October Newsletter
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October Newsletter
October Newsletter Georgia PGA Board of Directors OFFICERS UPCOMING SECTION TOURNAMENTS & EVENTS Date 10/27/2014 Tournament/Event E-Z-GO Pro-President-Superintendent-Club Official Site Druid Hills GC Register Register Here Deadline: 10/24 10 A.M. Mark Mongell, PGA President [email protected] Brian Albertson, PGA Vice President [email protected] John Godwin, PGA Secretary [email protected] Brian Stubbs, PGA Honorary President [email protected] CHAPTER PRESIDENTS Winston Trively, PGA Central Chapter President [email protected] Brandon Youmans, PGA East Chapter President [email protected] Jeff Frasier, PGA North Chapter President [email protected] AT-LARGE DIRECTORS Billy Jack, PGA [email protected] Mark Lammi, PGA [email protected] Chad O’Dell, PGA [email protected] Bob Stevenson, PGA [email protected] Darin Stinson, PGA [email protected] Brandon Stooksbury, PGA [email protected] Nicole Weller, PGA [email protected] SENIOR DIVISION PRESIDENT Mike Schlueter, PGA [email protected] ASSISTANTS’ DIVISION PRESIDENT Patrick Higgins, PGA [email protected] Georgia PGA 590 West Crossville Rd., Ste 204 Roswell, GA 30075 www.georgiapga.com Sonny Skinner, PGA Life Member from Sylvester, claimed his second Georgia PGA Player of the Year title presented by PGA National Resort and Spa and the highly coveted Billy Weir Trophy after a long stretch of outstanding play in 2014. Skinner previously won the Georgia PGA Player of the Year title in 2006. Skinner has become one of the most decorated playing professionals in all of the PGA of America. He has earned four consecutive PGA of America Senior Player of the Year Awards, and was named the PGA of America Player of the Year in 2008. He is the only person in the history of the association to capture both the regular and Senior Player of the Year awards. Skinner’s steady year began in March with a 3rd place finish at the inaugural Rivermont Championship which was conducted at Rivermont Golf & Country Club in Johns Creek. In May, Skinner lost in a playoff to Kyle Owen at the Chicopee Woods Players’ Championship to finish in second place. His solid play continued throughout the warm summer where he never finished outside of the top-35 in a player of the year point event. In June, the fifty four-year old tied for seventh place at the Yamaha Atlanta Open presented by Bolle/Bushnell at Atlanta National Golf Club. In July, Skinner finished tied for 24th place at the The Championship at Berkeley Hills Country Club presented by pennywisely. In August, Skinner finished in a tie for 25th place at the Tilted Kilt Georgia Open at Pinetree Country Club in Kennesaw. Later in the month, Skinner finished in tied for 9th place at the E-Z-GO/Path2College Georgia PGA Championship presented by TaylorMade, adidas, Ashworth and the PGA Tour at Sea Island Golf Club’s Seaside Course. Skinner finished the 2014 season with a tie for 3rd place at the Georgia Professional Championship in late September at The Legends Golf Club at Chateau Elan. By claiming the 2014 Georgia PGA Player of the Year title and the Billy Weir Trophy, Skinner will receive an exemption into the PGA Tour’s McGladrey Classic, which will be, conducted this week at Sea Island Golf Club’s Seaside Course. CONTACT US: Ph) 678-461-8600 F) 678-461-0500 GEORGIA PGA STAFF Michael Paull Executive Director [email protected] Scott Gordon Assistant Executive Director/ Junior Golf Director [email protected] Pat Day, PGA Tournament Director [email protected] Eric Wagner Operations Manager [email protected] Carrie Ann Byrne Section Assistant [email protected] Jenna Tidd Section Admin Rep [email protected] Mike McCollum, PGA Employment Consultant [email protected] Daryl Batey, PGA Player Development Regional Manager [email protected] TABLE OF CONTENTS Section News… 1-7 Rules Tip… 8 Chapter/Division Tournaments… 9 Member Updates… 11 1 E-Z-GO Pro-PresidentSuperintendent-Club Official It’s time to invite your “club officials” to the 2014 E-Z-GO Pro -President-Superintendent-Club Official presented by Mobile Pro Shop being held at the Druid Hills Golf Club on October 27, 2014 with a 10:30 A.M. shotgun start. Georgia PGA Members Class MP, A-1, A-2, and A-4 through A-24 or registered