2013 us senior open

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2013 us senior open
CELEBRATION OF THE
2013 U.S. SENIOR OPEN
Tony Pesavento, PGA U.S. Senior Open Host Professional
Section Vice President Mike Antonio, PGA
Section President Greg Neujahr, PGA
May 2013
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Newsletter Contents
2013
ON THE COVER
Celebration of the 2013 Senior
Open
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pg.
INSIDE
100 Best Clubfitters 2013
pg.
5-6
Growing the Game
pg.
7
Tournament News
pg.
9-11
Best Practice of the Month
pg.
17
Spring?
pg.
18
In This Issue...
PGA Golf Management University Program Summer Experience
pg 5
Omaha Steaks Hole in One
pg 12
NJGT Information
pg 14
PGA Championships Deadlines
pg 14
Player Development
pg 16
Member Updates
pg 20
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CURRICULUM
Students attending a PGA Golf Management University Program can graduate with a
baccalaureate degree in several majors including Marketing, Business Administration,
Hospitality Administration or Recreation and Park Management.
In addition to classroom studies, each student is required to complete approved internships totaling 16 months at golf industry locales. Students also are required to
complete all requirements of The PGA of America’s Professional Golf Management
(PGM) Program and pass the PGA Playing Ability Test (PAT). These requirements
satisfy a major portion of The PGA of America’s membership requirements.
SUMMER EXPERIENCE SCHEDULE
The Summer Experience is a 4-day program including the following:
 Engagement in team building activities with other students with similar educational goals
 Sample key courses required to obtain the PGA Golf Management designation
 Receive enrollment information
 Instruction from PGA of America and PGA Golf Management University Program staff, students and alumni
 Participate in golf activities
 Opportunity to live in a university residence hall
 Preview of university life
ENROLLMENT
To be considered for the Summer Experience, candidates must apply directly
to the University hosting the session they wish to attend. A current USGA
handicap of 18 or less is required.
FEE
$500 (not including airfare) offers the following:
PROGRAM DATES & LOCATION
June 23-26, 2013
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, New Mexico
July 7-10, 2013
Methodist University
Fayetteville, North Carolina
July 14-17, 2013
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska
CONTACT
Mr. Pat Gavin, PGA
Director, PGA Golf Management Program
New Mexico State University
575-646-7686
[email protected]
Mr. Jerry Hogge, PGA
Director, PGA Golf Management Program
Methodist University (Fayetteville, NC)
910-630-7144
[email protected]
Dr. Alan Baquet
Director, PGA Golf Management Program
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
402-472-7467
[email protected]
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Golf Digest—America’s
100 BEST Clubfitters 2013
We selected America’s 100 Best Clubfitters based on three criteria:
(1) The location must be accessible to the public. (2) The facility must fit clubs from top manufacturers. (3)
The fitter must receive high recommendations from our America’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses ratings panelists and industry sources. We also reviewed nomination forms submitted by 324 facilities. See our directory
of more than 700 clubfitters at golfdigest.com.
NORTHEAST
Performance Clubworks
Brookfield, Conn.
DeMane Golf
Greenwich, Conn.
Greenwich Golf Fitting Studio
Greenwich, Conn.
Chris Cote’s Golf Shop
Portland, Conn.
Downtown Golf
Stamford, Conn.
Ace of Clubs
Saugus, Mass.
Joe & Leigh’s
(two locations)
South Easton, Mass.
Golf & Ski Warehouse
Hudson, N.H.
Kustom Club Fitting Center
Manchester, N.H.
Novogolf
(two locations)
Closter, N.J.
Perfect Swing Golf Center
Lakewood, N.J.
PGA Tour Superstore
Paramus, N.J.
Pete’s Golf
Mineola, N.Y.
New York Golf Center
New York City
Golf Galaxy
Allentown, Pa.
Izett Golf
Ardmore, Pa.
Club Champion
Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
Sittler Golf Center
Kutztown, Pa.
Golf Galaxy
Pittsburgh
Spargo Golf
Cranston, R.I.
SOUTHEAST
Edwin Watts Golf
Birmingham, Ala.
Golfsmith
Boca Raton, Fla.
Fellinger Custom Golf
Hobe Sound, Fla.
Edwin Watts Golf (Doral)
Miami
Pure Performance Golf Labs
Naples, Fla.
Edwin Watts Golf
(Turkey Lake Rd.)
