Jock Olson, a native of Marshalltown, was a highly respected golf professional for more than 35 years.

His first job came at the Des Moines Golf and Country Club as an assistant, the start of a journey that led him to the position of head golf professional at Interlachen Country Club in Edina, Minn., one of the top-ranked courses in Minnesota annually. During his time at Interlachen (1994-2008), the club hosted the 2002 Solheim Cup and the 2008 U.S. Women’s Open.

Jock also served as head golf professional at the Cedar Rapids Country Club from 1983 to 1993 and the Burlington Golf Club from 1976 to 1982. Olson currently serves as Director of Club Relations for ForeTees, LLC, a position he has held since 2009.

Olson was inducted into the National PGA Hall of Fame in 2006, the latest in a long line of distinguished accomplishments. He was named National PGA Golf Professional of the Year in 2002, the highest honor the PGA of America can bestow upon one of its members. Olson is the only Iowa-born golf professional to have received those two honors. He was also named the Iowa Golf Association’s Golf Professional of the Year in 1986; Iowa PGA Teacher of the Year, 1985; Iowa Golf Association Outstanding Service Award, 1983; and the Iowa PGA Horton Smith Award, 1982.

• 1982 Iowa PGA Horton Smith Award
• 1983 IGA Outstanding Service Award
• 1985 Iowa PGA Teacher of the Year
• 1986 IGA Golf Professional of the Year
• 2002 National PGA Golf Professional of the Year
• 2006 National PGA Hall of Fame Induction
• Head Pro at Interlachen Country Club in Edina, Minn. Host of 2002 Solheim Cup and 2008 U.S. Women’s Open.