Our Team
Some of MT’s featured achievements include opening leadership at The Cloisters at Sea Island, while leading the team to achieve exceptional service standards, including taking the resort to a Michelin 5-Star, 5-Diamond Resort in one year. Other achievements include operations, leadership, and execution for over 100 restaurant openings, 14 Golf & Country Clubs, 9 PGA Tour Events, operations and leadership of the 1942 hospitality group, senior leader for The Cliffs, and consultant and trusted advisor for private clubs, ownership, and premiere destination resorts.
MT’s exceptional character and individuality are founded in her early experience as a competitive athlete of multiple sports. One of eleven siblings, her drive for achieving exceptional results is personal and part of her success. MT resides in South Carolina which has been her home for the last 11 years. She is thrilled to take on the challenge of leading The Carolina Country Club to higher levels of exceptional experience for members, guests, and team members.
In 1999 & 2001, Curtis achieved the level of certified executive chef and certified pastry chef from the American Culinary Association.
Chef Curtis is an active member of the National Restaurant Association, World Academy of Chefs, and the James Beard Foundation, where he has been a best chef nominee and guest chef at the James Beard House in New York.
His previous notable places of work include The Greenbrier Resort, The Greenville Inn, Pinehurst Resort, Chateau Elan Resort and Winery, Stonebridge Golf and Country Club, and Copious.
He has spent many years volunteering and competing at the highest level in culinary events around the country, as well as being a part of the world pastry cup and the Bocuse d'Or in Lyon, France.
Chef Curtis enjoys spending time with his daughter and fishing, and is a classic car and hot rod enthusiast.
Kevin (or “KB” as he is better known) is available for private instruction as well as junior and adult group programs. Golf instruction is open to both members and non-members and is always available inside during inclement weather.
KB and his family live on Lake Blalock north of Spartanburg. Kevin and his wife Leslie have been married for 24 years and have two children. Leslie is a Medical Practice Performance Consultant and a Ramsey Solutions Master Financial Coach. Their son Casey is a junior at Anderson University and owns his own apparel company, Alpha Herd. Their daughter Isabella was the 2019 Class 3-A Player of the Year and plays golf for the College of Charleston. When KB is not coaching, he enjoys traveling, hiking, and fishing.
He then moved to Callaway Gardens as Director of Golf Maintenance where Callaway hosted 12 PGA Tour events.
In 2004 he was Director of Golf Maintenance and Golf Course Architect for The Club at River Forest in Forsyth, Ga.
In 2005 he joined Sequoia Golf where he was the Chief Agronomist responsible for 35+ Clubs until 2015 at the time Sequoia was acquired by Club Corp. From 2015 through 2022, he was a Club Corp Senior Director of Agronomy in the Eastern US.
Gary and his wife Laurie have 4 children and will be relocating to the upstate of South Carolina in the near future.