october 2012 - South Florida PGA Golf

SENIOR SECTION CHAMPIONSHIP
GLOBAL GOLF SALES CUP
JUNIOR TOUR NEWS
2012 SFPGA AWARD WINNERS & MORE...
TOPICS NEWSLETTER
VOLUME 22 NO. 7 - OCTOBER 2012

CHIP SHOTS
NEW APPRENTICES
The South Florida PGA would like to welcome the following new apprentices to the
Section:
Michael Kauffmann B-8 Royal Palm CC
Jimmy Rios B-8 Heron Bay Golf Club
Gary Shea B-8 Foxfire Country Club
Alvyz Alvarez B-8 Indian Spring CC
QUARTER CENTURY CLUB
Congratulations to PGA members Douglas Reed, Jeff Raimer, Bob Hunter, and
Tim Fredeen who were all elected to the Quarter Century Club of the PGA of
America, an elite group of members who have served the PGA with honor and pride
for 25 years.
HALF CENTURY CLUB
Congratulations to PGA members Craig Shankland and Joseph Lopez who were
all elected to the Quarter Century Club of the PGA of America, an elite group of
members who have served the PGA with honor and pride for 50 years.
2012 SFPGA AWARD WINNERS HONORED AT 34TH
ANNUAL SFPGA AWARDS DINNER NOVEMBER 12TH
This year’s annual Hall of Fame dinner will be held on November 12th, 2012 at The
Country Club at Mirasol where the two 2012 South Florida PGA Hall of Fame nominees,
Joe Steranka and Tim Rosaforte, will be honored along with the 11 SFPGA
Annual Award recipients. This year’s SFPGA Annual Award recipients are:
Golf Professional of the Year
Karl Bublitz, PGA of Grey Oaks Country Club
Teacher of the Year
Andy Scott, PGA of the Andy Scott School of Golf at
Kelly Greens Golf and Country Club
Junior Golf Leader
Craig Watson, PGA of The First Tee of the Palm Beaches
Assistant of the Year
Dan Terlescki, PGA of the Everglades Club
Bill Strausbaugh Award
Pat Gorman, PGA of Bend Pine Golf Club
Horton Smith Award
Bill Davis, PGA of the Jupiter Hills Club
Player Development Award
Jeff Nixon, PGA of Stoneybrook Golf Club
Merchandiser of the Year in a Private Facility
Christy Hedrick, PGA of Fiddlesticks Country Club
Merchandiser of the Year in a Public Facility
John Miller, PGA of the Country Club of Miami
Merchandiser of the Year in a Resort Facility
Bob Coman, PGA of Turnberry Isle
Salesperson of the Year
Bill Bishop with Taylormade Adidas Ashworth.
The SFPGA Hall of Fame was established in 2002 and now honors 29 individuals who
have been invaluable to the legacy of golf in South Florida. Both Joe Steranka, CEO
of the PGA of America, and Tim Rosaforte, famed sports writer and personality, have
done just that.
Steranka announced his retirement earlier this year after seven years as chief executive
officer of the PGA of America, headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens. He joined
the Association in 1988 as director of communications after serving in marketing,
sales and public relations positions with the NBA’s Washington Bullets and Cleveland
Cavaliers, then with ProServe, a player representative firm.
“Golf and the PGA have taken me places I never could have dreamed of, from greenside
perspectives for thrilling PGA Championships to the Oval Office and around the
world from lunch with the Duke of York to meetings with the China Ministry of Sport,”
Steranka said. “Along the way I have met the most inspirational people whose passion
for the game brought out the best in me. These people are not celebrities but
grassroots PGA members. They love golf, they protect and grow the game and they
enjoy making people happy when they come to their courses and ranges.”
