TOPICS NEWSLETTER - South Florida PGA Golf

TOPICS NEWSLETTER
VOLUME 15, NO. 4 - JULY 2010
Global Golf Sales Series #2 - Page 6 E-Z-GO South Florida Open - Page 7
Junior PGA Championship - Page 10
Scratch Pro - Am - Page 7
WHAT’S INSIDE:
Upcoming Challenge Cup
Patriot Day 2010
Junior PGA Championship
Pro’s On The Go
SFPGA Foundation Board
...And More!
2010 Challenge Cup - Page 8

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NEW MEMBERS
The South Florida PGA would like to welcome the following new members to the Section:
Christopher Glover, PGA A-8 Calusa Pines Golf Club
William Junk, PGA A-4 Martin Downs Country Club
Kenneth Mason II, PGA A-8 Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club
Matthew Roop, PGA A-8 Eagle Creek Golf & CC
Steven Russell, PGA IN Unattached
Andrew Wieczorek, PGA A-8 The Rookery at Marco GC
NEW APPRENTICES
The South Florida PGA would like to welcome the following new apprentices to the Section:
Mark Contentor B-8 Stonebridge Golf & CC
Mark Drenga B-8 PGA Center for Golf Learn&Perf
Christopher Green B-8 Jim McLean G School-Doral
Evan Holewinski B-8 Island Country Club
Harlan Kaplan B-8 Glen Eagle Golf and CC
John King B-8 Raptor Bay Golf Club
Allison Lepping B-8 Palm Cove Golf Club
Thomas Regan B-8 Town of Palm Beach GC
Manny Zerman B-8 La Gorce Country Club
PGA CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM
The South Florida PGA would like to congratulate Meghan Spero, PGA on earning her certification
in Golf Operations and Valerie Osborn, PGA in Retail through The PGA Certified Professional
Program.
QUARTER CENTURY CLUB
Congratulations to PGA members Thomas Roberts, Dennis Meyer, and Russ Holden on their
induction into the Quarter Century Club, joining an outstanding group of individuals who have
been PGA members for over 25 years.
2010 SFPGA LAS VEGAS TRAVEL PRO-AM - ONLY A
FEW SPOTS LEFT
Join the SFPGA for its Las Vegas Travel Pro-Am! PGA Professionals stay
and play for free (airfare not included) and the amateur contestant fee is
$1,875 per person, single occupancy, and does not include airfare (accompanying
guest fee is $299). The Pro-Am runs Sunday-Thursday, October 3-7
and golf will be played on Paiute Golf Resort’s Wolf Course, at Arroyo Golf
Club and at Bear’s Best, with accommodations at Caesar’s Palace. Contact
Meredith at 561-624-7657 for additional information. Spots are going fast,
so get your team together today!
MSR REQUIREMENTS
The current MSR cycle ends June 15, 2011 and the requirements for the three year cycle
is 54 credits. Please be aware that there are two required fields. The Education requirement
is 12 credits and the Meeting requirement is 12 credits. The remaining credits can be
earned under several different categories. See MSR requirements at PGAlinks.com. If you
have any questions regarding your MSR credits, contact the Section office at 561-624-7676.
JUNIOR TOUR VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
The South Florida PGA is in the midst of another successful year of junior golf. To continue our
successful trend, we need volunteers to come out and act as Pace of Play/Rules Officials during the
events. Each volunteer will receive 1 MSR Credit per hour worked. If you would like to help, please
click here to view the tournament dates and site, and then contact Meredith at 561-624-7657 with
your availability.
PAT
Congratulations to all who passed the Player Ability Test (PAT) held at PGA Golf Club - Ryder
Course on Monday, May 24, 2010.
