March/April • 2021 • GASPARILLA MAGAZINE 57
reputation, and this is a fantastic opportunity
for our members. In addition to helping our
pros broaden their observation and coaching
skills, the added exposure and credibility
David brings will aid in continuing to spread
the amazing story that is the Coral Creek
Club.”
Another staff change was the retirement
in December of long serving Head Golf
Professional Ken Raynor. Raynor joined the
Coral Creek Club staff in 2000, the year it
opened. In recognition of his distinguished
service, the club named him Head Pro
Emeritus through April 2021.
Ken
Raynor with
President
George
H.W. Bush.
The popular instructor
was a close friend of former
President George H.W.
Bush and he wrote a book
about their relationship in
2017 entitled, I Call Him
“Mr. President,” Stories of
Golf, Fishing, and Life with My Friend
George H.W. Bush. Raynor met Mr. Bush
in Maine in the 1980s before he became
President.
Ken Raynor with President
George W. Bush.
Raynor also was the Head Golf Professional
at Kennebunkport’s Cape Arundel Golf
Club for some 40 years where he spent the
summer months when Coral Creek Club was
closed. Raynor had a distinguished career
and was inducted into the Maine Golf Hall