New Staff Laura Bryan, Assistant Tennis Professional Laura Bryan is originally from a cattle ranch in south-central South Dakota and began playing tennis at the age of 12. She enjoyed it so much that she wanted to pursue tennis as a career and in 2013 Laura began training at the Ivan Lendl Academy in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina to pursue her love of tennis. She has also trained at Van Der Meer Academy and Smith Stearns Academy in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, the John McEnroe Academy in Manhattan, New York, and IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. Laura also trained in Lake Mary, Florida with various private tennis coaches. Laura was the previous Tennis Operations Manager and Assistant Pro at The Country Club of Sioux Falls in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She recently completed her Professional Tennis Registry certification and is a member of the USTA Tennis Association. Laura plays tournaments in the ITF Women’s Tennis Tour as well as USTA and UTR tournaments. This past year, Laura found a new passion and started playing pickleball competitively. Currently, she rotates between tennis and pickleball tournaments for the love of each game.
Will Hord, Assistant Golf Course Superintendent While attending high school in Fort Mill, South Carolina, a family friend suggested that Will volunteer at the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow in 2017. That experience led him to working the summer at Quail Hollow before starting turf school in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. While attending HorryGeorgetown Technical College, Will worked at Myrtle Beach National and interned at Atlanta Athletic Club.
Angel Johnson recently moved to Bluffton from Georgia. Over the past 15 years, she worked for her family business serving as Senior Vice President. Prior to that, Angel worked at Deloitte and Touche as an Executive Administrative Assistant.
Hunter Miller, Assistant Golf Professional Hunter Miller was born and raised in Chillicothe, Ohio. He attended Baldwin Wallace University where he played golf and graduated with a Bachelors in Sports Management. In 2019, Hunter moved to Bluffton and graduated from Professional Golfers Career College. He previously worked at Southbridge Savannah Golf Club and is currently a Level 1 PGA.
Ashley Turner, Club Activities Coordinator We are thrilled to have Ashley Turner join the Wexford team as our new Club Activities Coordinator. Ashley’s focus will be on Club & Private Events and Youth Activities. Ashley comes to Wexford with an impressive background in private clubs. She has served as the Member Relations Director at Thornblade Club where she was heavily involved in the BMW Charity Pro-Am along with Member Events. Most recently, Ashley has served as the Member Services Director at Oldfield Club.
Please wish Laura, Will, Angel, Hunter and Ashley a warm welcome to our community!
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Will has worked four Tour Championships, two PGA Championships (Bethpage and Quail Hollow), and assisted in the over-seeding process at Augusta National in the fall of 2019. Most recently, after graduation, Will was an AIT at East Lake in Atlanta, Georgia.
Angel Johnson, Office Manager/Administrative Assistant
