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Koepka Gives Back
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The Tee Times covers golf in St. Lucie, Martin, Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties. Reach us at [email protected] or call (954) 324-4523.
2 December 2014
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Dec. 26
What: Holiday Parent-Child Event
When: 1:30 p.m. shotgun start
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Cost: $20.00 team entry
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The skinny: Family fun event includes a six-hole
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What: Golf Links of Florida – Golf Event
When: 11:15 a.m. check-in. 12:30 p.m. shotgun start
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October 2014 3
Lawson brings old-school
knowledge to the 21st century
The past couple of years, I’ve been introduced to a number of methods to help
lower my golf score and while I am certain
they all work, I just didn’t continue because
of a couple of things which always seem to
get in my way – time and money.
I even have an invitation to work with Eric
Kaplan, who helped
Bernhard Langer this
year and, in case you
missed what the twotime Masters winner
accomplished in 2014,
it was just short of phenomenal.
I’m Up
One day a while
Marty Perlmutter
back, I was on the
driving range at Ironhorse in Palm Beach
Gardens working on my stack and tilt (before I went to the class, I thought that was an
introduction to grocery store marketing).
I’ve also been standing in a storefront,
wired and loaded down with about 20 white
dots littered across my body, so consuming
that I almost couldn’t take a full swing. This
was as high tech as I could have imagined.
Richie Conragan put me in front of his
FlightScope in Coconut Creek and that
was sharp, especially when my tee ball actually started flying past the forward tees.
He showed me what I was doing wrong,
but time and money (again) prevented me
from continuing with schooling.
GolfTec also uses computers to analyze
your swing, and to the minds of many, does
so with great success.
For me, though, there is something
about seeing the flight of the ball outdoors
that always has held my interest.
And Cliff Lawson’s as well.
Lawson is a golf lifer – in a good way. He
can tell you in a couple
of minutes what you
are doing wrong and
also be able to tell you
what to look for when
the ball goes in a certain direction. No high
tech stuff here – just
Cliff Lawson
old-time knowledge of
watching a golf ball fly across the sky.
These days, you can find Lawson at the
new John Jacobs Golf School and Academy
at Eagle Marsh in Jensen Beach. Opened in
early November, the school is part of “the
world leader in golf instruction” or at least
that is what the press releases state.
What impressed me the most on a recent
cool, drizzling morning was the retro-look
the school has – just a video recorder, some
signs to reinforce the Jacobs way of doing
things and a large driving range for students
to show the instructors their ball flight.
“The golf ball tells you what you are doing and I react to that,” said Lawson, who
has been involved with opening Jacobs
schools in multiple states and locations in
the country and is presently vice president
and director of instruction overseeing all of
the companies 15 national locations. “You
come to me and in one or two lessons I can
teach you what you are doing wrong so you
can correct it yourself later on.”
I’ve always found that fascinating – the
ability to watch a person hit a golf ball and
be able to tell what he is doing wrong instantly. Please don’t confuse that last sentence with the guy who joined your group
last Sunday and was dishing out instructions after each shot. He probably couldn’t
See I’m Up, page 18
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Eggs at Park Ridge
Environmental kudos again for Okeeheelee, Southwinds and Park Ridge
In a trifecta of celebratory news for
Palm Beach County courses, West Palm
Beach’s Okeeheelee, Boca Raton’s Southwinds and Lake Worth’s Park Ridge have
retained their designation as a "Cer-
tified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary" through the Audubon Cooperative
Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses, an
Audubon International program.
In addition, Brad Orndorff, certified
golf course superintendent at Okeeheelee,
is being recognized for Environmental
Stewardship by Audubon International.
The Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary
Program for Golf Courses, which is endorsed by the United States Golf Association, provides information and guidance
to help golf courses preserve and enhance
wildlife habitat, and protect natural resources.
Courses from the United States, Africa, Australia, Canada, Central America,
Europe, Mexico, and Southeast Asia have
achieved certification in the program.
The courses have “shown a strong
commitment to their environmental program” and have “provided a sanctuary
for wildlife on the golf course property,"
said Doug Bechtel, executive director at
Audubon International.
"To reach certification, a course must
demonstrate that they are maintaining a
high degree of environmental quality in
a number of areas," explained Bechtel.
These categories include: Environmental
Planning, Wildlife & Habitat Management, Outreach and Education, Chemical
Use Reduction and Safety, Water Conservation, and Water Quality Management.
Courses go through a recertification process every two years.
Visit www.auduboninternational.org
for more information.
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The body’s energy leaks are killing your distance
By Jeff Kroop
Let’s think of our athletic movement
while executing the golf swing like the classic Chevy V8 Engine, with all eight cylinders
having to fire for optimal performance.
One cylinder misfires and one of the
most powerful engines performances is affected.
When I look at the most common swing
faults – loss of posture, coming over the top,
sway, slide, reverse spine angle, casting/early
release, chicken winging, etc., I see the body
misfiring.
I see physical performance factors preventing your body from playing its best golf.
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w Generalized stiffness and asymmetry in
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w Limited trunk-to-pelvis separation due to
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Touring professional Brooks Koepka gives back here at home
Brooks Koepka and the Junior Golf Foundation of America established one college
scholarship and three program scholarships.
Koepka wanted to give back to the very program that gave him a start in his career.
“I can't say enough about the Junior
Golf Foundation of America junior golf
programs at Okeeheelee Golf Course,” Koepka said in August. “It was on those golf
courses and through those junior tournaments that I realized my love for the game.
I can honestly say I would not be where I
am today if those opportunities were not
available to me when I was younger. That's
how important they were for me.”
Tyler McMahon received a college
scholarship awarded to a Junior Golf Foundation member who is attending college
without pursuing golf. McMahon has been
a member of the foundation for more than
four years and was a volunteer with the
summer camp program, giving back to
younger juniors in the program.
Drax Dietz and Pam and Pat Kitsuwan
were offered program scholarships established to assist them in attending golf training at Okeeheelee Golf Course. They were
selected not only for their commitment to
improving their game but also for their positive attitude and dedication to the program.
"We are so proud of Brooks for all of his
accomplishments as a golf professional on
the PGA Tour, but more importantly, honored that he recognizes the importance of
our program and giving back so early in his
career,” said Mary-Lee Cobick, president of
Left to right: Drax Dietz (Program Scholarship recipient), Jim Roberts (Palm Beach County Assistant Manager) , Donna H. White (cofounder Junior Golf Foundation of America), Pam Kitsuwan (Program Scholarship recipient), Brooks Koepka (PGA Tour Player), Pat
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Foundation of America, Keith Weachter (Coordinator Junior Golf Program)
Junior Golf Foundation of America, Inc.
“These scholarships will help young players continue to develop as golfers as well as
young adults. Brooks spent an hour with
some of our juniors last week at Okeeheelee
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named the European Tour’s rookie of the year.
