Volume 8, Issue 29, July 24, 2015 Presented By

Volume 8, Issue 29, July 24, 2015
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The North Florida PGA Member Update (your newsletter sent by email and posted on the web every
Friday) is one-stop shopping for everything North Florida PGA. We encourage all Members and
Apprentices to review the Member Update each week for news regarding your Association and its
activities.
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Inaugural NFPGA National Car Rental
Pro-Scratch Championship
Monday, August 3, 2015
Presented By
Over $7000.00 added to Purse thanks to National Car Rental!
Click HERE For National Car Rental Emerald Club Enrollment Form
To Be Eligible For Purse
At the Spectacular Stone Creek Golf Club in Ocala!
Our host will be Stan Cooke, PGA
9676 S W 62nd Loop, Ocala, FL 34481
Phone: (352) 854-1272
www.stonecreekgolfocala
FORMAT: 8:30 SHOTGUN
18 Holes: Four Ball Stroke Play (1 best ball of two) Female participants are encouraged and will play
from approximately 85% of men’s yardage.
ELIGIBILITY:
All NFPGA Members and Apprentices Classifications in good standing except A-3, IN, and F. Team
consists of one Professional or Apprentice and one Amateur. No Pro-Pro or Pro-Apprentice
teams.
ENTRY FEE:
$200.00 per team/$100.00 per person. Optional Skins game, $20 per team.
Lunch after golf included! Professional purse will be money, Amateurs will receive gift certificates.
ONLINE Registration Only, Please.
ENTRIES CLOSE:
Registration Deadline is Thursday July 30 at 5:00 p.m.
Click Here to Register Online Only, Please.
Professional Responsible To Pay For and Register The Team…
Click HERE For Flyer with more details…
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August 3-6, 2015
Miramont CC, Bryan TX
Good Luck to our NFPGA Junior Championship Medalists!
Rachel Silverman and Anton Serafini
One of junior golf's major championships, the Junior PGA Championship is where the best in the world
get their start. The Championship celebrates its 40th anniversary in August 2015. Begun in 1976, at
Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fla., the Championship has been a popular stop on the national
junior circuit for many of today's PGA and LPGA touring professionals.
Past Junior PGA Championship competitors who have gone on to successful professional careers
include: Billy Andrade, Stewart Cink, Chris Couch, Trevor Immelman, Cristie Kerr, Justin Leonard, Phil
Mickelson, D.A. Points, Pat Perez, Sean O'Hair, Grace Park, In-Bee Park, Lexi Thompson, Jordan Spieth
and Tiger Woods.
David Toms, 1984 Champion, won the 2001 PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club. Sean O'Hair,
1998 Champion, was the 2005 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year. Trevor Immelman, 1996 Champion, was
the 2006 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year and in 2008 won the Masters.
In 2014 a 2-year agreement was reached between the PGA of America, which conducts the Junior PGA
Championship, the Valero Texas Open and the Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic. The agreement will give
the boys' division champion an invitation to the PGA Tour's Valero Texas Open and the girls' division
champion will receive an invitation to the LPGA's Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic.
Follow them and all the action at www.pgatournaments.com
Membership Service Requirements Beginning 2015 Cycle
** Please Note the Education Changes
Click HERE For MSR Details…
Effective July 1, 2015, apprentices have Term Life insurance coverage. The annual premium of $34 was
included with the annual dues for fiscal year July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016. The insured’s benefit
is based upon age at the time of death: Under Age 35 = $15,000 and Age 35 and over = $10,000. One
of the requirements of having a life insurance policy is to designate primary and/or contingent
beneficiary (ies). It is extremely important that the beneficiary designation (s) be provided in a timely
manner. Please click here now to access the electronic form. The beneficiary (ies) designated on this
form will remain in effect until such time as you notify the PGA of America, in writing, of any changes.
Thank you for your most immediate attention to this important matter. Please feel free to contact the
Membership Services Department at (800) 474-2776 with any questions.
The North Florida PGA is proud to be the first Section supporting the PGA of America’s Program
Manager. Please utilize this valuable tool for clinics, lessons, Get Golf Ready, and other program
registrations including tournaments, etc. This tool is for your benefit, and the North Florida PGA is
fortunate to be the first Section allowed to utilize this new tool. Get started today by visiting
www.pga.org/programmanager Learn more in our Wednesday Webinars. Each week at 1:00 PM
(Eastern) we conduct a call-in webinar. In just 45 minutes you' ll learn how you can put the PROGRAM
MANAGER to work at your course. For more information and to sign up, go to this link:
http://goo.glNFpDjr
Did You Know? The PGA has a new Marketing Resource Center For You!