apprentices in good standing and three (3) “Club Officials” are eligible to play in this event. “Club Officials” include: 1. Course Owner 2. Club Manager 3. Club Officer 4. Board of Directors 5. Handicap/Tournament/Membership/Greens Committee Member 6. Men’s and/or Ladies Golf Committee Member 7. Golf Course Superintendent/Assistant Superintendent It is preferred that at least one team member be the Golf Course Superintendent and/or Assistant Superintendent. The entry fee is $400 per team and includes tee gifts, lunch, 18holes of golf and the awards reception. Click here to register online by the October 24th deadline! Weller Launches New Golf Education Product for Children Nicole Weller, PGA, owner of Savannah-based Weller Sports Ventures, has launched a new golf education product for children, ages 2 through 6. Based on her original youth golf sticker activity book Stick to Sports: Let’s Play Golf (2011), the new Match Play Golf flashcard game is an offshoot product designed to enhance and continue the opportunity for children to enjoy an introduction to the game. The 2014 Georgia PGA Foundation Gala is set for the evening of Friday, November 7, 2014 at Cherokee Town Club in Atlanta. Please consider being part of this Gala and supporting your Georgia PGA Foundation. By supporting the Gala you will help your Foundation expand the reach of junior golf with our Clubs for Kids and Golf in Schools program. We are offering a special ticket rate to all PGA members. You may purchase four tickets for the Gala at the PGA Member rate of just $75 per person (non-member price $250 per person). Tables are available for those clubs that wish to show even greater support. A table consists of 8 tickets and all of the guests will be seated together. For information on purchasing a table, please contact Kirk Pagenkopf at (770) 530-7845 or email [email protected]. Once again, we will also host a charity auction in conjunction with the Gala that will be available online and culminate at the event in November. We are asking professionals to contribute by offering their services in the form on Foursomes for the Foundation and Coaching for Charity. Please visit OneSpareTeeTime.com for Charity to donate a foursome(s) and OneSpareLesson.com for Charity to donate a lesson package. We are excited to continue with this new tradition and encourage all members to share in this important opportunity to grow our Foundation. If you have any questions, please contact Kirk Pagenkopf at (770) 530-7845 or email [email protected]. About Match Play Golf Flashcard Games Match Play Golf (two games) consists of a set of handmade, laminated cards that contain a cover card, an instruction card and 10 double illustrated golf images with basic terms for a total of 22 cards. Once children learn the images and corresponding terms, the cards are placed face down on a surface and jumbled randomly. Two cards are selected with the challenge to find the matching image in a fun and non-competitive manner. The goal of the game is to introduce a fun way to assist with development of reading skills, image pattern recognition, motor skill control and memory. Variations of the game are explained based on ability level. To learn more about this product, please see the new promotional video, visit www.nicoleweller.com or contact Nicole at 912-355-8073, [email protected]. 2 Upcoming Education Opportunities Learn from the Best & Earn MSRs! Golf Range Association of America Boot Camp presented by PGA Magazine Group Date: Monday-Tuesday, November 3-4, 2014 Place: The Landings Club, Savannah, Georgia Details: Peers and sponsors have the opportunity to network and share information, discuss new technology, and exchange best practices. Attendance will include all conference programs, lunch both days and a reception on Monday. Fee: Complimentary MSR: 13 non-PGA education MSR credits (Total Category) for attending both days. Register: Click Here to Register Online 2nd Annual Tennessee PGA Business & Fall Golf Summit Date: Tuesday-Wednesday, November 4-5, 2014 Place: Jack Daniel’s Distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee Details: Click here for more information Fee: Business Summit - $89, Fall Golf Summit - $25 MSR: PGA members will earn 7 PGA Required MSR credits