Management Team

RODNEY L. METZLER President, Principal-in-Charge Empire Golf Inc. 14670 Cantova Way, Suite 228 P.O. Box 689 Rancho Murieta, CA 95683 Phone: (916) 354-1867 Fax: (916) 914-2347 Email: Rmetz@empiregolf.com

CLIFFORD A. ROURKE

Senior Manager, Golf Course Maintenance Operations
Empire Golf Inc.

Cliff Rourke has been a member of the Empire Golf management team since 1998. He has extensive experience in turf grass management including training, supervision, personnel motivation and technical knowledge. His experience in the planning and implementation of capital projects, construction of greens and tee complexes, construction management of full course irrigation systems, and building structures has made him a very valuable part of Empire Golf in his six-plus years with the company. His twenty-five years of experience in the golf course maintenance field in Northern California are highlighted below.

DANE BOHRER
Senior Manager, Golf Shop and Retail Operations
Empire Golf Inc.

Dane Bohrer is the Facility Manager of the Ancil Hoffman and Cherry Island Golf Courses, as well as consults and advises on Golf Shop and Retail Operations at all Empire properties.  Dane has been a member of the Empire Golf management team since 2005. Dane got his start as the merchandiser at Cherry Island Golf Course, where he increased sales over 200% in two years. As the Facility Manager at Cherry Island, Dane spent a great deal of time on the lesson tee and rediscovered his passion, "teaching golf." Dane graduated from the University of New Mexico with a degree in business but learned the golf business from the ground up, "in the trenches", if you will. During the golf explosion of the 80's and 90's Dane owned two golf retail stores in the Sacramento area. His genuine approach to sales and customer service is refreshing when you consider the amount of bad information the shopper is faced with in today's competitive market. Dane is a native of Dayton, Ohio and currently resides in Sacramento with his wife Lisa.