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CHIP SHOTS TOPICS NEWSLETTER DON LAW HONORED AT 2012 PGA OF AMERICA ANNUAL AWARDS ON JANUARY 24TH IN ORLANDO Don Law, PGA of Don Law Golf Academies has received the highest honor for a PGA Professional focused on the development of junior golf. Don was honored at the 2012 PGA Awards Night at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL on January 24, 2013, joining an elite group of PGA Professionals who have been recognized for their extraordinary efforts in growing junior golf in their respective sections, and throughout the nation. Don’s dedication to growing the game through junior golf development has inspired and encouraged not only many of the young in South Florida, but also many PGA Professionals who work with Don daily to ensure that juniors in our section receive the greatest opportunity possible to discover and develop a love for this lifelong sport. Many juniors that Don has coached and mentored throughout his career have gone on to achieve college scholarships with their talents where they can further pursue their education and potentially a lifelong career in the golf industry. Don’s leadership and dedication to the sport and junior golf as a whole was highlighted in a short video that featured PGA Professionals and friends speaking about his unwavering dedication to making sure each junior he coaches has fun playing the game of golf. Following the video, Don delivered an inspiring speech and was able to address the many juniors that traveled to Orlando to support Don on this night of honors. The South Florida PGA would again like to congratulate Don Law, PGA on being named the PGA of America’s 2012 Junior Golf Leader. BOB TOSKI INDUCTED INTO THE PGA GOLF PROFESSIONAL HALL OF FAME Celebrated instructor Bob Toski of Boca Raton, whose more than six decades of service to the game has inspired players of all abilities, is one of eight inductees to be enshrined in the PGA Golf Professional Hall of Fame. Toski, 86, will be honored Tuesday, March 12, at the PGA Education Center at PGA Village in Port St. Lucie, where his name will be inscribed in granite on the back portico of the adjoining PGA Museum of Golf. In addition to Toski, the following PGA Professionals will be inducted into the 2013 PGA Golf Professional Hall of Fame: the late Jimmie DeVoe, Michael Hebron; Don “Chip” Essig; Jim Mrva; the late Bill Ogden; the late Dr. William “Bill” Powell; and PGA Honorary President Allen Wronowski. One of the most popular and unforgettable golf instructors of any era, Bob Toski has always been a competitor, whether on the course or challenging students on the practice tee. At age 86 and celebrating 65 years as a PGA Professional, Toski continues to be a remarkable ball striker. He has lost little of his skills from his youth, recently posting a 73 on a 6,400-yard, par-72 course. Inducted in 1990 into the World Golf Teachers Hall of Fame, Toski is the only one among that elite roster of instructors to capture a PGA Tour money title (1954). Though checking in at 118 pounds in his youth, Toski was considered one of the longest pound-for-pound drivers. He competed in 21 major championships, and won 11 overall events on the PGA and Champions Tours. In 2007, Toski was inducted into the South Florida PGA Hall of Fame, joining such outstanding professionals as Jack Nicklaus, Bobby Goodman, and Ed Ficker. Leaving the Tour at age 30 to be closer to his young family, Toski utilized his animated style and showmanship to become a premier instructor. His students include Tom Kite, Bruce Crampton, Judy Rankin, Bruce Fleisher and Ken Duke. He was a pioneer in video golf instruction, starting the Golf Digest Schools in 1971 with late PGA teaching legend Jim Flick. He has authored multiple books and served as a regular contributor to national industry publications. His love of teaching is admittedly addictive. “If I don’t give a lesson today, I feel like I’ve missed something,” said Toski. Born Robert Algutoski, the eighth of nine children in Haydenville, Mass., Toski was one of four brothers who became a golf professional. His parents, Walenty and Mary Algutoski, were immigrants from Warsaw, Poland. Toski graduated from Williamsburg (Mass.) High School before being inducted into the Armed Forces. Toski was elected to PGA membership in November 1947. When he won the 1954 World Championship of Golf at Tam O’Shanter Country Club in Chicago, Toski pocketed $50,000, the largest first-place prize in golf at that time. 3
BEST PRACTICES TOPICS NEWSLETTER PGA NATIONAL USES KWIK GOLF TO ENCOURAGE GROWTH OF THE GAME IN SCHOOLS PGA National has partnered with Kwik Golf and the PGA Sports Academy to develop an in school golf program than works! Following the business model of Get Golf Ready, and combining the materials from the PGA Sports Academy and Kwik Golf Equipment, we have a simple effective revenue generating After Care School Program that allows us to take golf to the schools, expose new kids to the game, and generate revenue from the first day. Kwik Golf makes golf portable and fun, and the PGA Sports Academy Materials add the educational aspect that schools love. It’s simple, it’s fun, and it’s growing the game in Palm Beach County. After school care programs that introduce young kids to the game of golf give kids the tools to develop skills in a game that will last them a lifetime, as well as develop social and life skills that will better them in the classroom and in the community. Not only is it a way for PGA Professionals to earn extra revenue, it is a way to establish relationships with familys in your community. To learn more about the success PGA National has had bringing golf into the schools in the South Florida Section, please contact Jane Broderick, PGA, Director of Golf at PGA National Resort and Spa. FOXFIRE COMMUNITY MAKES GENEROUS DONATION TO SUPPORT SFPGA FOUNDATION EFFORTS Foxfire has always been a very thoughtful and generous Community which was once again reflected with a $3,000 donation to the South Florida PGA to support the SFPGA Junior Golf Programs and other charitable causes supported by the Foundation. Since 1996, Foxfire has held an annual Charity Golf Tournament that was originally developed to benefit: The Shelter for Abused Women, The David Lawrence Center, Youth Haven and number of other charities in Collier County. In 2003, Donald Shea, recently appointed General Manager of Firefox Country Club, asked the Board of Directors to consider making Collier County Junior Golf one of the recipients of our charitable donations. Shortly thereafter, a check for $5,000 was donated to Collier County Junior Golf. Since that time, Collier County Junior Golf has been dissolved by other junior golf programs in the area, but Foxfire has continued to donate monies to a variety of Junior Programs in the area and other PGA initiatives, including: Patriot Golf Day, Play Golf America and the Southwest Chapter Tournament of Charities. The donations originate from entry fees for the golf tournament, raffle and silent auction sales and private member donations. The majority of raffle and silent auction prizes are donated by local PGA Professionals, their clubs and Naples area businesses. In addition to the annual Charity Golf Tournament held in January, Foxfire also hosts an annual Breast Cancer Event (Bosom Buddies), Patriot Golf Day (Folds of Honor), Holiday Food Drive (St. Matthews House) and a Toy Drive (East Naples Fire Department). The Foxfire Community continues to be a very proud sponsor and contributor for local charities and organizations, and is a generous supporter of the South Florida PGA Foundation. GIVE YOUR FACILITY PGA RECOGNITION Are you flying the PGA flag at your facility? If you are not doing so we strongly encourage you to purchase a flag as a way of promoting your facility as a PGA recognized facility. PGA Profeesional, Randy Weber submitted the enclosed photo demostrating the PGA flag flying at Bonaventure Country Club in Weston. The cost of a flag is just $38, Purchase your PGA Facility Flag by clicking here. QUOTE OF THE MONTH A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves. - Lao Tzu 4
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