Kevin Battersby’s qualifying and fine play in the 1981 North and South Amateur at Pinehurst Country Club earned him an exemption to the 1981 British Amateur in Deal, England at the Royal Cinque Ports Golf Course. In 1985, Battersby was hired as the head teaching professional at Mission Country Club in Odessa, Texas. He recorded five top-10 finishes in the Bermuda Open and the Jamaica Open, and In 1988, captured the West Palm Beach Invitational. Battersby has competed in Australia, England, Spain, Wales and Alaska. In 1989, the Toski-Battersby Golf Center was opened with Battersby as the director of instruction. His affiliation with the PGA of America began in 1985, and he was elected as a Class A member in 1998.
