ProFile

Dan Porter

Course: Avondale Golf Club in Hayden, Idaho

Turned professional: 1983

Years at present course: Ten, the last nine as the head professional

Age: 45

Family: Wife Debbie, and children Taylor, 18, Chelsea, 15, and Michael, 13

Education: Graduated from Mead High in 1981 and earned a degree in business management from Eastern Washington in 1985.

Hobbies: Watching all kinds of sports, especially basketball, on television

Favorite winter getaway: Hawaii

Past experience: Worked on the grounds crew at Wandermere Golf Course as a teenager and, after turning pro, served 81/2 years as an assistant under Steve Prugh at Manito Golf & Country Club. Moved to Indian Canyon and spent 11/2 years as an assistant under Gary Lindeblad, before spending the next four as an assistant under Steve Conner at Downriver. Worked as the head professional at Birdies Golf Center for 11/2 years, and then went to Avondale, where he spent a year as an assistant under Tim Morton before taking over the head pro.

What’s in the bag

Driver: Titleist 983 (9.5 degrees loft)

Fairway metal: Titleist. 906F2 3-metal (13 degrees loft)

Hybrids: Nike CPR (18 degrees loft)

Irons: Nike CCI forged (3-PW)

Wedges: Titleist Vokey (56 degrees)

Putter: Scotty Cameron D Tour

Best golf tip received: Never swing to 100 percent of your capability. Swing at 85 percent, and you will finish in balance and hit a lot more crisp shots.