TOPICS NEWSLETTER - South Florida PGA Golf
TOPICS NEWSLETTER - South Florida PGA Golf TOPICS NEWSLETTER - South Florida PGA Golf
TOPICS NEWSLETTER VOLUME 15, NO. 4 - JULY 2010 Global Golf Sales Series #2 - Page 6 E-Z-GO South Florida Open - Page 7 Junior PGA Championship - Page 10 Scratch Pro - Am - Page 7 WHAT’S INSIDE: Upcoming Challenge Cup Patriot Day 2010 Junior PGA Championship Pro’s On The Go SFPGA Foundation Board ...And More! 2010 Challenge Cup - Page 8
- Page 2 and 3: chip shots NEW MEMBERS The South Fl
- Page 4 and 5: chip shots section news PRO’S ON
- Page 6 and 7: tournament news Scratch Pro-Am Matt
- Page 8 and 9: challenge cup - north v. south Wes
- Page 10 and 11: junior news continued... Junior PGA
- Page 12 and 13: education rules with drew Double Ru
- Page 14 and 15: chapter news southeast chapter sout
<strong>TOPICS</strong> <strong>NEWSLETTER</strong><br />
VOLUME 15, NO. 4 - JULY 2010<br />
Global <strong>Golf</strong> Sales Series #2 - Page 6 E-Z-GO <strong>South</strong> <strong>Florida</strong> Open - Page 7<br />
Junior <strong>PGA</strong> Championship - Page 10<br />
Scratch Pro - Am - Page 7<br />
WHAT’S INSIDE:<br />
Upcoming Challenge Cup<br />
Patriot Day 2010<br />
Junior <strong>PGA</strong> Championship<br />
Pro’s On The Go<br />
SF<strong>PGA</strong> Foundation Board<br />
...And More!<br />
2010 Challenge Cup - Page 8
chip shots<br />
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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section news<br />
APPRENTICE LEVELS PASSED<br />
Robert Alderman <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>Golf</strong> Club R1<br />
Michael Carper Grande Oaks <strong>Golf</strong> Club R2<br />
Christopher Green Jim McLean G School N0<br />
Evan Holewinski Island Country Club N0<br />
Toni Jobes Paradise Instructional GS R1<br />
Michael Johnson St Andrews CC R1<br />
Harlan Kaplan Glen Eagle <strong>Golf</strong> and CC N0<br />
John King Raptor Bay <strong>Golf</strong> Club N0<br />
Christopher Ryan Naples Heritage <strong>Golf</strong> & CC R2<br />
Christopher Shultis Bay Colony <strong>Golf</strong> Club R1<br />
Tommy Spampinato Colonial Country Club R1<br />
Renee Trudeau Riviera Country Club R1<br />
Manny Zerman La Gorce Country Club N0<br />
Erik Zinn Sombrero Country Club R1<br />
JULY IS FAMILY GOLF MONTH<br />
This July, golf facili<br />
ties across the country will host fun and affordable<br />
activities as part of Family <strong>Golf</strong><br />
Month. During Family <strong>Golf</strong> Month, golf<br />
courses will offer a series of programs for<br />
families to learn and play golf. <strong>Golf</strong> courses<br />
will offer Family <strong>Golf</strong> Clinics, Family<br />
<strong>Golf</strong> Play Days, Kids Play Free Days, Bring Your Kids to the <strong>Golf</strong> Range<br />
Take Your Daughter to the Course Week, July 5-11, Sticks for Kids,<br />
<strong>PGA</strong> Family Course, and other special programs. Visit www.Playgolfamerica.com<br />
to learn more and sign up your course today!<br />
GOLF LICENSE PLATE PROGRAM<br />
This year the <strong>South</strong> <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>PGA</strong><br />
has partnered with the <strong>Golf</strong> License<br />
Plate Program to help promote the<br />
plate to <strong>Florida</strong> residents. For every<br />
<strong>Golf</strong> License Plate sold in the state of<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> $25 goes to the <strong>Florida</strong> Junior<br />
<strong>Golf</strong> Council in support of junior golf<br />
throughout the state. Every facility<br />
in <strong>South</strong> <strong>Florida</strong> should have received promotional information about the<br />
<strong>Golf</strong> License Plate Program, and we encourage you to display it at your facility.<br />
Please note that grants are available for <strong>PGA</strong> professionals conducting junior<br />
golf camps, clinics, etc. and more information can be found by visiting http://<br />
www.fjgc.org/.<br />
MORE POINTS OFFERED IN 2010 FOR<br />
PLAYER OF THE YEAR & SENIOR PLAY-<br />
ER OF THE YEAR POINTS RACE<br />
Regular Player of the Year points<br />
are now awarded for qualifiers,<br />
exempt players, and those<br />
making the cut at the <strong>Florida</strong><br />
Open. Senior Player of the Year<br />
points are awarded in the Section<br />
and <strong>South</strong> <strong>Florida</strong> Open<br />
for Seniors missing the cut. For<br />
a printout of the compete Player of the Year Points Policy, visit sflorida.<br />
pga.com. The Player of the Year and Senior Player of the Year points races<br />
are supported by Sterling Cut Glass. Here is the current top ten list for<br />
2010 Player of the Year points and 2010 Senior Player of the Year points.<br />
2010 PLAYER OF THE YEAR<br />
POINTS LIST<br />
Top Ten (as of July 1):<br />
Lee Rinker 462.5<br />
Ryan Garrity 391.5<br />
Paul Scaletta 360<br />
Mike San Filippo 322.5<br />
Jerry Tucker 310<br />
JD Murray 225<br />
Christopher Toulson 210<br />
Christopher Kaufman 201.4<br />
Alan Morin 197.5<br />
Jeff Waber 130<br />
2010 SENIOR PLAYER OF THE<br />
YEAR POINTS LIST<br />
Top Ten (as of June 20):<br />
Jerry Tucker 755<br />
Mike San Filippo 666.25<br />
Ken Martin 517.05<br />
Billy Ziobro 452.5<br />
