Senior Spotlight: Zachary Specht

Congratulations to Zachary Specht.

He's a recent Florida Gulf Coast University Graduate.

CAUSING MANY GRADUATING STUDENTSTO CELEBRATE THEIR MILESTONES INNON-TRADITIONAL WAYS.SO HERE AT FOX-4, WE ARE SHARINGTHEIR STORIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS A WAY TO HELP CELEBRATETHEM.FOUR IN YOUR CORNERS TIANNAJENKINS HAS THIS WEEK’S SENIORSPOTLIGHT.IMAGINE GRADUATING FROM COLLEGEAND BEING ABLE TO USE YOURDEGREE ON A GOLF COURSE.SOUNDS COOL RIGHT?

WELL, THAT’SEXACTLY WHAT ZACHARY SPECHT ISDOING.ZACHARY SAYS HE PLAYED GOLFGROWING UP...BUT HE GOT SERIOUSABOUT THE SPORT WHEN HE PLAYEDAT PORT CHARLOTTE HIGH SCHOOL.<ZACHARY"I always played basketball aswell.

But I knew that golf wassomething I can make a careerout of."SO HE DID.INSTEAD OF GOING TO A UNIVERSITYIN TENNESSEE TO PLAY GOLF.HEDECIDED TODO THE P-G-A GOLF MANAGEMENTPROGRAM AT FLORIDA GOLF COASTUNIVERSITY.ZACHARY"Golf on TV they play golf for aliving.

We kind of manage golfcourses and teach golf.""Pretty much the point of ourcertification is to try to growthe game of golf as much as wecan.

That’s our main mission"STUDENTS WHO ARE IN THIS PROGRAMGET AWARDED A BACHELORS DEGREEAND COMPLETE THE P-G-ACURRICULUM TO EARN A CLASS AP-G-A MEMBERSHIP.TARA MCKENNA IS THE DIRECTOR OFP-G-A GOLF MANAGEMENT AT FGCU.SHE SAYS THE PROGRAM CAN BETOUGH.SOT - DIRECTOR"The PGA program is alimited-access program.

There’s18 in the country and we’re theonly one in the state ofFlorida.""They have to pass a playingability test to graduate.

Theygo through the whole curriculumin addition to everything elsethey had to do for theirbachelor’s degree."AND THEY HAVE TO DO ANINTERNSHIP FOR 16 MONTHS.YEAH...IT’S A LOT OF WORK.

BUTZACHARY SAYS HE’S GLAD HE DIDIT.ZACHARY"Being on a golf course, beingon a nice course is always a funtime just from the views youget."AND HE’S ALREADY BAGGED A JOB.HE’S IN A FULL-TIME POSITION ATTHE FOXFIRE COUNTRY CLUB INNAPLES.AND AS FAR AS HIS FUTUREPLANS...ZACHARY"Maybe in a year or two, I’llsee what’s out there.

To see ifthere are any other job openingswhere I can move up and advancemy career."TIANNA JENKINS F-4-I-Y-C.