Alana Uriell

After winning in her pro debut on the Symetra (Epson) Tour at the 2019 SKYiGolf Championship, Alana spent four seasons on the LPGA Tour, with five Top-25 finishes. She qualified for her first US Women’s Open in 2024, made the cut, and was in a final round featured group at Lancaster. At the University of Arkansas, she was First-Team All-SEC and a WCGA Second-Team All-American. She had one individual NCAA win and (15) Top-10s. Arnold Palmer Cup (2018).

Alice Duan

Alice had an impressive amateur career, qualifying for the US Women's Amateur in 2018, winning the West Coast Women's Amateur the same year, and then winning the 2020 Washington Women's Amateur. She had one individual win in college, and seven Top-10 finishes. Since turning pro, she's advanced from the Cactus Tour and ANNIKA-Women's All Pro Tour to the Epson Tour.

Ana Belac

Ana will be representing her home country, Slovenia, in the upcoming Paris Olympics! Once a decorated amateur, her pro career got off to a lightning quick start, becoming the Symetra (Epson) Tour 2020 Player and Rookie of the Year, after winning the Carolina Golf Classic Championship. As a rookie on the LPGA Tour in 2021, she had a Top-5 finish but often struggled. However, in 2024, she has found her form again with (11) Top-25 finishes in 14 starts on the Epson and Ladies European Tours. As an amateur, she won the 2019 East Lake Cup, the 2017 The Landfall Tradition Championship, and she led Duke to a team national championship. She also featured frequently on amateur competition teams: the Arnold Palmer Cup (2019), European Ladies’ Team (5x), and Espirito Santo Trophy (3x).

Aymeric Laussot

Aymeric is one of top players on the Alps Tour, winning once already in 2024 (Ein Bay Open Championship), and notching two other Top-5s. He’ll be competing at DP World Tour Q-School in the fall and will likely have full status on the Challenge Tour at a minimum, regardless of his performance at Q-School by virtue of his place on the Alps Tour Order of Merit. His amateur career highlights include one collegiate win at TCU. He also won the 2017 Grand Prix de Troyes, the 2016 U16 Scottish Championship, and the 2015 Doral Publix Junior.

Ben Shipp

Ben lit it up at NC State, winning five times and earning (15) Top-10 finishes. He was recognized as a Top-15 player in the inaugural PGA TOUR U rankings and was selected to the 2021 Arnold Palmer Cup team. He was also a Ping All-American and a four-time Ping All-Region player. Since transitioning from college, he's played on PGA Tour Canada (Americas), and earned status on the Korn Ferry Tour for 2023. While Ben was sidelined with an injury for much of 2023, he has returned to competitive golf in 2024, and is gearing up for Q-School in the fall to return to the Korn Ferry Tour.

Bi Shin

Bi turned pro after high school in South Korea. Her career highlights include three wins and (11) Top-10s on the ANNIKA-Women’s All Pro Tour, two wins on the NXXT Tour, one win on the Korean LPGA Tour, and three Top-10s on the Epson Tour.

Billy Tom Sargent

Billy Tom won five times at Western Kentucky, with (14) Top-10 finishes. He received All- American honors from Ping in 2019 and was twice an All-Conference USA selection. He finished T11 in the 2019 NCAA DI National Championship (one stroke ahead of Viktor Hovland). Since turning pro, he's played primarily on the Korn Ferry Tour, with highlights including an opening round 63 at the 2020 Wichita Open and a T12 finish at the same event this year.

Brett White

In addition to overcoming a life-threatening health scare earlier in his career, he possesses a lot of firepower on the golf course. In 2023, he successfully Monday qualified for the PGA Tour’s Waste Management Open and the Sanderson Farms Championship – at the latter, he made the cut and finished T13. From 2018 to 2022, Brett had two Top-25 finishes on the KFT, and he finished inside the Top-25 in 20 out of 27 starts on the All Pro Tour. He also won the Nevada and Michigan State Opens (2019, 2020). In college, Brett earned Second-Team All-Mid Atlantic Conference honors, with six individual Top-10 finishes.