for attending Business Summit on November 4th and 5 PGA Required MSR credits for attending the Fall Golf Summit on November 5th. Register: Click Here to Register for Business Summit (Nov. 4th) - $89 Click Here to Register for Fall Golf Summit (Nov. 5th) - $25 2015 PGA/USGA Rules of Golf Workshops Date: 3.5-Day Workshop: Sat-Tues, Feb. 21-24, 2015 2-day workshop: Sun-Mon, March 8-9, 2015 Place: Atlanta, GA Details: Click here for more information MSR: 3.5-Day Workshop: 24 PGA Required MSRs 2-day workshop: 16 PGA Required MSRs Register: Online registration opens on October 21st at usga.org or call (908) 234-2300 ext. 5100 starting on October 27th Visit GeorgiaPGA.com’s Education/MSR page to view more opportunities. 2015 Admiral's Cup Pro-Am Play Golf in Paradise & Support The Foundation! The Admiral’s Cup Pro-Am is continuing its partnership with our Section to help raise funds for the Georgia PGA Foundation. Entry is available online for the 5th annual Admiral's Cup Pro-Am: St. Kitts & Nevis to be played February 17-21, 2015 and hosted once again by The St. Kitts Marriott & The Royal Beach Casino in Frigate Bay. Entry packages for Professionals and Amateurs include deluxe lodging for 4 nights, 3 tournament rounds (plus 1 round at leisure), daily lunch, welcome party, dinners featuring open bar, transportation services and more! Host Professional Entry is Complimentary! ($500 Flight Credit provided if team is registered by November 1, 2014) Any Georgia PGA Professional whose club brings multiple teams will receive the following special discount offer providing his/her team is fully registered by November 1, 2014. Multiple teams must be from the same club and payment must be made to The Golf Connection LLC by check or bank wire transfer to qualify for this special offer. Bring 2 Teams Each Amateur Gets $200 off Entry & Each Host Pro Gets $200 Appearance Bonus Bring 3 Teams Each Amateur Gets $300 off Entry & Each Host Pro Gets $300 Appearance Bonus ** Benefits for Host Professionals are in addition to the standard complimentary entry, complimentary 4 night resort package, and $500 travel reimbursement. Entry deadline for the event is November 1, 2014. Prediscount pricing is as follows: Host Professional = Complimentary (Single Room) Amateur, Single Occupancy = $2,975 p/p Amateur, Double Occupancy = $2,575 p/p Amateur + Non Golf Guest = $4,374 per couple Share this opportunity with your members! Click here to download the flyer. 3 Billy Peters Cup Matches Taylor Wins the Georgia PGA Professional Championship Phil Taylor, PGA director of golf at Ansley Golf Club in Atlanta, carded a three-over par round of 75 for a championship total of two-over par 146 to win the Georgia PGA Professional Championship held at The Legends at Chateau Elan. It was Taylor’s first victory in a Georgia Section event since the 2002 Atlanta Open. For his efforts, Taylor won the first place check of $4,800 and will lead a strong contingent of seven Georgia PGA members who will compete next June at the 2015 PGA Professional National Championship, which will be conducted at the Philadelphia Cricket Club in Philadelphia, PA. The 2015 PGA PNC features a purse of over $500,000, with live television coverage of all four rounds on The Golf Channel. The PNC is presented by Club Car, Mercedes-Benz, and Omega and is supported by Titleist, FootJoy, Nike Golf, TaylorMade adidas Ashworth, and the PGA Tour. Also advancing to 2015 PGA Professional National Championship are Brian Puterbaugh of The Hooch in Duluth; 2014 Georgia PGA Player of the Year Sonny Skinner of River Pointe Golf Course in Albany; Kyle Owen of Dunwoody Country Club in Dunwoody; Gary Miller of The Oaks Course in Covington and Clark Spratlin of the Currahee Club in Toccoa. Hank Smith of the Frederica Golf Club on St. Simons Island had previously qualified by his victory in the Georgia PGA Championship at Sea Island this past August. Spratlin earned the final spot by making a 40-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole over three competitors who all tied for 6th place at five-over par 149. Danny Elkins of the Georgia Golf Center in Milton secured the first alternate position with a birdie on the second playoff hole. James Walden of the Crosswinds and Henderson Golf Courses in Savannah