Director of Instruction at Grey Silo Golf Course
Theresa McDermott is a LPGA Class A Teaching Professional.
She turned professional at the end of 2002 and she played professionally on The Futures Tour (Epson); the West Coast Ladies’ Golf Tour and the Canadian Women’s Tour. Theresa has been nominated for the LPGA Mid-West Teacher of the Year and she has been recognized as a US Kids Top 50 Instructor (HM).
Theresa has worked at top golf courses across Canada including: Kelowna G&CC in Kelowna, BC; Country Hills GC in Calgary; Camelot G&CC in Ottawa; and The Golf Performance Center @ Whistle Bear in Cambridge. Theresa works with all ages and levels of golfers from total beginners thru to competitive junior, amateur, collegiate and professional players. Both Golf Ontario and British Columbia Golf selected her to teach special provincial programs. She has served 3 years on the LPGA Canadian Committee.
Prior to turning professional, Theresa earned a full scholarship to a NCAA Division I Big Ten School, Indiana University. She was coached by Hall of Fame Coach and former PGA Tour Player, Sam Carmichael. Her team was ranked as low as 8th in the nation and The Hoosiers won 14 tournaments including a Big Ten Conference Championship. Theresa captured an individual Indiana Invitational title. She had numerous Top 5 and Top 10 finishes and she was selected to the All Big-Ten Conference Team.
As an elite amateur, Theresa was invited to prestigious tournaments such as the North South Women’s Amateur at Pinehurst GC and multiple Women’s Western Amateurs. She competed in the US Amateur, Canadian, Ontario and Indiana Women’s Championships. As a junior, she finished in the Top-4 in 3 consecutive Provincial Championships. She was a 3-year member of the Ontario Junior Girls’ Team. She won the Ontario Junior Girls’ Match Play Championship and she won Low-17-year-old at the Canadian Junior Girls’ Championship. She was invited to the prestigious Hudson Junior Invitational in Ohio and qualified for the Optimist World Junior Championship at Torrey Pines GC in San Diego.
