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SOUTH FLORIDA SECTION186 ATLANTIS BOULEVARDATLANTIS, FL / 33462

PHONE / FAX561-729-0544 / 561-729-0914

EMAILsflorida@pgahq.com

WEBSITEwww.sfpgagolf.com

PRESIDENTMark VanDyck, PGA

VICE PRESIDENTDon Meadows, PGA

SECRETARYKarl Bublitz, PGA

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENTWarren Bottke, PGA

SOUTHEAST CHAPTER PRESIDENTJim Leary, PGA

SOUTHERN CHAPTER PRESIDENTChris Krause, PGA

SOUTHWEST CHAPTER PRESIDENTChristian Sheehan, PGA

ISLAND CHAPTER PRESIDENTAaron West, PGA

SOUTHEAST CHAPTER AT-LARGESteve Hudson, PGA

SOUTHERN CHAPTER AT-LARGEScott Kirkwood, PGA

SOUTHWEST CHAPTER AT-LARGEDan Gawronski, PGA

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORGeoff Lofstead

ADVISORY BOARDPaul Anderson Rick BaylissSteve SponderKen KennerlyMatt LambertJoe Steranka

NEW MEMBERSThe South Florida PGA would like to welcome the following new members to the section:Members Classification FacilityKellyWelsh,PGA A-8 The Club at Olde Cypress

NEW APPRENTICESThe South Florida PGA would like to welcome the following new apprentices to the section:Apprentice Classification FacilityArmandoEcheverria B-8 Biltmore Golf CoursePhillipGabes B-8 Boca Grove Golf & Tennis ClubPaulGustafson B-8 The Club at Olde CypressMichaelKartrude B-8 The Bear’s ClubKyleKidd B-8 Arrowhead Golf Course KenrickPeets B-6 Buccaneer Golf Club

BABY WATCHPatrick Brosnihan, PGA Assistant Professional at PGA Golf Club wel-comed a baby girl on July 23rd. Her name is Kelly Marie. Congrat-ulations to Patrick and Diana.

Chris Stanko, PGA Head Professional at Banyan Golf Club and wife Christine wel-comed Carsen Alexander on August 14th. He weighed 9 lbs and measured 22 inch-es. Congratulations Chris and Christine!

We offer our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of South Florida PGA Professionals Frederick “Fritz” George, Tom Talkington and Karl Warnick.

IN REMEMBRANCE

QUARTER CENTURY CLUBCongratulations to PGA Professionals Darryl Jack, Scott Jones and Stephen O’Neill who have been elected to the Quarter Century Club of the PGA of America, an elite group of members who have served the PGA with honor and pride for 25 years.

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Professional To FromDavid Buono, PGA A-1 - Jacaranda Country Club A-8 - Jacaranda Country ClubAndrea Drake, PGA A-1 - Vanderbilt Country Club A-8 - Vanderbilt Country ClubTimothy Harris, PGA A-1 - Pelican Sound Golf & River Club UnattachedJoshua Kirchner, PGA A-1 - Gulf Harbour Yacht & CC A-8 - Hideout Golf ClubMichael Motley, PGA A-1 - Olde Hickory Golf & CC A-8 - Quail West Golf ClubShawn Ward, PGA A-4 - Hideout Golf Club A-4 - The Club at Grandeza and The StrandAdam Webb, PGA A-1 - TPC at Eagle Trace A-8 - TPC at Eagle TraceTravis Wehrs, PGA A-4 - Fiddlesticks Country Club A-1 Olde Hickory Golf & CC

PROS ON THE GO

WILDLIFE CAMP - GROWING THE GAME!This summer for eight weeks SFPGA Professionals Mike Jonges and Dave Pesacov visited the Everglades Youth Conservation Camp (EYCC) once a week providing instruc-tion to approximately eighty different kids from all across Florida. The Everglades Youth Conservation Camp (EYCC) was es-tablished in the late 1960s by individuals and organiza-tions that deeply cared about conservation, protecting wil-derness areas, and preserving a way of life. A camp facility located west on Northlake Blvd. the EYCC facility is now operated by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and each summer welcomes youth vis-itors for weekly camps. Each week the campers took part in various activities including golf! “It was fun to have an opportunity to work with beginning golfers and I wish we could have had more time to spend with them” says Mike Jonges.

This camp is just one of many taking place in our section this summer. If you have a great story to tell about your summer golf programs we want to hear about them! Please email Tyler Wolford at twolford@pgahq.com.

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MORIN TO COMPETE IN 27TH PGA CUPAlan Morin, PGA Assistant Professional at The Falls Country Club, will compete in the 2015 PGA Cup. The 10-member USA Team will compete against Great Britain & Ireland at CordeValle in San Martin, Ca on Sep-tember 18-20. The USA Team will be captained by PGA Honorary Presi-dent Allen Wronowski.

