Blaine, MN and played Bunker Hills as a freshman and competed in my first junior club championships tournament and was hooked!

The next summer I caddied at North Oaks and eventually wound up on their maintenance team. I worked in the golf shop at Majestic Oaks through High School and College. 

Went to Central College where I played all three-years, was captain and graduated with an Economics degree which is where I get my love of numbers, stats and data from.

Accepted a position at Grand View Lodge working at the Pines and  Preserve Golf Courses after turning down a job offer from the Federal Reserve Bank in Kansas City.

Spent the winter at The Boulders Golf Resort in Carefree, AZ and on my days off would go play and observe great golf instructors in the Valley like Jeff Ritter, Pia Nilsson and Lynn Marriott, Mike Malaska, Mike and Sandy LaBauve, Scott Sackett, John Jacobs Schools

Returned to Grand View and later helped open up Troy Burne Golf Club with Craig Waryan.

Spent the next winter at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort and the Intrawest properties where I started studying The Golfing Machine with Tom Stickney II, Chuck Evans and Lynn Blake. Also visited Mike Bender, Sheryl Anderson, David Leadbetter, Bob Toski, Craig Shankland and Gary Gilchrist. (Yes, I was and still am a golf nerd.)

Transferred to the Raven in Phoenix to begin teaching full time and then got fired… Ask me in person and I’ll tell you the story…

Moved back to Minnesota to open up The Refuge in Oak Grove and began working with Craig Waryan.

Invited to join the staff at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, MD and headed East. Worked with Danny Shanz, a couple up and comers Dr. Greg Rose and Dave Phillips at The Golf House, Steve Bosdosh and Steve Estes.

These ears heard the bombs of September 11, 2001 and my heart returned home to get married to my wife Becky.  At this point, I moved 29 times in my life.

Was an assistant and taught under Bobby Olds at Minnetonka Country Club. Started after school program that grew to 41 schools across Minnesota. 

Next season devoted my time to instruction at Glen Lake Golf and Practice Center where I quadrupled their teaching income.

Decided to go out on my own and started my first academy at Halla Greens. Had Matt Reagan as an intern and he went on to start Operation 36 Golf.

Started US Kids Local Tour in Minnesota.

Move to Bluff Creek to start the US National Team Coaching program and PGA Junior Golf Schools.

Currently teaching with Tom Abts at Deer Run in the summer and indoors at Twin Cities Orthopedics in Eden Prairie.