Cotton Kaiser

Kaiser was a key figure in the Salinas-area golf community for decades. He was the Northern California PGA Teacher of the Year in 1990, and listed as one of the top golf instructors in California by Golf Digest in 2001. Cotton was awarded the Jim Langley Hall of Fame Award posthumously in 2015, and is in the Monterey Bay area PGA Hall of Fame. He tutored many of the finest area golfers, such as eight-time Women’s Open Champion Pat Cornett, two-time California amateur champion Mike Brannan, eventual PGA pro John Flannery and USC All-American Terrence Miskell. Kaiser organized the popular Little People’s golf tournament for kids at Sherwood Greens and the Salinas Junior Championships at Salinas Fairways. His Cotton & Bob’s golf tourney was one of the most popular in town for years. Kaiser started his career as golf pro at Salinas Golf and Country Club in 1958.