Click HERE To link to pgalinks for all the details...Good stuff!
Did you know that the National Office also puts out an informative monthly newsletter? It’s called
“Membership Matters”. It is very well written and interesting. Click HERE to read the latest version.
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Reminder… East Central and Southwest Chapter Elections coming up!
You will receive more info and details from your Chapter Leadership.
Southwest Chapter Elections will be held on August 10 at 5:30 pm at Laurel Oak.
Click HERE For Details and Nomination Procedures
East Central Chapter Elections will be held on September 21 at 5:30 pm at Crane Lakes.
Click HERE For Details and Nomination Procedures
Get Better North Florida
Fellow NFPGA Professionals, I am the Chair of our Section's Instruction Division. I have started a
campaign called "Get Better North Florida". These are Teaching Expos that I would like to conduct in
each of our 4 Chapters. These are typically 9-1pm, 7-8 instructors needed at each site. Open to the
public to come in for a day of instruction from our great teachers. Super way to showcase your talent
and business. I will oversee each event but need help from Professionals in each Chapter to set dates,
get host facilities, recruit teachers etc... Please e mail me at swhidden@pga.com if you are interested in
getting involved.
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money-back, satisfaction guarantee on their dynamic digital signage system. With ProGolfWeather,
golfers can see the weather as it’s happening at your course. You can also promote upcoming
tournaments, real estate opportunities, and pro shop or restaurant specials.
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Welcome New Partners!
The North Florida PGA is excited to announce 2 new partnerships. Both were present at the North
Florida PGA University seminars held at Reunion Resort to explain their product’s benefits and how they
will help support the North Florida PGA Members and Section initiatives. Connie Charles and Peter Fox
from ImapMyGolf explained how managing your feelings and thinking is the last leg of your journey to
become a complete golfer and imapMyGolf is your answer. ImapMyGolf identifies these “inside-you”
events, specifically for you, so you’ll recognize them in real time. Then it shows you how to manage
them. In golf there are many swing doctors and mental gurus. Both often miss the point. It’s not always
the swing or the strategy that cause bogies. Sometimes it’s in your belly or your spirit. Situations,
competition, hazards, gamesmanship, or even off-course stressors cause emotional reactions which
directly affect physical performance. imapMyGolf identifies specific-to-you internal events and maps
your safe routes to shed what you dread. They also offered incentives for PGA Professionals to pass
along their unique and proven strategies to their members and customers in the corporate environment.
GolfGameBook’s CEO Mikko Rantanen and Sales Manager Antii Hiltunen flew in from Finland to
introduce their fast growing app for pro-style live scoring. This app is easy to set up and use and
introduces a social media aspect of facebook and twitter to live scoring as well. Golfers from all over
Europe have already engaged with this unique and fun live scoring experience. GolfGameBook is now
ready to take the US golfers by storm. It’s been proven that once a golfer starts to use the app, they
are hooked. GolfGameBook can be utilized in Section and Chapter tournaments as well as club
tournaments, league play and personal golf games. Golf GameBook app is fun, fast and easy way to
keep your score while playing golf. It’s free to download and free to use. The era of paper and pencil is
over.
May 4, 2015 - FlightScope®, a world leader in sports technology, today announces the re-vamped
MyFlightScope.com, an online tool for helping players improve technique and overall game performance.
The platform works with the FlightScope software and mobile applications to automatically upload all of
a user's data from a training session directly into the site's reporting system, allowing players from
across the world to compare their data against thousands of others.
My FlightScope.com gives golfers the option to track and compare their data individually per session,
over time, or to PGA professionals and other MyFlightScope.com users in various demographics through
live leaderboards. The ability to track their progress against other FlightScope users gives teachers and
students alike a simple, graphically rich tool to see their progress advance over time and develop
appropriate benchmarks.
"Our team is constantly looking for innovative ways to help FlightScope users take advantage of the
imperative data reported during a session," said Henri Johnson, Inventor and CEO of FlightScope. "The
MyFlightScope.com interface is a great way for players and coaches to review their game analysis and
session reports. 27 data parameters are available to give a complete picture of ball and swing
performance."
More than one billion total yards and four million shots have been taken on FlightScope applications and
reported to the platform while tracking ball flight, club and swing performance. Performance is tracked
with specific parameters such as ball speed, launch angles, smash factor, dynamic loft, angle of attack,
club path and more to help players better understand and hone in on areas needing improvement.