For more information on Junior Golf
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Plantation’s Ann Fulginiti, pictured with Jacaranda Golf Club head golf professional
Andrew Michael, recently won the Broward Women’s Amateur golf tournament at
Jacaranda Golf Club. Photo by Gary Curreri
Fulginiti wins Broward Women’s Am
Plantation’s Ann Fulginiti said in golf you
have to take the good with the bad.
She did both in the recent Broward Women’s Amateur tournament at Jacaranda GC
and came away with
her second championship in the 41-yearold tournament. The
61-year-old carded a
two-day total of 162 to
capture Championship
Flight.
Fulginiti shot a first
round 83 on the West
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Course and followed
Gary Curreri
that up with a 79 on
the East on the second
day to edge Coral Springs’ Maria Marino (8381–164) and the first-round leader, Weston’s
Vilma Sapp (81-84–165). It rained both days,
leaving organizers to make contingency plans
ranging from rescheduling to shortening the
event to one day.
“The conditions were tough,” said Fulginiti, who also won in 2000, but has only been
able to play in the event about six times due
to her job as an elementary school teacher
in Miami. She retired after 35 years and has
found more time to play golf.
“It’s golf,” she added. “You have to take
the good with the bad. With my nasty (first)
round, you just tell yourself, ‘Hey, it’s just a
round of golf. I’ve got raingear.’ You just plug
along because everybody has the same conditions. Everybody is playing the same way
in the same conditions to see who can outwit
the next one. I don’t think you enter anything
with not the thought of winning. You know
you have a chance to win it.
Fulginiti, who won the NCAA championship in 1972 at the University of Miami and
was inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame
in 1987, said she was determined.
“I don’t think you enter anything without
the thought of winning,” Fulginiti said. “You
know you have a chance to win it.”
Jacaranda General Manager Danny Howard said he received a lot of compliments
from the players and believes with a few improvements they could increase the field to
85-90 golfers next year.
“We thought it was very special and we
are honored to host both the Broward Women’s and the Broward Men’s and we hope they
will stay a long time,” said Howard, whose
club will host the Broward County Men’s
Amateur on Dec. 5-7. “The men have been at
Jacaranda for 13 years. This is exciting.”
Howard, who has been GM for the past
six years and recently got back his amateur
status, said they already have more than 180
tournaments slotted for 2015.
“We are busy and we are excited about it,”
Howard said.
Plantation’s Liz Porter, who co-chaired the
event with Southwest Ranches’ Darren Lupo,
was pleased.
“All of the women have smiles on their
faces and they are happy,” said Porter, 54.
“They really toughed it out on the weather. It
is a lot of work, but it is worth it because this
tournament is 41 years old. It is worth keeping the legacy going.”
Porter said they would move the date
from October to a little later in the year so
it wouldn’t conflict with other tournaments.
Junior golfers were preparing for state high
school tournaments the following week and
there were many fundraisers around then.
“It would likely be November, December,
January and we will work with Jacaranda to
see what they have available,” Porter said.
“We are also going to move it from a Thursday/Friday to a Friday/Saturday at least so the
people who work don’t have to take off two
days. We may not fill to 128 next year, but I
think we will have a much bigger field.”
Porter said Jacaranda did a great job. Proceeds went to start a Fort Lauderdale chapter
of the LPGA “GirlsGolf ” program.
“It is a feather in their cap,” Porter said.
“The course is scoreable, playable, it’s challenging and it is fair to everybody. When we
were looking for a venue, we didn’t want to
have a course that was intimidating and with
the two courses we felt it was even more of
an amateur venue because you didn’t play the
same course twice. That’s why we chose it and
the accommodations were fantastic. They did
an amazing job. We are really proud.”
See Broward Notes, page 14
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Hunt brings more and more talent
to South Beach International
To Jeff Hunt, there’s nothing better than
a good round of golf, particularly if it is
with his son Collin, a college senior at Florida Gulf Coast.
“That’s
probably
the best part of golf,”
Hunt said, “just going
out with friends and
family and playing.”
However,
about
this time of year, finding time for such an
outing is difficult.
That’s because Hunt
Miami-Dade Notes
is busy with his other
Bill Van Smith
210 sons, who will
soon be flooding into town. Those “sons”
are the entrants in the South Beach International Amateur, one of the elite amateur
tournaments in the world. Hunt is the person who organizes, runs and nurtures the
event.
At age 52, Hunt treats his entrants like
family – an adopted family.
“It’s special to watch kids get college
scholarships,” Hunt said. “Watching good,
young people grow up and do great things,
that’s nice to see.”
Hunt then advanced his attachment,
dedication and faith to the young people
in his tournament with what might be the
ultimate compliment.
“I’ve watched these kids and if they
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don’t make it in golf, I hope they end up
running countries, because the world certainly would be better,” Hunt said. “These
young people are some of the finest, most
upright and honest individuals you will
ever meet.”
As the South Beach International heads
into its fourth year of existence, Hunt has
transformed the tournament from a concept into an event that college coaches flock
to in order to see the talent on display.
It is one of the fastest-rising amateur
golf events in the world – yes, not just the
nation, the world.
As sentimental as Hunt is about his
tournament and the players in it, he is a
driven person, and hard numbers that indicate how the event has progressed are extremely important to him.
In its first year, the tournament was
ranked 47th in the world based on the
rankings of the players that entered.
That was the highest ranking of any
first-year amateur tournament in history.
In the next two years, the event was
ranked 25th in 2012 and 26th in 2013.
With the commitments Hunt has for this
year’s tournament that runs Dec. 19-22, the
South Beach International should move up
to 14th in the world.
Other numbers that keep rattling
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10 December 2014
Legendary golfers help First Tee
The First Tee of the Palm Beaches event
at the Bear Lakes CC in West Palm Beach
was literally legendary recently as more
than 100 female golfers took part in the
one-day, pro-am tournament.
The event, titled
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the Girls,” featured
LPGA Legends pros
and female amateur
golfers who took part
in a shotgun start
scramble. It featured
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“The First Tee is an organization all
over the world that teaches kids life skills
in golf,” said Patty Sheehan, one of 25 pros
to play. “It is nice little carrot that they are
able to come out and participate in different places. If we can help some of these
kids with life skills they might be lacking,
it’s worth it. It is a very special event.”
The LPGA Legends Pros went up from
the Seagate tournament the following day
at Bear Lakes Country Club to play in the
Pro-Am to support the female participants
of The First Tee of the Palm Beaches. One
Legend pro and three female amateurs
played in each group. It was an all female
field and several of the First Tee Chapter
students played.
“It’s awesome,” said Barb Scherbak, 56,
of West Palm Beach, who is a coach at First
Tee Palm Beaches and served as tournament chair. “I teach five classes there from
ages 4 to 7. All the money that gets raised
today will go toward all of the programs
that we do.”
Cindy Lacrosse and her team, comprised of Taffy Brower, Susan Levin and
Kathryn Maloney, won Low Gross at 60.
