Instructors Bios
Terry Rowles
Terry Rowles is the owner and head instructor of the SFGPC
Terry is originally from the U.K. and is a member of the British PGA. He worked six years for David Leadbetter (rated the world's number one rated golf coach by Golf Digest) as the director of the biggest academy in Europe. While there, Terry had the opportunity to assist coaching many of the top players in the world.
After leaving David Leadbetter, Terry worked and studied with the leading figures in the fields of biomechanics, mental coaching, and golf conditioning, allowing him to develop a cutting edge system of improvement that involves all aspects of the game.
In his 15 years as a professional instructor, Terry has worked with hundreds of golfers, including more than 20 national champions. His methods have proven successful for players of all abilities – from complete beginners to PGA and European tour pros.
KRIS MOE
We are please to have Kris Moe as a outstanding member of the SFGPC team. Kris has over twenty-three years experience as a golf professional, and continues to improve his coaching skills by working with some of the world's top instructors and players. He is still a willing learner of the game and competitive player on the Club Pro level with an eye on the senior tour in 2011.
Overall, Kris has played in over twenty countries through Asia, Europe, South America and North America, and has had pairings with Greg Norman, Nick Faldo, Colin Montgomery and Mark O'Meara.
Notable finishes include:
- 1986 US PGA Tour player
- 1989 European PGA Tour Player
- 2003 Hawaii State Open Champion
- 2002 Northern California PGA Stroke Play Champion
- 2003 NCPGA Match Play Champion
- 25th place finish in the 1985 British Open
- 1986, 2002-2004 ATT Pebble Beach Pro-Am contestant (best finish 50th)
- 3rd Place finish in the 1985 Australian PGA
- Two-time All-American at San Diego State University
- California Amateur Champion 1983
LISA ALLEE
We are happy to welcome Lisa Allee as our newest professional at SFGPC. Lisa is an LPGA Class "A" Teaching Professional with an extensive background in the golf industry and is a certified Titleist Performance Institute Golf Fitness Instructor (TPI). Allee was most recently the Teaching Professional at The Peninsula Golf and Country Club, as well as the Teaching/ Asst Professional at Lake Merced Golf and Country Club. She also was an Instructor at The John Jacobs/Golf Digest School Schools in Arizona. Prior to giving private lessons, Lisa was the Assistant Women's Golf Coach at both Texas A&M University and The University of Tennessee, where she worked with world class athletes. She is the 1991 Texas HS State Champion and as a former collegiate golfer and professional golfer on various tours, she is a graduate of Texas A&M University with a BS in Kinesiology with a specialization in Sports Management. She credits her extensive knowledge of the golf swing, from the opportunity to be mentored and learn from several of the greatest instructors in the game, such as the late Dick Harmon.
Lisa enjoys hiking, fishing, and piloting airplanes in her free time. Lisa works with golfers of all abilities from tour players to new golfers.