Jim Flick is TaylorMade's Ambassador of Golf and teaches at the TaylorMade Performance and Research Laboratory in Carlsbad. He won't have far to move, since he's been teaching at his own school in Scottsdale. I'm curious to know what kind of perks come with a job title like "Ambassador". I imagine a full motorcade to and from work and secret service agents at all times. I've never heard of anything like this before and I'm not sure if the other OEM's have similar roles at their companies. If anyone can shed some light on this, please do so in the comments. I'm also curious to know how TaylorMade and Flick's students will handle the conflict of interest between TaylorMade equipment and their other sponsorship obligations.

Flick's resume carries more weight than a junior caddie at Olympic Club pulling a double loop for Japanese business men and their staff bags. He's from Indiana and was educated at Wake Forest, where he was roommates with Arnold Palmer. Career highlights include being on Jack Nicklaus' and Tom Lehman's payroll. His teaching experience runs the gamut from club professional, to high profile golf schools, founder of the Golf Digest School, and founder of his own school with Nicklaus. He's a fixture on Golf Digest's list of top teachers and has been honored as PGA teacher of the year. I wonder how many times Jim has said the words "spine angle"?

Golf Ambassador? Yeah, I'd say he earned it.