There was a two-way tie for first for Low
Net between the teams of Michelle McGann,
Judy Taylor, Joann Rooney and Ruth Averback, and Jenny Shu, Caroline Taylor, Karen
Ireland and Kathy Combs. Each shot 56.8. The
team of Barbara Scherbak, Carole Browne, Iseult Broglio and Jerri Ewing was third at 58.7.
The closest-to-the-pin winners were Diane Arnet (No. 2), Carolina Hart (No. 8),
Taffy Brower (No. 11) and Mary Landini
(No. 14).
Two members of the First Tee of Palm
Beaches, Brooke Pinto, 13, of Port St. Lucie
and Gabriella Melendez, 14, of Palm Beach
Gardens, were among the Chapter students
playing in the event.
“This is the best experience of my whole
entire life because I get to play with a pro,
and at my age not many people get a chance
to say that,” said Pinto, a Southern Oaks
Middle School seventh grader who has been
with First Tee for five years. “They teach you
how to play golf and you learn all of the core
values. Today is just fun because you get to
learn from a professional. I was thinking
about today for like four or five weeks.”
Melendez called the Pro Am the best experience of her entire life.
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WIN A FREE ROUND FOR FOUR
If you can identify the course and hole, you’ll be entered in a drawing to win a free
foursome from this Palm Beach County facility. This back nine Par 3 is 122 yards from
the forward tees and 217 from the tips. How to enter: Put “free round” in the subject
line and send an e-mail to [email protected] or write to The Tee Times, P.O. Box
670351, Coral Springs, 33067-0351. Include your name, e-mail address, phone and city.
Last month’s winner was Michael Cagnetto of Fort Lauderdale, who correctly identified
No. 18 at Colony West GC in Tamarac.
Photo by Bruce Bard
“I get to play with a pro and at my age
not many people get a chance to say that,”
said Melendez, an eighth-grader at Rosarian Academy. “The program has taught me
that you can take golf skills and lessons off
the course. You can take it at school, with
your friend’s house or a sleepover. You can
go and be kind like the core values teach
you good judgment, be kind.”
Palm Beach County native Michelle
McGann said the First Tee is a fabulous
organization.
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The Tee Times
Fairwinds is a treasure that gotten better with age
Golf courses are a living entity. Like we humans, they age, they grow, they mature. Some
for the better, some not so much. One of the
best public courses in the country belongs to
St. Lucie County. Built
atop what was once a
county landfill, Fairwinds GC is a testament
to what can be done
with a parcel of land that
nearly everyone thinks
has no use other than to
be avoided.
If today you were to
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decide to avoid this Jim
James Stammer
Fazio-designed treasure, you would be missing out on what has
evolved into one of the best courses on the
Treasure Coast. Best of all, it’s open to all.
I first played Fairwinds in the late ’90s
when it had just opened. The trees were
young, the grass was still growing in and
here and there you could see evidence
that this was built atop a dump. Today the
course looks very different.
The trees have matured and provide
a nice buffer between the course and the
St. Lucie County airport. Some of the old
shortcuts that golfers used to take no longer exist, thanks to time.
Where golfers once cut the corner on
the 7th and 16th holes, there are now much
taller, fuller trees on guard. Where some
used to take a shortcut on 18 by playing
down the 9th fairway, they now find that
route all but blocked.
The 17th hole at Fairwinds GC.
Photo by James Stammer
Years ago, Matt Baum, golf course manager and head professional at Fairwinds,
decided to have yardage books made of the
course, the idea being to provide golfers
with as much information as possible.
“When we sent out to have the books
made,” explained Baum. “The company
asked us if we wanted just the hole number
for each hole, or did we have a name for
each that we’d like to include.”
The thought sparked a grand idea in
Baum’s head. Why not give every hole a
name, using an aeronautical theme since
the course is adjacent to the St. Lucie
County International Airport? To get the
course’s members and the County’s other
golfers involved, it was decided that there
would be a contest to “Name the 18th Hole
at Fairwinds Golf Course.”
The treacherous hole has earned quite a
legacy over the 17 years that the course has
been open. The par-4 hole with water coming into play on every shot has the reputation of ruining many a good round.
The contest was a huge success, with
several hundred names being suggested.
“We found out just how much people
dislike that hole,” Baum laughed.
The winning name, determined by a
vote, was “The Spoiler.” While I didn’t
think of the name, I will say it fits perfectly.
Facing an approach shot into a reasonable
breeze from 180 yards out, my second shot
found water, and “The Spoiler” claimed yet
another victim. But it didn’t ruin my day.
Fairwinds features generously wide fairways, large greens, and plays to a par of
72 with six sets of tees. Located just north
of Fort Pierce and just west of the Indian
River Lagoon and near the airport means
there are no tall buildings to block the wind
coming off the nearby ocean and river. This
course can have many personalities depending on the weather.
When we arrived early on a Saturday
morning a week ago, I was expecting to
see crowds lined up to play. The weather
was perfect with hardly a cloud in the sky
and temperatures in the low 70s. To my
surprise, the course has historically been
uncrowded on the weekends. That’s good
to know if you’re a working bloke like myself. By the time our group made the turn
however, word must have gotten out as the
parking lot was filling and golfers were
turning out to enjoy the day.
In addition to wide fairways and beautiful
trees, Fairwinds features wonderful greens.
They roll fast and true, have just enough
undulation to make things interesting, and
are receptive to approach shots. The bunkers
were recently redone, with the drainage being rebuilt and new sand brought in. There
have also bee a few tees added to change the
length and feel of a few holes. The most noticeable is at the 10th where the back tees
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Hunt’s handiwork at the root of South Beach International success
Miami-Dade Notes from page 9
around in Hunt’s head these days:
w A year ago, he had 53 of the top 600 players in the world entered. This year he has
71.
w There are 28 countries represented in the
tournament.
w This year’s field will be made up of 107 international players and 103 U.S. players,
confirming its global aspect.
w Some 30 college coaches, at a minimum,
will be taking notes on players in the
South Beach field. “Could be that all 40
of the top programs in the nation will be
here,” Hunt said.
Play will be at Miami Beach Golf Club
and Normandy Shores Golf Club, two of
South Florida’s most scenic and well-manicured courses.
In college, Hunt was not only a golfer
but also a hockey player. In hockey, he went
on to play on a semi-pro team called the
Bloomington Normal Stingers in Illinois.
Combine his hockey background with his
affection for golf, and it was more than a safe
bet that Hunt tried performing the Happy
Gilmore swing used by Adam Sandler’s character in the movie Happy Gilmore. The swing
consists of driving a golf ball by taking a running start and hitting it like a hockey slap shot.
“Sure, I tried the Happy Gilmore,” Hunt
said. “Tried it many, many times and actually could do it pretty well. But that was
when I was young. I would fall flat on my
face if I tried it now.”
Older, wiser and possibly a little more
serious these days, Hunt feels safer concentrating on his tournament.
And how did he go about creating the
near-instant success of the South Beach International?
Firstly, with connections. He formerly
ran the Dixie Amateur in Broward County
and made inroads with college coaches and
the international federations.
Secondly, with execution.