The team is determined by a two-year points system that takes into ac-count the past two PGA Professional National Championships and PGA Championships. The competition began in 1973 and the USA Team has the overall advantage of 17-5-4.

This will be Morin’s second appearance in the PGA Cup. In 2003, he was a part of the victorious USA Team and finished 3-0-1. Best of luck to Alan and Team USA!

NEW PARTNER UPDATERecently Bogey Golfer Scratch Realtor, Tramontana’s Italian Grille and True Spec Golf joined South Florida’s family of partners supporting last month’s SFPGA Professional Championship/Section Championship at Verandah Golf Club. For more details and information about these organizations please visit our partner page by clicking here.

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hall of fameMallory Privett, Jr. and Jeff Raimer are the newest members to be elected into the South Florida PGA Hall of Fame. These in-dividuals will be recognized at the SFPGA Annual Awards and Hall of Fame Dinner supported by Morell Studios on November 16th (location to be determined). Privett and Raimer will be the 33rd and 34th inductees into the SFPGA Hall Fame, created in 2002.

The SFPGA Hall of Fame recognizes individuals that have sig-nificantly impacted the lives of individuals in the south Florida community through dedication and contributions to the game of golf. Individuals are first nominated by the nominating committee and then voted on by a committee made up of current Hall of Fame members and the SFPGA Executive Board.

Mallory Privett is honored for his remarkable impact to the game of golf throughout the south Florida community. In 1992, Privett retired from the Pratt & Whitney Division of United Technologies Corporation where he managed en-gineering development of jet engines. Upon his retirement, Privett dedicated his time to volunteering for numerous golf organizations including The PGA of America, United States Golf Association, Florida State Golf Association, Palm Beach County Golf Association, The PGA Tour and LPGA.

Privett is known for his professionalism and leadership abilities. Because of these skills, he not only served as a vol-unteer for hundreds of local tournaments, but also as the Overall Volunteer Chairper-son for twenty four Professional events. These tournaments include: The Honda Clas-sic, ADT Championship at Trump International Golf Club, Senior PGA Championship at PGA National Golf Club, LPGA Tour Event at Ibis Golf & Country Club and LPGA Palm Beach Classic at Wycliffe Golf & Country Club. As the Overall Volunteer Chairperson, Privett organized all the committees and upwards of 1,500 volunteers.

“While helping with events at facilities in south Florida, I have worked with numerous PGA Professionals and have really enjoyed getting to know them,” said Privett. In ad-dition to working closely with the PGA Members at each facility, he also spent count-less hours training volunteers to be qualified Rules Officials. The individuals he trained have gone on to help the PGA Professionals at their facilities for their own events. Over his 23 years in the golf industry, Privett established many long-lasting relationships with the PGA Professionals of south Florida.

No stranger to awards, Privett was named the Palm Beach County Golf Association Volunteer of the Year in 1997 and the Florida State Golf Association Volunteer of the Year in 1995 and 1998. He was inducted into the PBCGA Hall of Fame in 2007 and the

FSGA Hall of Fame in 2010.

“I am thrilled and surprised to be inducted into the South Florida PGA Hall of Fame,” said Privett. For his dedication as a volunteer, Mallory Privett, Jr. will be recognized as a Class of 2015 inductee into the South Florida PGA Hall of Fame.

2015 INDUCTEESMallory Privett, Jr. and Jeff Raimer

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hall of fameJeff Raimer, PGA is recognized for his positive impact and outstanding ser-vice to the South Florida PGA. Raimer became a PGA Member in 1987 and is currently the Director of Golf at West Bay Club in Estero.

Throughout his career, Raimer has believed in giving back to the game that has given him so much. He believes in being a positive role model for other professionals and has taken on the role of mentoring countless as-piring and current PGA Members. In his career, Raimer has worked with twelve Assistant Professionals who eventually became Head Professionals or Directors of Golf. As a mentor, he is able to share his knowledge of the industry and passion for the game. He not only looks to help fellow Profes-

sionals advance their careers, but also strives to help them become better, more well-rounded individuals.

In addition to being a positive influence to fellow PGA Professionals, Raimer is very involved in the community. He is a member of the Resort and Hospitality Management Advisory Council and the PGA Golf Management Advisory Coun-cil at Florida Golf Coast University. Raimer has been influential with the PGA Golf Management University Program since its inception in 2005. Recently, he assisted in creating the “mentoring” program, which includes over 60 local PGA Professionals who mentor new freshmen each year.

Jeff Raimer’s leadership and service to the South Florida PGA make him an ideal member of the Hall of Fame. On a chapter and section level, he has served 19 consecutive years in a leadership position. He was an officer of the South-west Chapter from 1996-2006 and an officer of the Section from 2003-2011. Raimer currently serves as the South-west Chapter Tournament Chairperson. On a National level, he served on the PGA of America National Employment Committee from 2008-2010, 2010-2012 and the PGA of America National Board of Governance Committee from 2006-2008, both positions were appointed by the President of the PGA of America.

