Staff Spotlight featuring Player Development Manager Tuyen Nguyen
Name: Tuyen Nguyen
Hometown: New Orleans
Began Full Time: May 10, 2021
College/Graduation date: LSU 2013
Major/Minor: Sports Administration
Favorite Teams: New Orleans Saints/ LSU Tigers
Favorite food: Pho!
Who is your favorite artist: Backstreet Boys
Favorite Course you’ve been to: Wolf Creek in Mesquite, NV
What’s your favorite place you played: Gamble Sands in Brewster, WA
What’s one thing people don’t know about you: I don't like horror movies/shows! They freak me out!
Were you involved in golf before working with the STPGA: Yes, I worked at a golf course, state golf association and First Tee Chapter.
What’s your favorite way to spend a day off: Exploring the city for new food!
What would you sing at karaoke night: Any song that I know.
What was your first job: First paid job ever was at a restaurant called "The Lily Pond."
What’s the farthest you’ve ever been from Texas: I've been to China!
What are some of your favorite hobbies: Golf, sleeping and hiking!
What’s your favorite golf memory: Just getting to play with my family during the Christmas holidays.
What did you want to be when you were little: Earliest memory wanting to be anything was in the 5th grade and I wanted to be a scientist.
What is your greatest accomplishment/what are you most proud of: I'm proud of getting to where I am in my career today! I had and continue to have opportunities I never thought I would have ever in my life!
Who is your favorite pga pro? Why?: Arnold Palmer, From his philanthropy through his foundation, the way he carried himself on and off the golf course, he made golf look so fun to play. He doesn't have a conventual swing like everyone else and he is just one of the best of all time.
What is your favorite sport outside of golf: Football
What’s your favorite quote: There's a reason why your windshield is bigger than your rearview mirror. Your future matters more than your past.