Players can also create custom Skills challenges that allow them to challenge friends and earn a spot at
the top of the leaderboards.
"Besides being able to compare their statistics to other FlightScope users or friends, we knew it was
important for players to be able to see how they stack up against PGA Tour players," continued
Johnson. "MyFlightScope.com seamlessly connects with the Skills Combines to give users the ability to
make comparisons between PGA averages and themselves."
To learn more about or register for the platform visit, MyFlightScope.com
Contact FlightScope to see how FlightScope Can Help YOU!
www.flightscope.com
sales@flightscope.com
Sales: 407-967-7121
Click HERE For Your Exclusive FlightScope Financing Options and Benefits!
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIZXocYwPVA
Thank You For Donating The Shirts For Our NFPGA PGA Professional Championship!
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wearing the new styles to place second in the PGA TOUR's Barbasol Championship in Auburn, AL. The
rising star and Alabama native birdied the final two holes, including dropping a 58-foot putt on the 72nd
green, for a 4-under 67 on Sunday. That followed rounds of 66, 70 and 65 to finish at 16 under.
Wilcox's second-place finish was the best of his PGA Tour career, and secured full status for the
2015/2016 season including a spot in the 2016 Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass.
"It's the first week I wore the new CHASE54 styles and I finished second," Wilcox says. "While it was
the hottest week of the year, I was extremely comfortable out there. The clothes breathe so well and
don't restrict my swing," he adds. "The styles fit me great, and they're tailored perfectly. I can say it's
better than what I'd been wearing for the past three years," he adds. "I'm loving the broader selection
of shirts. I have a whole new box of clothes to choose from and I want to bring them all with me, but
my bag is only so big," he says. Wilcox adds that the new C54 logo is more pro-looking. "The new
clothes and logo are just more interesting," he says...everybody's complimenting me and I get to look a
little different ...it's great."
"Will is playing great and looking great in our new collection," says Lulu Faddis," Creative Director and
Chief Designer of CHASE54. "Exceptional performance is something CHASE54 prides itself on, whether
it's in our fabrics or a member of TEAM54," Faddis adds. "When Will received the new styles, he sent us
a note with huge props and was impressed with how we continue to innovate in color, style and fabrics,"
she adds. "All of us at CHASE54 are incredibly proud of Will and his journey. We are not only fortunate
to have Will's talents on our team, but his modest nature and cool persona are reflective of our growing
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is a lifestyle brand created by golfers for golfers and beyond. Founded and backed by 30 years of
garment manufacturing excellence and more than 400 million garments produced, Chase54 offers golf
apparel for both men and women with phenomenal styling and superior fabrics, all at an affordable
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his ball. He then realizes that the only area in which he may drop under the Rules is such that his ball,
when dropped, will almost certainly be unplayable. He replaces his ball and plays it from its original
position. What is the ruling?
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NORTHERN
August 12 - NC Stableford; Ponte Vedra Inn & Club
August 23-25 - Gate Petroleum Invitational
September 1-3 - NFPGA Section Championship; Reunion Resort
EAST CENTRAL
August 15 - ECC Pro Junior; Championsgate
August 24 - ECC Pro Am; Country Club of Orlando
September 1-3 - NFPGA Section Championship; Reunion Resort
September 21 - ECC Pro Pro, Meeting & Elections; Crane Lakes
WEST CENTRAL
August 10 - Gary Koch Pro Junior; Temple Terrace
August 24-25 - WCC Match Play; Westchase
September 1-3 - NFPGA Section Championship; Reunion Resort
SOUTHWEST
August 10 - Kevin Mark Memorial Pro Pro Meeting & Elections; Laurel Oak
August 24 - University Park Alternate Shot
August 28 - Venetian Golf & River Club Senior Junior
September 1-3 - NFPGA Section Championship; Reunion Resort
September 5-6 - Englewood Open; Lemon Bay & Myakka Pines
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Employment Changes between 6/01/2015 and 6/30/2015 for Section
Employee
William D Brown, PGA
Dave A. Clark, PGA
Mark C Codianna
Stanley E Cooke, PGA
Kevin M. Courteau, PGA
Peter F Dooley
Robert M. Duquette, PGA
Hannah M Espy
Tyler D. Hitchcock, PGA
Derek J. Meglio, PGA
Gary S. Nicoll, PGA
Robert W Parks Jr.