Orlando
Faldo Golf Institute
Orlando
Grand Cypress Academy of Golf
Orlando
PGA Center for Golf Learning
& Performance
Port St. Lucie, Fla.
Edwin Watts Golf
Atlanta
Arnold Blum Golf Learning Center
Macon, Ga.
PGA Tour Superstore
Roswell, Ga.
Sea Island Golf Learning Center
St. Simons Island, Ga.
Dana Golf
Warner Robins, Ga.
The Golf Doctor
Woodstock, Ga.
The Golf Exchange
(two locations)
Florence, Ky.
Man O’War Golf Learning Center
Lexington, Ky.
James Leitz Golf
Slidell, La.
Golf Care Center
Bethesda, Md.
Dana Rader Golf School
Charlotte
The Club Shoppe
Murphy, N.C.
Golfsmith
Raleigh, N.C.
Victory Custom Golf
Clover, S.C.
Lowcountry Custom Golf
Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
Martin’s PGA Tour Superstore
North Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Steve Dresser Golf Academy
Pawleys Island, S.C.
Felix Clubworks
Cordova, Tenn.
Link to the Links
Columbia, Tenn.
Golf Fitting Studio
Clifton, Va.
Chuck Will Golf Academy
Dulles, Va.
Golf Galaxy
Newport News, Va.
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Golf Digest—America’s 100 BEST Clubfitters 2013 cont.
Hodson Golf
Richmond, Va.
Conquest Custom Golf
Cincinnati
Carlsbad Golf Center
Carlsbad, Calif.
MIDWEST
GolfTEC
(two locations) Cleveland
Cool Clubs
(Mariners Point)
Foster City, Calif.
Club Champion
(three locations) Chicago
Golf Galaxy
Schaumburg, Ill.
Green Grass Clubfitting
West Chicago, Ill.
The Golf Academy at Swan Lake
Resort
Plymouth, Ind.
Golf USA
Coralville, Iowa
Golf MD
Lenexa, Kan.
Carl’s Golfland
(two locations)
Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
Clor’s Outpost
Osseo, Mich.
Miles of Golf
Ypsilanti, Mich.
Totally Driven
Edina, Minn.
2nd Swing Golf
(two locations)
Minnetonka, Minn.
Golf Galaxy
Plymouth, Minn.
Birdies & Tees
Osage Beach, Mo.
Robin Nigro Golf Academy
Kansas City, Mo.
Golf Galaxy
Omaha
GolfTEC
Omaha
Golfsmith
Columbus, Ohio
Granville Golfland
Granville, Ohio
McGolf Custom Clubs
Waverly, Ohio
FW Golf
Wickliffe, Ohio
Cool Clubs
(Oak Creek)
Irvine, Calif.
Haggin Oaks Golf Super Shop
Sacramento
Stadium Golf Center
San Diego
SOUTHWEST
Golfsmith
San Jose, Calif.
Ball Golf Center
Oklahoma City
Roger Dunn Golf Shops
Santa Ana, Calif.
Golfsmith
(I-35) Austin
The Club Fix
Santa Ana, Calif.
CompuGolf Center
Carrollton, Texas
The Golf School of Tustin Ranch G.C.
Tustin, Calif.
Fit 2 Score
Carrollton, Texas
GolfTEC
(Denver Tech Center)
Denver
Leonard Golf Links
Fort Worth
Edwin Watts Golf
Houston
Swanson Golf Center
Houston
Cool Clubs
Lewisville, Texas
MK Golf Technologies
San Antonio
WEST
Cool Clubs
Scottsdale
D’Lance Golf Performance Center
Englewood, Colo.
RedTail Golf Center
Beaverton, Ore.
Edwin Watts Golf
Sandy, Utah
Gregg Rogers’ Golf Performance
Centers
Bellevue, Wash.
Puetz Golf
(four locations)
Seattle
Hot Stix Golf
Scottsdale
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SENATOR TOM CARLSON IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ALLIED GOLF
ASSOCIATIONS COME TOGETHER AT STATE CAPITOL IN
CELEBRATION OF THE 2013 U.S. SENIOR OPEN
Lincoln, Neb – The state capitol was the sight of a very significant moment in Nebraska golf history as the U.S. Senior Open
trophy was on display for a celebration of this event coming to
the state July 8th – 14th at famed Omaha Country Club. Senator
Tom Carlson from the 38th District in Nebraska partnered with
local Allied Golf Associations from the Nebraska Golf Association, Nebraska Golf Course Superintendents Association, the Nebraska Club Managers Association, Nebraska Women’s Amateur
Golf Association, the Midwest Golf Course Owners Association
and the Nebraska Section PGA in celebration of this event.
