well who said getting a college degree
was all work and no play this morning we
are taking to a part of the University
of the Incarnate Word that is located
out at a golf course yes there is a
degree for that Oh David Sears joins us
from just south of downtown this oh do
we need to whisper
and David Sears is lining up good
morning mark and Leslie good morning
y'all doing we're using our call for you
welcome to the University thank you
thank you thank you welcome to the
University of the Incarnate Word Thank
You golf clap yeah welcome welcome to
their campus pretty nice campus huh this
is their practice putting and chipping
green this is their brand-new facility
built back in 2015 is when they finished
it and basically this is an extension of
their business program from the main
campus with an emphasis on golf this
part of the campus that's on the left
side over there part of the brand-new
building that's where they have
classrooms a part of the building on the
right side that's a facility for their
golf team the men's and women's golf
team modern technology all kinds of fun
tools to help improve their game in
there we're not teaching to play the
game of golf we're teaching you to turn
the business and be a general manager
that is the goal behind a unique
business degree of Professional Golf
Management that students can receive at
the University of the Incarnate Word
members of the golf community giving
gravel a helping hand with the program
and space for the learning facility next
door to the Republic Golf Course off the
southeast military we've tailored our
program or curriculum to try and
you have create the skillset that we
found to be very effective in them in
the business
Edie Miller has been in the business for
20 years he's the CEO all of Forsyte
golf a company that owns eight golf
courses around Texas three around San
Antonio the Republic the buck Lorne and
abandoned what owners are looking at now
is something that's a very business
minded yeah they're from youth golf had
a passion for the game of golf but they
have a passion to help grow the business
new Bravo's native Jai Sri Oz is one of
those students had a great passion for
it so being able to go to school and
learn about the game more and
potentially make a job out of it is
seems like the greatest gig while he's
learning about the business side chase
is continuing his golfing career as a
member of the Cardinals golf team he and
his teammates like sterling Phillips
taking advantage of the one-of-a-kind
training center to improve their game
the facility is just a cherry on top so
I mean we're learning about golf and
stuff but the facility that UIW is
provided us is top tier having like the
facility is helpful in a sense that I'm
I think it's progressing faster than if
I didn't have those opportunities
there's a weight room hitting base a
simulator and a club repair room not to
mention their own putting and chipping
greens we get here early we stay a
little bit later like it's just you want
to be here we can come here we could
work on our game we can do homework we
can eat or just come watch TV and it is
is fantastic
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so the thing that's really special about
this degree program is you actually walk
away with a business degree from
Incarnate Word with a minor in
management so if you decide to one-day
golfer than your thing you can use that
business degree for something else but
you get 10 to 12 hours of golf
management classes includes three
internships they've already had one
person graduate she's got a job at a
golf course and they've already had
another person who's ready to graduate
in May and he's already got into offer
at a golf course so this is a upcoming
program but it's a fantastic program
plus their golfing gets a really
difficulty here at the republic golf
ball David I know you had a previous are
you tempted to go back to school oh are
you kidding me this is this is my life's
dream right here is this about a golf
course and played golf every day how do
you beat that
alright we're watching we're watching
and you be a good golfer you a niece or
anything the Greens down there she's
tired of the clap okay hey this is a
thrush green I'm telling you
oh how did I know it was gonna go that's
the winner David I'm sure it's the wind
that's why I need to go back to class
right there alright