Brian Peaper 345.8<br />
Dennis Meyer 330<br />
Joseph Bostic 277.5<br />
Paul Daniels 277.5<br />
Steve Waugh 277.5<br />
Marion Heck 270<br />
To view the rest of the list for player of the year points and senior<br />
player of the year points, please visit the website at www.sflorida.<br />
pga.com.<br />
quote of the month<br />
“When God wants to play<br />
through, you let him play<br />
through.”<br />
Lee Trevino<br />
Professional golfer, after being<br />
struck by lightning<br />
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section news<br />
PRO’S ON THE GO<br />
PRO TO FROM<br />
Scott Newhouse Unattached A-4 – Naples National GC, Naples<br />
Vic Carder Unattached A-4 – Pelican’s Nest GC, Bonita Spgs<br />
Lance McAllister A-1 – Mizner CC, Delray Bch A-8 – Mizner CC, Delray Beach<br />
Cory Paul Head A-1 – Doral <strong>Golf</strong> Resort – Doral A-8 – Doral <strong>Golf</strong> Resort – Doral<br />
Sherry Zimet A-1 – The Polo Club of Boca Raton A-14 – The Polo Club of Boca Raton<br />
Toby Schmidt unattached A-4 – Mizner Country Club, Delray Bch<br />
Steven Loomis A-13 – <strong>South</strong>ern Texas Section A-13 Dorado Beach Resort, Dorado Bch<br />
Michael Rochford A-4 – Mizner CC, Delray Bch A-6 – Mizner CC, Delray Beach<br />
Jeffrey Willenberg A-13 – Bahia Beach Resort, PR A-13-Palmas del Mar, Humacao PR<br />
education<br />
Spring Seminar a Success<br />
Forty <strong>South</strong> <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>PGA</strong> Professionals attended the awesome<br />
Spring Education Seminar held Thursday, June 10th at<br />
The Vineyards Country Club. The seminar featured Oncor<br />
Solutions, a marketing solutions company, and a panel of <strong>PGA</strong><br />
Professionals discussing the employment issues facing the golf<br />
industry today.<br />
Oncor Solutions shocked the audience with how simple it can<br />
be to find customers/members, engage them all while tracking<br />
your ROI on monies spent. They used real examples of<br />
golf courses in the section that they have already worked with<br />
to prove that the methods they teach really work! They also<br />
proved that you could do get 1000% return on marketing dollars<br />
without having to spend massive amounts of money in order<br />
to generate business. Free information on resources that<br />
could bring in new customers right away was<br />
Oncor Solutions was present to help kick off their FREE webinar<br />
series beginning July 19th. This series will feature information<br />
on how to re-think your marketing tactics, how to use<br />
what they call the ‘new social media’, all while keeping your<br />
budgets in check, and drive in customers. This webinar series<br />
will show simple solutions, and ways of tracking the ROI of<br />
your marketing. More information regarding the webinar series<br />
will be available soon.<br />
Immediately following Oncor’s presentation a panel discussion<br />
was conducted, featuring a diverse group of <strong>PGA</strong> Professional<br />
from all different aspects of the golf industry, including<br />
private and public facilities, hospitality corporations and the<br />
<strong>PGA</strong> of America. The panel consisted of SF<strong>PGA</strong> Professionals<br />
Tom Wildenhaus, Rich Lamb and Doug Reed, along <strong>PGA</strong><br />
Career Consultant Phil Berry. All were asked questions regarding<br />
the current employment situation and how they have remained<br />
successful at their facilities for an extended period of<br />
time. The biggest piece of advice that they offered was to show<br />
your passion for golf, make yourself visible at all times, and be<br />
hungry to take on multiple job roles.<br />
Again, the information shared during the seminar was tremendous.<br />
Thank you to all those who attended and our speakers<br />
for their time.<br />
Earn More MSR Credits<br />
UPCOMING EDUCATION<br />
SEMINAR:<br />
November 8<br />
Atlantis Country Club<br />
8 AM - 12 PM,<br />
$40 registration fee<br />
SF<strong>PGA</strong> TOWN HALL SERIES<br />
PRESENTED BY BOXGROOVE<br />
2 MSR credits will be awarded per town<br />
hall meeting attended.<br />
August 10 - Grey Oaks CC, Naples<br />
September 3 - Coral Springs CC<br />
October 1 - Fountains CC, Lake Worth<br />
WEBINAR SERIES WITH<br />
ONCORE SOLUTIONS<br />
NEW webinar series with Oncor Solutions<br />
kicks off July 19th. This free series will run<br />
throughout the year, offering information<br />
to facilities on how to better market<br />
themselves and target the right people.<br />
Look for more details coming soon. Information<br />
and registration for education<br />
seminar and Town Hall Series may be<br />
found on the website at sflorida.pga.com.<br />
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SF<strong>PGA</strong> Foundation Board Meeting Update<br />
contact information<br />
Below are some highlights of the spring <strong>South</strong> <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>PGA</strong> Foundation<br />
Board meeting June 9, 2010.<br />
Foundation Board Structure Review<br />
Geoff Lofstead reported that the section board approved a change to the<br />
Foundation Board structure to now include the Section Honorary President,<br />
Tom Wildenhaus, Kevin Murphy, Michael O’Brien, Craig Perna, the<br />
