COACH
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Name : Monique ( Mo ) Gesualdi , PGA , LPGA , TPI Facility : The Golf Academy at St . Johns , St . Johns Golf & CC Location : Florida Brief Bio :
• Brief work history : Director of Golf at St . Johns Golf & CC and The Academy at St . Johns . Prior to that Director of TBGA at St . Johns Golf & CC . Also worked and taught at TPC Wakefield Plantation in Raleigh , NC , Tamarack CC in Greenwich , CT and Richter Park in Danbury , CT . in Illinois . Player Development Manager at George Dunne National GC from 2016 to present .
• Accomplishments : Coached over 70 + wins and 80 + Medalists since 2018 . Gesualdi received a full-scholarship to play Division I Women ’ s Golf at Furman University where she individually won the 2005 Furman Lady Paladin Invitational where she held the 36-hole record of ( -5 ) for 10 years amongst other greats who attended Furman before her like Betsy King , Beth Daniel , and Dottie Pepper . After her first collegiate win , Gesualdi was faced in a match play event versus # 1 Women ’ s Team in the country , Duke , with Gesualdi individually matched against the # 1 female college player in the country at the time , Liz Janangello . Gesualdi went onto defeat Janangello 3 & 2 . Gesualdi went onto become a First-Team All-American her sophomore year at Furman , Southern Conference Player of the Month ( Oct 2004 ) and Golfweek Magazine Player of the Week ( Oct 2024 ).
• Awards : Gesualdi won the 2004 Furman Lady Paladin as an individual and her team beating out top teams like UGA , Auburn , Florida , and Florida State to name a few . Gesualdi won back-back Women ’ s Western Junior Championships , considered a junior “ Major ” in 2002 & 2003 , has been named “ Player of the Year ” via the FCWT , Florida Times Union and was recognized by the St . Augustine Record “ Athlete of the Decade ” in Girls Golf for the 2000 ’ s .
• Certifications : PGA Class A , LPGA Class A , TPI Level 2 in Golf , Juniors , & Power . Gesualdi has her Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies from Furman University in Greenville , SC and is an International Baccalaureate ( IB ) graduate from Nease High School in St . Augustine , FL .
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