Chandler Blanchet

Chandler won the Totalplay Cup and Player of the Year honors on PGA Tour Latinoamérica in 2023. He had two wins on the season, including at the Tour Championship in Mexico, to secure KFT status for 2024. This year, he’s made 10 of 15 cuts on the KFT, with one Top-10 and four Top-25s. In college, Chandler was crowned the 2017 DII Individual National Champion, earned the Jack Nicklaus Award for being the top DII golfer, and won 12(!) times. He was also the 2017 GCAA Arnold Palmer Award recipient and a three-time GCAA First-Team All-American.

Emilee Hoffman

Emilee has two Top-5 finishes on the Epson Tour. Prior to turning pro, she won the 2018 Western Women’s Amateur Championship. As a Longhorn, she was a two-time First-Team All- Big 12 section, and she was twice the Big 12 individual champion runner-up (2017, 2018). She was also part of the gold medal winning team at the 2017 World University Games.

Ford Clegg

In one of Ford’s first events as a pro, he made a cut on the PGA Tour at the 2023 Sanderson Farms Championship. Since then, he’s racked up three Top-10s on the G Pro Tour and finished T3 at PGA Tour Americas Q-School in May. As an amateur, he had two individual NCAA wins, and was named to the Ping All-Region Team and First-Team All-SEC (2021). He was twice the SEC Freshman Golfer of the Week and was a three-time SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year.

George Markham

George’s professional career highlights include four Top-10s on PGA Tour Canada, (11) Top-10s on the Asher Tour, and (14) Top-10s on the Outlaw Tour. His amateur career highlights include winning the 2018 NCAA DII West/South Regional, two-time GCAA All-American Honorable Mention (2018 and 2019), 2019 RMAC Golfer of the Year, and three-time First-Team All-RMAC.

Graysen Huff

Graysen is spending his summer north of the border on the Canada swing for PGA Tour Americas. At Auburn, Graysen was a Ping All-Southeast Region player, won three individual NCAA titles, and was Co-Medalist at the SEC Championship. He was also a two-time Academic All-American.

Hailee Cooper

Hailee’s pro career is off to a fast start, with two wins and one Top-10 on the ANNIKA-Women’s All Pro Tour and two Top-25 finishes on the Epson Tour. She was also a celebrated amateur, her highlights including; two individual collegiate wins, a made cut at the 2024 Augusta National Women’s Amateur, Second-Team All-SEC (2023), WGCA First-Team All-American (2019), Golfweek Second-Team All-American (2019), Big 12 Freshman of the Year (2019), Arnold Palmer Cup team member (2019), and a made cut at the 2018 US Women’s Open. Prior to college, she was a five-time AJGA Rolex All-American.

Hannah Gregg

Hannah competes primarily on the Ladies European Tour. Prior to playing in Europe, she has played on the Epson Tour, ANNIKA-Women’s All Pro Tour, and Cactus Tour. She is the co- founder of Short Game Gains and has become a prominent influencer within the golf industry, amassing a social media audience of 200K+ followers across Instagram and Twitter/X alone.

Jake Burnage

Jake had a distinguished amateur career growing up in England. His first win came back in 2015 at the Devon County Presidents’ Trophy. He then won the 2019 St. Andrews Links Championship. Since turning pro, he’s won five mini-tour events in the US and England to go with five runner-up finishes. He’ll be competing at DP World Tour Q-School in the fall and will likely have full status on the Challenge Tour at a minimum, regardless of his performance at Q- School by virtue of his place on the Clutch Pro Tour Order of Merit.

Jessica Porvasnik

Jessica is currently ranked #1 in the Epson Tour’s “Race for the Card” standings. She has nine career Top-10s on the Epson Tour, with five Top-10s in 2024 alone. She won the 2021 PXG Match Play Championship and Stroke Play Championship and the 2018 DCM PGA Women’s Championship of Canada. She also has two wins and (13) Top-10s on the ANNIKA-Women’s All Pro Tour. At Ohio State, she won the 2014 Big Ten Individual Championship, and was named the 2014 Big Ten Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year.

