TOPICS NEWSLETTER - South Florida PGA Golf
TOPICS NEWSLETTER - South Florida PGA Golf TOPICS NEWSLETTER - South Florida PGA Golf
chip shots NEW MEMBERS The South Florida PGA would like to welcome the following new members to the Section: Christopher Glover, PGA A-8 Calusa Pines Golf Club William Junk, PGA A-4 Martin Downs Country Club Kenneth Mason II, PGA A-8 Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club Matthew Roop, PGA A-8 Eagle Creek Golf & CC Steven Russell, PGA IN Unattached Andrew Wieczorek, PGA A-8 The Rookery at Marco GC NEW APPRENTICES The South Florida PGA would like to welcome the following new apprentices to the Section: Mark Contentor B-8 Stonebridge Golf & CC Mark Drenga B-8 PGA Center for Golf Learn&Perf Christopher Green B-8 Jim McLean G School-Doral Evan Holewinski B-8 Island Country Club Harlan Kaplan B-8 Glen Eagle Golf and CC John King B-8 Raptor Bay Golf Club Allison Lepping B-8 Palm Cove Golf Club Thomas Regan B-8 Town of Palm Beach GC Manny Zerman B-8 La Gorce Country Club PGA CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM The South Florida PGA would like to congratulate Meghan Spero, PGA on earning her certification in Golf Operations and Valerie Osborn, PGA in Retail through The PGA Certified Professional Program. QUARTER CENTURY CLUB Congratulations to PGA members Thomas Roberts, Dennis Meyer, and Russ Holden on their induction into the Quarter Century Club, joining an outstanding group of individuals who have been PGA members for over 25 years. 2010 SFPGA LAS VEGAS TRAVEL PRO-AM - ONLY A FEW SPOTS LEFT Join the SFPGA for its Las Vegas Travel Pro-Am! PGA Professionals stay and play for free (airfare not included) and the amateur contestant fee is $1,875 per person, single occupancy, and does not include airfare (accompanying guest fee is $299). The Pro-Am runs Sunday-Thursday, October 3-7 and golf will be played on Paiute Golf Resort’s Wolf Course, at Arroyo Golf Club and at Bear’s Best, with accommodations at Caesar’s Palace. Contact Meredith at 561-624-7657 for additional information. Spots are going fast, so get your team together today! MSR REQUIREMENTS The current MSR cycle ends June 15, 2011 and the requirements for the three year cycle is 54 credits. Please be aware that there are two required fields. The Education requirement is 12 credits and the Meeting requirement is 12 credits. The remaining credits can be earned under several different categories. See MSR requirements at PGAlinks.com. If you have any questions regarding your MSR credits, contact the Section office at 561-624-7676. JUNIOR TOUR VOLUNTEERS NEEDED The South Florida PGA is in the midst of another successful year of junior golf. To continue our successful trend, we need volunteers to come out and act as Pace of Play/Rules Officials during the events. Each volunteer will receive 1 MSR Credit per hour worked. If you would like to help, please click here to view the tournament dates and site, and then contact Meredith at 561-624-7657 with your availability. PAT Congratulations to all who passed the Player Ability Test (PAT) held at PGA Golf Club - Ryder Course on Monday, May 24, 2010. Chris Andrakakos Ryan Bainer Ryan Beech Louie Benjamin Michael Bove Jordan Burke Richard Burke Jermaine Cooper Mark Drenga Fredrick Gansz Marvin Gonzalez Peter Haupt David Huebsch Mark Jacosbon Ryan LaVoie Matthew Metaxas Kevin Morton Peter Murphy Andy Oldham Preston Roberts Sean Schwartz David Suarez Mark Sutherland Joseph Trombetti Kenneth Williams David Worrall contact information SOUTH FLORIDA SECTION, PGA OF AMERICA 100 Avenue of the Champions Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418 PHONE / FAX 561-624-7676 / 561-624-8576 EMAIL sflorida@pgahq.com WEBSITE www.sflorida.pga.com PRESIDENT Stephen A. Cox, PGA VICE PRESIDENT Brian Peaper, PGA SECRETARY Warren Bottke, PGA IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Jeff Raimer, PGA SOUTHERN CHAPTER PRESIDENT Dick McNeill, PGA SOUTHEAST CHAPTER PRESIDENT Rick Heard, PGA SOUTHWEST CHAPTER PRESIDENT Bill Constantine, PGA ISLAND CHAPTER PRESIDENT Aaron West, PGA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Geoff Lofstead ADVISORY BOARD Paul Anderson Dean Baker Rick Bayliss Ed D’Alessandro, PGA Ira Kaplan Jim Maitland Jim O’Connor Craig Perna Steve Sponder Harry Tempkins Roger Woonton 2
