Our Instructors & Staff Members

Our staff members have spent many years devoted to pursuing excellence in their field and have attained a certain level of expertise to qualify them as instructors and trainers.

Through extensive training, certification and dedication, our staff has attained mastery in their fields and now enjoy sharing their skill and passing it on to our members. Here are a few of Bowie Golf & Country Club's staff members:

Dusty Shrodes  (General Manager)  Dusty Shrodes has numerous credentials and accomplishments. We will be updating this section shortly to detail them.

Fred Ryder , Jr  (PGA Head Golf Professional) As a youngster, Fred grew up in Hot Springs, Va. Moved to Maryland and attended High School at Bladensburg. Fred was an accomplished player in two sports, (football and golf), while attending. In 1968, Fred turned Pro and spent 6 1/2 years as a teaching professional at the Dorado Beach Resort in Puerto Rico. (Home of touring professional Chi Chi Rodriguez). 1974-1976 served as a teaching professional at Belair Golf & Country Club in Bowie, Maryland. 1976-1977 served as a teaching professional at Fort Meade. In 1977, Fred was offered the position of Head Professional of Bowie Golf & Country Club (formally Belair) and is still present today.

Barry Gilbert  (Course Superintendent) Golf Course Superintendent from 1977 - present. Graduated with a degree in Horticulture from the University of Maryland, College Park. Attends 4-6 agronomic and horticulture seminars annually and is a certified Pesticide Applicator with the State of Maryland since 1990. Holds memberships in: Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, Mid-Atlantic Association of Golf Course Superintendents, Maryland Turfgrass Council and Bowie Garden Club. Additional Job Related Information: Multiple Distinguished Landscape Awards. Bowie Tree Preservation Committee Consultant. Landscape Design Commercial & Residential Consultant. Landscape Consultant, Hidden Harbor 2, Ocean City, Maryland.

John Huber  (PGA Golf Professional) John has provided us with 25 years of service.

James Carson  (Assistant Course Supertendent) Jimmy has been the assistant to the course superintendent for the past 25 years.

David Bedwell  (Pro Shop) DAVID @ DONALD ARE KNOWN AS THE TWINS IN THE PRO SHOP. TAKES A LITTLE TIME TO TELL THEM APART. TIME WILL LET YOU KNOW WHO IS WHO.

Lydia Shrodes  (Food/Beverage Manager) Lydia and her staff keep the glorified snack bar operational. Contact person for golf outing's food/beverage operation. Also famous for her "Bloody Mary's".

Mary Gantt  (Food/Beverage Service) Mary Gantt known by all as "Birdie" has been working our snack bar for the past 25 years.

Mildred Patten  (Food/Beverage Service) Mildred is also a 22 year veteran working in the Snack Bar. Also Birdie's sister.

Fred Ryder, III  (PGA Golf Professional) Fred Ryder, III has numerous credentials and accomplishments. We will be updating this section shortly to detail them.

Donald Bedwell Donald Bedwell has numerous credentials and accomplishments. We will be updating this section shortly to detail them.

GABRIELLA SINKOVIC  (PRO SHOP- CART/RANGE) GABRIELLA, KNOWN BY(GABBY), IS THE LATEST ADDITION TO OUR FACILITY ASSIGNED TO THE PRO SHOP. GABBY ATTENDS BOWIE HIGH SCHOOL AND IS A MEMBER OF THE BOWIE HIGH GOLF TEAM. KNOWN FOR BEING A FIERCE COMPETITOR, SHE PLAYS IN SEVERAL TOURNAMENTS THRUOUT THE STATE.

Kady Gedrich  (Cart Beverage Girl #1) Kady is our #1 beverage girl. No one does it better than Kady. She is off to college in Tennesee studying to be a CPA. Kady just had a birthday and turned (21) this winter (2010). She has been with us for the past 3 years and will be back for another season. She is a favorite with the members and Guests greeting everyone with a smile. We are very proud to have Kady as part of our family.

For more information about the Bowie Golf & Country Club staff or our programs, please contact us at (301) 262-8141 or by clicking here.