Below is an interview with Glenn Preciado, the Director of Golf Operations at OHL El Camaleon Mayakoba. The following are a few traditional and non traditional golf centric questions that I love to ask influential people in the golf industry.
Can you provide our readers a brief biography? Western State Conference Player of the Year 1985 Pga of America member in 1995 Courses of Employment: Sandpiper Golf Course Santa Barbara Calif Birnamwood Golf Club Montecito Calif Sherwood Country Club Westlake Calif Iberostar Playa Paraíso Golf Club Riviera Maya Mexico El Camaleón Mayakoba Playa del Carmen Mexico
Notables tournaments operated: LPGA Santa Barbara Open 1995; PGA Tour school finals 1997, Tiger Woods World Challenge 1998,99 ; Iberostar Rivera Maya Open Canadian tour 2008,9,10; Big Break Mexico 2013 ; Ohl Classic 2013
When did you start golfing and who introduced you to the game? Started Playing at age of 12 with my neighbor Troy. I remember how small the persimon Woods were and how short the ball went.
What is your current home course? My current home course is El Camaleón Mayakoba.
To date, what is your proudest golf accomplishment? My 3 course records. 63; 63; 29
What is your biggest golf pet peeve on or off the course? Slow Play
What is your favorite club in your bag and why? My Driver, Because you can hit it as far as you want.
What is your favorite golf destination? Pebble beach or Carmel Valley Calif
What course is on your bucket list that you have not played yet? Old Course at St. Andrews
If you woke up tomorrow and could play one course you played before, where would you play? Cypress Point pebble beach
If you could change one aspect, rule or thing about golf, what would it be and why? Move the ball out of a divot in the fairway. It should be GUR
Dream foursome (living)? Arnold Palmer - Greg Norman - Lee Trevino- Myself
Dream foursome (living or dead)? Bobby Jones-Payne Stewart- Seve Ballesteros -Myself
18 Rapid Fire, Off The Cuff Questions
1) Hitting Long Drive OR Sinking Long Putt? Long Putt2) Having Round of Life OR Hole in One? Round of my Life
3) Golfing at the crack of dawn OR twilight? Twilight
4) Hit a power fade OR power draw? Power Draw
5) Beverage cart OR halfway house? Bev Cart
6) Bathroom OR bushes? Bushes
7) Hot dog OR wrap? Wrap
8) Around the green, being in sand OR thick rough? Sand
9) Walking OR riding? Walking
10) Do you carry traditional 3 iron OR hybrid? Hybrid
11) Do you prefer long par 3 OR long par 5? Long par 5
12) Pants OR Shorts? Shorts
13) Palmer OR Nicklaus? Palmer
14) Beatles OR Elvis? Elvis
15) Play for fun OR play for money? Money
16) Bump and run OR flop shot? Flop
17) Lay up OR gamble? Gamble
18) 18 holes OR 36? 36