secured the second alternate spot while Craig Forney of The Standard Club in Johns Creek captured the third alternate spot. Click here to view the complete results. Under ideal autumn conditions, the Georgia PGA team won the 40th edition of the Billy Peters Cup Matches over a team from the Georgia State Golf Association (GSGA) by a a score of 17 to 15. The matches were conducted at the Champions Retreat Golf Club in Evans for the first time in the history of the competition. With the victory, the Georgia PGA claimed the Peters Cup for the third straight time, and now hold a series lead of 22.5 -16.5 lead over the amateur association. After the first day of matches, the two teams were deadlocked with 8 points each after the four-ball and foursome matches. The professionals of the Georgia PGA captured 9 out of 16 points available during the singles matches to claim the Peters Cup. Teaching PGA professionals Shawn Koch of the Country Club of the South and Tim Weinhart of The Standard Club each went undefeated in their matches to earn three points each to lead the Georgia PGA’s team to victory which was captained by Georgia PGA’s honorary president, Brian Stubbs from the Country Club of Columbus. The Billy Peters Cup Matches, formerly known as the Georgia PGA-GSGA Challenge Cup, changed its name in 2007 to honor Peters’ contributions to the game. Peters, of Blakely, is a lifetime Honorary Member of the Georgia PGA and a former president of the GSGA. Peters was inducted into the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame in 1993. This competition began in 1962, and was held annually until 1987 when it changed into a biennial event. Click here to view the complete results. Dixon Captures Match Play Championship Teaching PGA Professional Brian Dixon of Legacy Golf Links in Smyrna won two matches to capture his second title in the Georgia PGA Match Play Championship which was conducted at the historic Peachtree Golf Club. Dixon won the event previously in 1997. Dixon defeated PGA Teaching Professional and 2013 Georgia PGA Player of the Year, Craig Stevens from Brookstone Golf & Country Club in the first semi -final match in 20 holes. In the other semi-final match PGA Assistant Professional Greg Lee of Chicopee Woods Golf Course defeated PGA Assistant Professional Seth McCain from Jennings Mill Country Club in Bogart by the score of 5 & 3. In the afternoon championship match Dixon defeated Lee, 2 & 1. For their efforts, Dixon took home the first place check of $1,500, while Lee received $900 as the runner-up. Click here to view the complete results. 4 Team Georgia Wins Assistants’ Cup Georgia PGA Casa de Campo Pro-Am Dominican Republic ~ March 2-7, 2015 The Georgia PGA will be traveling to the Dominican Republic this March to take part in the Casa de Campo Pro-Am. Professionals can form a team with three amateurs to play three "bucket list" courses including "Teeth of the Dog". $1,000 Professional Appearance Complimentary Professional Package (same as Ams...single, double spouse) $15,000 Total Pro & Am Purses "All-Inclusive" Gourmet Meal & Drink Package Going into Tuesday’s singles matches, the Georgia PGA Assistants’ team needed 5.5 of 12 points to bring the Assistants’ Cup back to Georgia. After the first six matches Georgia held on to its slim two point lead. The Georgia PGA team pulled away in the last six matches claiming 5.5 out of a possible 6 points. The Georgia PGA ended the singles matches claiming a total of 8.5 points to Tennessee PGA 3.5. Georgia finished with a team total of 15.5 points while Tennessee garnered only 8.5 points. The 20th annual Georgia PGA / Tennessee PGA Assistants’ Cup Presented by Ahead was held at Governors Towne Club in Acworth, GA. Click here for more information on this event. View the event website for additional details and to register. Check out the event preview featuring Bill Johnstone, PGA The two teams came out swinging early on the day one with each team taking three matches in the Fourball format, but Georgia distanced themselves in the Foursome matches (alternate shot). The Georgia PGA won four of the six Foursome matches and lead 7 to 5 after day one. Each year, the top Tennessee and Georgia Assistant PGA Golf Professionals compete in a Ryder Cup style format. Each