The new Golf Galaxy - Cary, NC - Who is their pro?

Hello fellow Triangle Golfers. I found out today the new Golf Galaxy in Cary, NC on Hwy 55 (I thought it was Morriville, ha) is opening on 9-17. Does anyone know who the pro will be?

Tanner

Jeff Yi and Chris Osentoski. I got a flier in the mail yesterday and it happens to have them listed

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Jeff Yi and Chris Osentoski. I got a flier in the mail yesterday and it happens to have them listed
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Cool, Pgood. Thanks. I know Jeff works on Walnut Street. Are they running any promos for the new store?

Thanks, Tanner

Edit: I got the flyer. No mention of deals on lessons. But, plenty for clubs, shoes, clothing etc next weekend. Does anyone know, [color=#282828][size=3]Chris Osentoski? It looks like he is [/size][/color][color=#282828][size=3]coming from a GG store in VA.[/size][/color]

Glad to hear Jeff is going to be there! He is a super nice guy. I don't go to GG that often but he always remembers me and my little girl when he sees us. She is only 8 and asked him about the pink golf balls and was telling him she thought they were cool for girl golfers. He found a couple of sample sleeves and gave them to her.

I did not even know they were opening a new one till I heard it on the radio yesterday. What are the plans for the Walnut Street location? Keep it open?

Is the new one on Hwy 55 or 54?

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Glad to hear Jeff is going to be there! He is a super nice guy. I don't go to GG that often but he always remembers me and my little girl when he sees us. She is only 8 and asked him about the pink golf balls and was telling him she thought they were cool for girl golfers. He found a couple of sample sleeves and gave them to her.

I did not even know they were opening a new one till I heard it on the radio yesterday. What are the plans for the Walnut Street location? Keep it open?
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I've never spoken to Jeff. He seems like a nice guy. Also, he is a Campbell University PGM grad. Go Camels! I am not sure if they are closing the Walnut St location.
The new location is on Hwy 55 not far from 54. But, closer to 540.

Tanner

I tried going to the one on walnut street one time. I could see it but there was no way to get there. I am not a fan of that area. Not easy to maneuver around.

`The new store is amazing. It's kind of like a Golf Galaxy with a Dick's (newer store) look. They have a ton of product there.

Jeff's a good guy and I always liked visiting the Walnut St. location, and I'm glad that Golf Galaxy is staying committed to the area.

Any good giveaways, I was thinking about going this afternoon?

Thanks

I think they are closing the Walnut street location with the new super store they are opening. Jeff is a great guy and will go above and beyond what he has to do to make the customer happy.

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Any good giveaways, I was thinking about going this afternoon?

Thanks
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The giveaways are done when the store opens at 10am. Other than that, not really. You can putt outside for a two ball sleeve and sign up for possible giveaways.

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I think they are closing the Walnut street location with the new super store they are opening. Jeff is a great guy and will go above and beyond what he has to do to make the customer happy.
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he is very nice. how is he as a teacher? I had a friend who said, she enjoyed his lessons. But, I said what did he tell you, she said, he stresses tempo, 1-2-3, 1-2-3. It was kind of a turn off. I am sure he goes deeper than that obviously. Just curious if you guys [size=4]took any lessons from him. Since, he is a Campbell grad, that earns extra points with me.[/size]

I heard Lucas Glover was supposed to be there today. Did anybody make it out and meet him? I would have loved to have made it out today to see what the new store is like. I hope they have more bays than the one on Walnut Street.

Tanner

I think if you could get him out of the store and get some range or course lessons with him, I feel he could get the job done. He is extremely knowledgeable about the swing and tailors what he teaches to the student. I got all of this from about an hour convo with him on a rainy afternoon while he was hunting me some shafts from all over the country.

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Tanner

I think if you could get him out of the store and get some range or course lessons with him, I feel he could get the job done. He is extremely knowledgeable about the swing and tailors what he teaches to the student. I got all of this from about an hour convo with him on a rainy afternoon while he was hunting me some shafts from all over the country.
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[size=3]magdocjr, thx [/size]

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I heard Lucas Glover was supposed to be there today. Did anybody make it out and meet him? I would have loved to have made it out today to see what the new store is like. I hope they have more bays than the one on Walnut Street.
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Flip flappy,

I didn't go yesterday, not sure about Lucas. They do have a 3-4 stall range, similar to Golfsmith in Raleigh. Plus, a few fitting ranges. Not sure which ones are used for lessons or fittings. It's nice to see a store when all the product and displays are brand new.

