Jeffrey Roy

Jeff has enjoyed a 30-year career in the golf business. Twenty-three of those years Jeff served as the PGA Professional, Director of Golf, at one of Canada’s premier private golf clubs, the Cherry Hill Club in Ridgeway, Ontario. He worked his way through the ranks of caddy, back shop, front shop, Assistant Professional, Head Professional, and finally Director of Golf, all to retire from the Cherry Hill Club in 2013.

Jeff had the privilege to caddy for Cathy Sherk and assisted her through Q-School and on to the LPGA Tour in 1979. Cathy was in inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame in 1995.

Over his professional career, Jeff has established himself as a highly accomplished teacher and coach to the game of golf, having a number of students go on to play at the highest levels of competitive golf.

He served as Executive Director for the Canadian Golf Foundation, which was the philanthropic arm of the Royal Canadian Golf Association, currently now Golf Canada.

Jeff enjoyed teaching the 3rd year business students enrolled in the Pro Golf Management Program at Niagara College, his main topic was Advanced Golf Industry Trends and Concepts

Jeff was added to the Niagara Golf Wall of Recognition in September 2021 for his commitment to improving and growing the game of golf in the Niagara Region.

In May 2020 Jeff returned to the game he loves as the Head Professional and Director of Instruction at Niagara’s friendliest golf course, Whisky Run in Port Colborne.

As the global pandemic started to decline in 2022, Jeff accepted the position of General Manager at the Connaught Golf Club, in Medicine Hat, Alberta.

Jeff and his eternal companion Wanda are the proud parents of 5 children and are blessed with four wonderful grandchildren