The 2013 U.S. Senior Open will be broadcast to more than 100
countries, including 16 hours of live television coverage on
ESPN and NBC. In addition, it’s anticipated that more than 500
media outlets will descend upon Omaha Country Club. More
than 150,000 spectators and 3,000 volunteers will gather from all
50 states and around the globe to celebrate this historic moment
in Nebraska. Current projections estimate that the economic impact of this event is $30 to $50 million.
Nebraska State Senator Tom Carlson, 38th District
The Nebraska Allied Golf
Associations recognize that this historic event will have a profound impact on Nebraska’s tax revenues, tourism and charitable reach as well.
Katy Boggs, Executive Director of the Nebraska Golf Course Superintendents Association, the Nebraska Club Managers Association said,
“This historic event will draw the interest of golfers and non-golfers
around the Midwest and showcase Nebraska as a golfing destination.
We anticipate the success of this event to get people in Nebraska to go
out and enjoy all the benefits golf offers.
Whether it’s playing more with friends or introducing their son or daughter to the game for the
first time, this event will have a lasting impact
on Nebraska for years to come.”
U.S. Senior Open Championship Director Liz
Leckemby and Becky Petro
Special thanks to Senator Tom Carlson for sponsoring this event and to Liz Leckemby, Championship Director of the 2013 U.S.
Senior Open for showcasing this beautiful trophy.
Executive Director David Honnens, PGA
and President Greg Neujahr, PGA
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VERMEER AND TEAM CAPTURE ALL STAR PRO GOLF/E-Z-GO PRO-2 SCRATCH
Will Anderson Claims Low Amateur Honor
Vermeer and Team Capture All Star Pro Golf/E-Z-GO Pro-2
Scratch Ashland, NE- The Nebraska Section PGA hosted their
first tournament of the year within the Section at Iron Horse
Golf Club for the All Star Pro Golf/E-Z-GO Pro-2 Scratch.
There were eighteen teams that were comprised of some of the
best golfers from the area that attempted to navigate the beautiful layout of Iron Horse Golf Club. The team of Ryan Vermeer,
of Oak Hills Country Club, Tad Leistico and Mike Vanier faired
the best as they finished at nine under-par, which was good
enough for a four shot victory in the team division.
The round of the day went to Ryan Vermeer of Oak Hills Country Club who captured the professional division and apprentice
Team Vermeer
division after shooting a five under-par, 66. Vermeer, 2012 Apprentice Player of the Year, didn’t have any winter rust as he picked up right where he left off last year. Vermeer’s
round consisted of four birdies and an eagle on the difficult par five 10th hole.
The team format for this tournament was one gross of the three on the par fours and par fives and the two gross of
the three on par threes.
Jim White, PGA MP won the senior division after finishing with a one under-par,
70. White teed off in the early morning fog but his steady start set the tone for the
round after carding back to back nine hole totals of 35. Doug Dunbar, PGA of
Quail Run Golf Course finished at a two over-par 73 that left him three shots
back and alone in second place in the senior division.
Low amateur honors went to Will Anderson who finished the day with a two under-par, 69. Anderson had a roller coaster round that featured one eagle, four
birdies and four bogeys. Two under-par was good enough for a three shot victory
Jim White
over a three way tie for second place. David Easley, Jay Muller and Mike Vanier
all finished at one over-par.
There was a three way tie for second in the team division with the teams from
Champions Run, Kearney Country Club and Quail Run Golf Course. Greg Neujahr, PGA , Kevin Kusleika and Kirby Smith made up the team from Champions
Run. The team from Kearney Country Club consisted of Devon Kastler, Alex Farrell and Nate Modlin. The final team that tied for second was made up by Doug
Dunbar, PGA, Matt Krings and Mike Wiester.
The Nebraska Section PGA would like to thank Brian Kuta, PGA General Manager of Iron Horse Golf Club for hosting the tournament. The Section would also like
Vermeer
to give a special thank you to All Star Pro Golf and E-Z-GO dealer, Miller and Sons, for their support of this tournament and the Nebraska Section PGA.
