Below is an interview with Jumpei (JP) Okuda, the Golf Course Manager at Rising Star Casino and Resort. The following are a few traditional and non traditional golf centric questions that I love to ask influential people in the golf industry.

Can you provide our readers a brief biography? Assistant Golf Professional at Newman Golf Course, Cincinnati, OH 2004 - 2010. Head Golf Professional at Newman Golf Course, Cincinnati, OH 2010 - 2012 Elected Class A PGA Membership August 2012 Golf Manager at LINKS Golf Course, Rising Star Casino, Rising Sun, IN 2012 - current

When did you start golfing and who introduced you to the game? Started the game of golf at age 7 and was introduced by my father.

What is your current home course? LINKS Golf Course, Rising Star Casino and Resort, Rising Sun, IN

To date, what is your proudest golf accomplishment? Elected into the Class A PGA Membership 2012 Hole in One 2014 - 137 yards

What is your biggest golf pet peeve on or off the course? Golfers not fixing the divot on the green and fairway!

Golfers who are NOT modest of their game!

What is your favorite club in your bag and why? Putter. It is the only club that can you money and rich!

What is your favorite golf destination? The Masters at Augusta National

What course is on your bucket list that you have not played yet? Augusta National St. Andrews Pebble Beach

If you woke up tomorrow and could play one course you played before, where would you play? Hazeltine National Golf Club, Minnesota

If you could change one aspect, rule or thing about golf, what would it be and why? Change the belly putter rules - bring it back.

Dream foursome (living)? Tiger Woods Rory McElroy Isao Aoki Jumpei Okuda

Dream foursome (living or dead)? Ben Hogan Payne Stewart Tiger Woods Jumpei Okuda

18 Rapid Fire, Off The Cuff Questions
1) Hitting Long Drive OR Sinking Long Putt? Sinking Long Putt

2) Having Round of Life OR Hole in One? Hole In One

3) Golfing at the crack of dawn OR twilight? Crack of Dawn

4) Hit a power fade OR power draw? Power Fade

5) Beverage cart OR halfway house? Halfway House

6) Bathroom OR bushes? Bathroom

7) Hot dog OR wrap? Wrap

8) Around the green, being in sand OR thick rough? Sand

9) Walking OR riding? Riding

10) Do you carry traditional 3 iron OR hybrid? Hybrid

11) Do you prefer long par 3 OR long par 5? Long 5

12) Pants OR Shorts? Pants

13) Palmer OR Nicklaus? Nicklaus

14) Beatles OR Elvis? Elvis

15) Play for fun OR play for money? Money!

16) Bump and run OR flop shot? Flop Shot

17) Lay up OR gamble? Lay up

18) 18 holes OR 36? 18