Chris Andrakakos
Ryan Bainer
Ryan Beech
Louie Benjamin
Michael Bove
Jordan Burke
Richard Burke
Jermaine Cooper
Mark Drenga
Fredrick Gansz
Marvin Gonzalez
Peter Haupt
David Huebsch
Mark Jacosbon
Ryan LaVoie
Matthew Metaxas
Kevin Morton
Peter Murphy
Andy Oldham
Preston Roberts
Sean Schwartz
David Suarez
Mark Sutherland
Joseph Trombetti
Kenneth Williams
David Worrall
contact information
SOUTH FLORIDA SECTION,
PGA OF AMERICA
100 Avenue of the Champions
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418
PHONE / FAX
561-624-7676 / 561-624-8576
EMAIL
sflorida@pgahq.com
WEBSITE
www.sflorida.pga.com
PRESIDENT
Stephen A. Cox, PGA
VICE PRESIDENT
Brian Peaper, PGA
SECRETARY
Warren Bottke, PGA
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Jeff Raimer, PGA
SOUTHERN CHAPTER PRESIDENT
Dick McNeill, PGA
SOUTHEAST CHAPTER PRESIDENT
Rick Heard, PGA
SOUTHWEST CHAPTER PRESIDENT
Bill Constantine, PGA
ISLAND CHAPTER PRESIDENT
Aaron West, PGA
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Geoff Lofstead
ADVISORY BOARD
Paul Anderson
Dean Baker
Rick Bayliss
Ed D’Alessandro, PGA
Ira Kaplan
Jim Maitland
Jim O’Connor
Craig Perna
Steve Sponder
Harry Tempkins
Roger Woonton
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APPRENTICE LEVELS PASSED
Robert Alderman PGA Golf Club R1
Michael Carper Grande Oaks Golf Club R2
Christopher Green Jim McLean G School N0
Evan Holewinski Island Country Club N0
Toni Jobes Paradise Instructional GS R1
Michael Johnson St Andrews CC R1
Harlan Kaplan Glen Eagle Golf and CC N0
John King Raptor Bay Golf Club N0
Christopher Ryan Naples Heritage Golf & CC R2
Christopher Shultis Bay Colony Golf Club R1
Tommy Spampinato Colonial Country Club R1
Renee Trudeau Riviera Country Club R1
Manny Zerman La Gorce Country Club N0
Erik Zinn Sombrero Country Club R1
JULY IS FAMILY GOLF MONTH
This July, golf facili
ties across the country will host fun and affordable
activities as part of Family Golf
Month. During Family Golf Month, golf
courses will offer a series of programs for
families to learn and play golf. Golf courses
will offer Family Golf Clinics, Family
Golf Play Days, Kids Play Free Days, Bring Your Kids to the Golf Range
Take Your Daughter to the Course Week, July 5-11, Sticks for Kids,
PGA Family Course, and other special programs. Visit www.Playgolfamerica.com
to learn more and sign up your course today!
GOLF LICENSE PLATE PROGRAM
This year the South Florida PGA
has partnered with the Golf License
Plate Program to help promote the
plate to Florida residents. For every
Golf License Plate sold in the state of
Florida $25 goes to the Florida Junior
Golf Council in support of junior golf
throughout the state. Every facility
in South Florida should have received promotional information about the
Golf License Plate Program, and we encourage you to display it at your facility.
Please note that grants are available for PGA professionals conducting junior
golf camps, clinics, etc. and more information can be found by visiting http://
www.fjgc.org/.
MORE POINTS OFFERED IN 2010 FOR
PLAYER OF THE YEAR & SENIOR PLAY-
ER OF THE YEAR POINTS RACE
Regular Player of the Year points
are now awarded for qualifiers,
exempt players, and those
making the cut at the Florida
Open. Senior Player of the Year
points are awarded in the Section
and South Florida Open
for Seniors missing the cut. For
a printout of the compete Player of the Year Points Policy, visit sflorida.
