Assistant Manager Profiles

Driver TechnologyJon Marcoux

Assistant Manager, Hudson

What’s in your bag right now:
Taylor Made r7 Superquad driver, TM r7 TP 3 wood
& 19 degree Rescue, TM RAC TP irons and wedges,
TM Monza Corza putter.

Years at Golf & Ski:
Four years, plus two summers in 1999-2000.

Favorite part of your job:
Helping customers improve their games.

Favorite player on Tour:
Right now, Sergio Garcia. I like his fire and
competitiveness, also his action.

Favorite golf hole in northern New England:
I’d have to say 16 at Owl’s Nest. The huge elevation
change makes the distance seem like nothing.

Best golf book ever read:
Any book by Harvey Penick.

Favorite golf movie:
Tin Cup. Although it is a sappy love story, it has a lot
about the psychological demons we all face in this
crazy game.

Most embarrassing moment on a golf course:
The one time in my life that I threw a golf club.

Best moment on a golf course:
Watching a good friend of mine get a hole in one at
Brae Burn.

Most excited about what this golf season:
Starting the year and trying to constantly
improve. Golf should be fun!

John Harris

Assistant Manager, Greenland

What’s in your bag right now:
Taylor Superquad TP 10.5 Driver, Taylor TP 3
wood, Taylor Rescue Dual 19 degree, Taylor r7
TP 3-PW, Titleist Vokey Spin Milled 56 degree
and Cleveland 588 Gunmetal 60 degree wedges,
Titleist Cameron Newport 2 Putter.

Years at Golf & Ski:
Ten years in April.

Favorite part of your job:
Having customers come in to say thanks for
improving their golfing/skiing experiences.

Favorite player on Tour:
Nick Price. He seems like a guy you would like to
have a beer with after the round.

Favorite golf hole in northern New England:
The 4th at Portsmouth Country Club. It’s a great
risk/reward par 5 with a tee shot over water.

Best golf book ever read:
Missing Links, by Rick Reilly.

Favorite golf movie:
Caddyshack. It never gets old.

Most embarrassing moment on a golf course:
The dreaded top off the first tee.

Best moment on a golf course:
When I got a hole in one at Harbour Town #14.

Most excited about what this golf season:
Curious to see how all the square drivers do after the
hype they have received.

Eric Michaels

Assistant Manager, West Lebanon

What’s in your bag right now:
Mizuno MX-500 10.5 driver, Callaway Big Bertha
4 & 7 woods, Taylor Made Rescue Dual #3 hybrid,
Cleveland CG4 irons 4-PW, CG 11 Black Pearl 52
and 56 wedges, Odyssey White Hot XG #7 putter.

Years at Golf & Ski:
Eight and a half years.

Favorite part of your job:
Helping customers find the best combination of
products to enhance their fun.

Favorite player on Tour:
Phil Mickelson, because he seems to have the
life/work balance in play.

Favorite golf hole in northern New England:
The old #9 at Carter C.C. in Lebanon, N.H. A good shot
landed on the green, a bad shot was O.B. in the road.

Best golf book ever read:
Chicken Soup for the Golfer’s Soul. A great reference
full of wisdom.

Favorite golf movie:
The Legend of Bagger Vance. The ultimate story of
how the game can be played by anyone and even the
underdog can persevere.

Most embarrassing moment on a golf course:
Eight years ago, I attempted to tee up the ball while
on the fairway. Hey, I was a ski guy/beginning golfer!

Best moment on a golf course:
Hitting our group’s longest drive on the third hole at
The Quechee Club last year in the CHAD Classic.

Most excited about what this golf season:
Playing more and working on being more consistent
with our local teaching pro.