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DAVID LA POUR
Originally from Racine Wisconsin, David played on golf teams for North Carolina (UNC-A) and Florida (F.I.T. 1987) before giving up his amateur status and becoming a golf professional in 1987 competing in Florida mini tours.
In 1988, after working as an assistant at Boca Lago Country Club in Boca Raton Florida, he became an assistant professional studying under Peter Kostis at Broken Sound Club in Boca Raton (1988-1996).
David gained membership into the PGA of America in 1991. Five years later he started working for the Dave Pelz Short Game School at the Boca Raton Hotel Resort & Club (1996-2003). David has made numberous appearances on The Golf Channel and ESPN, while having the privilage of working with tour players such as Bill Glasson, K.J. Choi, Ty Tryon, Miguel Angel Martin, David Lundstrom, Mike Sullivan, Tom Shaw, Wayne Mc Donald, Melissa Mc Namara. He currently has the distinction of being the only fully trained 'Pelz' instructor to work at a Pelz Tour host facility (Oak Marsh Golf Club).
Currently David is listed as a Top Golf Insturctor in Minnesota by Golf Digest magazine (2005-2008). He was also nominated for National PGA of America Teacher of the Year (2001) and was recognized as one of "Americas Top Golf Instructors" 2002-2003 by CRCA. In 2003 David left his Lead Instructor position with Dave Pelz and currently oversees five facilities in the Twin Cities area as Director of Instruction for the WP Golf Institute and Wendell Pittenger Golf Operations based out of Oak Marsh Golf Club in Oakdale Minnesota (2003-present).
He resides with his family in Oakdale Minnesota.
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