CONTACT
SOUTH FLORIDA SECTION
186 Atlantis Boulevard
Atlantis, FL / 33462
PHONE / FAX
561-729-0544 / 561-729-0914
EMAIL
sflorida@pgahq.com
WEBSITE
www.sfpgagolf.com
PRESIDENT
Brian Peaper, PGA
VICE PRESIDENT
Warren Bottke, PGA
SECRETARY
Mark VanDyck, PGA
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Steve Cox, PGA
SOUTHERN CHAPTER PRESIDENT
Dick McNeill, PGA
SOUTHEAST CHAPTER PRESIDENT
Neil Lockie, PGA
SOUTHWEST CHAPTER PRESIDENT
Ben Bryant Jr., PGA
ISLAND CHAPTER PRESIDENT
Brian Shaver, PGA
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Geoff Lofstead
ADVISORY BOARD
Paul Anderson
Rick Bayliss
Steve Sponder
Ken Kennerly
Matt Lambert
Peter Lund

CHIP SHOTS
From 1980 through 1994, Rosaforte was an awards winning golf writer for daily
newspapers in St. Petersburg, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach. Since then he
has worked for Sports Illustrated, Golf World/Golf Digest, the PGA Tour, NBC, USA
Network and Golf Channel. He is a past president of the Golf Writers Association of
America and has written five books. The SFPGA is honored to have these two invaluable
additions to the Hall of Fame.
GOLF INDUSTRY SEMINAR TO FEATURE JACK NICK-
LAUS, JOE STERANKA AND DONNA ORENDER
Save the date now for Friday, October 5th! The South Florida PGA in cooperation
with the Florida Club Managers Association of America will conduct a golf industry
seminar featuring Jack Nicklaus, Joe Steranka, Donna Orender, and Nicklaus Companies.
Topics to be discussed include: Golf 2.0, retaining and attracting women to
the game, state of the game/industry, course set up to help the beginner golfer, golf
course design, and sustainability.
All attendees are encouraged to bring any and all club officials. The seminar will begin
at 9:30 AM and go until 2:30 PM at PGA National Resort and Spa in Palm Beach
Gardens. Cost to attend is $75/person. To register online, CLICK HERE.
SFPGA JUNIORS COME IN 4TH AT FIRST EVER PGA
JUNIOR LEAGUE GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS IN CHICA-
GO
SFPGA Junior Tour Juniors travelled to Chicago to compete at Cog Hill Golf and
Country Club in the first ever PGA Junior League Golf Championship. The Florida All-
Star team had representation from the SFPGA Junior Tour, including: Michael Checo,
Justin Cao, Matthew Glenn, Sarah Noonan, and Griffin Thompson.
“We offer congratulations to not only the team from California but to all of the
teams,” said PGA of America President Allen Wronowski. “The PGA of America is
proud to bring this recreational youth sports team concept to golf. This was an
incredible finale to a great first year, and we look forward to engaging many more
young golfers next year.”
QUOTE OF
THE MONTH
DO NOT
FOLLOW
WHERE THE
PATH MAY
LEAD. GO
INSTEAD
WHERE
THERE IS
NO PATH,
AND LEAVE
A TRAIL.
- HAROLD R. McALINDON
Coordinated by The PGA of America and LEJ Sports, PGA Junior League Golf (www.
PGAJrLeagueGolf.com) is a new team concept for aspiring young golfers, ages 7-13,
similar to “Little League Baseball.” More than 1,800 children competed on more than
120 teams from 22 markets in league play this summer. Five Regional champions,
plus the Illinois team (host market), advanced to the championship.
