About

Kari Tomash, PGA Professional

Kari Tomash has 20 years of experience as a golf professional and has been a Class A Member of the PGA for 13 years. She joined Cedar Rapids Country Club as First Assistant in 2019.

Coach Kari, as she is known, has a strong passion for teaching and encouraging more juniors and women to play golf. Kari was the recipient of the 2019 Wisconsin PGA Section Youth Player Development Award and is also Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) Certified.

Kari was born and raised in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and was introduced to golf by her father. She graduated from Prairie High School in 1993 and attended Charleston Southern University on a golf scholarship. During her four years at Charleston Southern, Kari won five Division I college tournaments, notched 25 top 10 finishes, and was named 1993 Big South Freshman of The Year. She was a four-time Charleston Southern MVP and three-time All Big South First Team Selection. Kari graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and started her career as a PGA Golf Professional at Cougar Point on Kiawah Island.

After working at Kiawah Island for five years, Kari accepted a position as the First Assistant at the Daniel Island Club. Kari has been fortunate to work at some amazing clubs across the United States, including Winchester CC and Tedesco CC in the Boston area, Rolling Green CC in Chicago, Ozaukee CC in Milwaukee and most recently, as the Co-Head Professional/Director of Instruction at Butte des Morts Country Club in Appleton, Wisconsin. Her favorite part about being a golf professional is the relationships she builds with the members and her students.

Kari has two children, Tanner and Kylie, and two Goldendoodles, Bubba and Rickie.