Mark grew up playing golf in his hometown of Maysville, Kentucky. He was an all around athlete and excelled in many sports but had an incredible talent for golf. Mark’s junior year of high school he earned the honor of Mr. Golf for the state of Kentucky. In 2001, Mark won the prestigious AJGA Bluegrass Invitational. As top ranked junior golfer Mark had a lot of scholarship offers but ultimately decided to play golf for the University Of Kentucky.
Mark had a stellar college career where he had multiple top ten finishes, was All-SEC, team captain, the individual winner at the Gary Koch Invitational (2005), and helped to lead his team to the SEC Championship in 2005.
Mark turned professional after finishing at the University of Kentucky. He started his career playing on the Hooters Tour, where he had his first three professional wins. Mark spent 16 years playing all over the world on PGA Tour Canada, PGA Latino America, and was a member of the Korn Ferry Tour for 7 years. Mark has recorded over 20 professional wins, including one win on PGA Tour Canada (2017).
Mark has had the privilege of playing and practicing with some of the best players in the world. He knows what it takes to be a successful player and wants to share the knowledge he has learned throughout his career with the next generation. He has incredible golf knowledge from working with the best instructors in golf for full swing, putting, short game and the mental game.
Mark is a co-founder of the P3, along with his former college coach, Brian Craig, and fellow teammate at the University of Kentucky, Matt Wells. They have come together with the same mission to help junior golfers make the best decision about their college golf careers, and to make sure their experience is one of the most memorable stages of their lives.
