He organized the U.S. Challenge Cup organization, now in its 20th year and one of the largest junior organizations in the country. He has worked as a course superintendent. He contacted officials from those schools to learn how their programs operated. He spoke with PGA officials to determine what they need and want in preparing students to work in the golf industry, not just as players, but in sales and all activities associated with the game. Golf is a natural mix with the whole process that is involved with the major resort areas, the Dorals of the world.
Golf is just a missing link.
Students will receive a mix of classroom studies and hands-on golfing. Part of the process is forming a golf team that will compete, for now, in the NAIA ranks with an eye toward joining the NCAA down the road. Adamonis, who is moving to Florida to become the director of the program, even recruited some of the first students. Among those who will be among the first to take part in the program are Coventry's Sean Mulligan , a former state Junior and Interscholastic League champion, Larry LaFauci of North Providence, Jimmy McGlynn of New Beford and Bill Blinn of Seekonk. We've got a nice class coming in, good players from the Miami area, another from Indianapolis, another from Maryland who can really play.