Talking Golf With The Golf Guy-Season 5 Episode 12 With Ernie Schneiter Jr.
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Talking Golf With The Golf Guy-Season 5 Episode 12 With Ernie Schneiter Jr.

It has been said that Golf Professionals wear many hats, but few men in the history of the PGA have a closet stacked with as much headgear as Utah Golf Hall of Fame member, Ernie Schneiter Jr.

As a player, Ernie excelled from the first time he picked up a golf club, winning the Utah Junior Open as a thirteen year-old.

Ernie Schneiter Jr
(Tom Wharton Photo).

And as a Professional he won the Utah Open, the Idaho Open, the Rocky Mountain Section Championship twice while also competing in the PGA National Championship.

After jobs at Oquirrh Hills in Tooele, the Ogden Golf and Country Club, Blue Lakes Country Club in Idaho, and Ben Lomond, Ernie assumed ownership of the 9-hole Riverside Golf Course in Ogden, Utah and built it into an 18-hole course by designed the back nine and renaming it Schneiter’s Riverside.

Enlightened by his architectural acumen, Ernie purchased 150 acres in Syracuse, Utah and designed another 18-hole golf course which he then named, Schneiter’s Bluff.

Ernie Schneiter Jr.

A quiet, personable, and unassuming man, Ernie Schneiter does not gloat or boast of his many awards and achievements.

That is left to those of us who stand in awe of one of the living legends of Utah Golf History.

Please listen here to some of the exploits of his long, illustrious career as a PGA Professional.

Jeff Waters, MBA, is a PGA Master Professional and the President/CEO of Rocky Mountain Golf Enterprises, a Utah-licensed and registered corporation that uses golf as a marketing tool. With over fifty years of experience in the golf industry, Jeff has worn many hats in diverse roles, including as a player, teacher, Head Professional, administrator, and small business owner. Jeff's extensive background includes ten years as a competitive player, ten years as a Head Golf Professional, overseeing the entire golf course operation, three years as the Director of Player Development for Salt Lake County Parks and Recreation, managing, directing, and supervising multiple golf course programs, and over thirty years as a golf coach and instructor at Rocky Mountain Golf Academy, teaching the game. His elite professional status as a fully trained and certified PGA Master Professional highlights his commitment to the sport. This prestigious designation is merited by a small and exclusive group of Golf Professionals worldwide. This wealth of experience in both the sport and business of golf has established Jeff as a highly skilled and knowledgeable expert and one of America's most qualified and accomplished Golf Professionals. In addition to his practical experience, Jeff has a robust academic background, including a BS in Political Science from the University of Utah, graduate studies in Economics and Commercial Recreation, at that school, and a Master's in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix. He has also taught undergraduate courses at the University of Utah's College of Health and served as an adjunct professor at Granite Peaks Community School. As a well-known media personality, Jeff's versatility in the golf industry is evident through his work as a celebrated broadcast journalist and radio host. He has traveled extensively nationwide, announcing major sporting events at arenas, ballparks, stadiums, and golf courses for national media outlets and syndicated on the Rocky Mountain Golf Radio Network. A member of the Golf Writers Association of America, Jeff regularly contributes editorial pieces to national print publications and has authored multiple books, essays, and short stories. His work has appeared in numerous domestic and regional periodicals and magazines, such as Utah Golf News, Rocky Mountain Golfer, Golf Today, Utah Fairways, Jackson Hole Golf News, and Utah Golf Magazine. He has also contributed to blogs, podcasts, internet forums, and his website at www.jeffgolfguy.com. Jeff's unwavering dedication and service to the golf industry continue to inspire others, underscoring his deep commitment and affection for the sport, business, and recreation of golf.

2 thoughts on “Talking Golf With The Golf Guy-Season 5 Episode 12 With Ernie Schneiter Jr.

  1. Jon Schneiter

    Jeff,

    Great interview. Thank you so much for all you do for Utah golf.

    This will be priceless for our family for generations to come.

    Jon

  2. Jeff Waters Author

    Thank you Jon.
    And, I also recorded over an hour of sound and video of your father that I will include in my documentary production of “The History of Golf in Utah”
    I will also post the video, with sound, on YouTube for posterity and history to see and hear which, I hope, will last forever.
    Be safe,
    Jeff Waters

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