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Vermeer and Wiemers win Yamaha 27-Hole Pro-3 Am
Teams Wiemers captures Team Division
Omaha, NE- Chris Wiemers, PGA, of Happy Hollow Country
Club, got things to heat up on a frigid day at Tiburon Golf Course
for the Yamaha 27-Hole Pro-3Am. Wiemers tied for first place in
the professional division at three under-par and helped lead his
team to first place in the team division. Ryan Vermeer of Oak
Hills Country Club, 2012 Champion of this event, finished tied
with Wiemers and claimed the assistants division.
The team of Chris Wiemers, PGA, Mike Sortino, Jeff Epstein and
Hap Pocras finished at 19 under-par which was good enough for a
four shot victory. Team Wiemers scorecard was highlighted by a terrific nine holes on the Great White
course where they finished seven under-par in the one gross plus one net format. Nick Wanderscheid, of
Green Valley Golf Course, and his teammates that included Bob Roe Jr., Mike Gregg and Mike Pape finished alone in second place at 15 under-par.
Doug Dunbar, PGA of Quail Run Golf Course captured the senior division after finishing at three overpar. Dunbar’s 27-holes were very steady and featured four birdies and seventeen pars.
The Yamaha 27-Hole Pro-Am also kicked off the Omaha Steaks Holes of the Week. Hole #7 on the Great
White nine and Hole #3 on the Hammerhead nine were featured for this tournament and Shane Zywiec,
PGA and Bob Walker, PGA are both tied on top of the leaderboard at one under-par. The Omaha Steaks
Holes of the Week is a season long competition for Nebraska Section PGA professionals that will end on
September 9th at Firethorn Golf Club.
The Nebraska Section PGA would like to thank everyone that braved the cold weather as well as all of
this year’s tournament sponsors; Yamaha, Vinnie Krikac of State Farm Insurance Agency and Omaha
Steaks.
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The Nebraska PGA tournaments below will feature 2 Omaha Steaks holes of the
week. Players are automatically entered and must play 8 of the 16 Omaha Steaks
holes of the week to be eligible to win. Players will post their lowest scores relative to par on 8 of the Omaha Steaks holes of the week to compete for the Omaha
Steaks holes of the week title.
Each week amateurs will not be left out of the equation either! Amateurs will
have a chance to win Omaha Steaks Gift Cards!!!
2013 Omaha Steaks Holes Of The Week Schedule
Date
Event
Omaha Steaks Holes
Omaha Steaks Holes
#7 Great White Par 3
#3 Hammerhead Par 4
April 15
Tiburon 27 hole Pro-3Am
April 29
Wilderness Ridge Pro-3Am
#4 Par 3
#15 Par 3
May 6
Champions Run Pro-3Am
#9 Par 4
#12 Par 3
June 3
Platteview Country Club Pro-3Am
#7 Par 5
#15 Par 4
June 17
Happy Hollow Club Pro-3Am
#3 Par 3
#16 Par 5
July 1
Country Club of Lincoln Pro-3Am
#8 Par 5
#14 Par 3
July 22
Oak Hills Country Club Pro-3Am
#2 Par 3
#15 Par 3
September 9
Firethorn Golf Club Pro-3Am
#4 Par 3
#13 Par 3
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The PGA Annual Operations Survey is the industry's leading source for golf
operations and facility data, providing PGA Professionals with an invaluable
tool to help evaluate their facility's performance. Highest-ranked PGA Professionals at their facility can earn up to two (2) MSR credits for completing the survey by May 15, 2013.
• Provides access to the web-based reporting tool where you can run results for a variety of operational statistics by facility type and region
• Provides the ability to benchmark your facility's performance against other like facilities
• Provides the ability to create and compare your annual budget based on recent performance in the marketplace
• Helps promote golf's impact through state and national economic impact studies being conducted by your
Association and the broader golf industry
National Car Rental Assistant Championship
Iron Horse GC - Ashland, NE
Quarry Oaks - Ashland, NE
August 5, 2013
Entry deadline is 5:00 p.m., EDT, Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Nebraska Senior PGA Professional Championship
Quarry Oaks - Ashland, NE
August 5-6, 2013
Entry deadline is 5:00 p.m., EDT, Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Nebraska PGA Professional Championship
ArborLinks - Nebraska City, NE
August 12-13, 2013
Entry deadline is 5:00 p.m., EDT, Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Special thank you to the facilities that will be
hosting an NJGT event for the 2013 season.