pga.com. The Player of the Year and Senior Player of the Year points races
are supported by Sterling Cut Glass. Here is the current top ten list for
2010 Player of the Year points and 2010 Senior Player of the Year points.
2010 PLAYER OF THE YEAR
POINTS LIST
Top Ten (as of July 1):
Lee Rinker 462.5
Ryan Garrity 391.5
Paul Scaletta 360
Mike San Filippo 322.5
Jerry Tucker 310
JD Murray 225
Christopher Toulson 210
Christopher Kaufman 201.4
Alan Morin 197.5
Jeff Waber 130
2010 SENIOR PLAYER OF THE
YEAR POINTS LIST
Top Ten (as of June 20):
Jerry Tucker 755
Mike San Filippo 666.25
Ken Martin 517.05
Billy Ziobro 452.5
Brian Peaper 345.8
Dennis Meyer 330
Joseph Bostic 277.5
Paul Daniels 277.5
Steve Waugh 277.5
Marion Heck 270
To view the rest of the list for player of the year points and senior
player of the year points, please visit the website at www.sflorida.
pga.com.
quote of the month
“When God wants to play
through, you let him play
through.”
Lee Trevino
Professional golfer, after being
struck by lightning
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PRO’S ON THE GO
PRO TO FROM
Scott Newhouse Unattached A-4 – Naples National GC, Naples
Vic Carder Unattached A-4 – Pelican’s Nest GC, Bonita Spgs
Lance McAllister A-1 – Mizner CC, Delray Bch A-8 – Mizner CC, Delray Beach
Cory Paul Head A-1 – Doral Golf Resort – Doral A-8 – Doral Golf Resort – Doral
Sherry Zimet A-1 – The Polo Club of Boca Raton A-14 – The Polo Club of Boca Raton
Toby Schmidt unattached A-4 – Mizner Country Club, Delray Bch
Steven Loomis A-13 – Southern Texas Section A-13 Dorado Beach Resort, Dorado Bch
Michael Rochford A-4 – Mizner CC, Delray Bch A-6 – Mizner CC, Delray Beach
Jeffrey Willenberg A-13 – Bahia Beach Resort, PR A-13-Palmas del Mar, Humacao PR
education
Spring Seminar a Success
Forty South Florida PGA Professionals attended the awesome
Spring Education Seminar held Thursday, June 10th at
The Vineyards Country Club. The seminar featured Oncor
Solutions, a marketing solutions company, and a panel of PGA
Professionals discussing the employment issues facing the golf
industry today.
Oncor Solutions shocked the audience with how simple it can
be to find customers/members, engage them all while tracking
your ROI on monies spent. They used real examples of
golf courses in the section that they have already worked with
to prove that the methods they teach really work! They also
proved that you could do get 1000% return on marketing dollars
without having to spend massive amounts of money in order
to generate business. Free information on resources that
could bring in new customers right away was
Oncor Solutions was present to help kick off their FREE webinar
series beginning July 19th. This series will feature information
on how to re-think your marketing tactics, how to use
what they call the ‘new social media’, all while keeping your
budgets in check, and drive in customers. This webinar series
will show simple solutions, and ways of tracking the ROI of
your marketing. More information regarding the webinar series
will be available soon.
Immediately following Oncor’s presentation a panel discussion
was conducted, featuring a diverse group of PGA Professional
from all different aspects of the golf industry, including
private and public facilities, hospitality corporations and the
PGA of America. The panel consisted of SFPGA Professionals
Tom Wildenhaus, Rich Lamb and Doug Reed, along PGA
Career Consultant Phil Berry. All were asked questions regarding
the current employment situation and how they have remained
successful at their facilities for an extended period of
time. The biggest piece of advice that they offered was to show
your passion for golf, make yourself visible at all times, and be
hungry to take on multiple job roles.
Again, the information shared during the seminar was tremendous.
Thank you to all those who attended and our speakers
for their time.
