Golf Staff & PGA Professionals

Brian Tolnar, PGA Director of Golf & Recreation

  • Hometown: Hubbard, Ohio
  • College: Youngstown State University
  • PGA Certifications: PGA Class A-4 Member, PGA Certified – Player Development, PGA Coach, ADM, AGM, OPRA, PGA Hope Certified, PGA Junior League Coach
  • Authorized Club Fitter: Callaway Golf, Cobra Golf, Ping Golf, Titleist Golf
  • Accolades:
    • 2x PGA Section Golf Professional of the Year Recipient (2013 & 2023)
    • 2x PGA of America Game Changer Award (2021 & 2023)
    • PGA of America’s National Merchandiser of the Year (2021)
    • 5X PGA Section Merchandiser of the Year Award Recipient (2013, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
    • AJGA National PGA Professional of the Year Recipient
    • PGA Section Player Development Award (2013)
    • PGA Section Junior Golf Leader Award (2012)
  • Family: Wife Amber & Son Preston who all reside in Canfield, Ohio

Stacie Butler, Head Golf Professional

  • Hometown: Boardman, Ohio
  • College: Methodist University
  • PGA Certifications: PGA Associate B-1 Member, PGA Coach, ADM, AGM, PGA Hope Certified, PGA Junior League Coach
  • Authorized Club Fitter: Callaway Golf & Titleist Golf
  • Accolades:
    • PGA of America Game Changer Award (2021 & 2023)
    • Youngstown-Warren Regional Chamber Athena Award Finalist (2017)
    • Cardinal Mooney High School Girls Golf Coach (1994 – 2017)
    • National High School Girls Golf Coach of the Year Award (2016)
    • OHSAA High School Girls Golf Coach of the Year Award Recipient (2016)
    • OHSAA High School Girls Golf Sportsmanship, Ethics & Integrity Award Recipient (2015)
    • Boardman High School Sports Hall of Fame Member
    • Member of the Methodist University National Championship Teams (1991 & 1992)
  • Family: Husband Sean, Daughter Caitlyn & Son Keegan who all reside in Canfield, Ohio

Bill Wittman – Assistant Golf Professional

  • Hometown: Boardman, Ohio
  • College: Bowling Green State University
  • PGA Certifications: PGA Associate B-8 Member, PGA Coach, ADM, AGM, PGA Hope Certified, PGA Junior League Coach
  • Authorized Club Fitter: Callaway Golf
  •  Accolades:
    • American Development Model Certification (2024)
    • PGA of America Certified Coach (2024)
    • PGA of America Game Changer Award (2023)
  • Family: Wife Amy and Son Matt who all reside in Canfield, Ohio

Lance Bailey – Head Golf Course Superintendent

  • Home Town: Bethesda, Ohio
  • High School: Union Local, Morristown, Ohio
  • College: Ohio University – Applied Science in Turfgrass Management & Exercise Physiology
  • Ohio University Eastern Campus Golf Team
  • Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, Class SM Member
  • Ohio Turfgrass Foundation Member
  • Northern Ohio Golf Course Superintendents Association Member
  • Married his wife Ashley in 2010 and the couple has a daughter Madelyn and a son Aiden

Dave Donaldson – Assistant Golf Course Superintendent

  • Hometown: Austintown, Ohio
  • High School: Austintown Fitch High School, Austintown, Ohio
  • College: Ohio State Agricultural Institute – Turfgrass Management & Applied Science
  • Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, Class C Member
  • Ohio Turfgrass Foundation Member
  • Northern Ohio Golf Course Superintendents Association Member
  • Has a son named Ryker