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Meet Your WGANJ Teaching Golf Professionals
WGANJ is committed to providing golf education and instruction opportunities to women in a supportive and friendly environment. We focus our time and energies to provide clinics, golf schools and golf days that are taught by golf professionals that have a strong track record of teaching women with demonstrated success. Our golf professionals meet our rigorous standards and are as committed as we are in providing women with the best golfing opportunities available in New Jersey. Our relationship with these professionals is strong and their support and commitment to WGANJ is paramount. We encourage our members to contact any of the golf professionals listed at any time for lessons, clinics, golf schools or information related to golf. We have listed their contact information, their home course and their associated private lesson fees. By clicking on the name, you will access detailed information on each professional.
| Golf Professional |
Credentials |
Home Course |
| Maddie Cassano |
Class A LPGA Pro |
Paramus Golf Course, Paramus, NJ |
| Barb Karafky |
Assistant Pro |
Paramus Golf Course, Paramus, NJ |
| Susan Grams |
Class A LPGA Pro |
Valley Brook Golf Course, River Vale, NJ |
| Joyce Fried |
Class A LPGA Pro |
Spook Rock Golf Club, Suffern, NY |
| Patrick Mallory |
PGA Pro |
Willowbrook Golf Center, Wayne, NJ |
| Maddie Cassano |
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Maddie is
a LPGA Class A member who has been teaching for more
than 10 years. She has played in both amateur and teaching
professional
tournaments and has given lessons to hundreds of students.
She is also the coach for The Bergen County Special
Olympics program and runs junior clinics for the Borough
of Paramus.
She also works with Easter Seal in an effort to introduce
golf to participants. Her many years of experience
and diversified exposure, including
guest lecturing for Women in Careers, makes her a skilled
teaching professional Her pro shop "Maddie's Caddie Golf
Shop" is located at the Paramus Golf Course. You can reach
Maddie at 201-447-6079 x12. |
Her current WGANJ rates are:
1/2 hour – $45
1 hour – $90
Playing lesson for 9 holes including cart and green fees – $180
Private Playing Lesson $ at Paramus Golf Course with greens fee and cart fee included for 9 holes |
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| Barb Karafky |
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Barb has
held many leadership positions for women's golfing
organizations including President, and Education and
League Chairs. Barb has
been instrumental in developing league play for women
in New Jersey as well as establishing beginner/advanced
beginner pre-league clinics. She has been a teacher
of physical education
for 27 years and has been working as a golf professional/teacher
at Paramus Golf Course for nine years. She has brought
Junior Golf and Special Olympics Programs to Paramus.
Barb
can be
reached at 732-698-2780 for lessons. |
Barb provides WGANJ members with a 10% discount.
Her current WGANJ rates for private lessons are:
- $40 for a 40 minute lesson
- $150 for a series of 5 lessons
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| Susan Grams |
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Susan Grams grew up in River Vale, NJ and joined the LPGA tour in 1977. After achieving class A status in 1980 she worked as an assistant pro at Edgewood Country Club in River Vale. She played the LPGA Tour in 1981-1983. Susan has taught at Closter Golf, 9W Golf Range and Tater Hill Golf Club in Vermont. She has been teaching for the past 5 years at Imperial Lakewood Golf Course in Parrish, Florida where she spends her winters.
Susan will be available at Valley Brook starting on May 01, 2008 and you can reach her on her cell phone at 813-767-9867. Her email address is Mrsmoe71@aol.com
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Her current WGANJ rates are:
1 Hour-$80.00 + the cost of range balls. |
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| Joyce Fried |
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Joyce has competed throughout her entire live in over 150 tournaments including the U.S. Public Links Championships, the US Women's Mid Amateur Championships along with the New Jersey State Championship, winning numerous Club Championships.
Joyce has numerous clinics scheduled for this year as well as availability for private lessons. She can be reach at 845-357-6466 or her cell # is 845-548-1244 or lpgajoyce@aol.com
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Her current WGANJ rates are:
1/2 Hour – $55.00
1 Hour Playing Lesson – $100.00
2 Hour Playing Lesson – $175.00
Prices include range balls. |
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| Patrick Mallory |
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Patrick Mallory turned Professional in 1987. Nicklaus/Flick Certified instructor 1997. Trained with top 15 instructors Jim Flick, Martin Hall, and Dr. Gary Wiren. He has competed in local and National level golf Tournaments. Won two State collegiate Team Championships with Ramapo College before moving to Florida to compete year round. Worked in Boca Raton, Florida and Pebble Beach, California for over seven years.
Patrick has given over 25,000 lessons given not including group, junior, and corporate lessons. Patrick can be reached at Willowbrook Golf Center 973-256-6922 or at pdmeastwood@aol.com
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His current WGANJ rates are:
1/2 Hour Lesson – $45.00
5 1/2 Hour Lessons – $200.00
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