Tom Monaghan
President

Tom Monaghan is the founder of Monaghan Golf Group, established in 2009. Tom has built a strong reputation in the golf industry as an easy to work with, results-driven operator and has grown the company’s portfolio rapidly. He served as Secretary to the Board of the PGA of Canada and held a term on the BC Advisory Board of the National Golf Course Owners Association (NGCOA). In 2012, Tom was awarded the Fore Season Golf Professional Award from the NGCOA; in 2014 he was awarded the Golf Professional of the Year from the PGA of BC. He’s currently on the national Leadership Advisory Staff for Titleist and FootJoy Canada, and is a Class ‘A’ PGA of Canada Golf Professional.

Tom’s best golf memory (so far!) is playing 18 holes at Royal Dornoch along the eastern coast of Scotland.

James Presnail
Director of Golf Operations

James Presnail is our Director of Golf Operations as well as the General Manager at Shadow Ridge Golf Club. Jimmy brings outside-the-box solutions as well as a keen eye for the dollars and cents of the business. A Class 'A' PGA Professional, he previously worked at Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club (Vancouver) after completing the Professional Golf Management Program at Humber College (Toronto). He is the 2013 Forestar Golf Community Leadership Bursary winner and was awarded the Jim Gibson Scholarship in 2012 for his volunteerism. James has been named as one of BC’s Top 100 Golf Professionals in 2019 and 2020.

James’ best golf moment is playing in the 2014 VGT ‘Shoot Out’ at Gleneagles Golf Course where he was lucky enough to make it further than PGA tour players Nick Taylor and Adam Hadwin.

Vanessa Salomons
Director of Retail

Vanessa Salomons is our Director of Retail and brings her keen knowledge of golf apparel trends, inventory management and merchandising to leverage bulk buys for our clients. Previously she was Retail and Marketing Manager at The Arbutus Club and Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club. She is a Certified Titleist Performance Institute Trainer and was the Western Canadian Regional Director of the Association of Golf Merchandisers from 2009 to 2012. ‘V’ has a Personal Training certification for Golf with CANFITPRO and is an Advisor on the FootJoy Women's Council.

One of Vanessa’s favourite golf memories include meeting tour players at the 2011 Canadian Open.

Shawne MacIntyre brings word-smithing skills and marketing savvy to Monaghan Golf Group and its clients. Prior to entering the golf industry, Shawne was an accredited appraiser, taught art history at local universities and is also a freelance writer.

Shawne enjoys the first 6 holes of a game after which you will find her at the 19th hole with her friends.

Shawne MacIntyre
Director of marketing & Communications

Marv Mizinski
Controller

Marv Mizinski is Controller for Monaghan Golf Group; he operates MIM Financial Services. Marv was previously the Financial Manager for Skoah (Vancouver) and has a Graduate Business Administration Degree from the University of Regina.

Marv claims to be terrible at golf but enjoys other sports such as squash, hockey, mountain biking and hiking.

garett squire
Superintendent at Shadow Ridge

Garett Squire is the Superintendent at Shadow Ridge Golf Club. He hails from Michaelbrook Golf Course (Kelowna) as Superintendent and prior to this, was Assistant Superintendent at Talking Rock Golf Course (Chase, BC). Garett also brings experience garnered from past roles at Northview Golf Club (Surrey, BC) and Fairmont Banff Springs (Banff, BC) as well as education at Michigan State University and the University of Guelph (Ontario) in their Turf Management programs. You’ll see his four-legged sidekick, Maverick, wherever he goes.

One of his favourite golf memories was watching Tiger hit the famous bunker shot on 18 at Glen Abbey from inside the ropes during the 2000 Canadian Open.

Mark Kitts
Head Professional at Shadow Ridge

Mark Kitts brings stellar customer service skills and tournament-winning playing skills to Monaghan Golf Group as Head Professional of Shadow Ridge Golf Club. A Class 'A' PGA Professional, Mark currently ranks in the top 50 players of the PGA of Canada and has won several professional events; he qualified for the Canadian Tour where he played from 2008-2010. Mark was previously at the Quilchena Golf & Country Club (Richmond, BC) and has been ranked as one of BC’s Top 100 Golf Professionals since 2013.

Mark's favourite golf experience is playing a practice round with Ryder Cup player Chip Beck.