Tanner

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[quote name='flip flappy' timestamp='1411264185' post='10155037']
I heard Lucas Glover was supposed to be there today. Did anybody make it out and meet him? I would have loved to have made it out today to see what the new store is like. I hope they have more bays than the one on Walnut Street.
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Flip flappy,

I didn't go yesterday, not sure about Lucas. They do have a 3-4 stall range, similar to Golfsmith in Raleigh. Plus, a few fitting ranges. Not sure which ones are used for lessons or fittings. It's nice to see a store when all the product and displays are brand new.

Tanner
[/quote]Thanks for the info Tanner. Glad to hear they have several bays. It is a pain to wait to hit in the bay while some kid pounds ball after ball! I love the Golf Smith hitting area.

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I heard Lucas Glover was supposed to be there today. Did anybody make it out and meet him? I would have loved to have made it out today to see what the new store is like. I hope they have more bays than the one on Walnut Street.
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Flip flappy,

I didn't go yesterday, not sure about Lucas. They do have a 3-4 stall range, similar to Golfsmith in Raleigh. Plus, a few fitting ranges. Not sure which ones are used for lessons or fittings. It's nice to see a store when all the product and displays are brand new.

Tanner
[/quote]Thanks for the info Tanner. Glad to hear they have several bays. It is a pain to wait to hit in the bay while some kid pounds ball after ball! I love the Golf Smith hitting area.
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No problem. Yeah, today I was waiting for a 5 year old hitting balls, ha! Went today, got a 5 gift card and 3 maxli u3 balls for being there at 10. I heard in a prior day someone won a 100 gift card and another person won a 500 card. Met a nice sales person named Joe who was very helpful with shoes and seemed to know the products very well. He came from their FL store.

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I think they are closing the Walnut street location with the new super store they are opening. Jeff is a great guy and will go above and beyond what he has to do to make the customer happy.
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he is very nice. how is he as a teacher? I had a friend who said, she enjoyed his lessons. But, I said what did he tell you, she said, he stresses tempo, 1-2-3, 1-2-3. It was kind of a turn off. I am sure he goes deeper than that obviously. Just curious if you guys [size=4]took any lessons from him. Since, he is a Campbell grad, that earns extra points with me.[/size]
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Why would stressing tempo be a turn off? It's something every great player does very well.

Sorry, to bump an old thread. Has anyone used Jeff recently? How did it go? How about their other pro? Any current feedback is helpful.

> @Tanner25 said:

> Sorry, to bump an old thread. Has anyone used Jeff recently? How did it go? How about their other pro? Any current feedback is helpful.

I haven't used Jeff, but I have done two fitting sessions with Jared Morrow there, and he is excellent. Played college golf at Campbell, and was a teaching pro for several years; I haven't taken a lesson from him, but he's a super nice guy who knows the game.

Thanks, Bluedot.

Anyone been to the CC in cary?

> @bluedot said:

> > @Tanner25 said:

> > Sorry, to bump an old thread. Has anyone used Jeff recently? How did it go? How about their other pro? Any current feedback is helpful.

>

> I haven't used Jeff, but I have done two fitting sessions with Jared Morrow there, and he is excellent. Played college golf at Campbell, and was a teaching pro for several years; I haven't taken a lesson from him, but he's a super nice guy who knows the game.

Hey bluedot, Lessons with Jared are very good. But, he left GG. Looking forward to work with Jeff next.

> @Tanner25 said:

> > @bluedot said:

> > > @Tanner25 said:

> > > Sorry, to bump an old thread. Has anyone used Jeff recently? How did it go? How about their other pro? Any current feedback is helpful.

> >

> > I haven't used Jeff, but I have done two fitting sessions with Jared Morrow there, and he is excellent. Played college golf at Campbell, and was a teaching pro for several years; I haven't taken a lesson from him, but he's a super nice guy who knows the game.

>

> Hey bluedot, Lessons with Jared are very good. But, he left GG. Looking forward to work with Jeff next.

Wow; when did he leave and where did he go? I just saw him there a couple of weeks ago, and a buddy has done an iron fitting since then with him, so it had to have been in the 10 days or so.

I think very recently. He is going to work at the new Drive Shack.

> @Tanner25 said:

> I think very recently. He is going to work at the new Drive Shack.

I got a message from a buddy last night who had gone into GG yesterday to pick up some irons from a recent fitting with Jared and found this out as well. He just said "a driving range somewhere on 40", but the Drive Shack website looks like it's a lot more than that. I hope it's a great gig for him; good guy with a new baby. I'm sure he would probably like to teach more, as opposed to retail, so I hope this fits the bill. Hate to lose him as a club fitter, though; I think he's really good at it.

Sounds about right. They do have to wear many hats at GG. The Drive Shack looks cool.