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.

Matt has been with Golfland in a variety of roles for the better part of a decade. From cashier, shoe sales, online customer service and now online order fulfillment, Matt lacks no product knowledge and is always happy to fill any need Golfland has. Matt's family consists of avid golfers and his 2 brothers are also in the Golfland family. Matt is a licensed electrician and is happy to lend his expertise to co-workers on various home projects. Matt was recently married, has 2 poodles Weber and Jax, and lives in Royal Oak.

Olivia is the newest member of our Club Specialist staff in Plymouth. She graduated from Ferris State University with a Bachelor of Science in Business/PGA Golf Management and has since become a Class A PGA Professional. Olivia played on the women’s golf team while in college and still enjoys playing the game at a competitive level. Here’s a little known fact about Olivia, she played “Brutus” the Bulldog mascot for two years while at Ferris State and enjoyed every minute of it.

Mike joined our Carl’s team 4 years ago after retiring from a career as a professional photographer and film developer. Mike is one of the most helpful and positive people you will run across in life and thoroughly enjoys helping customers fulfill their golf shoe needs. Aside from playing in his Monday golf league, Mike cherishes his family poker nights with his very close-knit family and friends.

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!