Come play over 150,000 courses or use the driving range. ABOUT JAMES UNDERDOWN, PGA
Originally from Medina, New York, a small town near Buffalo, my family’s home was located on Shelridge Country Club. As a junior golfer I honed my skills everyday at this club, while participating and winning a number of inter-league and Buffalo District Golf Association events. A member of the Medina High School
golf team for five years, I successfully qualified for the Western New York Sectionals my last four years. After winning the County championship in 1991, I became a member of the 1991 New York State Public High School Championship team finishing in the top 40 individually. Completing my senior as one of the top ranked player in Western New York, I attend Le Moyne College in Syracuse, New York. As a four-year starter on the golf team, my career ended with several top 10 finishes. Graduating in May 1995 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics, I entered the business world in the finance industry. In April 1996 I began my career in the golf industry as a First Assistant Golf Professional at Teugega Country Club in Rome, New York. With a successful season under my belt, and the fortune of meeting my future wife, I departed for Florida in search of winter employment. November of 1996 began my run of over 10 years in the State of Florida with a position at Falcon’s Fire Golf Club, in Kissimmee. As a Class “A” member of the PGA of America, I became the Head Golf Professional at Falcon’s Fire in December 2000. After 18 months at the helm, I transferred to Orange Lake Resort & Country Club and assumed the title of Head Golf Professional at the largest timeshare resort in the world. Those five years provided me an enormous amount of experience, as I have been a leader of a 54-hole golf operation with three different clubhouses. While pursuing my career as a club professional in Florida, my wife and I were married, and on October 10, 2004 experienced the birth of our first son, Justin. This event prompted us to relocate back to the northeastern part of the United States to be closer to immediate family. In late 2006, I was named the Head Golf Professional at Wahconah Country Club in Dalton, Massachusetts. I served in this position for seven years, before embarking on my latest venture of opening my own business. In November of 2014, I opened Downswing’s Indoor Golf Center in the heart of Pittsfield. Twelve years later we are still going strong (albeit in a different location). We offer three simulators each with the ability to play over 150,000 golf courses or simply use the driving range. As a PGA professional I also give golf lessons at an hourly rate of $50. Stop by to see our wide array of merchandise offerings, schedule time on the simulators, book a golf lesson, or have your clubs re-gripped. We are located at 813 Dalton Division Road in Dalton and our phone number is 413-212-2768.
