Matt Matheson is an assistant professional, and Golf Instructor/Coach at the GBC Golf Academy at the Olympic View Golf Club in Victoria.

1) Who are your favorite sports teams?

Toronto Maple Leafs

2) When you’re not focused on your career, what other outside interests are you into?

Pool, snooker, fishing, hiking

3) Where are some of the places in the world you would like to visit (or live) and why?

Haven’t made it to Europe yet, really liked living in Australia and Florida.

4) What tunes are you rocking on your iPod?

Zepplin, Skynard, Pearl Jam

5) What is your favorite movie(s)?

Too many to list, All bonds, Semi-Pro is a recent great flick. Really like Comedies

6) What’s in the bag?

Ping G30 Dr/3w s56 2 iron, s55 3-pw, gorge 2 wedges, Odyssey works #9 putter

7) Dream Foursome?

Ben Hogan, Jimmy Demaret, Walter Hagen

8) What is your favorite course golf course(s)?

Tough one… I’ve played a lot. Royal Melbourne and Kingston Heath outside of Canada. Royal Colwood, Victoria GC, Storey Creek on the Island

9) Finish the sentence… “When I hit a bad shot I ____________”!

Usually laugh at myself

10) What do you most enjoy about Vancouver Island?

The lifestyle and the weather

11) If you were not doing what you’re doing now, what would you be doing?

Coaching of some kind, maybe a teacher

12) What is your most memorable round of golf?

64 in the final round of the PEI Amateur to win, and the final round in the 2005 Oakfield Invitational. Shot 69 and it was my first win after I finished my Chemotherapy.