Richard T. Podwalski, PGA
Mark Rummings, PGA
Joseph J. Salvaggio, PGA
Rob C. Spiars, PGA
Brian B Todd
Lanier E Waters, PGA
Class
A-1
A-6
B-4
A-13
A-8
B-14
A-13
B-8
A-8
A-1
A-6
B-1
A-8
A-4
A-21
A-1
B-8
A-8
Facility
Bayou Club
Core Golf Learning Center
Black Diamond Ranch Golf & CC
Stone Creek Golf Club
Timber Greens Country Club
Lake Jovita Golf & C.C.
Golf Club @ Cypress Head
Carrollwood Country Club
Walt Disney World Golf/Palm Magnolia
Metrowest Golf Club
Hernando Oaks Golf Club
The Preserve at Turnbull Bay
TPC Sawgrass
Ritz-Carlton Memb GC Sarasota
Victory Golf Management
Renaissance Vinoy Resort
Pelican Pointe Golf & CC
Cove Cay Country Club
Start Date
6/10/2015
6/17/2015
6/20/2015
6/8/2015
6/8/2015
6/16/2015
6/2/2015
6/23/2015
6/10/2015
6/9/2015
6/26/2015
6/30/2015
6/10/2015
6/1/2015
6/10/2015
6/17/2015
6/24/2015
6/5/2015
Class and Section Changes
Current Section#
135
135
Old Section#
190
200
Name
Corey Hamlin, PGA
Michael T Arrigoni, PGA
From Date
6/9/2015
6/30/2015
Expire Date
6/30/2016
6/30/2016
Class
A-9
A-6
Init Code
Section
Section
135
135
135
135
135
135
135
135
135
10
290
135
135
135
135
135
135
135
Daniel J. Merrell, PGA
Jackie R. Glover Jr., PGA
William D Brown, PGA
Rob C. Spiars, PGA
John Reger, PGA
Lanier E Waters, PGA
Derek J. Meglio, PGA
Mark Rummings, PGA
Robert M. Duquette, PGA
6/10/2015
6/2/2015
6/10/2015
6/7/2015
6/14/2015
6/5/2015
6/9/2015
6/1/2015
6/2/2015
6/30/2016
6/30/2016
6/30/2016
6/30/2016
6/30/2016
6/30/2016
6/30/2016
6/30/2016
6/30/2016
A-6
A-1
A-1
A-1
A-13
A-8
A-1
A-4
A-13
Section
Section
Class
Class
Class
Class
Class
Class
Class
New Members
Name
Tyler D. Hitchcock, PGA
Richard T. Podwalski, PGA
Joseph J. Salvaggio, PGA
Facility
Walt Disney World Golf/Palm Magnolia
TPC Sawgrass
Victory Golf Management
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John Attard
Andrew Corry
Mitchell Heitsch
Gordy Powell
Kenneth Powell
Kevin Sackville
Jason Sproat
7/25
Benjamin Addis
Richard Bianco
Hank Davis
Kyle Dotson
7/26
Kyle Bourassa
Daniel Hatcher
Jason Hill
Patrick Leahy
Roy Livingstone
Michael Tsouklaris
John Wright
7/27
John Bell
Dave Creighton
Brett Devita
Stephen Knott
Robert Larensen
Kenneth Smith
Scott Wickham
7/28
Brian Blackburn
John Hayes
Franklin Lickliter
Brian Richter
Matthew Williamson
7/29
James Beckett
Kyaw Htet
John O'Leary
7/30
Anthony Austin
R. John Brott
Graeme McDowell
Justin Rose
Anthony Sartini
President
Vice President
Secretary
Honorary President
Mike Lynch, PGA
John Hughes, PGA
John Hughes, PGA
Tony Johnson, PGA
Tournament Chairman
Director, District 13
Career Services Consultant, District 13
Dave Hronek, PGA
Jack Binswanger, PGA
Mike McCollum, PGA
Northern Chapter
East Central Chapter
West Central Chapter
Southwester Chapter
Greg Lecker, PGA
President
Brendon Elliott, PGA
President
Rick Sopka, PGA
President
Glen Murray, PGA
President
Jim Lohbauer, PGA
Vice President
Jason Kuiper, PGA
Vice President
Chris Slattery, PGA
Vice President
Kevin Paschall, PGA
Vice President
Executive
Director/CEO
Office Manager & Member Services
Coordinator
Operations & Events
Manager
Tournament
Director
Administrative
Assistant
Rich Smith, PGA
Jan Olier
Steve Morris, PGA
Ben Herring
Brandi Williams
North Florida Section
PGA of America
7593 Gathering Drive
Kissimmee, FL 34747
PHONE / FAX
(386) 256-1221 / (386) 675-1478
WEB SITE
www.nfpga.com