“We try to run the South Beach like a
major,” he said. “The players are taking on
the best competition in the world.”
Those players, generally in the 16-to-25
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Another promotion at Miccosukee allows
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and accompanied by a paying adult.
Miccosukee is a PGA caliber course that
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Jeff Hunt poses next to the sign for
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age range, can make important impressions.
“If you haven’t signed a letter-of-intent
and you make our cut,” Hunt said, “you are
telling a lot of college coaches, ‘I can play
with the big boys.’ ”
Thirdly, with friendship. Hunt is all-tooaware that golf can bring people together. His
international-flavored tournament is a good
example of that friendship with young people from all over the world getting to know
each other, trading stories and learning each
other’s culture while walking down a fairway.
Such is the power of golf.
And Hunt himself has his own personal
tale of golf ’s immense power.
“I love golf,” Hunt said, “and so does my
ex-wife.
“In fact, we get together every two
months or so and play a round together. We
are friends. It’s great.”
Yet another testament to golf ’s mystique.
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Veterans Day tournament brings in $15k for nation’s heroes
Broward Notes from page 8
Wounded Warriors event nets $15k
Weston’s Caroline Bravo said she has been
on a course only a few previous times.
Bravo, 23, is featured on the Animal Planet’s Gator Boys reality show along with Paul
Bedard, 46 and the pair recently took part in
the inaugural Veterans Day Golf Tournament
at the Davie GCC. Proceeds went to benefit
the Wounded Warriors Project.
Bravo and Bedard were paired with two
Wounded Warriors in the event, Anthony
Harding and Tyrome Burton. They finished
with the high score of 80 and each received a
Callaway wedge as a consolation prize.
“I’ve been on a golf course three times and
they were all for catching gators,” laughed
Bravo, a student at Nova Southeastern. “I had
no golf experience at all. I was going to be a
caddy. I didn't want to embarrass myself. This
is an amazing cause. My grandfather was a
wounded warrior so this is close to my heart.
To be able to play it with them is even better.”
Said Bedard, with a chuckle: “I haven’t
played golf in 15 years and there is a reason
I haven’t played in about 15 years. It is a lot
harder to deal with a golf course than a gator. Actually, the course is okay, it’s that little
white ball that makes me mad.”
Harding, 42, of Coral Springs, said the
tournament gave him a chance to reflect on
the wounded warriors who were lost in battle.
“You just sit back and wonder about all of
those that didn’t make it,” said Harding, who
was injured in an IED explosion in 2008 and,
after enrolling in the Wounded Warrior Program, he now helps others. “I am a peer mentor for the Wounded Warrior Project and
help them transition.”
He has played in four golf events representing the WWP.
“Prior going to Iraq I’ve never took up a
golf club,” said Harding, who suffered injuries
to his back, shoulder, hips, and foot. “I know
all of the instructions on hitting a ball and going through and hitting it is a whole different
story. I am looking forward to having a lot of
fun and excitement.”
Burton, 34, of Homestead, was injured
in 2004 when he fell into an animal trap in
South America. He said the discs in his L4,
L5, and S1 are completely dead. This was only
his third outing on a course.
“I am a peer mentor and having events
like this to create funds to help veterans with
peer to peer counseling it helps a lot,” Burton
said. “A lot of guys don’t want to talk to someone who hasn’t been there and done that.”
The tournament featured 126 golfers and
raised nearly $15,000.
The team of Kevin and Marcy Osceola,
Richard Trotter and Roger Stone carded a 55
to take first. Each earned a $300 Davie Golf
gift card and trophy.
Barry Goldstein Top 30 again
Coral Springs’ Barry Goldstein was recently named as One Of America's Top 30
Golf Instructors by Golf Tips Magazine, The
Best Of The Best For 2014-2015.
Goldstein, who teaches out of Inverrary
Country Club in Lauderhill, said he was giving a lesson when he received a call from Golf
Tips Magazine Editor Rick Sessinghaus.
“I had seen it in the magazine that day as
there was a big spread with the Top 30 Teachers names in it, but it was a very cool call to
receive,” said Goldstein, 52, who was named
One Of The World’s Top Golf Teachers in
2013 at The Masters in Augusta, Ga., and
Golf Tips Magazine selected him as a Top 25
Teachers in its last listing in 2013-14. They
expanded the list to 30 instructors this year.
“What a cool honor,” Goldstein said.
“When you realize there are 28,000 golf pros
and I have been selected as one of the top 30,
it’s kind of humbling and exciting.”
Goldstein’s daughter, Carly Ray, is a sophomore at Louisiana State and played in all
four of the school’s events this fall. Her best
finish was 16th at the Vanderbilt Legends
Club in September (74-76-72–222). She also
helped the Tigers and coach Karen Bahnsen
at the Alamo Invitational in San Antonio in
October. The next event will be at the Lady
Puerto Rico Classic on Feb. 15.
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Mike Richards got an early Christmas
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Correction
In the November Tee Times, Kevin
Shuey was reported to have played in both
the Senior and Open divisions of this year’s
RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship in Mesquite, Nevada. It was also reported that Shuey finished second in 2010
and 2002 and won $10,000 each time.
According to Rod Moruss of Long Drivers of America, LTD, Shuey did not qualify
for or compete in the Open division of the
2014 RE/MAX WLDC. The Senior division
was a buy-in division, meaning there is no
qualifying. He did pay his entry fee and
competed in the Senior Division.
“In 2010 Joe Miller won the Open division and George Slupski won the Senior
Division. Kevin did not make it to the
quarterfinals in 2010 and did not cash a
$10,000 check,” Moruss wrote in an e-mail.
“In 2002 Carl Wolter won the Open division and Pat Dempsey won the Senior division. Kevin was not in the top 8 in 2002 and
did not cash a $10,000 check.”
Gary Curreri is a freelance writer based in South
Florida. If you have an item for the Broward
notebook, write to him at [email protected].
The Tee Times
December 2014 15
Tom Nieporte Classic raises $30,000 for High School
Palm Beach Notes from page 10
“This is what our future is,” said McGann, who will be 45 at the end of the year.
“Growing up, I was fortunate to have the
opportunity to play at a club and not everybody has that chance.”
Pope John Paul II fundraiser
More than 300 pro and amateur golfers,
including PGA professional Bob Toski and
retired New York Yankees’ shortstop Bucky
Dent and his son, Cody, helped raise $30,000
by participating in the recent Tom Nieporte
Golf Classic 2014 to benefit the Pope John
Paul II High School Athletics Foundation at
Quail Ridge Country Club in Boynton Beach.
Students, parents,
teachers and community leaders competed in the four-man
scramble event. Special contests included
straightest drive, longest drive, closest to
the pin, hole-in-one
and a putting contest.
Bob Toski
The Tee-Off Reception honored PGA Tour Player and longtime
golfing great Tom “Nippy” Nieporte, a dedicated sponsor and initial benefactor when the
high school was built going on 30 years ago.
