About Golfers
Authority

Paul Liberatore is the founder and CEO of Golfers Authority. As a self-taught golfer, Paul has spent over a decade producing educational golf content on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, the Behind the Golf Brand podcast, and the Golfers Authority website.  Additionally, he has been a contributing writer for Sports Illustrated and GolfWRX. 

After graduating from Purdue University, he realized he was passionate about the law. When not being a lawyer he can be found on his syndicated Behind the Golf Brand podcast, both on Apple and Spotify, talking with the most prolific leaders in the golf industry.

Paul currently lives in Phoenix, Arizona. His favorite golf course is Scottsdale National.

Damon loves learning and writing about the technical aspects of golf club design and club fitting. A formal education in engineering and physics helps Damon take a data-driven approach to the golfing industry. A former two-time Academic All-American golfer and basketball player, Damon truly loves the science and competition of golf. He founded Golf EQ, and AI golf club fitting platform. When not on the course or testing the latest golf gear, he can be found in the laboratory at Duke University.

Gary is a professional PGA instructor, who has been teaching in Phoenix for over 14 years. Gary’s teaching philosophy is to “Keep it Simple.” While Gary loves to teach adults, he is widely known as the whose who for junior golfers. Gary’s students have gone on to play in the U.S. Senior Amateur, U.S. Kids World, and the Callaway Junior World Golf Championships. Many of Gary’s students have gone on to play for Division 1 NCAA Colleges. When not playing or teaching golf, Gary loves spending time with his wife and two little boys.

Scott is a professional PGA instructor and has been passionate about the game of golf his entire life. He played collegiately at Oregon State University and professionally on the Gateway Pro Tour before he found out that beating Tiger Woods wasn’t going to happen. Today, Scott marries his passion for golf instruction with his love of writing to bring compelling content to golfers around the world. He lives in beautiful Oregon where he plays the area’s world-class courses with friends, family and students on a weekly basis.

Nicholas has been involved in social media management for 7 years, helping to grow multiple companies’ online presence. Nick is also the Director of Sales & Marketing for GrooveIt Brush, which has quickly become one of the most recognized brands in the golf industry. Nick came on board to recruit emerging brands to the GA family and increase engagement among our various social media channels. He plays to an 11 handicap, and when he is not on the course or online, he can be found at the Firehall fulfilling his day job as a career firefighter and a new dad.

Brian is a Data Architect when not spending time with his young family, or playing golf. He’s relatively new to the game, staring much later in life, but has the passion for the game like he’s been playing all his life. His biggest regret is that he didn’t play enough golf with his dad while he was around and now has made it a priority to try to not repeat that mistake with his kids. He believes every successful brand has a purpose, establishing that purpose, highlighting the benefits, and creating awareness for that purpose is something he feels strongly about.

Blakey currently works full-time in the golf industry in Australia, with part of his job tied to refereeing and assisting in the operation of events and the other part in responding to Rules queries and running Rules workshops. However, you might recognize Blakey through his passion project on Instagram. Paul’s favorite Instagram account, Blakey’s goal is to make golf rules fun and informative and hopefully help his followers during their next round of golf. David is the go-to resource for everything golf rules, and he makes it fun.

Nick is a Litigating Attorney, and like the rest of us is always trying to perfect his golf game. Nick is also one of Paul’s best friends and has been since they sat next to each other at their first in house corporate gig at a Fortune 100 company. Paul always thought Nick was a great writer, so he asked him to come on as our copy editor. Nick loves the game of golf, especially the technology and gear which are his favorite and what he likes to focus on.

Todd is the owner of the the Arizona’s leading independent golf store All About Golf. Todd is not only a master club fitter, but he also has over 26 years in the golf industry. Before opening All About Golf, Todd worked for Bob Parsons at PXG (Parsons Xtreme Golf) in Scottsdale Arizona. Todd is a huge asset to our team and is a true expert in golf clubs and gear. If you are ever in Arizona, we highly recommend you see Todd because we know that he can help you take your golf game to the next level.

"Pop's" as we like to call him is Paul's dad. When not golfing, Tony is inventing golf training aids, yes we said invent.
Tony is the founder and inventor of the Accuhit, one of the most recognized golf training aids in the world. The Accuhit has been recognized by Golfweek, Golf Tips Magazine, Asian Golf Monthly, and many others publications as one of the most cost effective golf training aids on the market.