Earn More MSR Credits
UPCOMING EDUCATION
SEMINAR:
November 8
Atlantis Country Club
8 AM - 12 PM,
$40 registration fee
SFPGA TOWN HALL SERIES
PRESENTED BY BOXGROOVE
2 MSR credits will be awarded per town
hall meeting attended.
August 10 - Grey Oaks CC, Naples
September 3 - Coral Springs CC
October 1 - Fountains CC, Lake Worth
WEBINAR SERIES WITH
ONCORE SOLUTIONS
NEW webinar series with Oncor Solutions
kicks off July 19th. This free series will run
throughout the year, offering information
to facilities on how to better market
themselves and target the right people.
Look for more details coming soon. Information
and registration for education
seminar and Town Hall Series may be
found on the website at sflorida.pga.com.
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SFPGA Foundation Board Meeting Update
contact information
Below are some highlights of the spring South Florida PGA Foundation
Board meeting June 9, 2010.
Foundation Board Structure Review
Geoff Lofstead reported that the section board approved a change to the
Foundation Board structure to now include the Section Honorary President,
Tom Wildenhaus, Kevin Murphy, Michael O’Brien, Craig Perna, the
three mainland chapter presidents, and three members at large chosen by
the Section President.
Election of Officers
Jeff Raimer recommended that the Foundation make Tom Wildenhaus
President, Michael O’Brien Vice President, and Kevin Murphy Treasurer
and the current section Honorary President as the Secretary.
Motion to approve the new Foundation Board Officers. Seconded. Motion
Passed.
Charitable Requesting
Meredith Schuler presented twelve applications for charitable gifting.
Motion to grant $1,000 to each the following eight charities: The First Tee
Naples/Collier-Gulf Coast Junior Tour, Junior Golf Association of Broward
County, Special Olympics Florida/Martin County, Indian River Golf Foundation,
Southwest Florida Junior Golf Association, Junior Golf Foundation
of America, Here’s Help, Gold Coast Junior Golf Foundation, and $2000
granted to Nicholas R. Chiera Dinner/Auction and Golf Classic. Seconded.
Motion Passed.
SFPGA FOUNDATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
100 Avenue of the Champions
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
33418
PRESIDENT
Tom Wildenhaus, PGA
VICE PRESIDENT
Michael O’Brien, PGA
TREASURER
Kevin Murphy, PGA
SECRETARY
Jeff Raimer, PGA
OTHER BOARD MEMBERS
Bill Constantine, PGA
Rick Heard, PGA
Dick McNeil, PGA
Craig Perna, PGA
Motion to grant a maximum of $1,000 to The First Tee of the Palm
Beaches upon the submission of PGA Professional time sheets. Seconded.
Motion Passed.
CHARITABLE GIFTING:
$1,000 The First Tee Naples/Collier-Gulf Coast
Junior Tour
$1,000 Junior Golf Association of Broward Cty
$1,000 Special Olympics Florida/Martin County
$1,000 Indian River Golf Foundation
$1,000 Gold Coast Junior Golf Foundation
$2,000 Nicholas R. Chiera Dinner/Auction &
Golf Classic
$1,000 Here’s Help
$1,000 The First Tee of the Palm Beaches
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tournament news
Scratch Pro-Am
Matt Stein, PGA and Ryan Abbate,
representing Adios Golf Club in Coconut
Creek, combined for a 10 under par
62 Monday to win the 31st annual South
Florida Pro Scratch Amateur Championship
at the TPC at Eagle Trace.
A special thanks to supporting sponsors
Golf GameBook and Mobile ProShop.
Also, thanks to TPC at Eagle Trace Head
Professional Bryan Stone and Assistant
Professionals John
Gerber, Derek Fox,
and Bradley Sliauter
for hosting a great
event. Full field results
may be found at sflorida.pga.com.
Article written by Larry Bush.
