User:Flop shot/Vaughan Somers

Childhood

Vaughan "Big Slick" Somers was born in Queensland, Australia and was the son of bookmaker Alan Somers. He developed a passion for sport and gambling early in life and from the age of 9 attempted to combine the two passions by pursuing a career in professional golf. He had some success as an amateur but had difficulty avoiding the lights and glamour of Surfers Paradise hotspot, "Melba's."

Professional golf career

Somers' modest career as a professional golfer did enable him to play in multiple British Opens. Despite his career earnings not amounting to a huge figure, it is believed Somers amassed a fortune playing cash games against the world's best players. It is even rumoured that Somers' earned more from 'off-tour' golfing wagers than he did through his finishes in professional tournaments, despite winning the Ford Dealers South Australian Open in 1985.

Post professional golf career

Somers is now a father to two young boys; Samuel, born 4 April 1993 and Harry, born November 5, 1996. Both boys will surely be exciting golf prospects for Australia.

Somers is now the General Manager of the Melbourne Golf Academy (MGA), located on the illustrious Melbourne sandbelt. He has now been there for 6 years and is known to love his job. At the MGA, Somers is continually developing his two proteges Chase Williams and James McCubbin, and it is widely thought in the golfing community that Williams and McCubbin may take over Somers' position as General Manager within 3 years. Nevertheless, the young proteges appear to have much more exciting prospects.