About Mark

A Private Club General Manager for 37 years, Mark previously served 16 years with ClubCorp, including 4 here at (Haile Plantation), and 8 years with Troon Golf. He has led member-owned, corporate-owned and developer-owned Clubs during that successful tenure, including several of the most prestigious Clubs in America: The University Club - Houston, Windsor in Vero Beach, The Loxahatchee Club in Jupiter, and Carolina Country Club in Raleigh among them. Prior to returning to Hawkstone in 2022, Mark served as Chief Operating Officer of the Timber Pines Community Association, one of the largest and most active Club Communities in the country, as well as the Heritage Springs Community Association in Trinity, Fl. He is also the recipient of numerous company and industry awards and honors. Originally from Michigan, Mark attended Cranbrook School and then received his B.A. from Michigan State University. Mark and his wife, Maribeth, have been married for 35 years and lived in Alachua County since 2003. Maribeth is a small business owner, an active equestrian, and an alumnus of the University of South Florida. Their daughter, Alexa, is an attorney at Carlton Fields in Tampa, having attended Oak Hall School in Gainesville and receiving her BS, MS and JD all from The University of Florida.

About Anthony

Anthony was born in New York, but grew up in New Port Richey, FL. He attended the University of West Florida , majoring in Communications. Anthony has worked in the hotel, restaurant and club business for the past 13 years, and been a vital part of the Hawkstone golf operations team since 2017. An avid New York Giants fan, Anthony and his wife, Kayla, reside in Gainesville.

About Evan

Evan Walker, our Head Golf Professional since 2018 is a Florida native, and graduate of the University of Florida. Evan has worked in the Golf and Country Club industry for more than 10 years. Evan has been playing golf since the age of ten and has always loved the game. Besides golf, Evan enjoys spending time with his wife, Candice, son, Ryan, and he also enjoys attending Florida Gator sporting events.

About Joe

Joe Holden is from the Tampa Bay area and has been the Golf Course Superintendent here at Hawkstone Country Club for 30 years. He was involved with the original construction of the golf course. His prior experience was in golf course construction, including the Mean Five Nations Golf Course in Belgium, and was employed for five years with Augusta National. He is a graduate of Gateway College in Lake City with a degree of science and golf course operations. Joe has a total of 45 years combined experience in the industry and continues to volunteer each year at Augusta National at the Masters Tournament.

About Mike

Grew up in Miami Florida and was a top junior tennis player in Florida and the United States. Mike achieved a United States ranking of number 2 in the country when he was 21 years old. Mike graduated from Louisiana State University, where he lettered in tennis and earned all SEC honors as a top collegiate tennis player in the U.S. After graduating, Mike played professional tennis in South America Europe, Mexico, Canada, and the US. He achieved a world ranking on the ATP tour. After his playing days, Mike established the Gainesville Tennis Academy at Westside Park and ran the academy for over 37 years.

About Dani

Dani has been in the fitness field for almost 20 years. She has a degree in exercise and sport science from UNC Greensboro and MS in sports/recreation management from NC State. Dani started with us in 2018 and loves her daily water aerobics and workouts!