Who We Are

Winn Keeton currently works for CenterState Bank and has the title of Vice President, Commercial Lender. He’s been in the banking industry for over 14 years. Winn is a longtime resident of Marion County. Winn currently serves on the board for Interfaith Emergency Services. He graduated from Flagler College with a finance degree and attended Florida School of Banking at the University of Florida. Winn loves golf and is passionate about growing the game in Marion County. 

 Grew up in Allentown, Pa and went to 12 years of Catholic Schooling.  In High School in my junior and senior year, I played Volleyball.  I played as a player/coach on a team that went to the 1978 National Junior Olympics in Fort Collins Colorado where a bronze medal was won and I was honored with the MVP award.  Went to college to play volleyball at East Stroudsburg University where my senior year we were rank nationally at number 12.  We fell short losing in a quarter final match to Princeton that was our only loss that season and became a crossroads in my career.  I decided to pursue golf as a career and moved to Florida in 1985.   I had been working in golf to have money through college, so the career is traced back to 1978 when my dad facilitated my first golf job at Allentown Municipal.  My career in golf gained momentum when I joined a management group in 1990.  I started opening several courses with GT of Orlando that includes many courses in Central Florida.  My biggest turn in golf came when I joined Billy Casper Golf in1999.  This took me back to the NE and soon found me as a Regional Manager for the company.  My career with them has been to open new courses or turning courses in trouble around. I did this up till I made the decision to come back to Florida. This was fueled by the fact that my children were all in Florida and when the position came open at Ocala Golf Club I immediately applied.  I hope to make Ocala my last stop and spend the rest of my career here.  I became part of the Marion County Junior Golf board at the invitation of Steve Albright.  I believe that our program will reach out to juniors that may not think golf is an option and let them experience what the spirit of the game is.  Golf is about character and it teaches our youth how to succeed in a fun, safe and enjoyable atmosphere.  

Born in Havana, Cuba, Carl is retired from the United States Air Force where he served as a member of Security Forces, Information Management and Public Relations. He has travelled the world both in and out of the military. Carl is a husband, father, grandfather, Christian, and Patriot. He loves this country and has a deep appreciation for the game of golf and it’s rich history. 

Born in Detroit, Mi, raised on the sounds of the Temptations and Bob Seger. Studied the arts at Henry Ford Community College. Married to the Love of my Life and golfing partner Tracy. In my mid 20’s I moved to Hilton Head Island and began my career in broadcast advertising for a group in Savannah GA and soon following moved to Orlando to one of their affiliates then on to Magic 107 and Real Radio 104. In the mid 90’s decided to take an opportunity to move to Ocala and for the next 7 years worked WOGK-FM (K Country & WNDD-FM. Following the tragic events of 911 I decided to pause my career and began working for government vendor to implement new safety and security guidelines at airports around the country to ensure the safety of the traveling public. When the program had expired I returned to my advertising & marketing career at Entercom, the parent company of WKTK-FM and WSKY-FM. Recipient of multi “ADDY” awards for creativity in the development, execution, and campaign success. After 7 years moved on as Director of Marketing at Deardoff Automotive Group and was responsible for all advertising and promotional campaigns at Ford Lincoln of Ocala, Village Ford of Belleview and other properties outside the market. Eight years later decided to retire until I was courted to become marketing manager for Marco’s Pizza Florida.

Greg Wise is freelance golf writer, photographer, and graphic designer. Greg writes golf features, covers professional events, destination stories as well as equipment reviews, and clothing.  Having played golf for more than 55 years, Greg brings an interesting view to the game of golf with a low handicap and a smooth swing. A frequent contributor to numerous golf magazines, his eye for photographs of courses, help sell his philosophy that a “picture is worth 1,000 words.” “Getting the reader in to the photo is my main goal.”