Raimer has had a decorated career which includes numerous awards at the sec-tion level. He was named the Bill Strausbaugh Award Recipient in 2002, 2011 and 2014 and went on to be a National Finalist in 2014 and 2015. He was also named the 2009 Golf Professional of the Year and went on to be the National Finalist in 2010. He has also received multiple awards on a chapter level.

“I look up to all the individuals who have been inducted into the South Florida PGA Hall of Fame. It is truly humbling to think that I am now one of them. Get-ting recognized by my peers for my hard work and dedication is extremely re-warding. Being a member of the South Florida PGA Hall of Fame is an incredible lifetime achievement,” said Raimer.

For his leadership and service to others, the South Florida PGA welcomes Jeff Raimer as a member of the South Florida PGA Hall of Fame, Class of 2015. They will be honored at the SFPGA Annual Awards and Hall of Fame Dinner support-ed by Morell Studios on November 16th (location to be determined).

Warren Bottke, PGA and Jeff Raimer, PGA

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tournament newsLee Rinker, PGA Director of Golf at Emerald Dunes Golf Club took first place honors at the South Florida Senior PGA Professional Championship on August 4th at Tequesta Country Club. Rinker will lead 15 Section PGA Professionals to compete Oct. 15-18, in the 27th Senior PGA Professional National Championship at Bayonet Black Horse in Seaside, Cal.

Rinker turned in a winning total of 6 under par 136 to capture the South Florida Se-nior PGA Professional Championship supported by Mercedes-Benz, Center State Bank, Jupiter Medical Center and The PGA Tour for a third consecutive year. Gene Fieger and John Lee of Naples finished just one shot shy of Rinker carding a 5 under par two day total of 137. They are joined by Jerry Tucker, Steve Madsen, John Calabria, Tom Dyer, Mike Gray, Jan Urso, Nevin Sutcliffe and Dennis Meyer who earned their place in the National Championship in Seaside, California this October. SFPGA Professionals Gene Fieger, Roger Kennedy, Pete Oakley, Mike San Filippo and Wes Smith are all exempt into the event as past champions.

SENIOR SECTION CHAMPIONSHIPTequesta Country ClubAugust 3-4, 2015

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PGA Professional Eric Higgins and Superintendent Jackson Reiswig of Coral Creek Club won the Gross Division of the 2015 Pro-Superintendent Champi-onship presented by E-Z-GO and supported by Chase 54, Digital Golf Technol-ogies and Global Golf Sales. Second place included PGA Professional Jonathan Pazdera and Superintendent Gregg Caspio along with defending champions David Guy and Bryce Koch, both from Cypress Lake Country Club. Higgins and Reiswig carded 13 birdies and no bogies posting a team total of 59.

PGA Professional Matt Newman and Superintendent Kyle Asbury, representing Broken Sound Club, finished first overall in the net division with score of 54.8.

PGA Professional Jason Hrynkiw and Superintendent Adam Jalowiec of Gleneagles Country Club finished second in the net division carding a 57.1. A total of 48 teams, comprised of one South Florida PGA Professional and one super-intendent (from the same facility) competed in the two-person scramble event at The Old Course at Broken Sound. The South Florida PGA would like to recognize partners E-Z-GO, Chase 54, Digital Golf Technologies as well as Global Golf Sales for their support with the 2015 Pro-Superintendent.

Broken Sound Club-Old CourseAugust 10, 2015

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Presenting Partner: Supporting Partners:

Senior Chairperson: Jerry Impellitiere, PGA, Lee Rinker, PGA, Chris Casio, Chris

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Jeff Barrett, John Baughman, Matt Newman, PGA, Nick Forest, Kyle Asbury, Ashley Elis, Jackson

Reisnig and Eric Higgins, PGA

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tournament newsSOUTH FLORIDA PGA PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPVerandah Golf ClubAugust 24-26, 2015FORT MYERS, Fla. – Alan Morin of Royal Palm Beach won the South Florida PGA Section Champi-onship for a record fourth time Wednesday with a final round of five under par 67, his highest score of the week, on the Old Orange course at Verandah Golf Club.

At 199, Morin edged local favorite Chris Trout of Fort Myers and 2011 champion Christopher Kaufman of Palm Beach Gardens by six shots. PGA Assistant Professional at The Falls Country Club in Lake Worth, Morin, 45, had consecutive 66’s the first two days on the Old Orange and Whispering Oak courses.

Morin did not make a bogey in 54 holes. He earned $7,200 from the $90,000 purse. Morin also clinched SFPGA Player of the Year honors to earn a berth in the PGA Tour’s 2016 Honda Classic at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens next February, and as the Section Champion will also be invited to play in the Tour’s 2016 Puerto Rico Open in March.

