To be honest I have been on this board for about 2 years now and have never click on this thread. I just did for the first time today, and thought I should post a little about myself.
Name: Peter Ferlicca
Age: 23
Hometown (where I grew up): Carmel, IN
College: SDGA, San Diego
Where I have lived lately: San Diego-2 years/Palm Desert- 3 years/Vail Valley, CO-1 summer/Roslyn, WA-currently
Profession- Assistant Golf Professional (Stone Eagle Golf Club-Wintertime/ Tumble Creek Golf Club-Summertime)
Courses I have worked at: Brookshire Golf Club, Plum Creek GC, Vista Valley CC, The Farms GC, Adams Mountain CC, Stone Eagle, Tumble Creek
A little about me: Growing up in Carmel, IN I didn't pick up golf till I was 14. I then began working as a cart boy when I was 16 at Brookshire Golf Club where my uncle was the Superintendent. Brookshire is a William Diddle design that meanders around a creek, a good course that would improve vastly with a restoration. Once I got into golf I tried to play all the good golf courses in Indiana, and there a quite a few good ones around Carmel. I then became very interested in Pete Dye courses, and how they visually intimidate a golfer. After high school I went to SDGA in San Diego. After receiving my degree, I was very fortunate to get a job at Stone Eagle Golf Club. Ever since working at Stone Eagle I have become obsessed with golf course architecture. My older sister went to St. Andrews University, I visited her there and played the Old Course, now she lives in Aberdeen, I have yet to visit her there.
Favorite Golf Moment: Being privileged enough to go to Bandon Dunes Resort and play the Old Mac last spring with Tom Doak, and then enjoying an amazing dinner sitting next to Doak, Bill Coore, Urbina, Bahto, Eric Iverson, and the whole crew. A day I will never forget.
Favorite Golf Courses: Pacific Dunes, Ballyneal, Rock Creek Cattle Company, The Old Course, Bandon Trails, Old Mac, Riviera, Stone Eagle, Tumble Creek, Aldarra, Bandon Dunes, Olympic Lake, Pasatiempo, Rancho Santa Fe, Wolf Run, Crooked Stick, Essex County Country Club, The Idaho Club.
My Goal: To work at a private club in the Met or Long Island area. When I visited my friend who was the assistant at Essex County Country Club, I fell in love with the kind of golf over there.