three mainland chapter presidents, and three members at large chosen by<br />
the Section President.<br />
Election of Officers<br />
Jeff Raimer recommended that the Foundation make Tom Wildenhaus<br />
President, Michael O’Brien Vice President, and Kevin Murphy Treasurer<br />
and the current section Honorary President as the Secretary.<br />
Motion to approve the new Foundation Board Officers. Seconded. Motion<br />
Passed.<br />
Charitable Requesting<br />
Meredith Schuler presented twelve applications for charitable gifting.<br />
Motion to grant $1,000 to each the following eight charities: The First Tee<br />
Naples/Collier-Gulf Coast Junior Tour, Junior <strong>Golf</strong> Association of Broward<br />
County, Special Olympics <strong>Florida</strong>/Martin County, Indian River <strong>Golf</strong> Foundation,<br />
<strong>South</strong>west <strong>Florida</strong> Junior <strong>Golf</strong> Association, Junior <strong>Golf</strong> Foundation<br />
of America, Here’s Help, Gold Coast Junior <strong>Golf</strong> Foundation, and $2000<br />
granted to Nicholas R. Chiera Dinner/Auction and <strong>Golf</strong> Classic. Seconded.<br />
Motion Passed.<br />
SF<strong>PGA</strong> FOUNDATION<br />
BOARD OF DIRECTORS<br />
100 Avenue of the Champions<br />
Palm Beach Gardens, FL<br />
33418<br />
PRESIDENT<br />
Tom Wildenhaus, <strong>PGA</strong><br />
VICE PRESIDENT<br />
Michael O’Brien, <strong>PGA</strong><br />
TREASURER<br />
Kevin Murphy, <strong>PGA</strong><br />
SECRETARY<br />
Jeff Raimer, <strong>PGA</strong><br />
OTHER BOARD MEMBERS<br />
Bill Constantine, <strong>PGA</strong><br />
Rick Heard, <strong>PGA</strong><br />
Dick McNeil, <strong>PGA</strong><br />
Craig Perna, <strong>PGA</strong><br />
Motion to grant a maximum of $1,000 to The First Tee of the Palm<br />
Beaches upon the submission of <strong>PGA</strong> Professional time sheets. Seconded.<br />
Motion Passed.<br />
CHARITABLE GIFTING:<br />
$1,000 The First Tee Naples/Collier-Gulf Coast<br />
Junior Tour<br />
$1,000 Junior <strong>Golf</strong> Association of Broward Cty<br />
$1,000 Special Olympics <strong>Florida</strong>/Martin County<br />
$1,000 Indian River <strong>Golf</strong> Foundation<br />
$1,000 Gold Coast Junior <strong>Golf</strong> Foundation<br />
$2,000 Nicholas R. Chiera Dinner/Auction &<br />
<strong>Golf</strong> Classic<br />
$1,000 Here’s Help<br />
$1,000 The First Tee of the Palm Beaches<br />
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tournament news<br />
Scratch Pro-Am<br />
Matt Stein, <strong>PGA</strong> and Ryan Abbate,<br />
representing Adios <strong>Golf</strong> Club in Coconut<br />
Creek, combined for a 10 under par<br />
62 Monday to win the 31st annual <strong>South</strong><br />
<strong>Florida</strong> Pro Scratch Amateur Championship<br />
at the TPC at Eagle Trace.<br />
A special thanks to supporting sponsors<br />
<strong>Golf</strong> GameBook and Mobile ProShop.<br />
Also, thanks to TPC at Eagle Trace Head<br />
Professional Bryan Stone and Assistant<br />
Professionals John<br />
Gerber, Derek Fox,<br />
and Bradley Sliauter<br />
for hosting a great<br />
event. Full field results<br />
may be found at sflorida.pga.com.<br />
Article written by Larry Bush.<br />
From L to R: Dean Baker, Mobile ProShop; Ryan Abbate; Matt Stein,<br />
<strong>PGA</strong>, Adios <strong>Golf</strong> Club; David Rossi, <strong>Golf</strong> GameBook; Mikko Rantanen,<br />
<strong>Golf</strong> GameBook<br />
Global <strong>Golf</strong> Series #2<br />
Teammates Rafael Floriani, Instructor at the <strong>PGA</strong> Center for <strong>Golf</strong> Learning & Performance, and Ken Martin, Teaching<br />
Professional at Village <strong>Golf</strong> Club, won the Global <strong>Golf</strong> Sales Tournament Series #2 June 15, 2010. Floriani and<br />
Martin combined for a final score of 62 during the 18-hole best ball event, with each player taking home $1,036.47.<br />
The Global <strong>Golf</strong> Sales Tournament Series is<br />
sponsored by Steve Sponder of Global <strong>Golf</strong><br />
Sales and features 3 tournaments with different<br />
playing formats open to all SF<strong>PGA</strong> members<br />
and apprentices. The series long champion<br />
wins a cruise for two to the Bahamas with<br />
places 2nd through 10th winning cash prizes.<br />
L-R: Rafael Floriani and Ken Martin<br />
Thanks to host Tiburon <strong>Golf</strong> Club and Steve<br />
Sponder of Global <strong>Golf</strong> Sales for sponsoring<br />
this event. Full field results may be found at<br />
sflorida.pga.com.<br />
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tournament news<br />
E-Z-GO <strong>South</strong> <strong>Florida</strong> Open<br />
L-R: Kevin Boocock, E-Z-GO, Champion: Chris Trout, Amateur<br />
Champion, Olin Browne Jr., Jeff Barrett, E-Z-GO.<br />
Senior Division Champion, L-R: Roger Kennedy, Mike San<br />
Filippo, Jeff Barrett, E-Z-GO.<br />
Chris Trout earned his first <strong>South</strong> <strong>Florida</strong> Section victory Friday,<br />
the 26th annual E-Z-GO <strong>South</strong> <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>PGA</strong> Open, by winning<br />
when the seventh playoff hole against Mike San Filippo<br />
of Hobe Sound.<br />
Special thanks to title sponsor E-Z-GO, as well as supporting<br />