“I want to express my thanks for your
participation benefitting Pope John Paul
II High School Athletics,” said Nieporte,
whose children and grandchildren have
attended the school. “Faith, family and
friends, have always been at the forefront of
everything I do, and the tournament continues that tradition.”
All proceeds will be directed toward
improvement and expansion of athletic
teams, facilities and equipment. More than
75 percent of the school’s girls and boys
participate on one or more athletic teams
including baseball, basketball, bowling,
cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball swimming, tennis, track and
field, volleyball and cheerleading.
“The funds raised benefit a wonderful
school in our community and it will go a
long way to helping their athletic department,” Nieporte said.
“The golf tournament is one of our major fundraisers for the year, and the generosity of sponsors and participants means a
great deal to us,” said Brother Dan Aubin,
the school’s president. “The money raised
will benefit our entire athletic department.
Students playing on a sports team at our
school will be the real winners and will see
the benefits of the money raised.”
Golfing for Boys & Girls Clubs
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach
County recently host its 33rd annual tournament to benefit the Neil S. Hirsch Family Boys
& Girls Club of Wellington and raised nearly
$27,000 – a record for this event for the club.
There were 128 golfers that participating in the
tournament at the Wanderers Club.
“It has been a great 33-year ride planning this tournament to benefit the children,” Ed Portman said. “I’ve been blessed
with great committee members and sponsors. Every time I turned around, someone
was there to help.”
The Hirsch Family center is one of 13
clubs run by the Boys & Girls Clubs of
Palm Beach County.
The club emphasizes educational, vocational, social, recreational, health, leadership and character-building skills in a positive and safe atmosphere. Through quality programs, the club experience provides
children with the guidance they need to
make a healthy transition from childhood
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The clubs throughout Palm Beach
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Visit www.bgcpbc.org or call (561) 6833287 for more information.
Woulfe wins SOS event
Fort Lauderdale’s Rick Woulfe birdied five
of the last eight holes and took advantage of
an errant drive by Bob Stephens on the final
hole to earn a two-shot victory in the Society of Seniors Championships at Quail Ridge
Country Club in Boynton Beach.
Woulfe, who started the day with a twoshot lead, shot a 2-under 70 to finish at
7-under 209 and claim the Dale Morey Division (55 and older) by two shots over Stephens, whose drive on the 54th hole landed
2 feet out of bounds. Woulfe also won the
2006 SOS Championship at Quail Ridge.
“It’s always great to win, especially at my
age,” said Woulfe, a 64-year-old attorney from
Fort Lauderdale. “That back nine was a lot of
fun. Bob got a tough break on the last hole.”
Wolfe and Stephens came to the 18th hole
tied for the lead at 6-under, but Stephens’ drive
hit a tree and landed just outside the white
stakes. He had to return to the tee, where he
made a birdie on his second ball for a bogey.
He matched New
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Amateur champion. “Rick’s a great champion; he deserved to win.”
The two combined for eight birdies
on the final nine of Quail Ridge’s South
Course. John Rodney, of Sewickly, Pa., was
a distant third after a 69 for 216.
The Society of Seniors is an elite organization for players 55 and older who have
handicaps of 3 or less. The SOS Championship is the nation’s second-ranked event
for senior amateurs, behind only the U.S.
Senior Amateur.
Perkins to hold junior clinics
The Kevin Perkins Golf Academy will
again be conducting its very popular Junior
After-School Winter Golf Program beginning Dec. 2 at Binks Forest GC in Wellington.
The Junior After-School Winter Program is open to boys and girls 7-17 and will
take place on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Visit www.kevinperkinsgolfacademy.
com or call (561) 301-3783 for more information.
Gary Curreri is a freelance writer based
in South Florida. If you have an item
for the Palm notebook, write to him at
[email protected].
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The average male golfer hits his driver approximately 197-205 yards, while
the average touring professional hits his
drive approximately 285. That is at least
an 80-yard difference.
I would like to explore a general discussion on how to improve your driving
distance, some thing I am sure many of
you would love to know: how you could
obtain more distance.
Let’s first look at the very basics on
what creates distance and then talk about
how to used techniques to improve these
basics.
The following are the basics on what
creates distance:
1. Clubhead speed. Obviously, you
must increase your clubhead speed to
achieve more distance.
2. Centeredness of contact. You must hit
the center of the ball with the “sweet
spot” of the clubface.
3. Angle of approach. The clubhead must
approach the ball at the proper angle.
4. Clubface angle. The clubface must be
perpendicular to your target line.
5. Clubhead path. The path of the clubhead must be moving down your target
line.
Here are some of the most common
faults that rob you of power off the tee:
1. The size of the swing is too short. This
is caused by the left arm not traveling
long enough. You must increase the
swing radius of the left arm, which will
encourage added pressure to shoulders, which will in turn add pressure to
the torso and hips and so on down the
chain of components.
2. The swing is too tight. Tension is the
greatest crippler in golf. You must reduce the tension in all parts of the
body.
3. The wrists are not cocked sufficiently.
You must cock the wrists properly and
fully. This will lead to club head lag …
the secret of the game.
4. The player never taps into the force of
gravity and the loading and unloaded
of the weight of the club head – You
must learn to feel the force and stop
forcing the feel.
5. The golf swing is just that… it must
be a swinging action, not a leveraging,
hitting or muscling motion – subtract
muscle and add motion.
6. Stay light on your feet. Avoid thinking about leg drive and shifting your
weight, but picture staying light on
your feet so your feet, legs and hips
move gracefully to support the swinging of the upper body.
7. You must strike slightly up on the driver. Too many payers move out and over
the ball causing their angle of approach
to be descending. This robs you of distance. Tee the ball higher and hit level,
to slightly up on the ball.
8. Hit with a square and properly lofted
clubface. Too many players don’t rotate
their left forearm enough through impact and strike the ball with their left
wrist cupped instead of flat at impact.
Again, the energy is not properly distributed to the ball because the clubface is open and loft is being added,
frustrating you and keeping you from
hitting the ball longer distances.
Kevin Perkins is a
PGA Master Professional and is on the
PGA of America Adjunct Faculty. Kevin
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Campbell Camels ride to fourth title with PGA Jones Cup victory
Treasure Coast Notes from page 12
force a long tee shot over water.
After your round, Di’Michelli’s has a
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Camels Take Fourth Cup Title
Campbell University of Buies Creek,
N.C., came to the 13th PGA Jones Cup
presented by Golf Advisor at PGA Golf
Club in Port St. Lucie on a mission. The
Camels came to town intent on becoming
the first team to capture four titles.
The Camels led wire-to-wire in the 36hole event, which featured players from
the 19 colleges and universities accredited
by the PGA of America for aspiring PGA
Professionals. Campbell built off of its
four-stroke lead entering the final round,
to win by 11 strokes over runner-up Florida State.
Spencer Smith, a junior at FSU, earned
medalist honors with a two-day total of
145. Smith and Justin Watkins, of Central Oklahoma, were the only two players
to shoot under par in the final round, as
winds swirled across the Tom Fazio-designed Wanamaker Course.
