"It wasn't that hard of a shot," recalls Dynda, "but with the situation, I'll never forget the way I felt." He let fly his tee shot, which landed in the back right bunker. No problem. Dynda splashed it out of the sand toward the water, but it checked up safely to within three feet of the hole. Quieting his shaky knees, Dynda sank the par putt, proving he can beat the odds and save par almost every time.

Though he missed going to the Open (shot 76-76), Dynda has made it to the final qualifying stage twice. He has extensive tournament experience, having played in the NAIA College National Championships twice as a member of the Glenville State College team and later competing on the Florida Mini Tours for four winters. Dynda has also teed it up in local Philadelphia PGA Section events, State Opens and the Eastern Regional Club Pro Championships.

An avid athlete since childhood, Dynda played all kinds of sports, including football and golf at St. Mary's Area High School in St. Mary's, Pennsylvania. "I chose to pursue golf because I got decent pretty quick and found it more challenging than all the rest," says Dynda, a PGA teaching professional at The Blue Bell Country Club in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania during the season. In the off-season, Dynda gives lessons at Schilling's Golf Center in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. He offers sound, simple advice to all of his students. "I recommend that players of all levels make a commitment to a plan of attack to continually improve," notes Dynda.

"My pupils like the simple method with which I teach and the numerous drills and actions we can do to improve," adds Dynda, who is convinced golf is not rocket science. If it were, he couldn't communicate it. Dynda has been successful with many students when it comes to explaining how to improve, including one golfer who recently earned a golf scholarship to a Division IA College and another who was a high-20's handicapper that broke 90 in a stroke play competition. "I enjoy seeing the look on a pupil's face after a good shot, good round or a career low," says Dynda. "I love explaining to my pupils in a very simple way how they can get better and achieve some of their goals with a little hard work."

Dynda works on his own game as deliberately as he recommends others do, focusing on swing mechanics during the off-season by hitting a lot of balls in his practice area at home. He watches himself on video, analyzes, then goes back out to tweak and hit more balls. During the season, Dynda practices primarily his short game and shots within 100 yards of the hole. All of this effort pays off when coupled with his "never say die" attitude, helping Dynda save par from just about anywhere. Whenever he hits a rough patch or has trouble on the course, Dynda just tells himself Don't break anything, don't get hurt, just hang in there - you can't play this bad next time. Then the next round, Dynda may find himself tapping in a 6" birdie putt, his favorite shot to make.

Dynda enjoys playing the Rolling Green Golf Club in Springfield, Pennsylvania. Most likely you'll find him out there dressed in khakis and a white or light colored shirt - not for luck, but simplicity. When competing, he always uses ball numbers 1, 2 or 4, never #3's because they have that three-putt stigma. (He gives all #3 balls to his dad.) Though he doesn't watch a lot of golf on TV, Dynda tries to catch the majors, and he enjoys videotaping touring pros on the range whenever he gets a chance for that added swing perspective.