sponsors KBS Shafts by FST, <strong>Golf</strong>Buddy and Antigua. <strong>South</strong><br />
<strong>Florida</strong> Section appreciates Tiburon <strong>Golf</strong> Club and its professionals<br />
Gary Wilcox, James Feipel, Chad Nigro, and Brien<br />
Charter. Full field results may be found at sflorida.pga.com.<br />
Other Tournament News<br />
<strong>South</strong> <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>PGA</strong> Professional Championship<br />
Quail Valley <strong>Golf</strong> Club<br />
September 28-29, 2010<br />
Entry deadline is 5:00 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, July 7th via telephone<br />
and on-line at www.pgalinks.com or www.pgatournaments.com.<br />
Photo Below L-R: Arlen Bento, Kevin Bucock, Chris Trout,<br />
Olin Browne Jr., Jeff Barrett, Kevin Holt<br />
<strong>South</strong> <strong>Florida</strong> Senior <strong>PGA</strong> Professional Championship<br />
Sailfish Point <strong>Golf</strong> Club<br />
August 12-13, 2010<br />
Entry deadline is 5:00 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, July 14th via telephone<br />
and on-line at www.pgalinks.com or www.pgatournaments.<br />
com.<br />
<strong>South</strong> <strong>Florida</strong> Callaway <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>PGA</strong> Assistant Championship<br />
Frenchman’s Reserve<br />
August 2-3, 2010<br />
Entry deadline is 5:00 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, July 21st via telephone<br />
and on-line at www.pgalinks.com or www.pgatournaments.<br />
com.<br />
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challenge cup - north v. south<br />
Wes Smith Selected as Honorary Captain of the<br />
2010 SF<strong>PGA</strong> Challenge Cup Team<br />
A prestigious rivalry between the <strong>South</strong> <strong>Florida</strong> and North <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>PGA</strong> Sections, the annual<br />
Challenge Cup Matches pits the top ten regular division players and top two senior<br />
division players from each respective North and <strong>South</strong> <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>PGA</strong> Player of the year<br />
Point Races against one another over the course of 2 days and 3 different formats for coveted<br />
Section bragging rights.<br />
The Challenge Cup Matches began in 1981 at Grenelefe <strong>Golf</strong> & Tennis Resort in Haines<br />
City, FL, where the North <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>PGA</strong> team claimed the first Cup victory over the <strong>South</strong><br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>PGA</strong> team by a slim margin of 9 ½ to 8 ½ points. Since then, the <strong>South</strong> <strong>Florida</strong><br />
<strong>PGA</strong> Challenge Cup team has dominated the matches, winning 19 out of 29 competitions<br />
(2 matches halved, 8 won by the North <strong>Florida</strong> Section), and have managed to keep the Cup in the <strong>South</strong> <strong>Florida</strong><br />
<strong>PGA</strong> Section for the past 10 consecutive years.<br />
Captaining last year’s squad was <strong>PGA</strong> Professional Gary Baker, who joined an impressive list of honorary captains<br />
including Ed Ficker, Burl Dale, Mickie Gallagher, Dub Pagan, Sandy Robertson, Mike Krak, Chuck Woodward,<br />
Buddy Cook, Jack Carney, Dale Brady, Marion Heck, Fred Harkness, Roger Kennedy, Sr., and most recently, Johnny<br />
LaPonzina. Gary’s been a part of the <strong>South</strong> <strong>Florida</strong> Section since 1971, and enjoyed the Challenge Cup every year.<br />
“I played in the very first Challenge Cup we ever held, and being captain was something I looked forward to for a<br />
long time.”<br />
Gary helped lead the 2009 <strong>South</strong> <strong>Florida</strong> Challenge Cup team to it’s tenth victory in a row. “It’s easy to captain<br />
when you have a lot of great players,” Gary said.<br />
Close friend of Gary’s, Wes Smith of Grey Oaks Country Club, was selected as this year’s Challenge Captain.<br />
Wes says, “I’ve played several times in our Challenge Cup and am looking forward to leading the <strong>South</strong> <strong>Florida</strong> Section<br />
to complete and total victory! We have the best section.”<br />
The 30th Annual Challenge Cup<br />
Matches will be held in the <strong>South</strong><br />
<strong>Florida</strong> Section at the Bay Colony<br />
<strong>Golf</strong> Club October 12-13, 2010.<br />
The <strong>South</strong> <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>PGA</strong> Challenge<br />
Cup team roster will be announced<br />
after the SF<strong>PGA</strong> Section Championship<br />
and will be supported and<br />
outfitted by Jack Nicklaus Sportswear.<br />
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junior news<br />
SF<strong>PGA</strong> Junior Tour presented by The Honda Classic Event #4<br />
Presented by:<br />
Supported by:<br />
The Fox Club hosted their first <strong>South</strong> <strong>Florida</strong><br />
<strong>PGA</strong> Junior Tour Event June 17-18, 2010. The<br />
field featured approximately 100 junior golfers<br />
from throughout <strong>South</strong> <strong>Florida</strong>. Placing at<br />
the top of the leader board in the Boys Overall<br />