Available May 1, 2013—Event Registration OPENS
When registering online, make sure that when
you access your profile that you go to the "Edit
Profile" section and validate that your GHIN and
BIRTHDATE are both entered. You are then
able to register for tournaments and the check
boxes will appear only after both of these are
entered into your profile.
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Tracking Starts Now!
Now is the time to be thinking about how you are going to track the results of your player development programming. Whether it is Get Golf Ready, individual lessons, PGA Sports Academy, junior camps or any other program;
tracking must be considered prior to your player development activations starting. It is vital to capture key metrics
on your student’s golf activity and to quantify the impact of your Player Development programs to your facility’s
bottom line. This quantifies your skills as a revenue generator and the impact you make as the PGA Professional.
Why Track?
Easy answer….Your employer likes to make money! If your programs are generating revenue, they will want to
know. Showing your employers and board how you are increasing rounds, generating revenue, driving memberships
and more will lead to job security and better compensation for you.
What to Track?
1. How many new golfers have you developed and retained?
2. How much have new golfers spent at your course?
A. Merchandise
B. Food & Beverage
C. Range Balls
D. Greens Fees
E. Any other Key Performance Indicator valued by your employers
3. How many total rounds have new golfers played at your course?
How to Track
1. Loyalty Cards
Whether it is part of your Point-of-Sale system or an independent frequency card tracking system, a Loyalty Card is a
Note: Both Loyalty Cards and
great way to track spending and usage at a facility. It also
Customer Databases can serve
gives your new students something that lets them feel like
as great tools for compensation.
they are part of the family and turns your course into their
When going over Get Golf Ready
home course.
2. Customer Databases
with your employer ask them to
Building a customer database can be as simple as an Excel
consider awarding 5-10% of all
Spreadsheet or as sophisticated as a Point-of-Sale System.
greens fees generated from new
Mark students as “GGR” or any category so at the end of the
golfers completing Get Golf
season you can determine spending.
Ready.
3. Survey
Tracking spending can be as low tech as a paper survey,
email, phone call or any other method of reporting information from your students back to the facility. It also serves
as a great way to reconnect with your students.
4. ACTIVEWorks
The PGA’s partnership with ACTIVE.com is more than just event posting and online registration. The ACTIVE tool has special features for tracking and reporting.
At The PGA of America I coordinated Get Golf Ready and graduate leagues for staff from 2010 – 2013. To track the
results of these efforts I used a simple Excel Spreadsheet. Last year I was able to show my employers the financial
impact my programs made on each local facility in terms of greens fees, F&B and more. I was also able to show the
growth of the game in our building through increases in club rentals and hard good purchases. I felt it really increased my credibility to my employers and justified the work I was doing.
The Season is Over, What Now?
Once the season is over it is time to report, evaluate and modify. Report results to employers, board, owners and The
PGA. Report results through the player development surveys and tools for MSRs and state of the industry reports.
Consider utilizing PGA PerformanceTrak so you can anonymously compare your number to those in your market,
state, Section and even Nationally.
Evaluate your program’s with benchmarks determined through PGA PerformanceTrak and PGA Reports can help
you identify strengths and weaknesses so that you can refine your programs and make them even better.
For questions about PGA Reporting, Active.com and anything Player Development; please reach out to me at (402)
489-7760 or [email protected].
Joe Canny, PGA
Player Development Coordinator
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BEST PRACTICE
OF THE
MONTH
James Kinney, PGA
Director of Instruction
GolfTEC – Omaha
The most critical element of Player Development is retention. You contribute to the game of golf
when you create a new golfer. You contribute to the game of golf and your bottom line when you create and then retain a new golfer. James Kinney, PGA Director of Instruction for GolfTEC – Omaha
has mastered the art of retention by bundling post programming into attractive lesson packages.
GolfTEC – Omaha has the very successful Lesson & Practice program. James shares “Students often
get lost after a lesson and have trouble implementing what was learned into their practice routine.
Having structured practice sessions where our instructors can provide feedback has helped us retain
students, increased customer loyalty and aided our golfers in reaching their goals.”
GolfTEC – Omaha’s High School Golfer Program has seen similar success by bundling a 3-month
practice membership with the lesson series package. Participation in the High School Golfer Program
has increased every year for the last seven years and now sees over 50 Omaha youth participate each
season.