Morin’s previous Section Championships victories were in 2002 at BallenIsles CC, in 2008 at Breakers Rees Jones Course and in 2010 at Ritz Carlton GC, all in Palm Beach County. He had previously shared the record of three wins with former Naples area pro Paul Trittler, who won in 1989, 1991 and 1993. Trittler is currently living in Arizona.

It is Morin’s 19th victory overall in SFPGA tournaments since 2002. He will represent the PGA of America in the 27th PGA Cup Matches against as team of European club pros Sept. 18-20 at CordeValle in San Martin, Calif. Morin played in the PGA Championship earlier this month at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin.

The 37th annual Section Championship drew a record 197 entries. After one round each on the Old Orange and Whis-pering Oak courses, the field was cut to the top 40 percent and ties for the final round at Old Orange. The 36-hole cut fell at five over par 149 with 76 players advancing. Thir-teen players qualified for the 49th annual PGA Professional Championship scheduled June 26-29, 2016 at the Turning Stone Resort in Verona, N.Y. Alan Morin was exempt from qualifying. Congratulations to the following qualifiers: Jar-ed Blocker, Rod Curl, Tom Dyer, Brent Foockle, Jared Isaacs, Chris Kaufman, Dennis Meyer, John Nieporte, Paul Scaletta, Scott Smith, Aaron Sustad, Chris Trout and Mike Valicenti.

Paul Scaletta, Jared Blocker, Mike Valicenti, Aaron Sustad, Chris Kaufman, Rod Curl, Chris Trout, Mike Budnyk (TMAG), John Nieporte, Brent Foockle,

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Thank you to the presenting partners Club Car, Mercedes-Benz and Omega, and sup-porting partners Titleist/FootJoy, Nike Golf, TaylorMade adidas Ashworth, The PGA Tour, Bogey Golfer Scratch Realtors, Tramontana’s Italian Grille and True Spec for their support. In addition to our partners special thanks go to our gracious host Ve-randah Golf Club and their professional staff PGA General Manager, JR Congdon, PGA Director of Golf, Nathan Groce and PGA Head Golf Professional, Chris Shultis.

Eduardo Herrera outlasted tough competition to claim the 39th Florida Senior Open. He fired a three day total of 7-under par to claim his victory. The event took place on August 14-16 at Bellair Country Club in Tampa. Twenty-one South Florida PGA Professionals qualified for the event. Mike San Filippo was the top SFPGA Professional finisher firing a three day total of 210, 3-under par and tied for third place. Also in the top-10, Gene Fieger shot a three day total of 212, one under.

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drive, chip & puttSUB-REGIONAL QUALIFIER

PGA Center for Golf Learning & PerformanceAugust 8, 2015

The South Florida PGA hosted 140 local youth golfers at the Sub-Regional Qualifier at the PGA Center for Golf Learning & Performance on Saturday, August 8th. The top-3 participants in each division from six local qualifiers participated in the event. The top-2 in each age division qualified for the Regional Qualifier, which will take place on September 12th at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. From the Regional Qualifier, the top participant in each age division will advance to the Championship finals at Augusta National on April 3, 2016. Results from the Sub-Regional Qualifier are below.

Girls7-9Division:113 - Sara Davey (Fort Lauderdale) 95 - Chloe Kovelesky (Boca Raton) Boys7-9Division94 - Pavel Tsar (Palm Beach Gardens)85 - Joshua Lieberman (Fort Lauderdale) Girls10-11Division130 - Alexa Pano (Lake Worth)101 - Addison Klonowski (Naples) Boys10-11135 - Anthony Alexander Garcia (Miami)116 - Spencer Jackson (Lake Worth)

Girls12-13163 - Natalia Jimenez (Aventura)111 - Kelly Shanahan (Coral Springs) Boys12-13152 - James Tureskis (Naples)147 - Luke Clanton (Miami Lakes) Girls14-15133 - Kelcie Jackson (Miami)130 - Kim Egozi (Bonita Springs) Boys14-15142 - Derek Li (Davie)139 - Eric Estape (Miami)

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junior tourATLANTIS, Fla. – The South Florida PGA Junior Championship Tour presented by The Honda Classic held event #7 at the Breakers Rees Jones Course in West Palm Beach. The field was composed of many of South Florida’s top juniors.

Palm City native Alexander Vogelsong opened up round one with a 1-under par 71 to take a one stroke lead in the boys division after round one was completed. Despite the 6800 yard course that offers little room off the tee, Vogelsong was able to three birdies during the opening round. West Palm Beach native Logan Othmer was able to grind out an even par 72 during the opening round to put himself one stroke off Vogelson’s lead. Naples native Jayson Iten, who opened up round one with a 1-over par 73, was able to put the pressure on Vogelsong by firing a 2-under par 70. Despite Iten’s late charge, Vogelsong was able to keep his great play going. Through 14 holes of his final round, Vogelsong was 5-under par. Vogelsong stumbled in but was still able to fire an outstanding 3-under par 69 and capture the boys title three strokes. Iten would go on to cap-ture the 13-15 age division, while Weston native Sebastian Diaz would go on to capture the boys 16-18 age division.

