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Florida course goes for Green

Published 07/12/09

As a youngster growing up in the Brownswoods area of St. Margaret's during the early 1970s, Rodney Green could play basketball with the best of the neighborhood kids.

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A special county legacy led Annapolis native Rodney Green to his current position as head pro at Innisbrook Resort in Tampa.
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But it was the time Green spent at Eisenhower Golf Course that he really got down to business - family business.

Four decades ago, Al Green, Rodney's uncle, was named head PGA professional at the newly built Crownsville course. Skip Green, Rodney's father, served as his brother's assistant. Another brother, Frank, was the head superintendent. One of Rodney's aunts ran the snack bar. Meanwhile, a young Rodney was put to work performing odd jobs...

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