CA’s Golf Instructors are here to provide you with excellent instruction, tailored to meet your specific needs and abilities. Whether you are looking for help with your short game, irons or driver we can help put your worries to rest.
Joan Lovelace
Director of Instruction / LPGA-PGA Professional
Email: joan.lovelace@columbiaassociation.org
Joan Lovelace has over 32 years of experience teaching all levels of play. Joan is a member of both the PGA and LPGA – an elite club of only 200 across the country. Joan was also inducted to the Howard County Women’s Hall of Fame for her contributions to her sport. In 2019 Joan received the LPGA Professional of the year award. Joan’s passion for teaching golf comes through by tailoring her lesson plan to the student’s needs and goals.
Eric Husselbaugh
Golf Instructor
Email: Eric.Husselbaugh@columbiaassociation.org
Eric Husselbaugh is a golf instructor specializing in player development, swing fundamentals, and on-course strategy. He is passionate about coaching and dedicated to helping golfers of all skill levels improve their game, build confidence, and enjoy their time on the course. After his lacrosse career ended following his graduation in 2021, Eric found a new passion in golf and quickly immersed himself in the game. His commitment paid off with a victory at the 2024 Under Armour Tour National Championship in Ocean City, MD. Eric works with both adults and children, tailoring his lessons to the needs of each golfer. Please feel free to contact Eric with any interest!
Chang Oh
PGA Associate
Email: chang.oh@columbiaassociation.org
Chang (Tony) Oh has over 10 years of experience teaching and mentoring golf in Howard County. He is involved with PGA Junior Program, Operation 36 and First Tee of Howard County. He teaches both adult and youth golf classes with customized instruction plans to help improve their golf skills and meet their goals.
Pablo R. Perillan, MD, PhD
Performance Expert & Technology Coaching Lead
Email: pablo.perillan@columbiaassociation.org
Pablo R. Perillan, MD, PhD, brings one of the most distinctive coaching backgrounds in the Mid‑Atlantic region to CA Golf. A physician‑scientist with a clinical foundation in neuroscience research, Dr. Perillan has held active coaching certifications and experience across six sports disciplines: alpine skiing (PSIA), clay target shooting (NSCA), tennis, hockey, pickleball, and SCUBA diving (Nitrox). This cross‑disciplinary portfolio shapes everything he does on the lesson tee — because the movement patterns, mental frameworks, and performance habits that create elite athletes translate across multiple sports.
Dr. Perillan is also a recognized expert in Quiet Eye visual performance training — the research‑validated gaze‑control methodology shown to improve accuracy, decision‑making, and performance under pressure in golf, shooting, hockey, and tennis. He integrates Quiet Eye and Elite Neurophysiological Training principles into every coaching engagement, from putting routines to full‑swing contact, giving students a perceptual training edge that most instructors never address.
At CA Golf, Dr. Perillan leads the Golf Performance Studio and the CA Technology Stack — combining FlightScope launch monitor analytics, Rapsodo ball‑flight data, and OnForm 3D video analysis into a seamlessly integrated coaching experience. He co‑developed LaunchPoint LegacyGolf (LPLG) with Director Joan Lovelace, LPGA & PGA, and is the creator of Golden Hour: Clinics — CA Golf’s signature after‑hours on‑course coaching program held at Hobbits Glen and Fairway Hills after the last tee time. Whether you are stepping onto a course for the first time or refining a game you have played for decades, Dr. Perillan builds a plan grounded in your data, your goals, and your game.
Ricky Snell
Golf Instructor
Email: Ricky.Snell@columbiaassociation.org
Ricky Snell is a passionate golf instructor focused on helping players of all levels improve their game and enjoy the sport. With a positive, fundamentals-based teaching style, Ricky tailors each lesson to the golfer’s unique needs.
As a certified Operation 36 coach, Ricky Snell employs a play-centered, 6-level curriculum that helps students master the game from the green outward. This structured approach encourages players to shoot par (36) or better from 25 yards out, progressing toward the full tee box. Ricky utilizes the Operation 36 app to track progress and enhance
Keith Tripp
Golf Instructor
Email: Keith.Tripp@Columbiaassociation.org
Keith Tripp is a passionate golf instructor focused on helping players of all levels improve their game and enjoy the sport. With over 15 years of experience and a positive, fundamentals-based teaching style, Keith tailors each lesson to fit and address the unique needs of the golfer. Keith believes everyone has their own unique swing and strives to help his students have fun on the journey to improving it.
Steven Weathersbee
PGA Associate
Email: steven.weathersbee@columbiaassociation.org
Steve Weathersbee is a recognized First Tee Coach (Level 3). 2023 is in his seventh season coaching with First Tee Howard County. He fell in love with golf as an adult, and the First Tee specifically when his daughter joined the program in 2016.
He has over 20 years experience coaching and mentoring youth in Howard and Anne Arundel County. In addition to coaching First Tee, he is a Level 2 certified coach with US Kids Golf. He teaches both adult and youth group golf classes for Columbia Association, and Howard County Parks and Recreation on top of private golf lessons. He is a PGA Associate, and actively pursuing full membership in the PGA.