Jonathan Brightwell

Jonathan had an exemplary amateur career, culminating with his final season in college at Oklahoma. He was a Golfweek and GCAA PING Second-Team All-American, PING All-Central Region, and All-Big 12 selection (2021). He closed that season ranked ninth in the nation by Golfstat, 12th by Golfweek, and 10th in the PGA Tour U standings. He went on to finish T2 at Q- School in 2021 to earn status on the Korn Ferry tour. Although he struggled early as a pro, he’s recommitted to having the career everyone anticipated. He has two Top-25s on PGA Tour Americas and four Top-15s on the All Pro Tour.

Kaitlin Milligan

Kaitlin earned her LPGA Tour card for 2024 via Q-School last fall and has been competing on both the Epson and LPGA. She made her first LPGA cut at the Dana Open and carries a ton of potential to become a star as one of the longest drivers on tour. She was certainly a star at the University of Oklahoma – where she owns three scoring records and is in the Top-10 all-time for seven others. She had one individual win, (20) Top-20 finishes, and was recognized as First- Team All-Big 12 (2019) and as an Academic All-American (2018, 2020). She compete

Kate Smith-Stroh

Kate has five Top-10s on the Epson Tour. As a student athlete, she was the 2021 Big Ten Individual Champion, while capturing five University of Nebraska scoring records. She also won the 2019 Minnesota Women’s State Open Championship and twice took home the title at the Minnesota State Women’s Amateur Championship (2017, 2020). She participated in the 2021 Augusta National Women’s Amateur before turning pro.

Keenan Huskey

Keenan is currently ranked inside the Top-60 players on the KFT points list, boosted by a T2 finish at the Panama Championship and two other Top-25s. He also has three wins and seven Top-10s on the G Pro Tour. At the University of South Carolina, he had four individual wins, finished second in the program’s career scoring average, was an Honorable Mention All- American in 2017, and was named to the PING All-Southeast Region Team twice (2016, 2017).

Kristen Gillman

Kristen returned to the LPGA Tour full-time this year and has risen to a Top-200 player in the Rolex Rankings (up nearly 500 spots from July 2023). She has played in all four majors so far in 2024, making the cut at both The Chevron Championship and the US Women’s Open. Kristen exploded on the scene as a rookie on the LPGA in 2019, with nine Top-25 finishes, four of which were Top-10s. She has one of the most incredible amateur resumes as well, having won the US Women’s Amateur twice (2014, 2018), the North & South Amateur (2016), and earning First- Team All-American honors while at Alabama. She was previously ranked as high as #37 in the world, and we have no doubt she’ll return to a Top-50 player within the next 12 months.

Lauren Cox

Lauren has made 29 of 52 cuts in almost three seasons on the Epson Tour, highlighted by four Top-20 finishes. The best player in University of North Texas history, Lauren had one individual NCAA win, was a three time First-Team All-Conference USA selection, and set school records for total birdies, scoring average, and par or better rounds. As a junior, she was twice named SETX Coaches Association Girls Golfer of the Year and named Babe Zaharias Player of the Year.

Lauren Miller

Lauren has (10) Top-10s on the ANNIKA-Women’s All Pro Tour and NXXT Tour. As an amateur, she qualified for the US Women’s Open in 2022 and was named AAC All-Conference in 2023.

Mariel Galdiano

Mariel has qualified for six US Women’s Opens, including a made cut at Lancaster CC in 2024. She also boasts two wins and (11) Top-10s on the ANNIKA-Women’s All Pro Tour and five Top- 10s on the Epson Tour. As an amateur at UCLA, she was a three-time All-American, with two individual collegiate wins. She also won the 2015 Canadian Women’s Amateur, was a three- time AJGA Rolex All-American, and was a part of multiple amateur team competitions: Arnold Palmer Cup (2018 and 2019) and Curtis Cup (2016 and 2018).