chip shots section news APPRENTICE LEVELS PASSED Robert Alderman PGA Golf Club R1 Michael Carper Grande Oaks Golf Club R2 Christopher Green Jim McLean G School N0 Evan Holewinski Island Country Club N0 Toni Jobes Paradise Instructional GS R1 Michael Johnson St Andrews CC R1 Harlan Kaplan Glen Eagle Golf and CC N0 John King Raptor Bay Golf Club N0 Christopher Ryan Naples Heritage Golf & CC R2 Christopher Shultis Bay Colony Golf Club R1 Tommy Spampinato Colonial Country Club R1 Renee Trudeau Riviera Country Club R1 Manny Zerman La Gorce Country Club N0 Erik Zinn Sombrero Country Club R1 JULY IS FAMILY GOLF MONTH This July, golf facili ties across the country will host fun and affordable activities as part of Family Golf Month. During Family Golf Month, golf courses will offer a series of programs for families to learn and play golf. Golf courses will offer Family Golf Clinics, Family Golf Play Days, Kids Play Free Days, Bring Your Kids to the Golf Range Take Your Daughter to the Course Week, July 5-11, Sticks for Kids, PGA Family Course, and other special programs. Visit www.Playgolfamerica.com to learn more and sign up your course today! GOLF LICENSE PLATE PROGRAM This year the South Florida PGA has partnered with the Golf License Plate Program to help promote the plate to Florida residents. For every Golf License Plate sold in the state of Florida $25 goes to the Florida Junior Golf Council in support of junior golf throughout the state. Every facility in South Florida should have received promotional information about the Golf License Plate Program, and we encourage you to display it at your facility. Please note that grants are available for PGA professionals conducting junior golf camps, clinics, etc. and more information can be found by visiting http:// www.fjgc.org/. MORE POINTS OFFERED IN 2010 FOR PLAYER OF THE YEAR & SENIOR PLAY- ER OF THE YEAR POINTS RACE Regular Player of the Year points are now awarded for qualifiers, exempt players, and those making the cut at the Florida Open. Senior Player of the Year points are awarded in the Section and South Florida Open for Seniors missing the cut. For a printout of the compete Player of the Year Points Policy, visit sflorida. pga.com. The Player of the Year and Senior Player of the Year points races are supported by Sterling Cut Glass. Here is the current top ten list for 2010 Player of the Year points and 2010 Senior Player of the Year points. 2010 PLAYER OF THE YEAR POINTS LIST Top Ten (as of July 1): Lee Rinker 462.5 Ryan Garrity 391.5 Paul Scaletta 360 Mike San Filippo 322.5 Jerry Tucker 310 JD Murray 225 Christopher Toulson 210 Christopher Kaufman 201.4 Alan Morin 197.5 Jeff Waber 130 2010 SENIOR PLAYER OF THE YEAR POINTS LIST Top Ten (as of June 20): Jerry Tucker 755 Mike San Filippo 666.25 Ken Martin 517.05 Billy Ziobro 452.5 Brian Peaper 345.8 Dennis Meyer 330 Joseph Bostic 277.5 Paul Daniels 277.5 Steve Waugh 277.5 Marion Heck 270 To view the rest of the list for player of the year points and senior player of the year points, please visit the website at www.sflorida. pga.com. quote of the month “When God wants to play through, you let him play through.” Lee Trevino Professional golfer, after being struck by lightning 3
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NEW MEMBERS<br />
The <strong>South</strong> <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>PGA</strong> would like to welcome the following new members to the Section:<br />
Christopher Glover, <strong>PGA</strong> A-8 Calusa Pines <strong>Golf</strong> Club<br />
William Junk, <strong>PGA</strong> A-4 Martin Downs Country Club<br />
Kenneth Mason II, <strong>PGA</strong> A-8 Naples Beach Hotel & <strong>Golf</strong> Club<br />
Matthew Roop, <strong>PGA</strong> A-8 Eagle Creek <strong>Golf</strong> & CC<br />
Steven Russell, <strong>PGA</strong> IN Unattached<br />
Andrew Wieczorek, <strong>PGA</strong> A-8 The Rookery at Marco GC<br />
NEW APPRENTICES<br />
The <strong>South</strong> <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>PGA</strong> would like to welcome the following new apprentices to the Section:<br />
Mark Contentor B-8 Stonebridge <strong>Golf</strong> & CC<br />
Mark Drenga B-8 <strong>PGA</strong> Center for <strong>Golf</strong> Learn&Perf<br />
Christopher Green B-8 Jim McLean G School-Doral<br />
Evan Holewinski B-8 Island Country Club<br />
Harlan Kaplan B-8 Glen Eagle <strong>Golf</strong> and CC<br />
John King B-8 Raptor Bay <strong>Golf</strong> Club<br />
Allison Lepping B-8 Palm Cove <strong>Golf</strong> Club<br />
Thomas Regan B-8 Town of Palm Beach GC<br />
Manny Zerman B-8 La Gorce Country Club<br />
<strong>PGA</strong> CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM<br />