For more information on retention programs, check out the Player Development Playbook today.
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SPRING?
Lost days, weeks and possibly a month (s) of golf
have hit us right between the eyes!! Obviously, lost
revenue touches every facet of your business. What
are you going to do?
keep, develop, add and possibly “maintain” the momentum that you built last year given the condensed
or shortened season that we now face. Is it going to
be easy? Definitely not!
Exude Leadership! The days are ‘lost’; you cannot
get them back. Mother Nature reared its head and
showed you cannot count on early starts to the golf
season in seasonal climates. However, if there was
ever a time to look at trying something to increase
rounds and revenue, it is NOW!
What choice do you have? To sit back and do the
“woe is me” will only add the doom and gloom that
some are feeling. Create and generate something
new and exciting to get your members, daily fee,
public, etc., to show you value and want their business. Waiting around and not trying something will
only add to the misery!
The process of identifying and developing new players, keeping the core engaged and “Connecting with
Her” have never been more important. Last year’s
weather contributed largely to the increased rounds
and revenue for many of you. However, there were
some who jumped on board and started some new
ideas and initiatives (Get Golf Ready; Tee it Forward) to get the ball rolling and added some new
players which did contribute and add to the bottom
line. But now, the proof will be in how well you can
What are you waiting for? Player Development programs are there waiting for you to try. It is what you
do best! Show some leadership and get going today!
I know you can do it!
Bruce Lubach, PGA, is the PGA of America Employment Consultant for the Iowa, Midwest, Minnesota and Nebraska Sections.
He can be reached at: [email protected] or (402) 261-3604.
Encourage Juniors to Explore the PGA Golf
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junior golfers considering a career in golf.
Now is the time for them to explore the PGA
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"Their Road to College." Encourage them to
sign up for more information about the program conducted at universities nationwide by
clicking here.
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Updates between 4/1 - 4/30
QUARTER CENTURY MEMBER
Name
Class
Gary Gabrielson, PGA
A-4
Facility
Shadow Ridge Country Club
NEWLY E LECTED MEMBERS
Name
Class
Facility
Joe Finnegan
5/2
Thomas Everett, PGA
5/3
Mark Dwornicki, PGA
5/4
Scott Harmelink, PGA
5/7
NEW Facility Name
Kyle Huse, PGA
5/7
Tom Harmon, PGA
5/10
Jon Hoesing, PGA
5/14
Kyle Bullerman, PGA
A-8
Indian Creek Golf Course
William Jacobsen, PGA
A-1
Pacific Springs Golf Course
CLASS CHANGES
Name
Class
Mardi Anderson, PGA
A-8
Dakota Dunes Country Club
Patrick Johnson, PGA
A-1
Loup City Golf Course
Reed Schellen, PGA
A-6
Evergreen Hills Golf Course
Mardi Anderson, PGA 5/16
EMPLOYMENT CHANGES
Name
Serves As NEW Facility Name
Clay Anderson, PGA
A-6
Eagle Hills Golf Course
Mardi Anderson, PGA
A-8
Dakota Dunes Country Club
Kyle Bullerman, PGA
A-8
Patrick Johnson, PGA
Tim Kruse, PGA
5/16
Mark Mooberry, PGA
5/18
Brian Steventon, PGA 5/18
Kyle Bullerman, PGA
5/19
Indian Creek Golf Course
Kevin Doby, PGA
5/21
A-1
Loup City Golf Course
Tom Potvin, PGA
5/21
Nathan Kalin, PGA
A-1
Fremont Golf Club
Kirk Hogen, PGA
5/22
Jason Meininger, PGA
A-4
Scottsbluff Country Club
Phil Palmer, PGA
A-13
Miracle Hills Golf & Tennis
Tom Jeffers, PGA
5/25
Reed Schellen, PGA
A-6
Evergreen Hills Golf course
Cliff Yohe, PGA
5/29
Bill Keane
5/31
STAFF
David Honnens, PGA
Executive Director
[email protected]
Thomas Harmon, PGA
Tournament Director
[email protected]
Joe Canny, PGA
Junior Golf Director/
Player Development Coordinator
[email protected]
Renee Tyson
Administrative Assistant
[email protected]
Nebraska Section PGA | 8700 Executive Woods Dr., Ste 100 | Lincoln, NE 68512 | Ph: (402) 489-7760 | Fx: (402) 489-1785 | www.nebraskapga.com
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