Michael VanDerLaan

Michael had a very successful college career at Florida Southern, where he won the 2019 DII Individual National Championship and was a key contributor to the team's 2017 National Championship victory. He was named a Ping All-American in 2019. Since transitioning from college, he has competed primarily on Florida-based mini-tours, while chasing Korn Ferry Tour Monday Qualifiers and state opens.

Michaela Finn

Michaela has one professional win on the Swedish Golf Tour (2019 Ahus Open) and seven Top- 15s on the Epson Tour. Her amateur career highlights include three individual college titles, three-time All-MAC recognition, and multiple amateur team appearances: 2017 European Ladies’ Team, 2014 European Girls Team, and World Junior Girls.

Paige Crawford

Paige was the Big Sky Individual Champion in 2013 while at Montana State, winning the 54-hole championship by a record seven strokes. Although she competed primarily part-time early in pro career, she recorded Top-10 finishes on the Cactus Tour and Women's All Pro Tour. She played select events in 2023 to great success, winning THE JOHN SHIPPEN Cognizant Cup and National Invitational. Those wins earned Paige her first three LPGA Tour starts.

Quinn Riley

Since turning pro, Quinn has played primarily on the APGA, with additional starts on the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Americas. In 2023, he was the APGA Rookie of the Year, highlighted by five Top-10 finishes and his first pro win at the APGA Two Man Classic. Prior to turning pro, Quinn enjoyed a successful career at Duke, recording one individual NCAA win and five Top-20 finishes. Quinn played his collegiate golf at Duke, enjoying a very successful college career. At Duke, Quinn recorded one individual NCAA Division I win and recorded five Top-20 finishes.

Samantha Wagner

In 2022, Samantha made 16 of 20 cuts on the Epson tour, including five Top-10 finishes. She then finished T6 at Q-Series and earned her LPGA card for the 2023 season. She made seven LPGA cuts in 2023, which included a made cut at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. She returned to the Epson Tour this year, and has started finding her previous form, highlighted by a T10 at the Copper Rock Championship. In her lone season at Florida, She was named to the All-Freshman Team and the SEC Academic Honor Roll. She was a five-time Rolex All-American.

Sarah Rhee

Sarah has competed in seven events on the ANNIKA-Women’s All Pro Tour in 2024, with five Top-25 finishes and two Top-10s. In 2022, she finished inside the Top-5 on the Tour’s "Race to Stage II" season-long points list. She also successfully qualified for the LPGA Tour Portland Classic in 2022 and made the cut. She has three mini-tour wins, including the 2020 Northwest Women's Open Championship. In college, Sarah was a member of Washington’s 2016 National Championship team, while collecting one individual win and recording (12) Top-20 finishes.

Scott Stevens

Scott has one win and three Top-10s on PGA Tour Canada. He has two Top-20s on the Korn Ferry Tour and four Top-10s on the G Pro Tour. At the University of South Carolina, he had (20) Top-10 finishes, and graduated with the lowest career scoring average in program history. He was named a PING Third-Team All-American (2019), First-Team All-SEC (2019), and a two-time PING All-Southeast Region (2017, 2019) player. As a junior, he was Tennessee Junior Amateur Player of the Year and was ranked number one in Tennessee for the class of 2015.

Tyler Collet

Tyler earned a start at the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla by finishing Top-10 at the PGA Professionals Championship. He also made the cut at the 2024 PGA Tour Puerto Rico Open as well. He is the two-time defending Player of the Year for the South Florida PGA Section (2022, 2023). In college, Tyler was recognized as the PGM Player of the Year for three consecutive years from 2014 to 2016.

Valery Plata

Valery has one win and three Top-25s on the Epson Tour in 2024 and is on track to return to the LPGA Tour (she finished T3 at the 2022 LPGA Q-Series to gain LPGA status for 2023). Her amateur career highlights include two collegiate wins. She also won the 2021 Women’s Amateur Latin America and the 2021 Patriot All-America Invitational. Other amateur highlights include playing in the 2022 Evian Championship and AIG Women’s Open, a three-time selection to the All-Big Ten First Team, 2020 Big Ten Player of the Year, semifinalist at the 2020 US Women’s Amateur, and multiple amateur team appearances: 2022 Espirito Santo Trophy, 2022 Bolivarian Games, 2017 Junior Golf World Cup, and more.