From L to R: Dean Baker, Mobile ProShop; Ryan Abbate; Matt Stein,
PGA, Adios Golf Club; David Rossi, Golf GameBook; Mikko Rantanen,
Golf GameBook
Global Golf Series #2
Teammates Rafael Floriani, Instructor at the PGA Center for Golf Learning & Performance, and Ken Martin, Teaching
Professional at Village Golf Club, won the Global Golf Sales Tournament Series #2 June 15, 2010. Floriani and
Martin combined for a final score of 62 during the 18-hole best ball event, with each player taking home $1,036.47.
The Global Golf Sales Tournament Series is
sponsored by Steve Sponder of Global Golf
Sales and features 3 tournaments with different
playing formats open to all SFPGA members
and apprentices. The series long champion
wins a cruise for two to the Bahamas with
places 2nd through 10th winning cash prizes.
L-R: Rafael Floriani and Ken Martin
Thanks to host Tiburon Golf Club and Steve
Sponder of Global Golf Sales for sponsoring
this event. Full field results may be found at
sflorida.pga.com.
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tournament news
E-Z-GO South Florida Open
L-R: Kevin Boocock, E-Z-GO, Champion: Chris Trout, Amateur
Champion, Olin Browne Jr., Jeff Barrett, E-Z-GO.
Senior Division Champion, L-R: Roger Kennedy, Mike San
Filippo, Jeff Barrett, E-Z-GO.
Chris Trout earned his first South Florida Section victory Friday,
the 26th annual E-Z-GO South Florida PGA Open, by winning
when the seventh playoff hole against Mike San Filippo
of Hobe Sound.
Special thanks to title sponsor E-Z-GO, as well as supporting
sponsors KBS Shafts by FST, GolfBuddy and Antigua. South
Florida Section appreciates Tiburon Golf Club and its professionals
Gary Wilcox, James Feipel, Chad Nigro, and Brien
Charter. Full field results may be found at sflorida.pga.com.
Other Tournament News
South Florida PGA Professional Championship
Quail Valley Golf Club
September 28-29, 2010
Entry deadline is 5:00 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, July 7th via telephone
and on-line at www.pgalinks.com or www.pgatournaments.com.
Photo Below L-R: Arlen Bento, Kevin Bucock, Chris Trout,
Olin Browne Jr., Jeff Barrett, Kevin Holt
South Florida Senior PGA Professional Championship
Sailfish Point Golf Club
August 12-13, 2010
Entry deadline is 5:00 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, July 14th via telephone
and on-line at www.pgalinks.com or www.pgatournaments.
com.
South Florida Callaway Golf PGA Assistant Championship
Frenchman’s Reserve
August 2-3, 2010
Entry deadline is 5:00 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, July 21st via telephone
and on-line at www.pgalinks.com or www.pgatournaments.
com.
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challenge cup - north v. south
Wes Smith Selected as Honorary Captain of the
2010 SFPGA Challenge Cup Team
A prestigious rivalry between the South Florida and North Florida PGA Sections, the annual
Challenge Cup Matches pits the top ten regular division players and top two senior
division players from each respective North and South Florida PGA Player of the year
Point Races against one another over the course of 2 days and 3 different formats for coveted
Section bragging rights.
The Challenge Cup Matches began in 1981 at Grenelefe Golf & Tennis Resort in Haines
City, FL, where the North Florida PGA team claimed the first Cup victory over the South
Florida PGA team by a slim margin of 9 ½ to 8 ½ points. Since then, the South Florida
PGA Challenge Cup team has dominated the matches, winning 19 out of 29 competitions
(2 matches halved, 8 won by the North Florida Section), and have managed to keep the Cup in the South Florida
PGA Section for the past 10 consecutive years.
Captaining last year’s squad was PGA Professional Gary Baker, who joined an impressive list of honorary captains
including Ed Ficker, Burl Dale, Mickie Gallagher, Dub Pagan, Sandy Robertson, Mike Krak, Chuck Woodward,
Buddy Cook, Jack Carney, Dale Brady, Marion Heck, Fred Harkness, Roger Kennedy, Sr., and most recently, Johnny
LaPonzina. Gary’s been a part of the South Florida Section since 1971, and enjoyed the Challenge Cup every year.
