Carolyn Echols
Head Golf Professional/GM
Carolyn is an LPGA Class A Member and has been teaching professionally for 17 years. Carolyn has been with The Eagle Zone since April 2010. Prior positions include 11 years as Head Professional at The Cliffs at Glassy in Landrum, South Carolina and 5 years as Assistant Professional and Full Time Instructor at San Ramon Royal Vista in San Ramon, California. Carolyn believes that if the student has the right practice tools and the desire to learn anyone can play golf.
Jamie Michala
Prior to joining the Eagle Zone, Jamie Michala was the Head Golf Professional at The Thornblade Club for seven years. Before that, she worked under Dick Harmon at River Oaks Country Club in Houston, Texas for six years. A graduate of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Jamie competed for the SMU women's golf team and contributed to two top five NCAA team finishes for SMU and earned a 7th place individual finish in the 1986 NCAA Championship. She was the New York State Women's Amateur Champion in 1986 and competed in the 1983 Women's US Open.
Sandy Halkett
Sandy has been teaching golf for 20 years. She is a native of Greenville. Her career started at Keowee Key Country Club, while still a student at Clemson University, and she's never slowed down since. After graduating, golf took her to Orlando where she was an Assistant Professional. Becoming homesick for her family and friends, she moved back home and landed a job at The Cliffs of Glassy. She was with The Cliffs for 7 years. A journey that started her out as an Assistant Professional and ended as the first female Head Professional of a Cliffs course.
Mike Carter 
Mike is one of 91 professional certified golf instructors associated with THE PLANE TRUTH GOLF INSTRUCTION. World top 10 teacher, Jim Hardy, and Chris O'Connell, Matt Kuchar's instructor, are the driving force behind THE PLANE TRUTH GOLF INSTRUCTION. Every fall Mike attends the annual summit in Houston, Texas to meet with Jim, Chris, and the other certified PLANE TRUTH instructors from around the world. Mike's instruction is based on the paradigm that all golfers are either one players or two planers, and it is vital for a golfer to understand which type of swing he or she has. Once the student has this knowledge, the lesson is simply one of neutralizing the steep and shallow issues a student has in the swing. Mike can make available to his students videos from the PLANE TRUTH MATRIX featuring Jim and Chris. Also, Mike can review with his students case study lessons given by Chris O'Connell to his students.
Mike is passionate about teaching and works relentlessly to help his students reach whatever goals they set for themselves. Beginners, intermediate, or advanced golfers will benefit from Mike's teaching.
Brett Latcham
Over the last 15 years Brett Latcham has worked at many top facilities around the world with many great players and Instructors. Prior to joining The Eagle Zone Brett was Director of Instruction at the IIG, Dale Lynch and Steve Bann fame located at the Cliffs Communities premier learning center. 2008 - 2010. Director of Instruction Carolina Golf Institute Charlotte's top end Instructional service 2010 - present. Instructor / Bann Lynch Golf Australia. 2006 - 2008. Director of Instruction Modern Golf Academy, Beijing China based at Hong Hua Golf Club, Beijing's no1 ranked facility and location of the 2008 China Open. 2004 - 2006. Teaching professional The Victoria Golf Club, Australian sand belt course ranked in Australia's top 10 courses. 2000 - 2004.
Through the above associations Brett has been fortunate to learn from some of the games best Instructors (Dale Lynch, Steve Bann, Hank Haney specifically). Brett's teaching style is an accumulation of lessons learned through associations his own teaching and playing experiences. Specialising in junior development, specific game improvement and professional player development.
