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Josh Clay is an industry expert renowned for his exceptional management of premium golf courses. With a diverse professional background encompassing various operational roles at clubs nationwide, Clay is Class A member of the PGA of America with a 16-year career at Troon. Having begun his journey as a collegiate golfer, Clay has strategically advanced in his career by assuming leadership positions at several highly acclaimed clubs across states like Arizona, Texas, South Carolina, and Connecticut. His influential contributions span from successfully launching restaurants to expertly overseeing golf operations and spearheading new golf course constructions throughout his career. Clay's passion for golf can be traced back to his formative years at Grinnell High School in Grinnell, Iowa, where his love for the game first took root.
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Jeff arrived at Finkbine Golf Course as Director of Golf in 2010 after spending 18 years at St. Andrews Golf Club in Overland Park, KS. He has been a PGA member since 1993, but started his pursuit of making golf management a career by working the carts and driving range at his local course in high school in the mid 1980s and continued working in the golf industry in college.
After graduating from the University of Missouri in 1990 and trying his hand at sports broadcasting, Moore returned to the golf industry. Moore enjoys enhancing relationships for business development as improvements on the course and clubhouse continue and continually growing the game of golf through lesson programs and promoting the game as a fun, friendly, relaxed activity that can be enjoyed by all.
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Dain is starting his fifth season as the head golf professional. He arrived at Finkbine in 2017 golf season as the assistant golf professional after working three years with the University of Iowa Athletics Event Management department. He became the head golf professional in 2020 after spending the prior six months as the head pro at Lake Jovita Golf & Country Club in Florida.
Coppock was originally born in Cedar Rapids, IA, and began his golf career as part of the Junior Golf program at Elmcrest Country Club before getting his first job as a bag boy attendant at Cedar Rapids Country Club. Coppock left CRCC to work at Hunters Ridge Golf Course before attending the University of Iowa, where he earned a degree in Recreation and Sports Business. Dain continued to work full-time during the summer seasons of school at Hunters Ridge before leaving the golf industry to work for Iowa Athletics Event Management in 2014. He specializes in event management, senior and other in-house golf events, staff operations/management, and customer service.
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Drew arrived at Finkbine in 2021 as the first Assistant Golf Course Superintendent after working in a similar position at the Lodge of Four Seasons in Lake Ozark, Missouri. He first started working on a golf course grounds crew during the summer of 2018 at Thunder Hills Country Club in Peosta, IA. Following that season he enrolled in the Turf Management program at Kirkwood Community College. In the summer of 2019 Boekholder interned for the minor league baseball St. Lake City Bee's.
Ater graduating from Kirkwood in the spring of 2020, he worked in Dyersville, Iowa, as a field technician for BrightVeiw Commercial Landscaping, who built the MLB field at the Field of Dreams. The game was played between the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox. After that experience,he transitioned back to managing turf on a golf course. He was hired in the fall of 2020, as Assistant Superintendent for Troon-managed The Ridge in Lake Ozark, Missouri.Being a lifelong Hawkeye, Drew got word that Finkbine, also managed by Troon, was hiring an Assistant Superintendent and knew it was the perfect opportunity for him. “Joining Finkbine was awesome for me as I’m a lifelong Hawkeye fan. I wanted to bring a hard work ethic and willingness to learn,” said Boekholder. “Through those two things I hope we can keep the course up to collegiate standards for many seasons to come. Providing the best course conditions we can for the golf teams and members of the golfing community is what we strive for every day. I am happy to be working with such a great crew!”
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Jeremy currently is the Golf Operations Manager at Finkbine, starting his sixth season. Born in Chicago and growing up in New Mexico, his golf career began in high school working at golf course. He came to the University of Iowa and earned a degree in Finance and a minor in Economics from the Tippie School of Business.
When he started to look for part-time work in Iowa City, going to a golf course was a no-brainer. After starting at Finkbine in 2019 as an outside service carts and range staff, Dorf continued to prove himself as a hard-working, dedicated staff member and has been at Finkbine ever since. His areas of focus are merchandising, golf shop operations and staff management.
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Sarah has been one of the Assistant Golf Professionals at Finkbine since 2022. She is a native of Iowa City, graduating from Iowa City High School (16’) before playing golf for the Hawkeye women's team for five years while earning a degree in Environmental Science and a minor in Sports and Recreation Management at Iowa. During college she worked at Pleasant Valley Golf Course, assisting golf shop operations and junior golf programs.
Following graduation from Iowa in 2021, Overton spent the summer as a camp counselor in Northern California and the winter as an aquarist intern at the Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park in Ft. Walton, FL, while also working at the golf courses of Sandestin in Miramar Beach, FL.Sarah's golf focus is with the ladies and faculty/staff leagues and couples golf. She also handles social media and marketing. When not in the golf shop you will find her on the lesson tee with junior and adult lesson programs and running the PGA Junior League.
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Kyle is a Golf Shop Assistant and Golf Instructor at Finkbine and has been on staff seasonally since 2020. He graduated from Iowa City West High School ('19) and played college golf at Olivet Nazarene University for four seasons, earning multiple All-Conference selections. He completed his degree in Sport Management with Business Administration Concentration in 2023 and completed an internship at Finkbine in golf instruction and outside services operations last summer. Kyle’s focus is with junior and adult golf instruction, as well as working in the golf shop.
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