Meet the Staff

Sawmill Creek Golf Club - A Tom Fazio Design

Chris Bleile, Director of Golf
	Chris Bleile joined the golf business in 1992 when he served as a P.J. Boatwright intern with the United States Golf Association. Upon completion of this internship, Chris joined the South Florida PGA as their Tournament Director where he served 5 years from 1993 - 1997. While in Florida, Chris also served as the head Rules Official for the Dan Marino Charity Classic and worked numerous PGA Tour Qualifying Schools. Chris specializes in the rules of golf and tournament administration. Chris graduated from Norwalk High School in 1985 and from Ohio University in 1989.

Ryan Spicer, Head PGA Golf Professional

Ryan Spicer joined Sawmill Creek Golf Club in the fall of 2005. Ryan has been a PGA member since 1992 and got his start in the golf business as an Assistant Golf Professional at Zanesville Country Club. Ryan served as the head Golf Professional at the GolfWorks in Newark for four years and most recently at Thunderbird Hills in Huron. Ryan graduated from West Muskingum High School in 1985 and played his collegiate golf at Ohio University where he graduated from in 1990.

Ryan is an excellent teacher and offers both individual and group lessons along with several clinics throughout the golf season. He runs a First Tee program for juniors and also specializes in club fitting and he can help you with your hard good needs.

Jim Harmon, Course Superintendent
	Jim Harmon started working on the golf course at age 13 as a caddie. He also worked in the mens locker room and also in the Pro Shop. During that time he found himself always out on the course riding with different members of the grounds crew helping them with whatever jobs they were doing. At age 15 he started working summers as a member of the grounds crew. After high school, having no interest in a career other than golf course maintenance, Jim attended Toledo University and hated every second of it. He then enlisted in the Ohio Air National Guard. After basic and tech school his obligation to the Guard was one weekend per month and two weeks summer camp each year for six years. His only interest still remained working on a golf course. A friend suggested doing it as a career. Jim found the only formal education for Turfgrass at that time was at Michigan State University. Jim graduated from MSU in 1973 and returned to the same golf course he had worked at all those summers; only this time as the Superintendent. Jim was at that course until 1982 when he accepted the position at Sawmill Creek Resort. He must like it here as he is about to start his 24th year.