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Management Profiles

STEVE FICOVICH
Head Golf Professional and Tournament Director, The Course at Wente Vineyardsimage
With extensive experience in all aspects of golf management, Steve Ficovich joined the golf team at The Course at Wente Vineyards in December of 2003. He oversees daily operations, including staff, training, merchandise and guests services.  A veteran instructor, Steve coordinates individual and group lesson programs, as well as specialized clinics for golfers of all ages and skill levels.

Prior to Wente Vineyards, Steve was on staff for 11 years at Half Moon Bay Golf Links, where he was head professional from 1999-2003. Steve worked with a number of legendary athletes, including Jo DiMaggio and Tiger Woods, as well as celebrities like singer-songwriter Neal Young, who took lessons from him at Half Moon Bay. Steve also caddied for Young in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

A lifetime resident of the Bay Area, Steve studied occupational therapy at De Anza College in Cupertino, and then started his golf career in 1991 as an assistant professional at Palo Alto Hills Country Club. The next year he moved on to Half Moon Bay, where he started as an assistant pro and then assistant director of golf.

An avid fisherman who also enjoys hunting quail, dove, chukar and pheasant, Steve lives in Saratoga with his wife and three daughters.



GLENN MATTHEWS
Superintendent and Director of Maintenance, The Course at Wente Vineyardsimage
A former golf professional that started working in golf shops as a teenager, Glenn Matthews oversees maintenance on the golf course and directs landscape operations throughout the Wente Vineyards property.  Born and raised in San Diego, Glenn is a graduate of Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, where he majored in soil science, with a minor in viticulture, an ideal combination for The Course at Wente Vineyards. He also has a degree in horticulture.

Although he started out as an aspiring tour pro and has been a golf instructor as well, Glenn transitioned into the course maintenance side of the industry, first joining the staff at Singing Hills Country Club in El Cajon, and then at San Luis Obispo Country Club. He joined the team at Wente Vineyards in mid-2003 as assistant superintendent and soon was elevated to his current role that fall.