Each team played three head-to-head matches with the Championship decided by
the team with the best overall record:
Champion: California (San Francisco) 3-0, Captain Andy Nisbet, PGA, 29 Points
2nd: Georgia (Atlanta) 2-1, Captain Chuck Scoggins, PGA, 23 Points
3rd: Texas (Houston) 2-1, Captain Aurora Kirchner-McClain, PGA, 18 Points
4th: Florida (Boca Raton) 1-2, Captain Roger Van Dyke, PGA, 19.5 Points
5th: Illinois (Chicago) 1-2, Captain Dennis Johnsen, PGA, 11.5 Points
6th: New Jersey 0-3, Captain Bill Fox, PGA, 7 Points
The concept brings players together to learn the game among their peers under the
direction of PGA/LPGA Professionals (team captains). Parents play an active role,
making the program a family activity to create another generation of players to enjoy
the game. No previous playing experience is required and players of varied skill
levels filled out the teams. Matches are coed, two-person scrambles, reinforcing the
team concept and limiting the pressure on any one player. Much like other league
sports, participants play in team uniforms with jersey numbers. The program will be
available nationally in 2013.
PROS ON THE GO
PROFESSIONAL TO FROM
David Weiss, PGA A-1 – Forest Glen CC, Naples A-1 Verandah Golf Club, Ft. Myers
Duncan Tinling, PGA unattached A-1 – Links at Fisher Isl, Miami Bch
David Feightner, PGA A-1 – Club at Mediterra, Naples A-1 – Ocean Reef Club, Key Largo
Joshua Hershoff, PGA A-1 – Wilderness CC, Naples A-8 – Illinois Section

BEST PRACTICES
FORT LAUDERDALE CC
NINE AND WINE
What better way to wind down after a long Wednesday than to
have some girl time on the course and enjoy good company,
great golf instruction, and a little vino? As part of the Golf 2.0
initiative of engaging women in the game, The Fort Lauderdale
Country Club Ladies “Nine and Wine” has become quite a
success for Fort Lauderdale Country Club. Adopting a similar
format as the “Chip and Sip” program run by Warren Bottke,
PGA at Abacoa Golf Club, Mark VanDyck, PGA, Director of
Golf at Fort Lauderdale Country Club was able to begin a nine
hole league for women which has not only become a huge
success among members, but has brought new members to his
facility through the program.
Beginning ladies (and others with a wider range of ability) get
together every Wednesday night at 5:00pm. They meet at the
putting green where they get a short, 15 minute clinic from one
of the PGA professionals at Fort Lauderdale CC, then head on out on the course at 5:45pm for a nine hole event. To keep the
pace of play moving and to encourage the ladies not to get frustrated if they are having a rough hole, the staff has created a
pace of play of one hour and 48 minutes under the following guidelines:
Par 3’s:
Par 4’s:
Par 5’s:
10 minutes
12 minutes
14 minutes
If they fail to complete the hole in the alotted time, they pick up and head back to the cart for a sip of wine when time expires.
After golf, they head upstairs in the clubhouse for a glass of wine and some dinner which have increased sales in the food and
beverage department of the facility as well.
Some of the lady members who regularly participate in Wine and Nine bring out a guest (typically a non-golfer) to enjoy a
Wednesday afternoon stroll on the golf course and a great evening in the clubhouse. Fort Lauderdale Country Club has been
able to recruit new members through this program, both growing their membership and growing the game!
GOLF 2.0
TIP OF THE MONTH
Do you have young children participating in community
recreational leagues? Do you find yourself spending
free nights and weekends watching games and tournaments
at the fields at your local park? Why not bring out
a set of SNAG golf equipment and set up a small SNAG
course to draw the attention of those young siblings
who might not be old enough to play on the team yet,
or the children who are waiting to take the field for their
own game? Maybe you catch the attention of a parent or guardian of a child who is interested in learning golf and
would like to take lessons, but hasn’t had the opportunity to get out to a course. Seeking untraditional methods
to grow your client base of new golfers can yield positive growth for you, your facility, and your merchandise and
equipment sales.

TOURNAMENT NEWS
ST. ANDREWS CC
SUPPORTED BY
SENIOR SECTION CHAMPIONSHIP
OLD MARSH CLUB
GLOBAL GOLF SALES CUP
PRESENTED BY
BOCA RATON, Fla. John Lee of Naples, playing in his fourth seniors tournament
since turning 50 in February, won for the first time against vet set competition
Friday, capturing the 30th annual South Florida PGA Section Seniors Championship
at St. Andrews Country Club.