Age Division, with a 149 was Christian Tepley<br />
of Palm City. Tepley finished one shot ahead<br />
of Derron Peyton of Boynton Beach, and four<br />
shots ahead of Dane Cianelli of Plantation and Ethan Marcus of Boca Raton.<br />
The heat was a true test of endurance for all the juniors walking The Fox Club. Ashley Burke<br />
of Boynton Beach proved she could with stand the heat firing a 72 during the second round,<br />
claiming the Girls Overall Age Division. Alexa Hammer of Boynton Beach finished second<br />
three shots behind Burke, and one shot ahead of Samantha Smolen of Lake Worth who<br />
took home third.<br />
In the Boys 12-13 Age Division Stefano Gabriel Butti of Palm City finished first with at<br />
153, two shots ahead of Zachary Bariso of Boca Raton and three ahead of Nicholas Cammarene<br />
of Vero Beach.<br />
Emily Faulkner of Palm City finished first in the Girls 12-13 Age Division with a total of 168,<br />
in second was Zora Gittens of Parkland followed by Kaely Krayeski of Wellington.<br />
L-R: Christian Tepley, Overall Boys Winner; Hugh Matthis, Head <strong>Golf</strong> Professional, Fox Club;<br />
and Ashley Burke (Overall Girls Winner)<br />
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junior news continued...<br />
Junior <strong>PGA</strong> Championship<br />
Ryan Celano of Naples and Shelby Coyle of Pembroke<br />
Pines were the 2010 <strong>South</strong> <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>PGA</strong> Junior<br />
<strong>PGA</strong> Champions. The event was held at Boca West<br />
Country Club in Boca Raton on Course II, June 22nd<br />
and 23rd.<br />
Celano began round 2 one shot ahead of the 2009<br />
Champion, Chase Koepka of Lake Worth, and was<br />
able to build upon his lead, claiming victory by five<br />
shots. Coyle entered the day tied for the lead to Annie<br />
Dulman of North Palm Beach, and was able to<br />
creep two shots ahead to earn her spot into the Championship.<br />
Both Celano and Coyle qualified for the 35th Junior<br />
<strong>PGA</strong> Championship, Aug. 2-5, 2010, at Sycamore<br />
Hills <strong>Golf</strong> Club in Fort Wayne, Ind.<br />
The Junior <strong>PGA</strong> Championship is open to one boy<br />
and one girl champion from each of the 41 <strong>PGA</strong> Sections,<br />
winners of the nine <strong>PGA</strong> Junior Series events<br />
and a few other national junior tournaments conducted<br />
throughout the year and special invitees who have<br />
yet not reached their 19th birthdays and who have not<br />
started college.<br />
The Junior <strong>PGA</strong> Championship has traditionally<br />
L-R: Ryan Celano and Shelby Coyle - Overall Champions of been a stepping-stone for many of today’s <strong>PGA</strong> and<br />
the 2010 SF<strong>PGA</strong> Jr. <strong>PGA</strong> Championship<br />
L<strong>PGA</strong> Tour professionals as well as current collegiate<br />
stars. Past Junior <strong>PGA</strong> Championship competitors who have gone on to successful professional careers include:<br />
Stewart Cink, In-Bee Park, Jim Furyk, Trevor Immelman, Cristie Kerr, Anthony Kim, Dottie Pepper, Justin Leonard,<br />
Michelle McGann, Phil Mickelson, Sean O’Hair, Grace Park, Scott Verplank, David Toms, Michelle Wie and<br />
Tiger Woods.<br />
Since 1916, The <strong>PGA</strong> of America's mission has been<br />
twofold; to establish and elevate the standards of the<br />
profession and to grow interest and participation in<br />
the game of golf.<br />
By establishing and elevating the standards of the<br />
golf profession through world-class education, career<br />
services, marketing and research programs, the<br />
Association enables <strong>PGA</strong> Professionals to maximize<br />
their performance in their respective career paths<br />
and showcases them as experts in the game and in the<br />
$76 billion golf industry.<br />
By creating and delivering dramatic world-class<br />
championships and exciting and enjoyable golf promotions<br />
that are viewed as the best of their class in<br />
the golf industry, The <strong>PGA</strong> of America elevates the<br />
public's interest in the game, the desire to play more<br />
golf, and ensures accessibility to the game for everyone,<br />
everywhere.<br />
Below, L-R: Boca West Country Club Staff JR Friend, Brad<br />
Luken, Director of <strong>Golf</strong> and Steve Wright, Superintendent<br />
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patriot golf day<br />
register your golf course today!<br />
Memorial Day weekend, <strong>South</strong> <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>PGA</strong> members Karl Bublitz, Tom Metzger, Bob Baldassari represented the<br />
<strong>South</strong> <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>PGA</strong> at The Patriot Cup on May 30th & 31st. The Patriot Cup was a Pro-Am event to open The Patriot<br />
<strong>Golf</strong> Club which is the home course of the Folds of Honor Foundation.<br />
The three professionals played on the 30th with members of the Patriot <strong>Golf</strong> Club and amateurs that were brought<br />
to help support the efforts of the foundation. On the 31st, tour professionals representing the <strong>PGA</strong> Tour, the<br />
