WENDELL COFFEE

Birthdate: April 3, 1947

Birthplace: Macon, Ga.

Age: 58 Ht: 5'9" Wt: 170

Home: Peachtree City, Ga.

College: Univ. of Florida

Turned Professional: 1972

Player Notes: Owner and teaching professional of Wendell Coffee Golf Center in Tyrone, Ga., a par-3 golf course and practice range. . .Stepson Jason Elliott is teaching professional at John Jacobs School of Golf in Hollywood, Fla., and son, Sean, is an assistant professional at Wendell Coffee Golf Center.. . Was teammate of Steve Melnyk at University of Florida when the Gators won the 1968 NCAA Championship. . . Worked for one year as an accountant, then worked at assistant professional at Atlanta Country Club (1972-74) under Davis Love Jr., gave Davis Love III his first golf lesson. . .Won the Atlanta Open in 1976, then 22 years later won the 1998 Georgia Senior Open. Ran two golf courses, Flat Creek and Braelin Country Club in Peachtree City. . . 1984, 86, 87, and 89 Georgia PGA Merchandiser of the Year, 1986 GSO Top 20 Private clubs. . . Played junior golf with several of the players in the PGA Seniors’ Championship field (Andy North, Bob Murphy, Hubert Green, Bucky Henry, Bert Green). . .At age 16, was the No. 2-ranked junior in the U.S., International Jaycee Tournament, fourth in Future Masters. . Has played in two Senior PGA Championships, missing the cut in both.