Our team
Partners who have led some of the country's most distinguished clubs.
The experience behind every search
Our partners bring the network, the judgment, and first-hand knowledge of what a great hire looks like, because they have held these roles themselves.


Mike LaRoque
Mike runs recruitment and search operations at GBN: building each candidate pipeline, reaching out to candidates across the network, and managing the GBN Job Board. He is the first call for a club starting a search and the person candidates hear from at every step.

Bob Ford, PGA
Bob is a Partner with Golf Business Network. In his role, he provides GBN with strategic business development and a vast network within the industry. Bob's expertise in the golf business is unsurpassed. Bob served as the Head Golf Professional at two of the most prestigious clubs in the country, Oakmont Country Club (1979 – 2016) and Seminole Golf Club (1999 – 2021). He is considered one of the preeminent club professionals ever in America and mentored more than 50 Assistant Professionals into Head Golf Professional positions. Bob was named the recipient of the 2017 Bob Jones Award, the USGA's highest honor. Bob is a graduate of the University of Tampa.

Dennis Satyshur, PGA
Dennis is a partner with Golf Business Network. In his role, he provides GBN with business development opportunities, along with guidance and expertise in club operations. Dennis served as the Director of Golf at Caves Valley Golf Club for over 30 years, taking the Club from a start-up to national prominence. In his career he had additional experience at Pinehurst, Columbia Country Club, Pine Tree Golf Club, Bent Pine Golf Club and Baltimore Country Club. In 1997, he was appointed by Tom Kite as vice-captain of the Ryder Cup team competing at Valderrama Golf Club. Dennis is a graduate of Duke University, where he played golf and was a captain of the football team.

David Ransom
David is a partner with Golf Business Network. In his role, he provides overall direction and leadership for the GBN search service. He is also active in the entire search process from managing client relationships to candidate attraction and assessment to offer and acceptance. David is an expert professional in the field of executive search and brings a wealth of knowledge and over 25 years experience to GBN. He has developed a search method that optimizes the outcome and quality of the recruitment process. In addition to his leadership role, he has personally completed hundreds of searches. David is a graduate of Eastern Illinois University.
Golf Business Network identified a candidate who was not only extraordinarily qualified on paper, but who truly fit the culture and vision of Atlanta Athletic Club. The thoroughness of their evaluation process gave our board complete confidence, and that confidence has been fully rewarded.
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