Teaching Staff

Ryan Brickley, PGA Director of Golf

A 1992 graduate of Miami University (Ohio) with a degree in finance, and elected to PGA Membership in 1996, Ryan has been in the Charlotte golf business since the 1998 opening of the Michael Jordan Golf Center. He was the Director of Instruction there and then at the Northstone CC Golf Academy and has a great deal of experience with players of all abilities. His teaching philosophy is to build on the strengths an indivdual has in place while correcting any flaws in fundamentals. He also has a very accomplished playing record with several Carolina’s PGA Section Pro-Am wins and top finishes. A career playing highlight was winning the 1998 Oldsmobile Scramble National Championship as the Head Professional at Tamarack GC in Naperville, IL. Please call the golf shop at 704-455-1200, or email him at ryan.brickley@jqh.com to schedule an appointment.

Floyd Gragg, PGA Teaching Professional

Floyd is a quarter century member of the PGA of America, having formerly served as Golf Professional at Cabarrus Country Club, Concord, NC and Teaching Assistant at Charlotte Country Club, Charlotte, NC. Competing in tournaments in the Carolinas PGA for over 25 years, Floyd has been a winner in pro-am events, finished in the top 10 in the Assistant Professional Championship of the Carolinas PGA. Floyd qualified locally for the U.S. Open, and established a course record of 30 for the back nine at Charlotte Country Club. Floyd is available for private and group lessons by appointment. Please call the golf shop or email him at floyd.gragg@jqh.com.

Jeremy Wilkinson, Apprentice Professional

Originally from Memphis, TN, Jeremy is a 2003 graduate of The University of Tennessee at Martin in with a degree in Health and Human Performance. He began working at Rocky River in 2003, and has progressed from a cart attendant to his current role as 1st Assistant. He is a PGA Apprentice with 3 years teaching experience, including extensive involvement with summer junior camps.