The road of life is paved with challenges, but for golfer and Arlington resident Stuart Deane, no challenge is too difficult.

His golf career began in 1988 at age 16 when he discovered the game through a high school physical education program in his hometown of Brisbane, Australia. By 1989, Deane was playing the amateur ranks and winning tournaments.

Always intent on playing golf for a living, he launched his professional career in 1991 by qualifying for the Asian PGA Tour. After a successful tour in Asia, Deane qualified for the Australasian PGA Tour, playing alongside some of the sport's greatest. By 1996 he had arrived in the USA and was participating in a mini-tour that qualified him for the PGA Tour. He had a setback after finishing second in the Canadian Tour when a death in the family put his golf career on hold.

After moving to Arlington, Deane continued playing a very limited PGA schedule and began working at Fort Worth's Shady Oaks Country Club in 2001. Alongside some of the sport's top players, Deane developed new techniques for his own game. By the time he started working at Dallas' Royal Oaks Country Club three years later, he had developed a passion for teaching the game to others.

It was 2006 when Deane found himself playing full time and qualifying for his first PGA Tour Event, winning the "Trump Million Dollar Invitational" that showcased the PGA's top 85 golfers. A season-ending hand injury in 2009 while on the Nationwide Tour detoured his pro career once again, and Deane turned to teaching full-time. Over the years, several players he taught have won on both the Nationwide Tour and the PGA Tour.

Currently Deane works as an instructor at Rolling Hills Country Club, and just last year began working with the team at UT-Arlington.

"I am grateful to teach what has been passed to me from so many great people in the game. Passing it forward is what makes this game so great," says Deane.

Featured recently on the Golf Channel, he says of this career milestone, "It is exciting, not only for myself and my family - it is exciting for Rolling Hills Country Club and the membership."

The process of filming took roughly 12 hours and included interviews with others, footage of lessons and time spent with his family. So far this year, he has one PGA Tour event under his belt while continuing to teach the skills of the game to new talent.

No challenge has been too difficult for Stuart Deane. It just takes his game to a new level.