Boca Raton native Dana Williams posted an opening round even-par 72 which featured four birdies, to take a three stroke lead in the girls division. Naples native Sydney Shrader opened up round one with a 3-over par 75 to find her self in sole second place and three off the lead. Despite the narrow lead, Williams was able to put together a sold final round and capture the girls title by five strokes. Hobe Sound native Hannah Foster would go on to capture the girls 13-15 division, while Shrader would go on to capture the girls 16-18 division.

CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR EVENT #7The Breakers Rees Jones CourseAugust 5-6, 2015

Dana Williams, Danny St. Louis, PGA and Alexander Vogelsong

CHALLENGE TOUR EVENT #9

ATLANTIS, Fla. – The South Florida PGA Junior Challenge Tour pre-sented by The Honda Classic held event #9 at Willoughby Golf Club in Stuart. With a field of 60 juniors, each division came down to the wire.

Vero Beach native Austin Aliff opened up round one with an even-par 72 to find himself two strokes clear of Doral native Leo Herrera and Coral Springs native Brett Roberts who each shot two-over par 74’s during round one. Aliff made the turn during round two at two over

par, while Roberts found a way to get to two under par on the round and even with Aliff for the tournament. The two went on to battle on the back 9. Heading into the 18th hole, each player was tied. Roberts finished with a closing bogey to finish one stroke behind Aliff who would claim his first win of the 2015 season. Roberts would go on to take home the boys 13-15 age division, while Vero Beach native Trey Meadows would go on to claim the boys 16-18 age division.

Palm City native Holly Davenport took an early lead in the overall girls division after an opening round four-over par 76 to find herself with a hefty lead heading into the final round. Davenport would ease up in the final round but still found a way to win the overall girls title by ten strokes to claim her first victory of 2015. Port St. Lucie native Brianna

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junior tour(continued)Fitzpatrick would go on to claim the girls 13-15 age division, while Lake Worth native Serina Combs would go on to claim the girls 16-18 age division.

For the fifth straight week in the boys 11-12 age division, if you didn’t shoot under par, you didn’t have a chance at winning. The boys 11-12 division continued its lights out play this week. Palm Beach native Allan Kournikova opened up round one with a 4-under par 68 to take a one stroke lead over Boynton Beach native Nick Staub after round one. Staub was able to fire a final round even-par 72 and claim the boys 11-12 age division. Hobe Sound native Andie Smith would go on to claim the girls 11-12 age division.

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Spencer Stillman’s love of golf and passion for the game is unlike any other junior tour player. Spencer was a member of the South Florida PGA junior tour for the 2013-2014 seasons, during this time he participated in 23 tour-naments and had a scoring average of 79.33. Spencer was always the one to have a smile on his face, thanking members and the PGA Professional staff for hosting the event at their course. If his tee time was at 8:00 AM, he was there at 6:30 AM hitting practice putts and saying good morning to everyone he saw.

At the age of fifteen, Spencer started working at the Country Club of Coral Springs where he knew he wanted to get into the golf business. His mentor Corey Henry who currently serves as the Head Professional at Country Club of Coral Springs encouraged Stillman to get into the golf business by entering into the PGA Golf Management University Program at Florida Gulf Coast University, which happened to be Henry’s alma mater. Stillman is now entering his sophomore year at FCGU and just returned from his internship at Penn Oaks Golf Club in Westchester, Penn.

About being in the PGA Golf Management University Program, Spencer says, “My favorite part of being in the program is that I can be connected to so many people that enjoy the same passion and the same career as I do through the PGA of America.”

Spencer credits his mother, Mindy Stillman as his biggest supporter and inspiration. Spencer says that when he was

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junior tour(continued)younger he played hockey and his mother would drive, fly, and spare no expense for her son’s happiness. When Spencer decided to take up golf, his mother supported him and continued to do anything to help Spencer reach his goals. In 2014, Spencer played in the Future Masters Tournament in Alabama, where he says he and his mom jumped in the car and drove 10 hours to their destination for him to play golf. Spencer shares with us that he added Accounting as a double major and hopes to buy his mom a new car after he graduates as a repayment for the miles she has gone to help him become successful.

Being alumni of the junior tour, Spencer has one piece of advice to give the current members, “Have fun and always be friendly.” Stillman says that when he played on tour he would be the one to be optimistic during the round, but admitting that it is hard to keep your spirits high after making a double bogey, he adds, “I would always enjoy the day and hopefully play well.” As a well-known smiling face around the junior tour, Spencer expresses that being friendly is important because you never know who you will meet on any given day and who you will still be friends down the road.

We here at the South Florida PGA wish Spencer all the best in his future endeavors to becoming a PGA member and much success at Florida Gulf Coast University.

