David has been a full-time teaching professional for 29 years. Prior to his career as a golf instructor, David was a PGA Tour Member and competed in United States Open Championships at Oakland Hills, Shinnecock Hills, and Olympic Club, as well as in the National Championships of Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, India, Taiwan, The Philippines, Singapore and Canada.

His accomplishments as a competitive golfer include:

  • PGA TOUR MEMBER ('87)

  • 3 TIME UNITED STATES OPEN CONTESTANT ('85,'86,'87)

  • TOP 50 PROFESSIONAL AT UNITED STATES OPENS (’86 &’87)

  • PUTTING LEADER ’87 U.S. OPEN (TIED WITH PAYNE STEWART)

  • RUNNER-UP – WEB.COM – BOISE OPEN (’90)

  • AMATEUR CHAMPION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (’83)

  • RUNNER-UP – UNITED STATES AMATUER PUB-LINKS (’83)

  • ALL-AMERICAN AT SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY (’83)

  • SEVEN “COURSE RECORD” SCORES

  • EIGHT "HOLE-IN-ONES"

  • NINE YEAR TOURING PROFESSIONAL (PGA, WEB.COM, ASIAN) (’83 – ’92)

Read a feature about David in Fore Magazine: