From early childhood the game of golf was presented to me as an essential part of life.  I remain eternally grateful to both my Father and Mother for this guidance and direction.  Over time I have become a self-proclaimed Ambassador of Golf.

My life-long love of golf began even before my Father began teaching me to play at 8 years old, when one of my first regular chores was changing the spikes of his golf shoes.  This was most often done during our Saturday & Sunday afternoon ritual of watching the weekly golf tournament on TV, or during Shell's Wonderful World of Golf, neither of which we ever missed.

 
Golf was of major importance to the entire Joyce Family.  Here are just three highlights:  

 * As a teenager, my Father, also a life-long golfer with a single-digit handicap, frequently caddied for W.C. Fields & Walter Chrysler in the late 1920s, at Deepdale Golf Club on Long Island.

 * My Father was one of thirteen children, all golfers;  the annual Joyce Family Reunion was always held at a country club where we took over the entire course for the Joyce Golf Tournament & Cookout. 

 * My Uncle Jimmy once shot a 63, and the driver he used that day was placed with him in his coffin when he was buried.

Suffice to say that the love of golf is in my blood.

My corporate golf experience began in 1983 with an event at Colonial Williamsburg, VA, while working in the Home Office of Paine Webber in New York.  After creating, sponsoring, coordinating and managing countless corporate golf outings in the US and abroad, I was invited to be the Founding Tournament Director of the Blue Tee Day Celebrity Golf Tournament.  Begun in 1998 at $5,000 per foursome, Blue Tee Day was an integral part of the Royal Caribbean Classic on Key Biscayne.  This led to my Super Bowl VIP Committee appointment, responsible for the $15,000 per foursome Super Bowl VIP Golf Tournament, also played on Key Biscayne. 

I have been fortunate enough to have attended all four Major Championships.  I have been a marshal on the 18th green during the PGA tournament at Doral for 15 consecutive years.  Of special note, I was invited to be the 18th Hole Captain for the U.S. Amateur at Winged Foot in 2004, a challenging and exceptionally rewarding experience.  As an aside, I have played both Winged Foot courses, East and West, many times - wonderful memories.