Jerry grew up in a golf family and began playing at age 7. His home course, Shorehaven G.C., would host a lot of his early rounds learning the game. His talent and inspiration came from his father, Jerry Courville Sr., who was a dominant amateur player winning numerous tournaments including the Met Open, the IKE (6 times), the Met Amateur, and the Northeast Amateur. He would have the Metropolitan Golf Association's "Player of the Year" award named after him which his son would go on to win. Jerry Courville Jr. had a solid relationship with his father, his mentor and best friend, as well as the game of golf.

Jerry won his first tournament, the CT Junior, at age 16. This would be the start of a string of wins as an amateur, including the CT Amateur, 3 wins in the Met Amateur and IKE, and top finishes in the U.S. Amateur. Courville won the U.S. Mid Amateur in 1995 and made trips to the 1995 U.S. Open and The Masters in 1996. He is also a two time Walker Cup player, in 1995 as Tiger Woods' teammate and in 1997 with a record 4-2 finish. Jerry holds the USGA record for most match play wins in U.S. Mid Amateur history and consecutive years qualifying for match play in the U.S. Amateur along with two local course records.

During a short hiatus from golf Jerry wanted to pass on his passion for the game to others in the form of personalized instruction. He teamed with Jo Rasmussen of FitnessWorks to help provide an indoor training and practice site for his clients. His passion for the game is evident in the time he spends with students and around the game of golf. Jerry plans to resume tournament play this year and has aspirations of qualifying to compete on the Champions Tour following the 2008 season.

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