MEET THE STAFF

Mike graduated from Northwood University in Midland, Michigan in 2013. Shortly after graduating, Mike moved to Colorado to pursue a career revolving around snowboarding. His passion for snowboarding runs deep and he can be regularly found tearing up local hills during the winter months. Mike moved back to Michigan in 2019 to be closer to family, amongst other reasons. Mike is relatively new to golf but he's already hooked, lowering his handicap by several strokes already this season. For Golfland, Mike's responsibilities consist of coordinating with vendors on new product launches and ensuring they are presented and implemented on carlsgolfland.com in a professional and timely manner.

Chris has been with Carl's Golfland for over 3 years. Chris first started in our online order fulfillment role and quickly ascended into a customer service role due to his vast product knowledge and service skills. Chris attended Grand Valley State University where he was an All-American golfer. Chris pursued a professional career in golf in Florida for 2 years. Chris has 3 hole-in-ones, one of which is on a Par 4. Not too many can say that!

Mike joined the Golfland team in the Fall of 2016 as our warehouse supervisor at our Plymouth location. He learned the game of golf from his Grandfather hitting wiffle balls over their house. Mike also enjoys competitive sports such as softball and hockey. Mike and his wife love to travel the country and go camping in National/State Parks. They also have a Scottish Collie puppy named Vernon.

Mac started at Carl's Golfland as a cashier just over 10 years ago. He then moved to our order fulfillment team before making it to his current position of Warehouse Supervisor. Mac is also in charge of most of the repair work done at the St. John’s location. Outside of work, Mac is a full time student at Wayne State University and is working on a degree in Computer Science. In the little free time that he does have, Mac enjoys meeting up with his friends for board game nights.

Carl has been involved in the business since he was a youngster, helping his parents around the shop in any way he could. In 2000, Carl took over for his parents and has helped establish 2 of the best golf shops in the world. Carl is heavily invested in all aspects of the business - from purchasing and vendor relations to merchandising and business decisions. You can often find Carl on our sales floor greeting or assisting customers. Being a business owner and proud father, Carl doesn't get out to play as much as he'd like - when he does, he makes the most of it!

Casey has been heavily involved in the golf industry since he was 12 years old. Casey joined the Carl's team in 2011 to oversee the Launch Pad's development and has since assumed many roles. From buying and merchandising decisions to HR and staff development, Casey wears many hats for Golfland and works diligently to develop Golfland. He is an avid golfer and known across the state of Michigan for his strong amateur play. Casey has 2 state stroke play championships under his belt. Aside from work and golf, Casey is a dedicated family man and enjoys the company of his wife and 3 girls.

Derek started with Carl's back in 1991 when he was just 16. Like many other long tenured Carl's employees, Derek knows the ins and outs of Carl's Golfland from every vantage point. Derek is now Vice President-Merchandising responsible for many buying aspects including clubs, footwear, balls, bags, gloves, and accessories. Derek thoroughly enjoys college hoops and Tigers baseball. Derek is a former Evans Scholar and Michigan State grad, but an avid U of M sports fan.

Scott has been with Carl's Golfland since he was 14 yrs. old (1998). He has worked his way up the ranks learning virtually every aspect of the business. Scott is now responsible for all E-commerce platforms and works closely with the Carl's buyers and his team to make sure everything is up and running smoothly. Scott is a proud father of 2 boys. Time permitting, Scott still loves to get out and play a quick 18 with the guys. Interesting golf fact - Scott is a lefty golfer but putts right-handed! Scott has his BA in Marketing and Masters in Business Administration.

With 35+ years of retail experience Neal has been an integral part of the Carl's Golfland daily operations since 1995. Neal manages Golfland's advertising and marketing along with the information technology for both stores. As the man behind the Carl's Golfland Annual, he works hard to deliver vivid content to readers across Michigan, and more recently the world with our online version. He is heavily involved in the community and can often be found at charitable/fundraiser events. Despite abuse from his colleagues, Neal is still a lifelong Notre Dame fan. Go Irish!

Brian joined Golfland in 2020 and is heavily involved with our online day-to-day operations. Brian has an extensive online development and team management background and has helped to develop many successful online retail stores. Even before joining the team, Brian was a golf enthusiast, which made the transition that much easier. When not pushing new code and patches to carlsgolfland.com, Brian enjoys coaching the Walled Lake Snowboard Cross team and has lead them to 2 state championships. Go Green! Go White!