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team golfThe third season of Team Golf began on June 16th and since then 60 tournaments have been conducted throughout south Florida. Over 600 junior golfers participated in this summer program, reaching eight different counties. This includes new leagues in Miami-Dade, St. Lucie and Martin Counties, and a second league in both Broward and North Palm Beach Counties.

Team Golf continues to see overall participation numbers grow in south Florida. 196 members in 2013, 451 mem-bers in 2014, and 602 members in 2015. A total of 57 teams participated this summer, reaching 45 different facilities within the Section. In addition, more than 2300 tournament rounds were played by participants. Other highlights include overall team champions from each league. Congratulations to the following teams:

Region1 – North Palm Beach County – NORTH League – JL Shipwreckers (Team Black) Team Coaches: Neil Lockie, PGA – Jon Arthur, PGA – Paige Golibart, PGA – Josh MinerRegion1 – North Palm Beach County – SOUTH League – Palm Beach Gardens Cranes Team Coach: Sherri Pla, PGA Overall League Champion for Palm Beach CountyRegion2 – Central Palm Beach County – Okeeheelee Golf Course Team Coach: Mary-Lee Cobick, LPGARegion4– Lee & Collier Counties – Stoneybrook Dawgs Team Coaches: Jeff Nixon, PGA – Jordan Ball, PGA – Bobby ConwayRegion5 – Broward County – NORTH League – Parkland Gophers Team Coaches: Chase Minnick, PGA – Sean Fairholm, PGA – Allison Hanna, LPGA Overall League Champion for Broward CountyRegion5 – Broward County – SOUTH League – Broward County Tigers Team Coach: Phil Argianas, PGARegion6 – Miami-Dade County – Palmetto Golf Course Team Coach: Scott Jones, PGARegion7 – Indian River County – Green Jackets Team Coaches: Mark Cammarene, PGA – James Muir, PGA – Randy Hedgecock, PGA – Wes LilliquistRegion8– St. Lucie & Martin Counties – Hobe Sound Golf Club Bombers Team Coaches: Tom Yeager, PGA – Brendan Flood – Kyle Rademacher

We would like thank all the PGA and LPGA members who participated with Team Golf this summer. Their dedicated work this season continues to help grow the game of golf in south Florida, and provides a fun program for junior golfers. Special thanks also go out to the players and parents that participated this summer, and the host facilities for their continued support with Team Golf. We also want to recognize and thank Team Golf partner Taylor Farms, which provided fruit this season as a healthy, on-course snack for the junior golfers.

Although the summer season may have come to an end, a fall schedule will once again be offered in certain counties for area teams. This will include Palm Beach County, Broward County, and Lee and Collier Counties. We will also be working to add additional leagues in other areas. The fall season will begin in late September and run through early November. All tournaments will be held on the weekends. PGA Professionals are encouraged to create teams and participate in the fall season. Plus, with this being a new season, PGA members will receive three (3) PGA Required credits for coaching a team. For more information about Team Golf and how to get involved please contact Tyler Wolford at twolford@pgahq.com.

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foundation newsBOBBY GOODMAN SCHOLARSHIP

AJ RadunzThe South Florida PGA proudly announces Avery Radunz as the 2015 Bobby Goodman Scholarship recipient. The Bobby Goodman Scholarship is a $2,500 grant annually given to a high school senior or college student entering into his/her freshman or sophomore year of undergraduate studies whose par-ents or grandparents either work in or are retired from the golf industry. The scholarship is named after PGA Professional Bobby Goodman, who is recog-nized for his numerous contributions to the game of golf at all levels.

Avery is the son of Robert Radunz, PGA who is the PGA General Manager at the Colony Golf & Country Club.

Avery graduated from Gulf Coast High School in Naples where he earned a 3.61 GPA while participating in numerous extracurricular activities during his high school career. These activities included: varsity golf, varsity lacrosse, club hockey, travel lacrosse, travel ice hockey, a member and volunteer for The

United Way, a Food Packer for the Harry Chapin Food Bank and a volunteer coach for the Junior Everblades Youth Hockey Association.

In addition, Avery received Academic Letter’s from 2012-2015, was awarded A/B Honor Roll from 2012-2015 and won the President’s Education Award for Outstanding Academic Excellence in 2012.

Joseph Mikulski, Principal of Gulf Coast High School, said this about Avery: “I have had the privilege of knowing A.J. (Av-ery) for the past five years, two of which I have been his principal. What an outstanding you man, positive role model and a caring individual he has become. While at Gulf Coast High School, his leadership in the classroom has been something to watch and admire.”

In the fall, Avery will attend Florida Gulf Coast University and will enroll in the PGA Golf Man-agement University Program. We know that Avery will achieve anything he puts his mind to and we wish him the best of luck in his col-lege endeavors.