Champions Tour, the L<strong>PGA</strong> Tour and the Nationwide Tour played with the amateur guests, military representatives<br />
from every arm of the military and some Patriot members. Following golf, a black tie gala was held to celebrate<br />
the foundation and all of the work and scholarships that have been generated to this point, and to bring focus back<br />
to the foundation’s efforts.<br />
“Tom, Bob and I left Tulsa more energized than ever to make certain we are doing all we can to assist with the<br />
Foundation’s efforts! We look forward to our continued efforts to get our fellow Professionals involved in the<br />
fund raising efforts during Labor Day weekend with Patriot <strong>Golf</strong> Day.” said Karl Bublitz.<br />
Last year, the <strong>South</strong> <strong>Florida</strong> section raised over $79,000 with over 192<br />
participating courses.<br />
Patriot <strong>Golf</strong> Day is the flagship fundraiser for the Folds of Honor Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization<br />
that provides postsecondary educational scholarships for the children and spouses of military men and women disabled<br />
or killed while serving our great nation. On Labor Day weekend, golfers across the country are asked to add<br />
an extra dollar to their greens fees to fund Folds of Honor scholarships. The Patriot <strong>Golf</strong> Day campaign is jointly<br />
supported by The <strong>PGA</strong> of America and the United States <strong>Golf</strong> Association.<br />
The inaugural Patriot <strong>Golf</strong> Day in 2007 was started by Major Dan Rooney, Founder of the Folds of Honor Foundation,<br />
F-16 Pilot, <strong>PGA</strong> Professional, and USGA member. On Labor Day 2007 Rooney asked golfers to add $1 to their<br />
greens fees. His request resulted in donations of more than $1.1 million from more than 3,200 golf facilities. In the<br />
last three years, golfers nationwide have been instrumental in raising more than $5.3 million through Patriot <strong>Golf</strong><br />
Day events.<br />
Patriot <strong>Golf</strong> Day 2010 will again be held during the Labor Day weekend, September 3-6. If you are interested<br />
in joining the mission to empower the lives of deserving military families with educational opportunities,<br />
then please become a participating facility in 2010! <strong>PGA</strong> Professionals who host an event<br />
and submit funds to the Folds of Honor Foundation will receive TWO MSR Credits.<br />
The 2010 Patriot <strong>Golf</strong> Day kits will be mailed the mid-July to all registered facilities. Kit contents include a poster,<br />
flyer, tent cards, suggested guidelines for hosting the event as well as Best Practices. Registration is available at<br />
www.Patriot<strong>Golf</strong>Day.com.<br />
L-R: <strong>PGA</strong> members Karl Bublitz, Bob Baldassari and Tom Metzger<br />
attend the Patriot Cup gala for the Folds of Honor Foundation<br />
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education<br />
rules with drew<br />
Double Rules<br />
Dilemma<br />
SF<strong>PGA</strong> TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR ANDREW MILLER<br />
Some interesting rulings came up during last month’s<br />
Championships. The first happened during the Pro-<br />
Scratch Championship played at TPC Eagle Trace and<br />
the second at the E-Z-GO <strong>South</strong> <strong>Florida</strong> Open at Tiburon<br />
and Pelican Marsh.<br />
The Pro-Scratch Championship is four-ball stroke<br />
play event in which a <strong>PGA</strong> Professional partners<br />
with an Amateur competing under a better ball<br />
format. During the Championship a player hit<br />
his partner’s ball. The partner realized the error<br />
right away, retrieved his ball and dropped it from<br />
where his partner had played. What is the penalty?<br />
Well, let’s start with the most obvious penalty first.<br />
Rule 31-5 tells us, “If a competitor is in breach of<br />
Rule 15-3b for making a stroke at a wrong ball,<br />
he incurs a penalty of two strokes and must correct<br />
his mistake by playing the correct ball or by<br />
proceeding under the Rules. His partner incurs<br />
no penalty even if the wrong ball belongs to him.”<br />
It is important to note that when the player played<br />
the wrong ball, he took a divot with the swing. He<br />
also took a divot with his practice swing. In short,<br />
this means that the spot from which the wrong ball<br />
was played was determinable and the partner should<br />
have placed the ball instead of dropping it from which<br />
it was previously played. Decision 20-6/1 states, “A<br />
player placed a ball when he should have dropped<br />
it or dropped it when he should have placed it.”<br />
Before playing a stroke, may the player lift the ball,<br />
without penalty, under Rule 20-6 and proceed correctly?<br />
Yes. Otherwise the player would lose the<br />
hole in match play or incur a penalty of two strokes<br />
in stroke play for a breach of the applicable Rule.<br />
Some of you might be saying, “Wait a minute Drew.<br />
You’re telling us the partner needed to place the ball<br />
from where it was just played even though that exact<br />
spot is now a sand filled divot?” The answer is yes,<br />
well, sort of. Rule 20-3b tells us, “If the original lie<br />