“I played in the very first Challenge Cup we ever held, and being captain was something I looked forward to for a
long time.”
Gary helped lead the 2009 South Florida Challenge Cup team to it’s tenth victory in a row. “It’s easy to captain
when you have a lot of great players,” Gary said.
Close friend of Gary’s, Wes Smith of Grey Oaks Country Club, was selected as this year’s Challenge Captain.
Wes says, “I’ve played several times in our Challenge Cup and am looking forward to leading the South Florida Section
to complete and total victory! We have the best section.”
The 30th Annual Challenge Cup
Matches will be held in the South
Florida Section at the Bay Colony
Golf Club October 12-13, 2010.
The South Florida PGA Challenge
Cup team roster will be announced
after the SFPGA Section Championship
and will be supported and
outfitted by Jack Nicklaus Sportswear.
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junior news
SFPGA Junior Tour presented by The Honda Classic Event #4
Presented by:
Supported by:
The Fox Club hosted their first South Florida
PGA Junior Tour Event June 17-18, 2010. The
field featured approximately 100 junior golfers
from throughout South Florida. Placing at
the top of the leader board in the Boys Overall
Age Division, with a 149 was Christian Tepley
of Palm City. Tepley finished one shot ahead
of Derron Peyton of Boynton Beach, and four
shots ahead of Dane Cianelli of Plantation and Ethan Marcus of Boca Raton.
The heat was a true test of endurance for all the juniors walking The Fox Club. Ashley Burke
of Boynton Beach proved she could with stand the heat firing a 72 during the second round,
claiming the Girls Overall Age Division. Alexa Hammer of Boynton Beach finished second
three shots behind Burke, and one shot ahead of Samantha Smolen of Lake Worth who
took home third.
In the Boys 12-13 Age Division Stefano Gabriel Butti of Palm City finished first with at
153, two shots ahead of Zachary Bariso of Boca Raton and three ahead of Nicholas Cammarene
of Vero Beach.
Emily Faulkner of Palm City finished first in the Girls 12-13 Age Division with a total of 168,
in second was Zora Gittens of Parkland followed by Kaely Krayeski of Wellington.
L-R: Christian Tepley, Overall Boys Winner; Hugh Matthis, Head Golf Professional, Fox Club;
and Ashley Burke (Overall Girls Winner)
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junior news continued...
Junior PGA Championship
Ryan Celano of Naples and Shelby Coyle of Pembroke
Pines were the 2010 South Florida PGA Junior
PGA Champions. The event was held at Boca West
Country Club in Boca Raton on Course II, June 22nd
and 23rd.
Celano began round 2 one shot ahead of the 2009
Champion, Chase Koepka of Lake Worth, and was
able to build upon his lead, claiming victory by five
shots. Coyle entered the day tied for the lead to Annie
Dulman of North Palm Beach, and was able to
creep two shots ahead to earn her spot into the Championship.
Both Celano and Coyle qualified for the 35th Junior
PGA Championship, Aug. 2-5, 2010, at Sycamore
Hills Golf Club in Fort Wayne, Ind.
The Junior PGA Championship is open to one boy
and one girl champion from each of the 41 PGA Sections,
winners of the nine PGA Junior Series events
and a few other national junior tournaments conducted
throughout the year and special invitees who have
yet not reached their 19th birthdays and who have not
started college.
The Junior PGA Championship has traditionally
L-R: Ryan Celano and Shelby Coyle - Overall Champions of been a stepping-stone for many of today’s PGA and
the 2010 SFPGA Jr. PGA Championship
LPGA Tour professionals as well as current collegiate
stars. Past Junior PGA Championship competitors who have gone on to successful professional careers include:
Stewart Cink, In-Bee Park, Jim Furyk, Trevor Immelman, Cristie Kerr, Anthony Kim, Dottie Pepper, Justin Leonard,
Michelle McGann, Phil Mickelson, Sean O’Hair, Grace Park, Scott Verplank, David Toms, Michelle Wie and
Tiger Woods.
