Meet the Golf Pros

Here you can meet our Golf Pros...

Joe Roux   Director of Golf   rux72@aol.com Born and raised in Yarmouth Maine, Joe has worked at the Fountains Country Club since 1995. He started as an assistant and moved his way up thru the corporate ladder to become our Director of Golf in 2003. Previous to the Fountains, Joe worked as an assistant golf professional at the Riverside Golf Course in Portland Maine for three years. Joe has been a P.G.A member since 2001 and has been active in the South Florida Section. Joe is married, has two children and lives in Royal Palm Beach. On his off time, Joe enjoys cooking, playing soccer with his children and traveling back to Maine. If you have any questions for Joe, he can be reached at 561-642-2757 or via email at rux72@aol.com.

Jay Himelberger   Head Golf Professional   John David Himelberger, a.k.a. Jay, was born in Marathon Florida in 1964. He grew up the youngest of seven children in Plantation Florida. He has been a member of the PGA since 1995. His previous employment includes: Assistant Golf Professional at Boca Lago, Boca Greens, Country Club of Florida and The Falls Country Clubs. He is currently the Director of Instruction and Head Golf Professtional at the Fountains. He enjoys visiting his dad in the Florida Keys and can usually be found fishing, diving for lobster, or doing just about anything having to do with boats and water.

Dave Alpeter   Assistant Pro   Dave Alpeter joined the Fountains Country Club in October 2006 as a Class "A" Golf Professional. Dave's duties include teaching, organizing golf tournaments and working closely with all the members to ensure their experiences at the Fountains is an enjoyable one. Dave is also establishing a full-service golf repair shop on site to fulfill the needs of the members in a quick, professional manor. Dave has been in the golf industry for the last 20 years and has extensive knowledge of club repairing and teaching the game of golf. Some of his background includes teaching club repair and fittings to PGA club professionals for the PGA of America and managing the club fitting program for The Golfworks in Newark, Ohio. Dave also was an instructor for GolfTec in Orlando which is taught by using digital video and motion analysis. Prior to the Fountains, Dave was Head Golf Professional seasonally for seven years at two public golf courses - Rosecreek Golf Course and Prairiewood Golf Course both located in Fargo, North Dakota. In his spare time, Dave enjoys playing tournament golf, snorkeling and watching sporting events - especially following the Ohio State Buckeyes.