Clay Myers welcomes PGA WORKS Collegiate Championship to The Park
Among those playing are St. Andrew's graduates Hope and Alana Hall, Florida Atlantic's Carolin Alblas and Nashawn Tyson and Palm Beach State College's Nathan Wong.
WEST PALM BEACH — This week’s PGA WORKS Collegiate Championship at The Park will be a homecoming for Clay Myers , even though he’s the PGA Head Professional at the top-rated public golf facility. Myers played in the 2011 PWCC at PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie when he attended Jackson State University.
That tournament was notable beyond being the first time Myers visited Florida. He didn’t just find palm trees and manicured courses, he eventually found a new career. “The biggest impression that was made on me was by the GM there (at PGA Golf Club) at the time – Bill Cioffoletti,” Myers said.
“I remember him talking to me about becoming a PGA member. And I gave him some serious consideration that even started me on that path. ” More golf: Keegan Bradley endorses Jim Furyk as pick for US Ryder Cup captain Myers decided instead to turn professional for several years – he was part of Golf Channel’s “Big Break The Palm Beaches” at PGA National.
When that didn’t work out, he became a PGA member. His first boss? Cioffoletti (who died in 2022 from cancer).