Maryland Eastern Shore finished third,
12 strokes back. Tiana Jones, who won
Florida golf patriarch passes
Former flower farmer and golf instructor Laine A. Rinker Sr. died at Treasure
Coast Hospice in Stuart on Thursday, Oct.
29, after a two-year struggle with cancer.
He was 81.
Rinker and his
wife of 60 years,
Pamela Cross, had
four children, three
of whom played
professional golf on
the PGA and LPGA
tours. The Rinkers
were
considered
Laine Rinker
Florida’s first golf
family as all four children played state
tournaments in Florida in the 1960s and
’70s and all received golf scholarships at
SEC colleges.
Larry Rinker qualified for the PGA
Tour in 1981, followed by Laurie in 1982
and Lee in 1984. After Laurie and Larry
the Women’s Individual Invitational at the
2014 PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship, paced the Hawks with a finalround 74. Coastal Carolina placed fourth,
14 strokes off the pace, while Mississippi
State was fifth, 15 strokes behind Campbell.
Campbell and Mississippi State were both
vying for a record fourth title, but Campbell
prevailed, capitalizing on a game plan to
won the J.C. Penney Classic in 1985, Laine
Sr. was awarded the “Golf Father of the
Year” by Golfweek in 1986. Laine Rinker
Sr. was a beloved teacher admired by his
students as well as tour players.
Laine Sr. spent hours studying the
swing so that he could help his children
with their games. He bought the latest
high-speed cameras and would put two
projectors side by side to analyze his children’s swings against those of tour players.
For the past 18 years, Laine Sr. has focused
on teaching golf in Sky Valley, Ga., in the
summertime and in Stuart the seven other
months of the year.
Laine Sr. is survived by his wife, Pamela, their four children and their spouses:
Laine and Kellii Rinker Jr. of LaQuinta,
CA; Larry and Jan Rinker of Winter Park,
FL; Lee and Molly Rinker of Jupiter, FL;
Laurie and Rob Graham of Stuart, FL and
his ten grandchildren.
– James Stammer
play steady, controlled golf to set the mark.
“When you come to Campbell, we expect you to be a good player. It’s part of the
Campbell pride and PGA pride,” said Ken
Jones, Director of Campbell’s PGA Golf
Management University Program. “We
came down with a team that was set up to
do this. We thought it was great that we
were paired together with Mississippi State
and Coastal Carolina, as we had won eight
PGA Jones Cups between the three of us
going in. It feels really good to win.”
Campbell Senior Robert Fenton enjoyed
the glory of winning. “It was a special week
with a great group of golfers and a great
group of guys. This is my first and last PGA
Jones Cup. It was really awesome.”
Campbell’s Brian Jones, had the event’s
biggest turnaround with a 10-stroke improvement from the first round. Fento and
Jones were joined by teammates Ian Illig,
Kevin Nagy and Conner Reilly to hoist the
PGA Jones Cup Trophy.
The PGA Jones Cup presented by Golf
Advisor is named for the first PGA Golf
Management University Program Director at Mississippi State, Dr. S. Roland
Jones, who held the position from 1985
until his passing in 1997. The event provides a platform where participants can
display professionalism, integrity, character and camaraderie; all characteristics
Dr. Jones instilled in PGA Golf Management students. Students in the PGA Golf
Management University Program study a
combination of golf and business-related
subjects; serve a minimum of 16 months
in on-course internships within the golf
industry; and are eligible for direct election to PGA membership upon graduation and eligible employment.
James Stammer has covered golf for nearly
20 years. If you have an item for the Treasure
Coast notebook, please write him at
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“Specializing in Making Players Smile”
Lawson’s love for the game drives him to teach
I’m Up from page 3
hit the ocean with a drive standing on a Celebrity Cruises liner.
I watch the replays of the tour stars on
the Konica Minolta Biz Hub in slow motion and even when David Feherty points
out the mistake, I can’t see it.
I do recognize my friend’s all-world reverse pivot, but he clobbers me whenever
we play so I keep my mouth shut.
For Lawson, he found himself in North
Dakota back in 1978 trying to make some
money on a mini-tour when he was approached about becoming an assistant at
the Edgewood Golf Course in Fargo, right
on the Red River of the North, which tends
to flood each year.
“In the spring, when I was standing on the
course wearing 40 layers of clothes hosing
mud off the golf course, I had to ask myself
what I was doing here,” Lawson said while re-
flecting in the Eagle Marsh clubhouse. “But I
was eager to learn and to get exposure to everything in the industry; from private clubs
to public; to teaching and to playing.
“But I had an affinity for teaching, which
led me in that direction.”
Over the years, he has opened numerous schools around Florida, and when
the opportunity to return to the Treasure
Coast came about, he took advantage of it
and helped make the deal happen about an
hour north of where he went to high school
at Forest Hills in West Palm Beach.
“I felt the area would do well situated between PGA Boulevard [where PGA National,
home of the Honda Classic is located], and
the PGA learning center in Port St. Lucie.
“As a teacher, the only distinction is the
people they might have tripped over along
the way, like Tiger,” he said. “The masses think
they must have a secret to the swing because
they taught someone or, like I say tripped over
Tiger. They must be worth $2,000 a hour.”
But, as Cliff said, “You are only as good
as the guy you are teaching.”
The Jacobs school also separates itself
from some of the others by writing a curriculum just for the individual student. If,
like Cliff said, the player wants to hit driver
for the full hour, they will help but certainly
don’t recommend it.
Lawson believes that more golfers are
gravitating toward the academy teaching
these days rather than working individually with a professional. Statistics are not
available on that but it would make sense,
especially for the beginner who won’t be
embarrassed when he slices and dices his
tee ball because there are others standing
alongside him doing the same thing.
The Jacobs school was established in
1976 and has grown steadily since. The Eagle
Marsh location is the first one in the area. It
was owner Paul Howley who contacted the
Jacobs people asking about the opportunity
to bring their brand to his club.
“We had been looking to partner with a
golf school to provide quality instruction to
our members and guests,” Howley said in a
recent press release. “We are pleased to become associated with a company that has
such a long standing reputation for teaching
excellence.”
It remains to be seen, however, if Lawson has the expertise (or patience) to take
one aging golfer under his wing and get
him to be able to elevate a 7-iron again.
With the holidays coming up, there is time.
Let me check with the wife about the
money.
Marty Perlmutter is president of LTS LeaderBoard of Miami/Ft. Lauderdale and lives
in Miami. Send e-mail to LH@teetimesnews.
com or call (954) 324-4523 to comment on
this article.
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Atlantis CC
190 Atlantis Blvd.
(561) 965-7700
AVENTURA
Sports Authority
18499 Biscayne Blvd.
(305) 682-0717
BELLE GLADE
Sugarcane Golf Club
12619 W. Canal St. N
(561) 996-6605
BOCA RATON
Birdie Golf Ball Co.
