Our Team

Raised in New Brunswick Tom played his junior golf at Westfield Golf Club before moving to Welsford Golf Club where he spent many years working with the late well respected golf professional Bobby Barr. After a successful junior career Tom moved to Ontario to pursue his education at Georgian College in the Professional Golf Management program.

While in school Tom worked at Banty's Roost Golf Club where he learned how to succeed in a very busy environment. Turning Professional in 1999 Tom moved to Huntsville were he worked as Assistant Professional at Deerhurst Resort for four years. In 2006 Tom left Deerhurst Resort to open The Club at Bond Head where he learned what it takes to open a brand new high end operation. Working at The Club at Bond Head originally as Associate Professional looking after the day to day operation then in 2006 Tom took on the role of Tournament Coordinator when the club went to 36 holes. Overseeing all tournaments for The Club at Bond Head Tom developed a keen attention to detail and multitasking.

In 2007 Tom made the move to Wooden Sticks Golf Club where he looked after the golf operation as the Associate Golf Professional. Tom attributes a lot of what he learned about marketing, aggressive tee sheet management and merchandising to his time at Wooden Sticks.
Tom joined the Deer Creek family in January 2010 in the role of Head Golf Professional where he intends on spending many year to come and grow with the facility and the region. Feel free to give Tom a call with any questions or concerns about the Deer Creek operation.

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“We have everything that you are looking for here at Deer Creek, it just depends what time, day and month you’re looking for.” That’s her motto here at Deer Creek Golf & Banquet Facility. 

Lisa Willson is our Accounting Manager and has been a part of the Deer Creek team since 2001. Her customer service and food industry background along with her education and current experience in the accounting field allows her see each customer as an individual with individual needs. She works behind the scenes assisting the Events Department figure out just how to meet the customers’ budget. When she’s not busy with them she is preparing the financial statements, processing payroll, customizing gift cards and programming the point of sale terminals. 

Lisa is also the Administrator for the Mildred & Jeremiah Coughlan Scholarship Fund which is a joint effort between all of the Coughlan Group of companies. 

Lisa’s recent projects include converting our membership, gift certificate and staff cards to magnetic swiping cards. She was also responsible for organizing and implementing the Loyalty Program which includes all of Deer Creek Golf Clubs. 

In her free time she enjoys playing a variety of different sports and spending time with her husband and two daughters. Most recently she accepted the role of coaching her youngest daughters’ softball team.

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Gloria has been involved in marketing and sales for almost 20 years, in various positions in product development, category management, product launch planning, account management, sales administration, warehouse management and creative development.  Her Bachelor of Commerce in Management Economics in Industry & Finance has contributed to her ability to be involved in so many facets of the business model.

At Deer Creek, Gloria manages the marketing initiatives through strategic planning and developing all creative materials and advertisements (internal and external), along with overseeing the yearly budget and spending initiatives.

In her spare time, she spends her time with her 3 fabulous children and husband.  

Amanda Gordon, graduate of Business Sales, has been involved in the hospitality industry for over a decade. After almost six years in the catering department at the prestigious Granite Club in Toronto, Amanda made the move to Durham and brought her experience, skills, knowledge and love for event planning to the Events Team at Deer Creek Golf & Banquet Facility.
Whether the event is business or social, Amanda will be there every step of the way to ensure the event is executed perfectly.

“Seeing clients happy with their successful event is an amazing feeling.”

In Amanda’s spare time she is a mommy to a beautiful little boy and is happily married! She enjoys traveling and most especially planning events for family and friends.

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Danielle De Luca studied Business Marketing, she has been involved in the hospitality industry for over six years. She started her event planning career with Compass Group Canada at the Toronto Rogers Centre, coordinating all the premium suites & private functions. She then switched to a small conference firm where she handled their national conferences, special events, meetings & galas. She assisted the event manager with their larger events ranging from 100 – 3000 attendees. Now she brings her experience & love for planning to Deer Creek Golf & Banquet Facility Event’s team and uses her knowledge of hospitality, budgeting & planning to make sure that every event is successful!

In Danielle’s spare time, she enjoys seeing her family, shopping and traveling with her husband.

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John brings dedication, commitment and tournament experience to the Deer Creek Golf and Banquet Facility. Born and raised in Scarborough, Ontario John was involved in sports all of his life. He excelled at hockey, baseball, football and golf. From his upbringing in Scarborough and after his junior hockey days were over he went on and worked at Bell Canada for numerous years in management.

In 1994 he moved to Nobleton, Ontario and by 1999 he was working for Nobleton Lakes Golf Club doing various jobs at the club. It was during this time John believed that he belonged in the golf industry. He resigned from Bell Canada and focused on his future in the golf industry. He went on and graduated from Humber College in Professional Golf Management and became a C.P.G.A Professional in 2003.

At Nobleton Lakes he learned the in and outs of organizing big size golf tournaments with the guidance of Head Golf Professional Greg Hickey. After spending seven years learning the golf business, John became the Head Golf Professional at Innisfil Creek Golf Club.

John jumped at the opportunity and went on the next five years growing the membership and tournament base at the club. Innisfil Creek gave John the tools needed to grow and flourish in the golf industry. In 2011, John joined the Deer Creek Family as the CPGA Tournament Coordinator where he intends to bring his knowledge and dedication to the tournament operation and see it grow to new heights.

Feel free to call John with any questions or concerns pertaining to your next tournament event a success.

 Please e-mail resume to Hiring Manager or fax to 905.424.1574.  Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.  Thank you to all applicants!