Since 1916, The PGA of America's mission has been
twofold; to establish and elevate the standards of the
profession and to grow interest and participation in
the game of golf.
By establishing and elevating the standards of the
golf profession through world-class education, career
services, marketing and research programs, the
Association enables PGA Professionals to maximize
their performance in their respective career paths
and showcases them as experts in the game and in the
$76 billion golf industry.
By creating and delivering dramatic world-class
championships and exciting and enjoyable golf promotions
that are viewed as the best of their class in
the golf industry, The PGA of America elevates the
public's interest in the game, the desire to play more
golf, and ensures accessibility to the game for everyone,
everywhere.
Below, L-R: Boca West Country Club Staff JR Friend, Brad
Luken, Director of Golf and Steve Wright, Superintendent
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patriot golf day
register your golf course today!
Memorial Day weekend, South Florida PGA members Karl Bublitz, Tom Metzger, Bob Baldassari represented the
South Florida PGA at The Patriot Cup on May 30th & 31st. The Patriot Cup was a Pro-Am event to open The Patriot
Golf Club which is the home course of the Folds of Honor Foundation.
The three professionals played on the 30th with members of the Patriot Golf Club and amateurs that were brought
to help support the efforts of the foundation. On the 31st, tour professionals representing the PGA Tour, the
Champions Tour, the LPGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour played with the amateur guests, military representatives
from every arm of the military and some Patriot members. Following golf, a black tie gala was held to celebrate
the foundation and all of the work and scholarships that have been generated to this point, and to bring focus back
to the foundation’s efforts.
“Tom, Bob and I left Tulsa more energized than ever to make certain we are doing all we can to assist with the
Foundation’s efforts! We look forward to our continued efforts to get our fellow Professionals involved in the
fund raising efforts during Labor Day weekend with Patriot Golf Day.” said Karl Bublitz.
Last year, the South Florida section raised over $79,000 with over 192
participating courses.
Patriot Golf Day is the flagship fundraiser for the Folds of Honor Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
that provides postsecondary educational scholarships for the children and spouses of military men and women disabled
or killed while serving our great nation. On Labor Day weekend, golfers across the country are asked to add
an extra dollar to their greens fees to fund Folds of Honor scholarships. The Patriot Golf Day campaign is jointly
supported by The PGA of America and the United States Golf Association.
The inaugural Patriot Golf Day in 2007 was started by Major Dan Rooney, Founder of the Folds of Honor Foundation,
F-16 Pilot, PGA Professional, and USGA member. On Labor Day 2007 Rooney asked golfers to add $1 to their
greens fees. His request resulted in donations of more than $1.1 million from more than 3,200 golf facilities. In the
last three years, golfers nationwide have been instrumental in raising more than $5.3 million through Patriot Golf
Day events.
Patriot Golf Day 2010 will again be held during the Labor Day weekend, September 3-6. If you are interested
in joining the mission to empower the lives of deserving military families with educational opportunities,
then please become a participating facility in 2010! PGA Professionals who host an event
and submit funds to the Folds of Honor Foundation will receive TWO MSR Credits.
The 2010 Patriot Golf Day kits will be mailed the mid-July to all registered facilities. Kit contents include a poster,
flyer, tent cards, suggested guidelines for hosting the event as well as Best Practices. Registration is available at
www.PatriotGolfDay.com.