7166 Barracasa Way
(561) 826-0254
Boca Dunes CC
1400 Country Club Dr.
(561) 451-1600
Boca Greens CC
19642 Trophy Dr.
(561) 852-8800
Boca Raton Municipal
8111 Golf Course Rd.
(561) 367-7029
Boca Raton Resort & CC
17751 Boca Club Blvd.
(561) 447-3520
Don Law Imp. Center
12551 Glades Road
(561) 451-1128
GolfSmith
20415 State Road 7
(561) 483-9226
GolfTec
20415 State Road 7
(561) 483-4180
Ocean Breeze Golf & CC
5800 N.W. 2nd Ave.
(561) 994-0400
Osprey Point GC
12551 Glades Road
(561) 482-2868
Palm Beach Golf Center
3698 N. Federal Hwy.
(561) 395-1305
Red Reef Park Executive
1221 N. Ocean Blvd.
(561) 391-5014
Southwinds Golf Course
19557 Lyons Rd.
(561) 483-1305
Sports Authority
20851 State Rd. 7
(561) 488-5754
BOYNTON BEACH
Cypress Creek CC
9400 Military Trail
(561) 732-4202
Indian Spring CC
11501 El Clair Rnch Rd
(561) 738-3047
Moore’s Golf Shoes
3301 W. Boynton Bch.
Blvd.
(561) 369-8032
The Links at Boynton
Beach
8020 Jog Rd.
(561) 742-6500
Putter Around II
12250 Westchester
Club Dr.
(561) 752-0744
Westchester CC
12250 Westchester
Club Dr.
(561) 734-6300
Kings Point Par 3
6900A Tuscany Lane
(561) 499-0140
Kings Point Executive
6561 Flanders Way
(561) 499-7840
Lakeview GC
1200 Dover Rd.
(561) 498-3229
Marina Lakes GC
14800 Cumberland Dr.
(561) 499-2424
PGA Tour Superstore
1040 Linton Blvd.
COCONUT CREEK
(561) 214-7000
Toski-Battersby Center
Polo Trace GC
1000 Coconut Crk Blvd.
13479 Polo Trace Dr.
(954) 975-2045
(561) 495-5300
Putter Around Club
Sherwood Park GC
170 Sherwood Forest Dr.
Repair
(561) 499-3559
1000 Coconut Crk Blvd.
Villa Del Ray GC
(954) 917-1011
6200 Via Delray
COOPER CITY
(561) 498-1444
Cooper Colony CC
FORT LAUDERDALE
5050 S.W. 90th Ave.
Edwin Watts
(954) 434-2181
(954) 771-3256
CORAL GABLES
Grande
Oaks Academy
Biltmore GC
3201
W.
Rolling Hills Cir.
1200 Anastasia Ave.
(954) 423-0897
(305) 460-5364
Sports Authority
Granada GC
1901 N. US 1
2001 Granada Blvd.
(954) 568-6226
(305) 460-5367
Woodlands CC
4600 Woodlands Blvd.
CORAL SPRINGS
(954)731-2500
CC of Coral Springs
GREENACRES
10800 W. Sample Rd.
(954) 753-2930
3947 S. Jog Road
Heron Bay GC
(561) 966-1717
11801 Heron Bay Blvd.
HALLANDALE BEACH
(954) 796-2000
Diplomat GC
DAVIE
501 Diplomat Parkway
(954) 883-4444
Davie GCC
Aqua Golf
8201 S.W. 24th St.
2250 S. Park Rd.
(954) 797-4653
(954) 893-7767
DEERFIELD BEACH
HIALEAH
Crystal Lake CC
Sports Authority
3800 Crystal Lake Dr.
3895 W. 20th. Ave
(954) 943-2902
(305) 826-5599
Deer Creek GC
HOBE SOUND
2801 Country Club Blvd. Heritage Ridge GC
(954) 421-5550
6510 SE Heritage Blvd.
Sports Authority
(772) 546-2800
3810 W. Hillsboro Blvd. Lost Lake GC
8310 SE Fazio Drive
(954) 426-4360
(772) 220-6666
DELRAY BEACH
HOLLYWOOD
Club at Emerald Hills
14806 Military Trail
4100 N. Hills Dr.
(561) 496-7666
(954) 961-4000
Delray Beach GC
Eco Grande GC
2200 Highland Ave.
1451 Taft St.
(561) 243-7380
(954) 922-8755
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Golfsmith
3300 Oakwood Blvd.
(954) 923-3418
GolfTec (inside
Golfsmith)
3300 Oakwood Blvd.
(954) 920-6811
Hillcrest GC
4600 Hillcrest Dr.
(954) 983-3142
Hollywood Beach Resort
1650 Johnson St.
(954) 927-1751
Orangebrook CC
400 Entrada Dr.
(954) 967-4653
HOMESTEAD
Redland GCC
24451 S.W. 177th Ave.
(305) 247-8503
JENSEN BEACH
Eagle Marsh GC
3869 NW Royal Oak
Drive
(772) 692-3322
Sports Authority
3101 N.W. Federal Hwy.
(772) 692-1771
JUPITER
Abacoa GC
105 Barbados Dr.
(561) 622-0036
GolfGym Academy
2885 Jupiter Park Dr.,
Ste. 300
(561) 741-3401
Jupiter Dunes GC
401 N. A1A
(561) 746-6654
Jupiter Country Club
300 Marsala Court
(561) 746-3950
The Golf Club of Jupiter
1800 S. Central Blvd.
(561) 747-6262
The Old Club
1557 Cypress Drive
Ste. 1
(561) 401-9407
KEY BISCAYNE
Crandon Golf
6700 Crandon Blvd.
(305) 361-9129
LAKE PARK
Golf Around the World
1396 N. Killian Dr.,
Ste. B
(561) 848-8896
LAKE WORTH
Atlantic National GC
6400 Grand Lacuna Blvd.
(561) 969-6600
Forest Oaks GC
144 Lucerne Lks. Blvd. N.
(561) 967-6810
John Prince Learning Ctr.
4754 S. Congress Ave.
(561) 966-6666
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Lake Worth Municipal
One 7th Ave. N.
(561) 582-9713
Park Ridge Golf Course
9191 Lantana Rd.
(561) 966-7044
Palm Beach National CC
7500 St. Andrews Rd.
(561) 965-3381
Poinciana Golf Club
3536 Via Poinciana Dr.
(561) 439-4721
Winston Trails GC
6101 Winston Trails
Blvd.
(561) 439-3700
LAUDERHILL
Inverrary CC
3840 Inverrary Blvd.
(954) 733-7550
Lauderhill GC
4141 NW. 16th St.
(954) 730-2990
MARGATE
A-Swing Golf Academy
3011 Rock Island Rd.
(954) 873-3781
208 Margate Court
(954) 973-2741
Carolina CC
3011 Rock Island Rd.
(954) 753-4000
Margate Executive GC
7870 W. Margate Blvd.
(954) 971-0807
Oriole GC
8000 W. Margate Blvd.
(954) 972-8140
MIAMI
Alf’s Golf
n 2600 NW. 87th Ave.
