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Paul Gooden Camp Director

Under the direction of head coach Paul Gooden, the James Madison University men's golf program has become a top squad in the NCAA District II and a fixture in post season competition. Gooden has directed the Dukes to the NCAA East Region Championships in 5 of his 6 seasons as head coach, with the 1998 squad attaining the school's best ever performance at the event. Gooden has been honored twice as the Virginia Coach of the Year and was named the District II Coach of the Year once. He earned the state honor after his inaugural season in 1995-96, in which JMU came away with six team championships. Gooden received both state and district coach of the year honors in 1997-98, when he guided the team to three team titles and a 64-4 (.941) head-to-head record over the 1997 fall season. Gooden is also coaching JMU's women's team for the third year. Already, the women's team has broken all of the JMU records and they are working hard to achieve a spot in the NCAA field. Gooden has been actively involved in the port of golf throughout the Shenandoah Valley for more than 20 years. He worked as the head golf professional at the Country Club of Stanton (Va.) from 1977 to 1998 and previously served as the Vice President and tournament director of the southern Chapter of the Middle Atlantic Professional Golf Association. Gooden is also a former member of the Middle Atlantic PGA Board of Directors and a strong proponent of the junior circuit who received the PGA's "Junior Golf Leader Award" in 1988 and 1992. As a player, Gooden has competed in the 1990 Kemper Open, the 1988 Anheiser-Busch Golf Classic, the Nike Dominion Open in 1993 and 1994, and qualified for the National Club Professional Championships three times (1979, 1982, 1983). More recently, Gooden placed sixth at the 1997 Mid-Atlantic PGA Championship and tied for eight at the 1994 Virginia Beach Open. He has also amassed a number of Mid-Atlantic PGA tournament victories throughout his playing career.

Dawn Berry is in her first year as an assistant coach at James Madison University. Berry played varsity golf at the University of Oregon from 1996-2001. She was a four-year letterman and contributed to three team tournament victories. Berry was a three-time Academic All-American while attending the University of Oregon. She was 1 of 12 Canadian Women to participate in the Canadian National Training Matches in preparation for the Commonwealth Games and World Championships in 1998 and 2000. In 2001, Berry was named first-team Academic All-Pac 10, with 1999 and 2000 Academic All-PAC 10 Honorable Mentions. Berry was also a member of the National college Athlete Honor Society, two National Freshman Honor Sororities, and Golden Key National Honor Society. Berry received her Bachelors degree in General Science in June of 2001, graduation cum laude. Berry is a native of Alberta, Canada.

Dawn Berry Assistant Camp Director

David Gooden PGA Professional Lakeview Golf Course

Joining Paul Gooden and Dawn Berry will be PGA professionals and outstanding collegiate golf coaches and counselors fro James Madison University golf teams. These provide a ratio of two staff members per ten students, dividing students into age and skill groups, with each golfer receiving individual attention.