Philip A. Cook
SPX Director of Boys Golf

Varsity Boys Head Coach

Birthplace: Newport Beach, California

Residence: Norcross, Georgia

Education: BSEd in Social Science Education, University of Georgia (1996)

Courses Taught: AP & College Prep Economics, AP & College Prep World History, College Prep United States History, Ancient Civilizations, World Geography

Golf Experience and Affiliations: Four years of California Interscholastic Federation (high school) experience at Newport Harbor High School in Southern California (1988-1991); Southern California Junior PGA Tour player (1990-1991); United States Golf Association member (1988-present); National Association for Golf Coach Educators member (1999-present); Georgia State Golf Association member (2005), Georgia High School Golf Coaches Association member (2007-present).

Current Handicap Index: high single-digit (spring 2008)

Coaching Experience:

   Coach Cook has guided the Golden Lion Golf Program since the spring of 1998.  In that time, he has accomplished the following:

• Tournament Founder and Director of the Golden Lion Challenge hosted annually at Laurel Springs Golf Club since 2000
• Tournament Co-Founder of the Georgia-South Carolina Cup, currently entering its seventh year
• Founder of the annual Atlanta Archdiocese Cup, now entering its 10th year of competition with our sister school, Blessed Trinity
• Tournament Director of eight Region or Sub-Region Championship Events
• Eight of Coach Cook's eleven boys teams have competed in the Georgia State Golf Championship events
• Creator and first Head Coach of the SPX Girls Golf Program in 1999
• Mentor to numerous golf-saavy St. Pius X Graduates

Home Courses:
Member, Walt Disney World Resort Courses in Orlando (preference for Osprey Ridge, then Lake Buena Vista)

Favorite Courses:
Coto de Caza RTJ North Course in Santa Margarita, CA

Laurel Springs Golf Club, Suwanee

Ocean Hammock Golf Club in Palm Coast, FL

Santa Ana Country Club in Orange County, CA

Waterville Golf Links in Ireland