Viraj Garewal

Viraj’s early pro career highlights include two Top-20s on the PGA Tour Canada and two Top- 10s on the Asher Tour. His amateur career highlights include making three starts on PGA Tour Canada in which he made two cuts, and twice being named to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference Team (2021 and 2022). In 2019, he was the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year.

Donnie Dotson

Founder & CEO

Donnie has a diverse background of experience, including business development and investing roles at Sportradar and Goldman Sachs, and as a former Marine and CIA-trained Operations Officer within the US Intelligence Community. In addition to a strong advisory board, he's assembling a talented and ambitious initial team to push Carry forward.

Johnny Martin

Operations

Johnny combines his finance, early-stage startup experience, and passion for golf to help drive Carry’s core operations. He is a believer that talented professional golfers should get a fair shot at making the top tours and wants to do his part to make that a reality.

Alyson Johnson

Events, PR, and Partnerships

Alyson has worked in the golf industry for over 20 years, including senior executive roles at top PGA TOUR sponsor corporations. Her company, The Gilly Group, specializes in strategic communications, PR, and event planning, and she's been critical to our early growth.

Kiel Alderink

Athlete Performance

Consistently ranked as a top coach by leading publications like Golf Digest, Kiel is noted for his holistic approach to improving athlete performance. He has a passion for getting talented players to genuinely believe in themselves and play their best.

Thomas Fitzpatrick

Marketing Director

Tom "Fitz" has a background in sports TV production as well as 4 years of digital marketing experience at goodr sunglasses. In his spare time, he caddies and plays golf as much as time allows and wants to see all Carry Golfers succeed at the highest levels.

Don Jacobsmeyer

Technology Manager

Don brings a diverse background in custom software development, project management, and technology product consulting. He believes all organizations are now software companies, and he advises a suite of businesses on how and when to leverage software most effectively to support their missions.

Phil Haslett

Investment Structures Advisor

Phil was one of our earliest investors and has gone above and beyond to support Carry, including lending his expertise as a co-founder of a company (EquityZen) that enables transactions for historically illiquid assets.

Natasha Valley

Brand & Social Media Advisor

Natasha has worked with professional athletes for over a decade, and she does a little bit of everything these days -- brand strategy, marketing and crisis communications, content creation and management, and venture investing.

Peter Maglathlin

Fundraising and Strategy Advisor

Peter has an impressive track record as a marketplace founder and business leader. He supports Carry with finance and fundraising insights and strategic introductions.

Alison Walshe

Pro Golf Advisor

Alison made her first LPGA Tour appearance in 2008, and has lived the realities of raising funds to support her early career. Since transitioning to the corporate world, she remains close to pro golf through the occasional tournament start while also advising industry startups.

Eric Hess

Legal & Regulatory

As the lead counsel for Carry, Eric helps ensure our product offerings remain compliant with existing and future regulations. Also a podcast host (The Encrypted Economy), he has a passion for emerging finance and technology solutions in a shifting environment.

Mamoon Saleem

Web Developer

Mamoon is an accomplished website design and development engineer, earning his Master's in Computer Science from the University of the Punjab.

Bryan Rowan

FP&A

As our "outsourced-CFO," Brian makes the difficult seem easy. We're lucky to have him supporting our team.

Eric Sedransk

Golf Startups Advisor

As the Founder and CEO of Member for a Day, Eric is uniquely familiar with the challenges and opportunities of building a mission-driven startup in the golf industry. He was compelled to support Carry after witnessing friends grind on developmental tours for years.

Cory Whitsett

Pro Golf Advisor

Cory enjoyed a highly-decorated amateur golf career, including Walker and Palmer Cup selections and a National Championship while at the University of Alabama. After college he lived the pro golf grind, chasing Monday qualifiers and developmental tour wins. His perspective on the need for a platform like Carry was instrumental to our launch.