Section tallies standings throughout the season to place players on its team. The Georgia PGA leads the series 10-8-2. Proceeds from the Assistants’ Cup raise money for the Georgia PGA Foundation. Click here to view the complete results. Georgia PGA Seniors’ Division Results FlightScope Wins American Business Award for Xi Georgia PGA Partner FlightScope was recently honored at the 2014 American Business Awards by winning the Gold Stevie Award for Best New Product of the Year - Consumer Products for their Xi model. Click here to learn more about this accomplishment. Sign Up for Direct Deposit We would like to offer you the opportunity of utilizing our ACH direct deposit service. Through this service any payments from The PGA of America or The PGA of America Sections will be electronically deposited in the bank account of your choice. This is done securely through the banking system, and will avoid any mail delays. Please complete the ACH direct deposit form, and return to us at your earliest convenience. Click here to download the form. Red Dobbins Senior Classic Mystery Valley Golf Club Monday, October 13, 2014 Place 1 2 T3 Player Craig Stevens Scott Hare John Foster (a) Russell Smith 5 Dave Nichols (a) T6 Bill Spannuth Larry Vaughan (a) T8 Mel Mendenhall (a) Mike Schlueter Chris Murman Score 67 70 71 71 72 73 73 74 74 74 For complete tournament results, please visit GeorgiaPGA.com. 5 Rules Ghouls Just in time for Halloween, this article features some of the “ghosts” of Rules past. If you are interested in exploring the history of the Rules of Golf, you can do so by visiting www.ruleshistory.com where you can view the many and varied versions of the Rules dating as far back as 1744. You can also pick a topic, such as teeing ground, to see the evolution of the wording over the years pertaining to that topic. A word of caution: our golfing ancestors utilized a slightly different vocabulary, e.g., “fog” refers to a type of grass, and “break club” was something that might get in the way of your swing and cause your club to break. • You must tee your ball within a club's length of the hole. (1744) • In order to preserve the holes, no golfer or caddie shall be allowed to make any tee within ten yards of the hole, and no ball shall be teed nearer the hole than two club lengths, nor farther from it than four. (1773) • If a ball shall be so played as to stick fast to the ground, the said ball shall be loosened by the opposite party to the owner of the ball so fastened. (1773) • No golfer shall under any pretense whatever give any old balls to the caddies; if they do, they shall for every such ball given away forfeit sixpence to the Treasurer. (1773) • When the hole is distinctly in view of the player, no person shall be allowed to stand at it for direction. (1783) • That the party to play may remove stones or other break clubs when he is to play with a timber club; but if he is to play with an iron club, no encumbrances are to be removed, except only in the case of putting, when the party to play shall have liberty to use what club he chooses and remove encumbrances. (1786) • In all cases where a ball is to be dropped, the party dropping shall front the hole to which he is playing, and drop the ball behind him over his head. (1809) • When a ball is completely covered with fog, bent, whins, etc., so much thereof shall be set aside as that the player shall have a full view of his ball before he plays. (1809) • When a ball lies in sand, mud, or amongst rubbish, no obstruction shall be removed; but in cases where the ball is so placed, that the player finds he cannot play it, it shall be in the power of his adversary to play it. He failing or refusing to do so, the player may lift his ball, play from behind the hazard, losing a stroke. (1828) • All loose impediments of whatever kind may be removed on the putting green, which is considered not to exceed 20 yards from the hole. (1829) Fog, bent & whins at St. Andrews • If a ball is lost, the player shall drop another behind the place where it was lost and lose one stroke. (1830) • A ball stuck fast in wet ground or sand may be taken out and replaced loosely in the hole it has made. (1858) • If a ball split into separate pieces, another ball may be put down where the largest portion