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Michael Breed

  • Class
    1985
  • Induction
    2004
  • Sport(s)
    Golf
  • Michael Breed was a four-year letterwinner on the Randolph-Macon golf team. He was the #1 player for the Yellow Jackets for three years and was team captain as a senior in 1985. Breed won six tournaments during his career, and was Randolph-Macon's top player in many competitions.
  • Breed's post-graduate achievements are numerous. In 2003, he was named one of the top instructors in New York state by Golf Digest. He was recognized by Golf Magazine as one of America's top 100 teachers of the sport in 2002. In 2000 he was named the New York Metropolitan PGA Teacher of the Year and was recognized by the New York Post as one of the top five instructors in the metropolitan area. Breed has won many golf tournaments, and has also set three course records.
  • Professionally, Breed was able to turn golf into a career, serving as a golf pro at several clubs. At the time of induction, he was the head golf pro at the Sunningdale Country Club in Scarsdale, New York. He has written golf instructional columns for Golf Magazine, Sports Illustrated, and various newspapers, hosted a radio show about golf in Connecticut, and has done instructional shows and served as a guest commentator on the Golf Channel cable network.
  • Since graduating in 1985, Breed has supported the Randolph-Macon golf team by serving as assistant coach, recruiting and providing instruction to numerous student-athletes.
  • A native of Greenwich, Connecticut, Breed graduated from Choate Rosemary Hall before coming to Randolph-Macon. He currently lives in Greenwich.
  • Breed has recieved numerous awards for his coaching and instruction since graduating from Randolph-Macon.  Breed was voted Metropolitan PGA Teacher of the Year in 2000, 2006 Metropolitan PGA Horton Smith Award Winner, 2007 Metropolitan PGA Horton Smith Award Winner, and most recently Breed was 2012 PGA National Teacher of the Year.  Breed is currently the Director of Instruction at the Michael Breed Golf Academy in Manhattan Woods Golf Club in West Nyack, New York.
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