Dan Gage has been the head professional at Oceanside Country Club in Ormond Beach, Florida, since 2024. Jonathan Ernst, USGA Dan Gage came to golf later than most PGA professionals. He was a multi-sport athlete who grew up in a small town in Ohio. Golf was not one of those sports until he went to high school. The boys’ golf team was a player short, and so he decided to join the team. He was quickly hooked, and just as quickly he got better, even though he was largely self-taught. Gage enrolled at the University of Cincinnati and walked on to the golf team. He went on to win six times for the squad. He tried to play professionally for a few years after college but realized little success. Gage started his career in the club ranks in 1997 at Kenwood Country Club in Cincinnati. In 2007, he began a six-year stint as an assistant professional at Wetherington Golf and Country Club, also in the Cincinnati area. In 2013, he became the first assistant at the nearby Heritage Club. He then was recruited to become the director of golf at Wedgewoo...