John Wright
PGA General Manager
John Wright is originally from Marlton, New Jersey. He graduated from Rutgers University and has been in Phoenix, Arizona since 2003. John first picked up a golf club when he was twenty-one years old and has been hooked ever since. John spent twenty-five years with Marriott International in the golf and hotel divisions prior to joining Troon Golf at Copper Canyon Golf Club. When John is away from work, he enjoys spending time with his wife and three daughters.
Contact information: john.wright@troon.com, 928-588-1200 x6360
Jimmy Pullano
PGA Director of Operations
Born in Lockport, IL, Jimmy moved with his family to Peoria, AZ in 1996. He did not begin playing golf until his freshman year at Peoria High School, but quickly fell in love with the game. He began working at Copper Canyon Golf Club and for Troon Golf in 2008 at the age of 17 as an Outside Service attendant and has been at the facility ever since. He has a strong connection to the facility and it’s golfers, and his mission is to make sure that each and everyday at Copper Canyon is special. Jimmy became a PGA member in 2016.
Contact information: jpullano@troon.com, 928-588-1200 X6361
Scott McCall
Director of Agronomy and Golf Maintenance
Scott started playing golf at age 9, spending much of the summer at the local golf course. It was during these days that he became familiar with golf maintenance. His first job, other than working the farm fields of central Iowa, was mowing greens at Briggs Woods Golf Course. He continued to work at the golf course while studying Agronomy at Iowa State University. He worked 7 years at Crested Butte Country Club in Colorado as Assistant Superintendent. He spent his spare time golfing, fishing, riding mountain bikes in summer and snow skiing in winter! He moved to Phoenix in 1992 and worked as Superintendent at Union Hills Country Club and Sun City Grand. He has worked at Copper Canyon Golf Club from its inception. He has been a member of Golf Course Superintendents Association of America for 20 years. He is also a 20 year member of Cactus and Pine, Arizona’s Superintendent Association. He has in past years and continues today, to help various entities with research of turf pests and the development of new products and ideas for controlling them. His family, wife Kathie of 19 years, and three children, Maddisen, Abbigayle and Clayton, keep him very busy at home.
Contact information: smccall@troon.com, 928-588-1200 X6374
Ian Phinney
Director of Food and Beverage / Executive Chef
Contact information: iphinney@troon.com, 928 588-1200 X6367