Born & raised in Gainesville,Fl June 21, 1962.  Began playing golf at 14. Played 4 years for Gainesville High School where I served as team Capt my 11th & 12th grade years. Went on to play golf for the University of Florida Lady Gator golf team where we still hold the NCAA championship for both 1985 & 1986. Played on the Futures Mini Tour for 2 years with very little success...then went on to pursue a career teaching golf....

Clarissa’s Testimonials

I want to say thank you for helping me to improve my golf game and to better understand the basics of the golf swing. Recognizing that you had to start at square one with me, I appreciate your patience, your sunny personality and how you communicated with both demonstration and language to aid my learning style. Diann LaRosa, Villages

I recently took a series of golf lessons from Clarissa Rainey at The Sand Trap. She was professional, easy to understand, and made it fun. I got excellent results--my golf game has really improved. I would recommend Clarissa to all my friends at The Villages. Thank you Clarissa. Linda Salk