Birthplace: Newport Beach, California
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 (1988-2016); National Association for Golf Coach Educators member (1999-present); Georgia State Golf Association member (2005), Georgia High School Golf Coaches Association member (2007-present).
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 from 2000 to 2017
- Tournament Co-Founder of the Georgia-South Carolina Cup and Team Georgia Coordinator
- Founder of the annual Atlanta Archdiocese Cup, in place since 2000 with our sister school, Blessed Trinity
- Tournament Director of numerous Area, Region, and Sub-Region Championship Events
- Twenty of Coach Cook’s twenty-two boys teams have competed in the Georgia State Golf Championships
- Creator and first Head Coach of the SPX Girls Golf Program in 1999
- AAA State Championship host in 2013
- Architect of the GHSA’s State Sectional Post-Season Event and a major campaigner and proponent for the 36-hole State Championship Tournament implemented in 2017
- Georgia High School Golf Coaches Association Historian
- Mentor to numerous golf savvy St. Pius X Graduates
Favorite Courses:
Coto de Caza RTJ North Course in Santa Margarita, CA
The Ocean Course at Hammock Beach Golf Club in Palm Coast, FL
Santa Ana Country Club in Orange County, CA
Waterville Golf Links in Ireland