The head professional at Imperial Country Club since 1993, Lee birdied four
straight holes midway through the final round for 65-134 to win by two strokes.
In scoring the low number of the tournament, he did not make a bogey the final
round but had a marvelous par-save at the par-4 seventh hole to ignite his rally.
“I thought for sure the ball was headed for the lake after it hit a tree on the
right side of the fairway,” Lee said. “But it pin-balled around up in the tree, then
dropped straight down on the edge of the fairway. I had about 105 yards to the
hole, hit it to five feet and made the par. That was huge.”
John Lee, PGA and Paul Clivio, PGA
Lee followed with birdies at 8, 9, 10 and 11. He also birdied the second hole “to give me a good start,” he
said, the fourth and 13th. Lee earned $1,557 from the $13,250 purse.
Earlier this summer, he was second in the senior division of the South Florida Open, tied for sixth in the SF-
PGA Senior Open and tied for eighth in the Florida Senior Open. Those three were worth a combined $1,665.
Ken Martin, a teaching professional at Village Golf Club in Royal Palm Beach, eagled the par-5 18th hole to snag second here
on 69-136. Roger Kennedy Sr. of Stuart made 18 straight pars to win the 65-over age group by a shot with a pair of 72s for
144. Bryan Abbott of Jupiter was second with 74-71-145.
Lee also leads SFPGA qualifiers into the Senior PGA Professional National Championship Oct. 11-14 on two courses in Virginia.
Others were Lee Rinker, Frank Dobbs, Jerry Tucker, Jim Karr, Gary Knapp, Gene Fieger, John Nelson and Michael
Brooks. John Calabria will be the first alternate after losing on the third extra hole in a playoff at 142 with Knapp, Fieger,
Nelson and Brooks. Exempt from qualifying were Martin, the runner-up last year, and former champions Pete Oakley, Mike San
Filippo and Ed Sabo.
Huge thanks to Paul Clivio, PGA Director of Golf at St. Andrews Country Club and his staff for hosting this great event.
Mike Kostelnik of the Lost Tree Club and Andrew Zullo of Bay Colony Golf Club finished tied for 1st in the
inaugural Global Golf Sales Cup with scores of +11 each taking home $3,345.29 from the total purse payout of
$39,150.00. The event was hosted at Old Marsh Golf Club in Palm Beach Gardens.
The Global Golf Sales Cup was a stableford event with each player being assigned a point quota. The players
point quota was determined by their stroke average from the 2012 playing season. The number of stableford
points accumulated for the round was subtracted from the point quota leaving the player with either positive
or negative score for the event.
Kostelnik accumulated 47 stableford points with a point quota of 36. Zullo made 46 stableford points and had
a quota of 35.
Coming in third place with a score of +9 was Brian Peaper, also of the Lost Tree Club. All players, 48 in all, who reached or
exceeded their point quota collected a purse check.
Prior the event, many South Florida PGA Professionals made donations to the Quantum House in the form of kitchen and laundry
room items as well as gift cards. Quantum House is a caring and supportive home for families whose children are receiving
treatment in Palm Beach Country for a serious medical condition. Thank you to everyone who supported this cause.
In addition to supporting the event, Steve Sponder of Global Golf Sales contested six Closest-to-the-Hole contests throughout
the summer. The winners and runners-up from those contests competed in a shootout format before today’s round for a
chance to win a cruise for two to the Bahamas. Nine players each took a swing from 159 yards with Mark Ledom of the Jim
McLean Golf School winning the trip after his shot finished 10’-5” from the hole.
Special thanks to Steve Sponder of Global Golf Sales for his continued support of Section activities and the tremendous success
of this inaugural season ending event. Additional thanks to Tom Dyer, PGA Director of Golf from Old Marsh Golf Club and his
staff and superintendent Al Clements who went above and beyond expectations in helping to administer the event and in getting
the golf course ready for competition.

