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Our team

Alex fowke

Founder

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Our founder, Alex, has been through the NCAA recruitment process for both golf and hockey. His steadfast commitment and mission for Prolinks is clear - to develop junior golfers beyond their perceived potential, both on the course and in life. After playing junior hockey, Alex played on the starting 5 at Seattle University. He then transferred to Laurentian University as captain, to obtain his MBA.

TEAMS

  • Seattle University (NCAA D1)

  • Laurentian University (OUA)

RILEY BRIDGE

Head of Operations & Marketing Lead

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Riley is our Head of Operations and Marketing Lead. He has played multiple seasons of OUA golf for Laurentian University while obtaining two bachelor degrees. He is currently works at Golf Ontario, serving as Regional Assistant for Northern Ontario. He has extensive experience in golf management, programming, and outreach. Riley is a certified First Tee coach through Golf Canada, and is currently completing his national rules (USGA) certification.

TEAMS

  • Laurentian University (OUA)

SHANNON KENNEDY

Head of Womens Development & Recruiting 

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Shannon is the Head of Womens Development and Recruiting for our junior girls program. Shannon is a recent graduate of the Michigan State Women’s Golf Team. She is the defending Michigan Women’s Amateur Champion and also played in the U.S Amateur. In 2023, she won medalist honours at the Michigan Women’s Amateur stroke play. In addition, Shannon is a 2021 and 2022 B1G Ten Sportsmanship award Honouree.

TEAMS

  • Michigan State (NCAA D1)

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BAVAKE SIHOTA

Head of Mens Development

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Bavake is Head of Mens Development at Prolinks. He specializes in customized tournament schedules and tournament preparation for our athletes. Bavake has played a big role on the University of Michigan golf team for 3 seasons before transferring to Eastern Michigan University. In his last two seasons he was an Academic All-Big Ten. In 2021, he was in the top 3 ranked junior golfers in Canada.

TEAMS

  • University of Michigan (NCAA D1)

  • Eastern Michigan University (NCAA D1)

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Tommy mCkenzie

Head of Boys Recruiting 

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Tommy is head of recruiting for our junior boys program. Tommy has played Division 1 golf at the University of Idaho and at James Madison University. He started off his Division 1 career in 2021, where he earned freshman of the year honours in the Big Sky conference. His passion for the game matches his desire to help the next generation of junior golfers.

Career Highlights
• Team Canada Selection Camp invite 2020 (Golf Canada)
• Team Alberta Development Squad 2019-2021
• Deans List University of Idaho 2021-2023
• Runner Up Canadian U17 National Championship 2019
• Alberta Junior Provincial 2019 Champion
• Future Links Western Canadian championship 2019 Champion

TEAMS

  • University of Idaho (NCAA D1)

  • James Madison University (NCAA D1)

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HARRISON MURPHY

Recruiter 

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Harrison is recruiter at Prolinks. Harrison played at Northwestern University before transferring to Seattle University, where he obtained an MBA. He was a leader in both programs and is one of the longest players in NCAA Dl history (205 ball speed). He played junior golf events in Australia, Morocco and the United States. Harrison was invited to Team Australia National camp before committing to Northwestern in 2017. He finished his college career with a hole in one in his final round at WAC Championships in Las Vegas, playing in the 3 slot for Seattle University.

TEAMS

  • Northwestern University (NCAA D1)

  • Seattle University (NCAA D1)

PETER MURPHY

Coach (PGA Tour & NCAA D1)

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Peter is Prolinks specialized one on one golf instructor. He has over 40 years of international playing and teaching experience and played for team Australia in competition before a career in instruction. From the PGA Tour to AJGA junior golfers aspiring to play college golf, Peter brings a skill set that brings players to another level. He has coached three world #1 professional golfers and over 500 juniors to the NCAA level! In addition, Peter has opened golf academies in 5 different countries. Peter was appointed National Coach of China in 2005, Teacher of the Year in Japan in 2007, National Coach of India in 2010, the National Director for Golf Development in Morocco, and the University of Washington Women’s Golf Consultant.

TEAMS

  • Team Australia - Player 

  • Team India - Head Coach

  • Team China - National Coach

  • Morocco Golf - National Director for Golf Development 

  • University of Washington - Consultant & Swing Coach

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