ABOUT THE BOBBY GOODMAN SCHOLARSHIP

The Bobby Goodman Scholarship is available to high school

seniors or college entrants enrolled in his/her freshman or sophomore classes of undergraduate studies whose parents or grandparents are employed in or retired from the golf in-dustry (PGA professionals, superintendents, sales represen-tatives, club managers etc.). Applicants must be permanent residents of the state of Florida. Applicants must have a cu-

mulative GPA of 3.0 (based on a 4.0 system). Application must include a letter of recommendation from a PGA

professional. Students may be awarded the Schol-arship grant only one time.

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foundation news

The South Florida PGA proudly announces Payton Minear as the 2015 South Flor-ida PGA Golf Management Scholarship recipient. This scholarship was created in 2007 to provide financial assistance to exemplary students enrolled in this South Florida based PGA Golf Management University program at Florida Gulf Coast Uni-versity.

Payton is currently working full time as the Assistant Golf Professional at Gulf Harbour Yacht and Country Club in Ft. Myers and enrolled in the PGA Golf Man-agement University program at Florida Gulf Coast University. Minear’s resume is extremely impressive and highlights her strengths as well as numerous accom-plishments. Payton’s goal is to teach others the wonderful game of golf and grow the game as a PGA Professional. Minear has a good amount of industry experience, working at five PGA recognized facilities including The Water’s Edge Country Club

at Smith Mountain Lake in Penhook, VA. At Water’s Edge she was mentored by Ed Currin, PGA, worked inside the Pro Shop, aided with tournament preparations and gave over 50 paid lessons along with several complimentary lessons. Currently Payton is employed at Gulf Harbour Golf & Country Club under the direction of Mark Doss, PGA. Doss com-ments on Minear stating, “Payton has been a great addition here as the staff and members of our club appreciate the high level of service she provides. Gulf Harbour is happy to invest in her future with whatever resources necessary to insure Pay-ton’s success.”

Outside of golf, Payton has given her time to several foundations and charities where her duties have ranged from being a vacation Bible school lead-er, spending time with special needs children, packaging meals for the hungry and raising money for charities.

Minear’s ultimate goal is to become a PGA member and be a full-time golf instructor, teaching the game she loves the most. She also plans on playing in several small tour events in hopes of one day making it onto the LPGA Tour. We here at the South Florida PGA wish Payton the best of luck in any of her fu-ture endeavors and know that she will achieve anything she puts her mind to.

For more details about the South Florida PGA Foun-dation and the scholarships is grants click here.

SFPGA PGA GOLF MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP

Payton Minear

About the SFPGA PGA Golf Management University Scholarship

at FGCU

This is the third year that the South Florida PGA has award-ed the PGA Golf Management University Scholarship at Flori-da Gulf Coast University. This award was created to financial assistance to aspiring young men and women in the PGA Golf Management University Program. This scholarship is open to all Florida Gulf Coast University students currently enrolled

in or entering into his/her junior or senior year of studies in the program. Students must also have completed

Level 1 of the program and have a cumulative GPA of 3.0.

Payton Minear

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foundation newsThe South Florida PGA proudly announces Emily Faulkner as the 2015 Mi-chael O’Brien Service Scholarship recipient. Emily graduated from Jensen Beach High School in Jensen Beach where she earned a 3.68 GPA while partic-ipating in numerous leadership activities throughout her high school career. These activities included: varsity golf, a member of Key Club, a member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes, a member of Health Occupation Students of America, a member of National Technical Honor Society, a member of Student Government, and a member of Distributive Education Clubs of America. Emily has given back to the community by volunteering countless hours to many organizations throughout the community. These organizations include: House

of Hope, US Girls Golf Club, service projects within Key Club and

National Honor Society, and tutoring younger students.

In addition, Emily received the scholar athlete award, and was the youngest individual to graduate at Jensen Beach

High School.

Jerry Tucker, PGA Golf Professional, said this about Emily: “I think Emily is a perfect candidate as I can’t imagine anyone more deserving. Emily graduated from high school in two and a half years with honors, played countless events in the South Florida PGA junior pro-

gram and is of the highest character. She has a winning personality- a little shy, but always polite and respectful

and quick with a smile.”

This fall, Emily will attend Florida Atlantic University and will enroll in the Sports Medicine program.

MICHAEL O’BRIEN SERVICE SCHOLARSHIPEmily Faulkner

About the Michael O’Brien Service Scholarship

The Michael O’Brien Service Scholarship is available to high school seniors or college students enrolled in

their freshmen or sophomore classes of undergraduate studies who are currenlty employed in the golf indus-try, or whose parents or grandparents are employed

in or retired from the golf industry. Applicants must have completed a minimum of 200 hours

of community service during their high schools career, in addition to having

maintained a 2.75 GPA.