Derek Thornley
Director of Instruction at Fraserview

Derek Thornley is a Class ‘A’ Level 5 Teaching Professional who brings results-oriented coaching and lessons as the Director of Instruction at Monaghan Golf Group’s Fraserview Golf Academy. Derek was the technical swing coach for the UBC Men’s and Women's Golf Teams and coached players on the RCGA National Junior Team and National Women’s Team, prior to joining our team. As a player, Derek competed on the Canadian PGA Tour and the Australia/New Zealand PGA Tour. He has also played in Canadian Open qualifying events and reached second stage qualifying for the U.S. Open.

One of Derek’s favourite golf experiences is playing in the US Amateur Championship in Chicago.

Myles Leong
Golf Operations Manager for Langara & Fraserview

Myles Leong brings his excellent people skills, cool-headed nature and operational savvy to Monaghan Golf Group as the Golf Operations Manager for both Fraserview and Langara Golf Courses. With a Bachelor of Coaching and Physical Education Degree from Douglas College (Vancouver), Myles has been with us since 2009.

One of Myles' favourite golf experiences is meeting Paula Creamer at the 2012 LPGA Canadian Open.

Mecayla mendoza
Golf shop assistant manager at Fraserview

Mecayla Mendoza brings her eye for efficiency and stellar customer service to Fraserview Golf Course as the Golf Shop Assistant Manager. In addition to knowing pretty much everything about the pro shop operations, she’s also passionate about volleyball and is the Regional Excellence Program Head Coach with Volleyball Canada and the co-president of the non-profit Action Volleyball Club. With an Associate of Arts degree from Douglas College, Mecayla has been with Monaghan Golf since 2018.

Mecayla is a big fan of reading YA novels and has an amazing singing voice!

Mason Lafrance
Golf Shop Supervisor at Langara

Mason LaFrance is Golf Shop Supervisor at Langara Golf Course where his professionalism and attention to detail shines. Mason, who turned Pro in 2017, comes to us from Shadow Ridge Golf Club and the Arbutus Ridge Golf Club (Vancouver Island) and has experience at other semi-private courses. He is a PGA of Canada Class “A” Member and has a Diploma in Golf Management/Advanced Diploma in Golf Operations from Camosun College. Mason was named to the PGA of BC’s Top 100 Professionals in 2019 and was part of the team nominated for BC’s Golf Shop of the Year, in 2020. Mason also teaches players of all skill levels and aims to help students reach their goals.

Mason’s favourite golf experience was competing in the 2021 RBC Scramble National Championship at Cabot Cape Breton, NS.

remy letendre
assistant golf Shop Supervisor at Langara

Remy Letendre is Assistant Manager at Langara Golf Club and recently got his playing card. Remy comes from the sales and service industry where he bartended, managed bars and honed his knowledge of fine spirits. He brings his amazing customer service skills and friendly demeanour to the busy clientele at Langara. When not at Langara or golfing, Remy runs a co-Ed softball league in Kitsilano, and helps to run Slow Pitch For Kids, a charity softball tournament for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

One of Remy’s fondest golf memories is playing the old course at St Andrew’s where he walked on as a single and played the course all by himself.

courtney Campbell-leveck
Golf Operations Manager for gleneagles & Ambleside Par 3

Courtney Campbell is Golf Operations Manager at Gleneagles & Ambleside Par 3 in West Vancouver. She brings considerable experience and expertise to MGG in her past roles at The Reserve Club (Palm Springs, CA), Clublinks, Grandview Golf Club (Muskoka, ON) and Capilano Golf and Country Club. Courtney attained her PGA of Canada, Class “A” professional status in 2010. Courtney was awarded the Golf Professional of the Year Award in 2021 for the Lower Mainland by the PGA of BC. Most recently, she was appointed to the PGA of BC Board of Directors for the 2022-2024 term. Court is also a passionate advocate of getting women into golf and operates a successful (and super fun) group Birdies Babes Beats.

Court’s favourite golf moment is getting a hole-in-one on Hole #14 at Capilano, while calling it, mid-air.

katrina johnson

Bookkeeper + Admin Assistant

Katrina Johnson is the Bookkeeper at Monaghan Golf Group and the Administrative Assistant at the Fraserview Golf Academy. Her background in the golf industry began in Edmonton (AB) as Food & Beverage Manager, then later the Director of Golf at the Spallumcheen Golf & Country Club in Vernon (BC). In addition to assisting the Controller at MGG, and conducting the admin at FGA, Katrina volunteers with the food programme at her children’s school and operates a Bed & Breakfast in Vernon.

Though very busy, if you need the job done quickly and done well, she’s your person.