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At the end of the regular sea
son June 15, three girls from
each team were chosen to play
for the All-Stars.
James, David Whiddon and
Kelly Tucker combine talents
to help coach the Angels. James
explained that his most experi
enced cast consisted of Jessica
Bourroughs and Christine
Campbell.
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Angels head coach Jesse James goes through the steps of
run-bunting with Ellen Greer. James also use digital photos to
enhance the girls’ play. “I blow them up to an BXIO and show
it to them," he said. “When they can see what they’re doing
wrong, it helps them correct it.”
Perry Junior League Angels
Player Position
Tiffany James shortstop
Kaci Whiddon first base
Jessica Burroughs pitcher
Ellen Greer second base
Christine Campbell catcher
Alexis Ricks left field
Julia Saunders right field
Kellyn Wright left field
Kelli Maddox centerfield
Taylor Tucker utility fielder
Katlyn Offenburg third base
Kasey Williams right field
Head Coach: Jesse James
Assistant coaches: David
Whiddon, Kelly Tucker
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business while son Eric is the
head golf professional at
Landings.
“Eric does a great job,” said
his proud father. “He does
many things I used to do. And
he put us on a computer sys
tem for merchandising and a
lot of things we do in the pro
shop.
“He more or less trained
Krag (Woodyard) as much as I
did on how to run a business,”
Middle Georgia’s golf sage con
tinued. “You have to wear a lot
of hats in this business from
setup to scheduling to cleaning
out a stopped up john and
working with the superintend
ent on greens and golf course
maintenance.
“Like you have to milk a
herd of dairy cows everyday,
there’s always something to
do,” he said.
“What’s unique is that it’s an
Alan and Jeanne and Eric’s
deal over there,” Woodyard
said. “The three of them really
work so well together and they
allowed me to be a part of it
while I was over there.”
While White has become a
successful owner of two coun
try clubs in Warner Robins
(separately), he started out in
the Midwest as a player. Born
in Columbus, Ohio, he moved
to California his senior year of
high school, going on to
Ventura College to play golf.
While in California he went
back to his old stomping
grounds in the Midwest and
saw a friend of his, Jeanne.
They started “going together”
in 1958, but White wasn’t sat
isfied.
Back in California, he sent
her a package containing a
train ticket and a ring. Five
months later, in 1959, they
were married.
“She’s always worked with
me, she’s a real good people
person,” White said, who
began his playing career with
his wife at his side.
Golfers in the 1960 s and
1970 s didn’t make as much
money as they do now, so while
living in Indiana, White wrote
for the sports section of a local
paper.
“She (Jeanne) was always
better at typing than I was,”
White said. “I used to do a col
umn and write for the newspa
per. I would dictate to her and
she’d type it for me.”
When White was able to play
golf he did it well. A member of
the PGA since 1964, he is the
only professional to win three
state championships in three
different states, in three differ
ent decades. He won in Indiana
(1968), Kentucky (1973, 1976,
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Plaques that Alan White won during his playing days line the
walls at the Landings.
1978), and Georgia (1980 State
Champion, 1982 Match Play
Champion, 1990 Senior Open
Champion). He played in seven
National PGA Championships
and 40 Tour events, building
an impressive resume he
believes gives him more credi
bility as a teacher at one time,
and now as an owner.
“If there are 10 things that
are important to a golf profes
sional/owner, the ability to play
is maybe seventh of eighth,”
White said. “You gain the
respect of your membership
and you’re more apt to have
people think you know what
you are doing.”
In 1977 White, with business
partner John Leonard, pur
chased Sandy Run Golf Club,
today known as International
City.
In his 10 years of service
there he changed holes, added
bunkers, increased member
ship to around 225 and
improved the quality of the
grass because he installed an
irrigation system.
In 1985, while still at Sandy
Run, land was purchased to
build The Landings Country
Cluh.
“I saw that this development
(Landings) was going to hap
pen and I could either be
involved with it or compete
against it,” White said. “I
decided to be involved with it.”
His playing career now
ceased, White has concentrat
ed on becoming an outstanding
owner.
In 1999 White became the
first to receive the Georgia
PGA Distinguished Service
Award for all he has done for
the golf community in Middle
Georgia and for the PGA. He
was twice president of the
Central Georgia Chapter of the
PGA, a position his son now
holds.
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While the awards speak for
themselves, Anderson and
Woodyard sum up White’s
affect on golf in the county
best.
“He has a great deal of pro
fessionalism,” Anderson said.
“He really epitomizes what a
PGA pro is all about. He’s a
teacher and a business man.”
“He gave me a great opportu
nity to pursue a quick dream
that I was able to get pretty
quickly by just working there
(Landings) for a year,”
Woodward said.
“Every assistant he’s had
that has gone through the
(PGA) program with him has
gone on to become a head golf
professional. It’s amazing that
so many people have been
affected.”
The success of White
■ 1986: Georgia Merchandiser
of the Year
■ Pro Shop voted one of
America’s Top 100 Golf Shops
■ 1987: Georgia PGA
Professional of the Year
■ Pro Shop voted one of
America’s Top 100 Golf Shops
■ 1989: Georgia Merchandiser
of the Year
■ 1990: Inaugural Inductee into
the Houston County Golf Hall of
Fame
■ 1999: First recipient of the
Georgia PGA Distinguished
Service Award
■ 1964-1968: Served on
Indiana PGA Board of Directors
■ 1970-1978: Served on
Kentucky PGA Board of
Directors
■ 1981-1991: Served on
Georgia PGA Board of Directors
■ 1983-1987: Georgia PGA
Tournament Chairman
■ 1986-1991, 1994-1997:
President of Central Georgia
Chapter of PGA
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