Greg Dick
Greg Dick was born on
December 29th, 1957 in
Jefferson City, Missouri; he and his family moved to
Eau Claire in 1965.
Regarded as the Chippewa Valley’s best and
most accomplished player, Greg began his golf career
on Lowes Creek Golf Course,
located on the south side of Eau Claire.
Self-taught as a youngster, Greg
played at Hillcrest Country Club during his high
school years. He then moved up
to the big time at Eau Claire Country Club for several
summers during his
college years. During those summers he also worked for
Bill Rolland at
Princeton Valley Golf Club. Greg
attended Eau Claire Memorial High School and lettered
in both golf and
basketball. It was in 1974 that Greg led the Old Abes
to the WIAA State High
School Golf Championship, winning Medalist Honors by
firing a course record 67 on
the second day at Stevens Point Country Club. The Abes
won by 18 shots!
Greg also had a
tremendous basketball career at Memorial
under legendary coach Dick Bennett, qualifying for the
state tournament in
1975. After
high school, Greg accepted a
golf scholarship to the University of Houston, where
he roomed with future PGA
stars Nick Faldo and Sandy Lyle. After
one year, Greg transferred to Northern Illinois
University, where he played in
the NCAA National Tournament and received Honorable
Mention-All American honors
twice. Greg
always came back and played
CVGA tournaments winning at Hallie, Hillcrest, and the
Tournament of Champions
among his many other CVGA victories. Greg's favorite
CVGA moment came when
he was 13 years old and earned his first CVGA points
at the Durand open
finishing 7th.
Greg spent several years playing professionally on
mini
tours in Florida and South America. He has played in 3
PGA tour events and came
close to getting his PGA Tour card in 1982 missing by
just 2 shots. Greg Joined
the PGA in 1986.
Greg won the Wisconsin
High School Championship in 1974, The
Wisconsin Amateur in 1980 and the Wisconsin open in
1984. He was inducted to
the WSGA Hall of Fame in 2014, the Old Abe Hall of
Fame in 2006, and the
Northern Illinois Hall of Fame in 1995.
Greg spent 20 years managing Tanglewood Resort
and Country Club in
Sherman, Texas, and recently moved back to Wisconsin
to be the General Manager
at the University Club of Milwaukee. Greg
married Lisa in 1985 and they have 4 boys all of whom
live in Texas.