(305) 470-0032
n 15369 S. Dixie Hwy.
(305) 378-6086
Costa Del Sol GC
100 Costa Del Sol Blvd.
(305) 592-3300
Country Club of Miami
6801 Miami Gardens Dr.
(305) 829-8456
Doral Golf Resort & Spa
4400 NW. 87th Ave.
(305) 592-2000
Edwin Watts
8484 N.W. 36th St.,
Ste. 200
(305) 591-1220
Int’l Links of Miami
1802 N.W. 37th Ave.
(305) 633-4583
Killian Greens GC
9980 S.W. 104th St.
(305) 271-0917
EDITOR
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(954) 324-4523
Miami Golf
w 5850 S. Dixie Highway
(305) 667-6888
w 111 NE 1st St.
(2nd floor)
(305) 371-4554
Miccosukee Golf Club
6401 Kendale Lakes Dr.
(305) 382-3930
(305) 949-7030
Planet Golf
7045 SW 87th Ave.
(305) 275-9070
Sports Authority
10688 NW. 12th St.
(305) 591-0622
MIAMI BEACH
Alf’s Golf
524 Arthur Godfrey
Road
(305) 673-6568
Miami Beach GC
2301 Alton Road
(305) 532-3350
Normandy Shores GC
2401 Biarritz Dr.
(305) 868-6502
MIAMI LAKES
Shula’s GC
7601 Miami Lakes Dr.
(800) 247-4852
MIAMI SHORES
Miami Shores CC
(305) 795-2360
NORTH MIAMI BEACH
Edwin Watts
15100 N. Biscayne Blvd.
(305) 944-2925
Greynolds Park GC
17530 W. Dixie Hwy.
(305) 949-1741
NORTH PALM BEACH
Club Masters
1201 U.S. Hwy. 1, Ste. 1
(561) 622-9445
North Palm Beach CC
951 U.S. Hwy. 1
(561) 691-3433
PALM BEACH
Palm Beach Par 3 GC
2345 S. Ocean Blvd.
(561) 547-0598
PALM BEACH GARDENS
Edwin Watts
3889 Northlake Blvd.
(561) 625-6430
Palm Beach Gardens GC
(561) 626-7888
7700 N Military Trail
(561) 842-7100
DESIGN DIRECTOR
Reese Wallace
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GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Christine Abbott
Abbott Designs
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PGA National
400 Ave. of the
Champions
(561) 627-1800
Rick’s Golf Shop
8091 N Military Trail
(561) 627-0640
Sports Authority
(561) 622-7203
PALM CITY
Hammock Creek GC
2400 Golden Bear Way
(772) 220-2599
Palm Cove GYC
2363 SW Carriage Hill
Terr.
(772) 287-5605
PEMBROKE PINES
All Golf
950 Flamingo Rd.
(954) 441-1333
Flamingo Lakes Golf
701 S.W. Flamingo
W. Dr.
(954) 435-6110
Golf Galaxy
14530 SW. 2nd St.
(954) 342-1000
Grand Palms Golf Resort
110 Grand Palms Dr.
(954) 437-3334
Pembroke Lakes GC
10500 Taft St.
(954) 431-4144
Sports Authority
11140 Pines Blvd.
(954) 447-9666
PLANTATION
Edwin Watts
12001 W. Sunrise Blvd.
(954) 916-6565
Jacaranda GC
9200 W. Broward Blvd.
(954) 472-5836
Plantation Preserve Golf
7050 W. Broward Blvd.
(954) 585-5020
PORT ST. LUCIE
PGA Village
1916 Perfect Dr.
(800) 800-4653
PGA Center for Learning
and Performance
8565 Commerce Ctr. Dr.
(772) 468-7686
Saints GC
2601 S.E. Morningside
Blvd.
(772) 398-2901
Sandpiper GC
4500 SE Pine Valley St.
(772) 337-6638
Savanna Club GC
3490 Crabapple Drive
(772) 879-1316
Sports Authority
10648 S.W. Village
Pkwy.
(772) 345-2600
St. James GC
5613 N.W. St. James Dr.
(772) 336-4653
Play It Again Sports
3351 SE Federal Hwy.
(772) 286-9552
Seventy-six Golf World
6801 S Kanner Hwy.
(772) 220-7676
SUNRISE
Springtree CC
8150 Springtree Dr.
(954) 572-2270
Sunrise CC
7400 NW 24th Place
(954) 742-4333
TAMARAC
Colony West
6800 N. Pine Island Rd.
(954) 718-7061
Golf Trader
8085 W. McNab Rd.
(954) 720-8290
Woodmont CC
7801 N.W. 80th Ave.
(954) 722-4300
WELLINGTON
Binks Forest GC
400 Binks Forest Dr.
(561) 333-5731
ROYAL PALM BEACH
Kevin Perkins Golf
The Village Golf Club
Academy
122 Country Club Dr.
400 Binks Forest Drive
(561) 301-3783
(561) 793-1400
Polo
West Golf
STUART
2470
Greenview Cove Dr.
Champions Club
(561) 309-0572
3400 SE Summerfield
WESTON
Way
Bonaventure CC
(772) 283-1500
200 Bonaventure Blvd.
Florida Club
(954) 389-2100
1380 SW Kanner Hwy.
WEST PALM BEACH
(772) 287-3680
Dick’s Sporting Goods
Golf Gear
8821 Southern Blvd.
1865 S Federal Hwy.
(561) 204-4133
(772) 288-1310
Golfsmith
Golf USA
785 W. Exec. Ctr. Dr.
(561) 616-4150
(772) 287-9245
GolfTec (inside
Golfers Outlet
Golfsmith)
2767 NW Federal Hwy.
785 W. Exec. Ctr. Dr.
(772) 692-4286
(561) 683-3667
POMPANO BEACH
Grand Island Ath. Club
Lone
Pine Golf Club
Conte’s Palm-Aire Acad.
6251
N. Military Trail
3701 Oaks Clubhouse Dr. (772) 287-0222
(561)
842-0480
(954) 971-7867
Martin County GCC
Okeeheelee
Golf Course
Mallard Golf Shop
2000 SE St. Lucie Blvd.
7715
Forest
Hill Blvd.
2900 W. Sample Road
(772) 287-3747
(561) 964-4653
(954) 971-5340
Miles Grant CC
Madison Green GC
Palm-Aire GC
5105 SE Miles Grant Road 2001 Crestwood Blvd. N
2600 Palm-Aire Dr. N.
(772) 286-2220
(561) 784-5225
(954) 975-6244
Pine Lakes GC
W. Palm Beach GC
Pompano Beach GC
1827 NW Pine Lakes Dr. 7001 Parker Ave.
(954) 781-0426
(561) 822-1591
(772) 692-0346
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(954) 658-7660
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(954) 552-7646
CONTACT US
P. O. Box 670351
Coral Springs, 33067-0351
Fax (954) 602-0447
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