Staff

Johnny H. “Trey” Daughtridge, III
PGA Professional: Class A
Director of Golfer Development

Trey Daughtridge is a graduate of Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina where he completed the PGA\PGM Program with a major in Business Administration and a minor in Marketing. Daughtridge has a vast knowledge and understanding of the golf swing through study of Homer Kelly’s The Golfing Machine and the M.O.R.A.D. Investigation. Daughtridge has also done major studies into the CompuSport Golf Model and the mental approach of teaching professional Fred Shoemaker.

In addition to Trey’s understanding of the golf motions, he has also spent time studying adult and child psychology and individual learning styles as defined by many renowned psychologists. Daughtridge played collegiate golf in Savannah, GA at The Savannah College of Art & Design. Through the Professional Golfers Association of America, Daughtridge gained work experience under renowned teaching professional David Orr, Carolinas PGA Merchandiser of the Year Rich Parker, Carolinas PGA Club Professionals Champion Larry George, Carolinas PGA Junior Golf Award winner Joey Hines, Golf Magazine Top 100 Instructor Eric Eshleman, and Golf Digest 25 Greatest Teachers Michael Hebron. Trey was raised by his mother and father in Rocky Mount, NC where the majority of his extended family still resides.

Eric Evans
Golf Professional

After growing up in small town Vermont, Eric moved south to attend the PGA/PGM Program at Campbell University. There he formed relationships with other members of the Riverwood Family, Reid Smith and Trey Daughtridge, as well as Luke Grinham at Hedingham.

Eric brings an array of experience with him to Riverwood Golf & Athletic Club. During time spent at a family-owned golf club, Okemo Valley Golf Club in Ludlow, VT, he worked closely with PGA of America Vice-President Jim Remy and his staff to operate the golf course for one of the top family resorts in the northeast.
Eric also spent some time in Wilmington, NC where he worked with Trey on the Coastal Junior Golf Tour, operating a slew of junior golf events and clinics throughout the summers. Here he drew knowledge from Horton Smith Jr. Golf Award Winner, Joey Hines, Director of Golf at Cape Fear Country Club; and Larry George, 2006 Carolinas PGA Club Professionals Champion and Director of Golf at River Landing in Wallace, NC.

Eric comes to us most recently from Callaway Gardens Resort in Pine Mountain, GA. Here he worked on the staff to conduct a number of weeklong camps and clinics and assisted 2005 and 2006 GA Section Junior Golf Leader Bud Robison with a variety of Junior golf events. Eric also had the opportunity to work with John Godwin of Columbus, GA who was named PGA Junior Golf Leader in 2004.

Since joining the Riverwood Golf & Athletic Club Team in February Eric has become a staple in the golf shop. More often than not, he will be the one to greet you when you walk in the door. He has also worked to host a number of public golf outings spreading the reputation of Riverwood Golf & Athletic Club as a destination for golf outings and friendly service in the area.

Brad Cook
Hedingham Golf Course Superintendent

Originally from Hickory, North Carolina, Brad graduated from South Johnston High School in Benson, North Carolina in 1991. He graduated with Honors from North Carolina State University in 1995 with an Associates Degree in Turfgrass Management. Having been in the turf business for 17 years, Brad has worked at various golf courses in the Triangle area. He worked at Forest Oaks Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina, including experience there during the 1993 Greater Greensboro Open. He is a member of the Golf Course Superintendent Association of America and the Carolina's Golf Course Superintendent Association. Brad has been with the Fred Smith Company for 9 years now and has worked at both Hedingham and Riverwood golf club's. He is currently the golf course superintendent at Hedingham.