Vinnie Mulvaney
(Class A Clubmaker, Custom Fitter and Repair Specialist)
Retired from the Newark Fire Department in 1994 after 25 years of service. He relocated to
Sarasota in January 1994. He passed through the Golfsmith Clubmaker School in Austin,
Texas in 1989. He became a member of the Golf Clubmakers Association in 1989- present
and the Professional Clubmakers Society in 1991- present. He owned “Grip to Toe Inc” in New
Jersey 1990-1993. During 1991 he did extensive written and practical work to become a
‘Class A’ accredited clubmaker. When he arrived in Sarasota he helped set-up the David
Leadbetter Golf Academy in Bradenton, he became their clubmaker and facility manager. In
March 2000 he moved to Palmetto, Florida to work alongside Tony Jacklin at his Golf
Academy. In March 2002 he set up shop in Manatee Golf where he did all their club repair and
custom fitting. Vinnie joined the Suncoast Golf Center team in October 2004, we have
expanded the clubmaking business to become Sarasota and Bradenton’s premier facility for
custom fitting, clubmaking and club repair. He has his workshop on the driving range tee
which gives him the advantage of fitting people and seeing the ball flight as opposed to hitting
into a net. Vinnie continues to further his knowledge in clubmaking; he attended the Mizuno
fitting school in 2000 and the Mitchell Advanced fitting school to become a “fitting specialist”
in 2006. Vinnie is a great asset to Suncoast Golf Center team and his experience and
knowledge is unsurpassed.
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