JUNIOR TOUR NEWS
JUNIOR TOUR #13
PRESENTED BY
WYCLIFFE GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB
ATLANTIS, FL – The South Florida PGA Junior Tour presented by the
Honda Classic hosted Event #13 on the West course at Wycliffe Golf
and Country Club in Lake Worth on September 15-16.
SUPPORTED BY
Kritsarin Oukosavanna of Boca Raton claimed his first Overall Title in
the Boys 14-18 division after defeating Zachary Smith of Palm Beach
Gardens on the third playoff hole. Both players had a two day score
of 147. Smith took home first place in the Bys 16-18 division. Tying
for second place with a 148 were: Tim Cahill of Royal Palm Beach and
Ryan Lynch of Boynton Beach.
In the Boys 14-15 division, Harry Brenner of Boca Raton came in first
with a 152. Finishing second with a 157 from Pembroke Pines, was
Ryan Stenmark. Coming in third from Stuart with a 161, was Tim
Graham.
Shyanne Lovan, Head PGA Professional Ray
Nalbandian, and Kritsarin Oukosavanna
Shyanne Lovan of Wellington claimed her first Overall Title in the Girls 14-18 division with a two-day score of
153. Finishing first in the Girls 16-18 division with a 159, was Radi Sauro of Lake Worth. Katelin Glass of Lake
Worth finished second with a 163. Coming in third with a 165, was Janelle Johnson of Royal Palm Beach.
In the Girls 14-15 division, Mary Janiga of Wellington finished first with a 156. Kaely Krayeski of Wellington
came in second with a 157. Finishing third with a 172 was Gabriela Ferre of Weston.
In the Boys 12-13 division, Alberto Martinez of Weston claimed his fifth title of the season with a 10 stroke
victory. Martinez shot a 2-under, 142 total score for the two days. Anthony Muttillo of Boca Raton finished
second with a 152. Tying for third place with a score of 158: Jonathon Cachon of Weston, Evan Hoppenstein
of Boca Raton, and Reece Kornfeld of Jupiter.
In the Girls 12-13 division, Valeria Sophia of Hallendale Beach won her fifth event with a 12 shot lead. Sophia
finished with a two-day total score of 157. Georgette Garcia of Davie finished second with a 166. Coming in
third with a 167, was Paige Lee Garris of West Palm Beach.
Thank you to Ray Nalbandian, PGA and the staff at Wycliffe Golf & Country Club for hosting this event.
PRO-JUNIOR
THE POLO CLUB OF BOCA RATON
PRESENTED BY
Alan Morin of The Falls Country Club with junior partner, Andrew
Chambers, won the South Florida PGA Pro-Junior presented by SNAG
Golf, Saturday at The Polo Club of Boca Raton.
With a 12-under round of 60, Morin and Chambers claimed a 3-stroke
victory over the 39 other teams competing in the event.
The 2012 event was the first time the event has been hosted by the
section in 8 years. One professional was paired with one junior for a
team competing in a 18 hole event; 9-hole scramble and 9-hole better
ball format.
Big thanks to Director of Golf, Mary Beth Corrigan and Head PGA
Professional Sherry Zimet along with the rest of their professional
staff for hosting this event.
Kelly McCammon, SNAG Golf, Don Law, PGA,
Andrew Chambers, Alan Morin, PGA, Dylon
Miller, PGA
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RULES WITH DREW
RULE 6 & RULE 25
TO PLAY OR NOT TO PLAY?
Last month the Section administered
a Pre-Qualifying stage of PGA Tour Q-School
at Bear Lakes Country Club. As is usually the
case in South Florida in the summer time, we
had our challenges with the weather. Usually
you don’t have to worry about rain or thunderstorms
until the early afternoon, but that certainly
was not the case this particular week.