FOUNDATION BOARD MEMBERSTom Wildenhaus, PGA

President

Michael O’Brien, PGAVice-President

Kevin Murphy, PGATreasurer

Warren Bottke, PGASecretary

Christian Sheehan, PGADirector

Jim Leary, PGADirector

Chris Krause, PGADirector

Jim O’Connor, PGADirector

Emily Faulkner

18 holes and no back pain thanks to Jupiter Medical Center.

To call Joe a golf enthusiast is an understatement. When back

pain took him off the course, he turned to Jupiter Medical

Center for spine microsurgery, an innovative technique used

to treat pinched nerves and other debilitating conditions.

Now Joe’s back in the game.

From prehab to rehab, nobody does orthopedics

better than Jupiter Medical Center. If you have back

pain, call Judy Dellosa, Orthopedic & Spine Nurse

Navigator, at 561-263-3633.

The Anderson Family Orthopedic& Spine Center of Excellence

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1210 S. Old Dixie Highway l Jupiter, FL 33458

Recognized by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as being in the top 2.2 percent of hospitals in the nation for quality outcomes related to elective hip and knee procedures.

Certified by the Joint Commission for Total Joint Replacement for Hips, Knees and Shoulders

“ Spine microsurgery got me back on the course!”– Joe Siegel

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rules with chrisThis past week at the South Florida PGA Professional Championship, our committee had an interesting ruling that brought our attention to a common situation that players find themselves in on the golf course.

A player in the final round on Wednesday hit his ball over the 8th green on the Old Orange course which featured a back right hole location on a two tier green that sloped severely from left to right. This 328 yard hole has a narrow landing area with lateral water hazards on both sides of the driving zone and a coquina path around the left and back side of the green. This particular player hit the back slope of the right portion of the green and his ball kicked down

onto the coquina path. Not realizing his ball had come to rest on the path, he drove the golf cart around the back side of the green and over his own ball.

Rule 18-2aii states that if the equipment of the player of or his partner causes the ball to move, the player incurs a penalty of one stroke. In oper-ating under 18-2 when the player caused the ball to move, it must be replaced otherwise the play-er would be playing from a wrong place in which he would incur a penalty of 2 strokes under 20-7. When a golf cart is shared by two or more players, the cart and everything in it are deemed to be the equipment of one of the players sharing the cart. If the cart is being moved by one of the players

sharing it, the cart and everything in it are deemed to be that player’s equipment. Because the player who hit the shot was driving the golf cart, he incurred a one stroke penalty and was required to drop the ball as near as possible to the place where it lay because he did not know the lie of the ball when it originally came to rest. If he saw the ball prior to driving over it, he could have placed it as the exact spot and lie of the ball would have been known. If anyone else were driving the golf cart when the ball was run over, it would fall under 18-4 in stroke play which states that there would be no penalty and the ball must be replaced and if this occurred in match play, the opponent would incur a penalty of one stroke and again the ball must be replaced.

If we were to break this ruling down into steps, the first step to understanding how to proceed is in the knowledge that the golf cart is considered the equip-ment of the player that is operating the cart. This serves as a reminder that the definitions are truly the building blocks toward understanding the rules of golf. Think about it this way, you wouldn’t try to read an entire book written in a different language without understanding how to read said language. Why should the Rules of Golf be any different?

Send your rules situation to cgilkey@pgahq.com

REGLAS DE GOLF

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new & upcoming

JUNIOR TOURSeptember 12-13

Challenge Tour Event #10Polo Club of Boca Raton

September 26-27Championship Tour Event #9

Banyan Golf Club

SECTIONSeptember 17-18

Assistants ChampionshipTrump National Doral

September 28Global Golf Sales Cup

The Club at Olde Cypress

SOUTHEAST CHAPTER

September 8Team Championship

Indian River Club

September 12-13Palm Beach Open

Champions Club at Summerfield

September 21-22Chapter Championship

Admiral’s Cove - East Course

October 59:00 AM-12:00 PM

EDUCATION: “EBC” Elite TrainingPGA National Estates

$25.00Contact: Kevin Compare, PGA

SOUTHERN CHAPTER

September 8Chapter ChampionshipTrump National Doral

SOUTHWEST CHAPTER

September 3Global Golf Sales #4

Wildcat Run Golf & CC

September 8-9Capter Stroke Play Championship

Bonita Bay Club Naples

September 22-24Chapter Match Play Championship

Hideout Golf Club

September 12-13Ocean Reef Pro-Am

Ocean Reef Club

Volunteer your time with the SFPGA Junior Championship and Challenge Tours. PGA Professionals will earn 1 MSR credit/hour they volunteer. On course responsibilites include monitoring pace of play, assisting with rul-ings and starting. To volunteer please call Jake Weir at the section office at 561.729.0544 or email jweir@pgahq.com

Upcoming volunteer opportunities include:

Jr Challenge Tour #10 - Polo Club of Boca Raton - September 12-13Jr Championship Event #9 - Banyan Golf Club - September 26-27

MSR OPPORTUNITIES

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