lies, or if two pieces are apparently of equal size, it may be put where either piece lies, at the option of the player. (1902) • Any loose impediment lying within a club length of the ball and not being in or touching a hazard, may be removed without penalty; if the ball move after any such loose impediment has been touched by the player, his partner, or either of their caddies, the player shall be deemed to have caused the ball to move and the penalty shall be one stroke. A loose impediment lying more than a club length from the ball may not be moved under penalty of the loss of the hole, unless the loose impediment lie on the putting green. (1925) 7 UPCOMING CHAPTER/DIVISION TOURNAMENTS Central Chapter Date Tournament/Event Site Register 10/20/2014 Central Chapter Dogfight Brickyard at Riverside Call 478-477-6765 10/23/2014 The Country Club of Columbus Pro-Lady The Country Club of Columbus Call 706-322-6869 11/3/2014 Central Chapter Dogfight Kinderlou Forest Call 229-219-2300 East Chapter Date Tournament/Event Site Register 11/17/2014 East Chapter Pro-Am Savannah Golf Club Register Here Deadline: 11/14 10 A.M. North Chapter No upcoming tournaments... Seniors’ Division Presented by Cosamin ASU & EyePromise Date Tournament/Event Site Register 11/3/201411/4/2014 Senior Tour Championship The Legends at Chateau Elan Register Here Deadline: 10/31 10 A.M. 11/17/201411/18/2014 Georgia PGA Senior-Junior Championship The Standard Club Register Here Deadline: 11/14 10 A.M. Assistants’ Division Date Tournament/Event Site Register 11/10/2014 Assistants' Division Pro-Pro & Meeting Chicopee Woods GCSchool/Village Register Here Deadline: 11/7 10 A.M. While GeorgiaPGA.com is our main source for all section activity, we recommend using our additional media outlets in order to stay the most up-to-date on the latest Section news, updates, and event photos. Georgia PGA ▪ Junior Tour 8 8 MEMBER & APPRENTICE UPDATES *Updates between 9/15/2014—10/15/2014 New Members Employment Changes Name Class Facility Christopher E. Dixon, PGA A-1 Spring Hill Country Club Name Rick Frye, PGA Charlie Saines, PGA Ryan M Skipton, PGA Rashad L. Wilson, PGA New Apprentices Name Benjamin P Alcorn Robert E Chaney Matthew J Filipowicz Thomas J Howard Andrew R Mcclellan John R Oder Class B-1 B-8 B-8 B-8 B-1 B-8 Facility The Trophy Club of Atlanta Houston Lake Country Club Dunwoody Country Club River Pines Golf Club Braelinn Golf Club Pinetree Country Club Class A-1 A-23 A-1 A-17 Facility Alpharetta Athletic Club West PGA Tour Superstore The Ford Plantation Golf Club Reynolds Plantation/Oconee Classification Changes Name Rick Frye, PGA Charlie Saines, PGA Ryan M Skipton, PGA Class A-1 A-23 A-1 Facility Alpharetta Athletic Club West PGA Tour Superstore The Ford Plantation Golf Club Transfers Into Section Name Ryan M Skipton, PGA Rashad L. Wilson, PGA Class A-1 A-17 From Metropolitan South Florida October Birthdays 10/1 Dave Ayers, PGA 10/11 Gene Diamond, PGA 10/20 John Oder 10/2 Randy Grebeck, PGA 10/11 Chris Murman, PGA 10/20 Thomas Sheldon, PGA 10/3 Jeffrey Ginther, PGA 10/11 Andrew Rummel 10/21 Harry Kicklighter, PGA 10/3 JR Leonard, PGA 10/11 Shae Stancil, PGA 10/22 Mike Gill, PGA 10/3 Gene Matthews, PGA 10/11 Mike Wooditch, PGA 10/22 Shannon Lipham 10/3 Michael Thomas, PGA 10/12 Steve Wagner 10/22 John Milam, PGA 10/4 Kenny Conroy, PGA 10/12 Ian Wright, PGA 10/22 Megan Stuckey, PGA 10/4 Pat Day, PGA 10/13 Mark G Bowen 10/23 Arthur Jeffords, PGA 10/5 Charles Sorrell, PGA 10/13 Sean Gilliland, PGA 10/23 Bert Seagraves, PGA 10/6 Rob Allen, PGA 10/14 J.C. Snead, PGA 10/25 Eric Fedus, PGA 10/6 Louis Hansen, PGA 10/15 Robert Stark, PGA 10/25 Bill Goggin, PGA 10/7 Scott Allen, PGA 10/15 Reint Venker, PGA 10/27 Andy Potter, PGA 10/8 Spike Kelley, PGA 10/16 Matt Barksdale, PGA 10/28 Jordan Lazenby 10/9 Rick Abbott, PGA 10/16 Deb Hankey, PGA 10/28 Scott Mahr, PGA 10/9 Christopher Dare, PGA 10/16 Tom Sweeney, PGA 10/28 Curt Sanders, PGA 10/9 Rob French, PGA 10/17 John White, PGA 10/28 Mike Shannon, PGA 10/9 Jeff Gotham, PGA 10/19 Bill Price, PGA 10/29 Michael Assey 10/10 Nick Ellison 10/20 Marco Mongillo, PGA 10/30 Richard Taylor, PGA 10/10 Mark Hall, PGA 10/20 Sarah Mooney 10/31 Mark Siksta, PGA 10/10 George Kelnhofer, PGA 10/20 Larry Mowry, PGA 10/31 Jared Walahoski 10