Bev joined the team at Glen Cedars in the spring of 1987. She oversees all department heads, and is responsible for the day-to-day operation of Glen Cedars. In her spare time Bev enjoys golfing, curling, traveling, and spending time with friends and family.

Stacey has been a part of Glen Cedars Golf Club since April of 1997. Stacey is the Tournament Coordinator, but you may still find her behind the bar, on the course or helping out in the kitchen. With a keen ability to multi-task, Stacey continues to oversee the Food & Beverage aspect of the company, manage our staff and oversee our tournament food preparation.

Dan has been a part of the team at Glen Cedars since 1990. As our Golf Manager he oversees the day-to-day operations of the clubhouse and golf staff. Having been in the industry for 21 years, Dan most enjoys his interaction with the members and customers on a daily basis.

Golf Course Maintenance Positions available now through the close of the Golf Course, on our 45-hole golf course, at Glen Cedars.  Please e-mail resume to Hiring Manager or fax to 905.424.1574.  Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.  Thank you to all applicants!

Bobby joins the Deer Creek team of established Professionals as the Assistant Manager and Class “A” CPGA Professional at The Deer Creek Academy. Bobby was born and raised in Niagara Falls and started his golf career at the Willodell Golf and Country club as a Junior member and soon becoming an assistant golf professional at the club.

Bobby turned professional at the age of 20 and has had a very successful golf career so far. Some of his highlights include:  representing Canada in Scotland at the World Jr. Golf Cup in 1997, 1st place GAO Jr. Better Ball in 1999, 1st place GAO Jr. Champion of Champions in 2000, 1st place Ontario College Athletic Association provincial championships in 2002 and also won two Professional events in 2004. Bobby is an accomplished golf instructor having taught many individual lessons as well as numerous golf clinics. Bobby has spent countless hours attending Seminars furthering his knowledge of the golf swing as well as completing all CPGA Instructional workshops. Also Bobby has completed Ping Fitting seminars in Phoenix and Callaway seminars in Carlsbad, CA and is a certified Ping and Callaway Club Fitting specialist. Bobby has graduated from the Professional Golf Management program while attending Niagara College.

The Deer Creek Academy has been Bobby’s home for the past four seasons and is looking forward to another great season in 2011. He would be honored to assist you with any of your golfing needs and looks forward to a great 2011 golf season at the Deer Creek Academy.

Cameron first joined the instructional team at the Deer Creek Golf Academy in 2007 as the Junior Golf Program Coordinator.  Currently in his fifth year with the Deer Creek family of golf courses, Cameron is now the Director of Instruction and is extremely excited to take on the challenge and responsibilities that go with the title.

Cameron has worked within the golf industry since 1989 in numerous and various capacities. He spent much of his youth at the Donalda Club where he enjoyed watching the golf professionals instructing the membership of the private facility.  The golf professionals at the club were always generous with their time and helped Cameron refine and improve his own game to the point of being able to become a golf professional himself in 1997 at the age of 19.

Cameron worked at Donalda Club from 1989 to 1999 for both Bob Ure and Ken Tarling two highly successful and dedicated CPGA professionals.  Both Mr. Ure and Mr. Tarling had a significant impact on how Cameron understood the game of golf and how to interact with students in the process of game improvement.  It is Cameron’s belief that an instructor or coach must create a safe and engaging environment so people are relaxed and engrossed in the experience and thus able to open themselves up to the learning process.

In 1999 Cameron worked at Rosedale Golf Club under John Porter and once again learned a new mode of instruction and ways in which to communicate the key aspects of the golf swing.  From 2001 to now Cameron has been a Teaching Professional and has worked with many CPGA professionals, at two instructional facilities, to further develop his craft as a Teaching Professional and Junior Development Coach. 

Cameron has participated in many seminars and has done a significant amount of research about the game of golf, modes of learning, and the biomechanical functioning of the human body.  He prides himself on continually improving and developing his skill set and communication style and truly enjoys working with students at all levels of the game.  Cameron looks forward to helping you enhance your understanding of the game of golf and helping you reach your full golfing potential as well as increasing your enjoyment of the game. 

Cameron has achieved a diploma in Business Administration – Marketing from Centennial College and an Honours degree in Environmental Studies (BES) from York University.

In his second season at the Deer Creek Golf Academy, Cale brings enthusiasm and an outgoing personality with a strong passion for the game of golf. He has been a member of the CPGA since 2004 and has previously worked at the Donalda Club as an Assistant Golf Professional for 6 years, where we was heavily involved with event management and teaching.

Cale graduated from Durham College in 2003 completing the Professional Golf Management - Business Administration program where he played on the varsity Golf Team before turning professional. He is currently enrolled in the Sport Management program at Brock University working toward completing his degree by 2012. He still competes in golf tournaments throughout the summer within the CPGA.

Cale believes that golf is a unique sport, and when it comes to teaching the game of golf, every student is different and should play to their own strengths and skill sets. He believes golf is a game to not only enjoy but should be fun for everybody involved.

Brent is excited to be a part of the team at the Deer Creek Academy. He turned Pro in 2009 while working at the Deer Creek Academy as part of the outdoor support staff, in 2010 he worked as the Assistant Golf Professional at the Summit G&CC  in Richmond Hill, Ont. Where he was able to learn a lot about the golf industry, and day to day operations of a private facility. This year Brent returns to the Academy as part of the Professional team, and is looking forward to a prosperous 2011 season.

In the spring of 2011, Brent graduated from the Professional Golf Management – Business Administration course, with the Information Technology award, and Honors in Business studies.

Brent won’t confuse you with the technical, and mechanical side of the golf swing. He’ll simplify the swing so you can better understand it to see results, achieve your goals, and shoot lower scores faster.