of a ball to be placed or replaced has been altered:<br />
except in a hazard, the ball must be placed in the<br />
nearest lie most similar to the original lie that is<br />
not more than one club-length from the original<br />
lie, not nearer the hole and not in a hazard.” So, to<br />
recap, the player got a two-stroke penalty for playing<br />
a wrong ball and the partner got a two stroke penalty<br />
for dropping a ball when he should have placed it.<br />
The second situation I wanted to share happened<br />
during the E-Z-GO <strong>South</strong> <strong>Florida</strong> Open on the 18th<br />
hole at Tiburon. A player hit his second shot into the<br />
later water hazard which runs parallel with the left<br />
side of the hole. The player measured his two club<br />
lengths, dropped his ball, which rolled into the water,<br />
re-dropped under Rule 20-2c with the same result and<br />
then finally placed the ball on the spot from which it<br />
was re-dropped. At that moment the ball rolled into<br />
the hazard. The player looked up, noticed I was sitting<br />
behind the 18th green and motioned me over.<br />
How should the player have proceeded? The first<br />
question we need to determine is if the ball was<br />
in play after the player placed it on the spot from<br />
where it was re-dropped? Rule 20-4 states, “If the<br />
player’s ball in play has been lifted, it is again in<br />
play when dropped or placed.” This rule implies<br />
that the ball comes to rest when dropped or placed.<br />
Decision 20-2c/3.5 can help clarify when a ball<br />
is in play. It states, “A player’s ball comes to<br />
rest against a boundary stake. He deems the<br />
ball unplayable and drops it within two clublengths<br />
of where the ball originally lay, as prescribed<br />
by Rule 28c. After the ball has been at<br />
rest, it rolls and comes to rest out of bounds.”<br />
What is the ruling? If a dropped ball comes to rest<br />
but subsequently moves, the ball must be played<br />
as it lies. In this case the ball is out of bounds and<br />
the player must proceed under Rule 27-1. Since the<br />
ball was at rest before moving, Rule 20-2c is not applicable.<br />
The same is true for a ball which is placed.<br />
Once you place the ball and remains still without moving,<br />
that ball is then is play. If it subsequently moves,<br />
you then must play it from its new position. Another<br />
example is Decision 20-3d/1 which states, “A player<br />
replaces his ball on the putting green three feet<br />
from the hole.” As he is about to address the ball, it<br />
rolls into the hole. Should the ball be replaced or is he<br />
deemed to have holed out with his previous stroke?<br />
The answer depends on whether the ball, when replaced,<br />
came to rest on the spot on which it was<br />
placed before is started rolling. If it did, the player<br />
is deemed to have holed out with his previous stroke.<br />
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Dilemma<br />
If not, he is required to replace the ball. However, if<br />
the ball had been overhanging the hole when it was<br />
lifted, the provisions of Rule 16-2 would override<br />
those of Rule 20-3d.” So back to the initial ruling, we<br />
determined that the ball had not come to rest when he<br />
placed it and Rule 20-3d tells us, “If a ball when placed<br />
fails to come to rest on the spot on which it was placed,<br />
there is no penalty and the ball must be replaced. If it<br />
still fails to come to rest on that spot: except in a hazard,<br />
it must be placed at the nearest spot where it can<br />
be placed at rest that is not nearer the hole and not in<br />
a hazard.” Had the player’s ball subsequently come to<br />
rest when placed and then it rolled into the hazard, the<br />
player would then have to proceed again under Rule<br />
26-1.<br />
For arguments sake, let’s say the player’s ball came to<br />
rest after he placed it and then it rolled into the hazard<br />
and the player had to again take relief under Rule 26-1,<br />
do you think he would be permitted to change his relief<br />
option? Meaning instead of dropping two club lengths<br />
from where it entered the hazard, could he now drop on<br />
the opposite margin, go back to the tee or even take the<br />
spot from which it enter the hazard and then line that up<br />
spot with the flagstick and go back as far as he wished?<br />
Decision 20-2c.5 says, “A player deems his ball unplayable.<br />
Of the three options available under Rule<br />
28, he elects Rule 28c and drops the ball within two<br />
club-lengths of the spot where it lay. The ball rolls<br />
and comes to rest nearer the hole than its original<br />
position, so the player is required by Rule 20-2c to<br />
re-drop. May the player now proceed under a different<br />
option? No. If the player did so, he would<br />
be in breach of Rule 20-2c. The same principle<br />
would apply when proceeding under Rule 26-1.”<br />
Although this Decision would seem to infer that the<br />
player would not be permitted from changing his relief<br />
option, he is in fact able to change his relief option.<br />
Under this particular situation, the player is taking relief<br />
“again” from the hazard. It’s almost as if he never<br />
took relief the first time. Therefore he is permitted to<br />