During the first two days of this 54-hole event
we had to deal with significant rain early and
often which lead to some interesting rules
situations. Below are two of my encounters.
Pace of play is always going to be at
the forefront of issues when administering any
of the stages of PGA Tour Qualifying School.
And when you add rain, wind and umbrellas
to the equation, you can bet the pace suffers.
During the second round of the event, we had a good size rain
cloud move in which was dumping a fair amount of rain. We
continued to play given that there was no electricity in the
area, the players were in no danger and the course remained
playable.
On a side note, I’ve noticed a direct correlation between how
hard the rain is falling and the pace of play. It seems the
harder the rain is falling, the slower the play. With that being
said, I was watching a group in the middle of the second
fairway. All three players were standing near their tee shots
and no one was preparing to play. I watched for a few more
minutes and still no one made a stroke. So I decided to drive
over to them to see if they needed any help. Once I arrived
I asked one of the players if they needed a ruling. He said,
“No, we’re fine.” So I said, “Why aren’t you playing?” He
responded, “Because we see puddles of water developing on
the green. Doesn’t that make the course unplayable?” I said,
“No, the course is not currently unplayable and Rule 25 covers
us in the case of casual water on the putting green. So, you
need to continue playing and if we need to take relief from
casual water on the putting green we will do so when your ball
is on the green.” I was taken aback by his reply when he said,
“What if we don’t continue playing.” I waited a few seconds
to respond to see if he was joking but after a few moments I
could tell he was serious. So I said, “At this time the committee
has determined that the course is playable and if you don’t
continue playing you will be in breach of Rule 6-8 for which the
penalty is disqualification.” Rule 6-8 says that the player must
not discontinue play unless: the committee has suspended
play; he believes there is danger from lightning; he is seeking
a decision from the committee on a doubtful or disputed point;
or there is some other good reason such as sudden illness.
Bad weather is not of itself a good reason for
discontinuing play. Some might think that Rule
6-7 which states, “The player must play without
undue delay,” would apply in this situation. But
Rule 6-8 is the one that applies because the
players had not delayed play but had in fact
discontinued play. The difference is significant
because a breach of Rule 6-7 results in a 2
stroke penalty, not disqualification.
After the exchange with the player in the
second fairway, I noticed a group of players on
the sixth green waiving me over for a ruling. I
got in my cart and drove over to assist them all
the while hoping the player took my suggestion/advice
to heart and continued playing. As
I walked up on the green I could tell the player
was looking for casual water relief. I asked how
I could help and the player said, “I think I have casual water
on my line of putt.” I took a look and really didn’t see any.
While I was examining the green, the players caddie walked
parallel to the line of putt and pushed down hard on the
green with his foot and said, “See, we’ve got casual water.” I
explained to the caddie that yes, there was water around his
foot, but the rules do not permit him to press down hard to try
to create casual water. Decision 25/4 states, “In a wet area,
casual water is not visible before or after the player takes his
normal stance. However, by pressing down hard with one
foot, the player causes water to appear around the sole of his
shoe. Is the player entitled to relief under Rule 25-1b? No.
Water visible through undue effort with the feet is not casual
water.” I further explained that unless the casual water was
visible before or after the player took his stance, he was not
entitled to relief. Decision 25/5 states, “A player’s ball lies
on a putting green. Casual water is not visible on the green.
However, when the player walks beside his line of putt, casual
water is visible around the player’s feet. Is the player entitled
to relief? Not unless there is casual water visible around the
player’s feet when he takes his stance.” The player thanked
me for my time and knocked in his five footer without hesitation.
No matter what stage of PGA Tour Qualifying School
is being contested, it can be stressful for both players and officials.
After all these guys are playing for their livelihoods. A
bad week or even a bad day could result in them not qualifying
for the next stage which correlates with the playing opportunities
that will be available to them in the coming year. As
an official, I don’t take it personally when a player challenges
me on a ruling as I can appreciate how important each and
every stroke is to the player.