Meet the Team

Mark "Hack Daniels" Coon

Founder & President

Mark served 12 years in the United States Marine Corps as a Military Policeman from 2003 to 2015. Mark served in multiple units including a combat deployment as well as an elite security unit for Marine One. Mark earned a Master’s of Science in Public Safety Leadership from Capella University while serving his country and raising a family. 

Upon returning home from Iraq Mark began playing golf again. He reconnected with his family using the game as an outlet. Mark is an avid golfer and based on personal experience understands what the game of golf can provide for Veterans, First Responders, and their families. 

William “Big A” Gorby

Vice President

Big Apple is a Marine Corps OIF Veteran who served from 2003 to 2007 in Okinawa Japan as a Military Policeman with Hack. He was recalled in 2009 where he was deployed to Iraq and stationed on TQ.

Big A holds a BA in Criminal Justice and an AS in Business Administration. He can sometimes be a movie/TV show guru depending on what his memory allows him to recall and uses movies and music to escape day-to-day struggles. Big A is an avid sports lover. Baseball, football, and basketball are at the top while being a fair-weather sports fan for almost everything else. Since Hack and Big A have reunited he has taken up the game of golf.