select any option under Rule 26-1 for taking relief.<br />
Well, I hope you’ve enjoyed this month’s segment of<br />
Rules with Drew and I hope to see you at the upcoming<br />
Pro-Pro Championship in Miami Beach and the<br />
Statewide Pro-Assistant Championship in Naples.<br />
upcoming events<br />
July 6-7<br />
Pro-Pro Championship<br />
Supported by Global <strong>Golf</strong> Sales, & <strong>Golf</strong>Buddy<br />
Held at LaGorce Country Club & Miami Beach <strong>Golf</strong><br />
Club<br />
July 8-9<br />
Junior Tour #5<br />
Presented by the Honda Classic<br />
Supported by Titlelist, Allianz Championship, Don<br />
Law <strong>Golf</strong> Improvement Center & Mirasol Men’s<br />
Group<br />
Held at Normandy Shores <strong>Golf</strong> Club<br />
July 12<br />
Player Ability Test<br />
Held at Palm Aire Country Club - Oaks<br />
July 20<br />
Senior-Super Senior Event<br />
Held at Frenchman’s Reserve<br />
July 22-23<br />
Statewide Pro-Assistant<br />
Supported by Global <strong>Golf</strong> Sales, Cutter & Buck,<br />
<strong>Golf</strong>Buddy & Mizuno<br />
Held at Grey Oaks Country Club<br />
July 22-23<br />
Junior Tour #6<br />
Presented by the Honda Classic<br />
Supported by Titlelist, Allianz Championship, Don<br />
Law <strong>Golf</strong> Improvement Center & Mirasol Men’s<br />
Group<br />
Held at Old Corkscrew<br />
August 2-3<br />
<strong>South</strong> <strong>Florida</strong> Callaway <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>PGA</strong> Assistant Championship<br />
Held at Frenchman’s Reserve<br />
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chapter news<br />
southeast chapter<br />
southern chapter<br />
With the same score on the same golf course, Ed<br />
Sabo of Tequesta has won the Titleist Vero Beach<br />
Shootout for the second year in a row.<br />
Sabo earned 44 Stableford points Tuesday (June 1)<br />
at Hawk's Nest <strong>Golf</strong> Club, edging Alan Morin of<br />
Royal Palm Beach and Jerry Tucker of Stuart, who<br />
tied for second with 43 points. A year ago, Sabo beat<br />
Morin with par-4 on the first playoff hole.<br />
"But don't ask me to compare the two," Sabo, 61,<br />
said with a grin. "I may not remember much about<br />
this round by the time I get home today."<br />
Let the record show he shot two under par 70 on<br />
his own ball with six birdies, four on the back nine<br />
after beginning in the 12th hole in a shotgun start.<br />
All four of his bogeys were on the front side.<br />
It was Sabo's 10th <strong>South</strong>east Chapter victory since<br />
1988, his second this year. He won the Jupiter Classic<br />
at The Dye Preserve on May 10. He earned $1,123<br />
from the $11,310 purse here, including an optional<br />
bonus pool, shootout and skins game.<br />
Traditionally, a shootout among the top eight finishers<br />
follows the 18-hole main event. Tuesday, play<br />
was suspended by lightning after the first round and<br />
the $400 purse was distributed among the participants.<br />
Less than 20 minutes later the all-clear horn<br />
was sounded but by then nearly everyone had left.<br />
"That's too bad," Sabo said as he packed up. "The<br />
shootout last year was a lot of fun."<br />
Stableford points were awarded the 74 starters on<br />
the basis of one for bogey, two for par, four for birdie<br />
and six for eagle.<br />
There were no skins and the money in that pool<br />
was redistributed in the general prize fund.<br />
The <strong>South</strong>ern Chapter tournament schedule is in<br />
full swing. Thank you very much to Dave Carse<br />
and<br />
Mark Vandyck ffor all their efforts this season.<br />
On June 4, 2010 we held a pro only stroke play<br />
tournament at Grande Oaks <strong>Golf</strong> Club, home of<br />
Caddyshack. Thanks to Scott Rolan and his staff<br />
for a fun day and congratulations to Jared Isaacs,<br />
2009 Chapter Champion, for taking top honors<br />
with a fine 66. John Gerber was runner up with<br />
an excellent 69 followed by Jay Zina with a 2 under<br />
par 70. We are looking better for next years Nelson<br />
Cup.<br />
On Monday, June 28, 2010 we had a pro stableford<br />
tournament and seminar at the Jim Mclain Signature<br />
Course at Doral. Larry Blanchard took top<br />
honors with 40 points followed by Lou Bartoleti<br />
with 39 points and Chris Toulson with 36 points.<br />
The Seminar was outstanding with 2 outstanding<br />
speakers in John Webster from the John Webster<br />
<strong>Golf</strong> Academy at the Breakers in Palm Beach who<br />
introduced us to his "Total Package <strong>Golf</strong>" concept.<br />
The next speaker was our own Dan McCarthy,<br />
Director of Instruction at Grande Oaks <strong>Golf</strong><br />
Club, explaining what science is now telling us<br />
about how the golf ball "really" flies. It was amazing<br />
how these 2 gentlemen complimented each<br />
other in their teaching philosophies.<br />
Our next event is the Junior Senior Tournament<br />
on July 16 at Fort Lauderdale Country Club.<br />
Please make every effort to attend since this<br />
event always has a surprise ending with our great<br />
hosts, Mike O'Brien and Mark Vandyck and their<br />
staff.<br />
Thanks for reading.<br />
Dick McNeill<br />
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