The <strong>South</strong> <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>PGA</strong> would like to congratulate Meghan Spero, <strong>PGA</strong> on earning her certification<br />
in <strong>Golf</strong> Operations and Valerie Osborn, <strong>PGA</strong> in Retail through The <strong>PGA</strong> Certified Professional<br />
Program.<br />
QUARTER CENTURY CLUB<br />
Congratulations to <strong>PGA</strong> members Thomas Roberts, Dennis Meyer, and Russ Holden on their<br />
induction into the Quarter Century Club, joining an outstanding group of individuals who have<br />
been <strong>PGA</strong> members for over 25 years.<br />
2010 SF<strong>PGA</strong> LAS VEGAS TRAVEL PRO-AM - ONLY A<br />
FEW SPOTS LEFT<br />
Join the SF<strong>PGA</strong> for its Las Vegas Travel Pro-Am! <strong>PGA</strong> Professionals stay<br />
and play for free (airfare not included) and the amateur contestant fee is<br />
$1,875 per person, single occupancy, and does not include airfare (accompanying<br />
guest fee is $299). The Pro-Am runs Sunday-Thursday, October 3-7<br />
and golf will be played on Paiute <strong>Golf</strong> Resort’s Wolf Course, at Arroyo <strong>Golf</strong><br />
Club and at Bear’s Best, with accommodations at Caesar’s Palace. Contact<br />
Meredith at 561-624-7657 for additional information. Spots are going fast,<br />
so get your team together today!<br />
MSR REQUIREMENTS<br />
The current MSR cycle ends June 15, 2011 and the requirements for the three year cycle<br />
is 54 credits. Please be aware that there are two required fields. The Education requirement<br />
is 12 credits and the Meeting requirement is 12 credits. The remaining credits can be<br />
earned under several different categories. See MSR requirements at <strong>PGA</strong>links.com. If you<br />
have any questions regarding your MSR credits, contact the Section office at 561-624-7676.<br />
JUNIOR TOUR VOLUNTEERS NEEDED<br />
The <strong>South</strong> <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>PGA</strong> is in the midst of another successful year of junior golf. To continue our<br />
successful trend, we need volunteers to come out and act as Pace of Play/Rules Officials during the<br />
events. Each volunteer will receive 1 MSR Credit per hour worked. If you would like to help, please<br />
click here to view the tournament dates and site, and then contact Meredith at 561-624-7657 with<br />
your availability.<br />
PAT<br />
Congratulations to all who passed the Player Ability Test (PAT) held at <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>Golf</strong> Club - Ryder<br />
Course on Monday, May 24, 2010.<br />
Chris Andrakakos<br />
Ryan Bainer<br />
Ryan Beech<br />
Louie Benjamin<br />
Michael Bove<br />
Jordan Burke<br />
Richard Burke<br />
Jermaine Cooper<br />
Mark Drenga<br />
Fredrick Gansz<br />
Marvin Gonzalez<br />
Peter Haupt<br />
David Huebsch<br />
Mark Jacosbon<br />
Ryan LaVoie<br />
Matthew Metaxas<br />
Kevin Morton<br />
Peter Murphy<br />
Andy Oldham<br />
Preston Roberts<br />
Sean Schwartz<br />
David Suarez<br />
Mark Sutherland<br />
Joseph Trombetti<br />
Kenneth Williams<br />
David Worrall<br />
contact information<br />
SOUTH FLORIDA SECTION,<br />
<strong>PGA</strong> OF AMERICA<br />
100 Avenue of the Champions<br />
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418<br />
PHONE / FAX<br />
561-624-7676 / 561-624-8576<br />
EMAIL<br />
sflorida@pgahq.com<br />
WEBSITE<br />
www.sflorida.pga.com<br />
PRESIDENT<br />
Stephen A. Cox, <strong>PGA</strong><br />
VICE PRESIDENT<br />
Brian Peaper, <strong>PGA</strong><br />
SECRETARY<br />
Warren Bottke, <strong>PGA</strong><br />
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT<br />
Jeff Raimer, <strong>PGA</strong><br />
SOUTHERN CHAPTER PRESIDENT<br />
Dick McNeill, <strong>PGA</strong><br />
SOUTHEAST CHAPTER PRESIDENT<br />
Rick Heard, <strong>PGA</strong><br />
SOUTHWEST CHAPTER PRESIDENT<br />
Bill Constantine, <strong>PGA</strong><br />
ISLAND CHAPTER PRESIDENT<br />
Aaron West, <strong>PGA</strong><br />
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR<br />
Geoff Lofstead<br />
ADVISORY BOARD<br />
Paul Anderson<br />
Dean Baker<br />
Rick Bayliss<br />
Ed D’Alessandro, <strong>PGA</strong><br />
Ira Kaplan<br />
Jim Maitland<br />
Jim O’Connor<br />
Craig Perna<br />
Steve Sponder<br />
Harry Tempkins<br />
Roger Woonton<br />
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