L-R: PGA members Karl Bublitz, Bob Baldassari and Tom Metzger
attend the Patriot Cup gala for the Folds of Honor Foundation
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education
rules with drew
Double Rules
Dilemma
SFPGA TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR ANDREW MILLER
Some interesting rulings came up during last month’s
Championships. The first happened during the Pro-
Scratch Championship played at TPC Eagle Trace and
the second at the E-Z-GO South Florida Open at Tiburon
and Pelican Marsh.
The Pro-Scratch Championship is four-ball stroke
play event in which a PGA Professional partners
with an Amateur competing under a better ball
format. During the Championship a player hit
his partner’s ball. The partner realized the error
right away, retrieved his ball and dropped it from
where his partner had played. What is the penalty?
Well, let’s start with the most obvious penalty first.
Rule 31-5 tells us, “If a competitor is in breach of
Rule 15-3b for making a stroke at a wrong ball,
he incurs a penalty of two strokes and must correct
his mistake by playing the correct ball or by
proceeding under the Rules. His partner incurs
no penalty even if the wrong ball belongs to him.”
It is important to note that when the player played
the wrong ball, he took a divot with the swing. He
also took a divot with his practice swing. In short,
this means that the spot from which the wrong ball
was played was determinable and the partner should
have placed the ball instead of dropping it from which
it was previously played. Decision 20-6/1 states, “A
player placed a ball when he should have dropped
it or dropped it when he should have placed it.”
Before playing a stroke, may the player lift the ball,
without penalty, under Rule 20-6 and proceed correctly?
Yes. Otherwise the player would lose the
hole in match play or incur a penalty of two strokes
in stroke play for a breach of the applicable Rule.
Some of you might be saying, “Wait a minute Drew.
You’re telling us the partner needed to place the ball
from where it was just played even though that exact
spot is now a sand filled divot?” The answer is yes,
well, sort of. Rule 20-3b tells us, “If the original lie
of a ball to be placed or replaced has been altered:
except in a hazard, the ball must be placed in the
nearest lie most similar to the original lie that is
not more than one club-length from the original
lie, not nearer the hole and not in a hazard.” So, to
recap, the player got a two-stroke penalty for playing
a wrong ball and the partner got a two stroke penalty
for dropping a ball when he should have placed it.
The second situation I wanted to share happened
during the E-Z-GO South Florida Open on the 18th
hole at Tiburon. A player hit his second shot into the
later water hazard which runs parallel with the left
side of the hole. The player measured his two club
lengths, dropped his ball, which rolled into the water,
re-dropped under Rule 20-2c with the same result and
then finally placed the ball on the spot from which it
was re-dropped. At that moment the ball rolled into
the hazard. The player looked up, noticed I was sitting
behind the 18th green and motioned me over.
How should the player have proceeded? The first
question we need to determine is if the ball was
in play after the player placed it on the spot from
where it was re-dropped? Rule 20-4 states, “If the
player’s ball in play has been lifted, it is again in
play when dropped or placed.” This rule implies
that the ball comes to rest when dropped or placed.
Decision 20-2c/3.5 can help clarify when a ball
is in play. It states, “A player’s ball comes to
rest against a boundary stake. He deems the
ball unplayable and drops it within two clublengths
of where the ball originally lay, as prescribed
by Rule 28c. After the ball has been at
rest, it rolls and comes to rest out of bounds.”
What is the ruling? If a dropped ball comes to rest
but subsequently moves, the ball must be played
as it lies. In this case the ball is out of bounds and
the player must proceed under Rule 27-1. Since the
ball was at rest before moving, Rule 20-2c is not applicable.
The same is true for a ball which is placed.
Once you place the ball and remains still without moving,
that ball is then is play. If it subsequently moves,
you then must play it from its new position. Another
example is Decision 20-3d/1 which states, “A player
replaces his ball on the putting green three feet
from the hole.” As he is about to address the ball, it
rolls into the hole. Should the ball be replaced or is he
deemed to have holed out with his previous stroke?
The answer depends on whether the ball, when replaced,
came to rest on the spot on which it was
placed before is started rolling. If it did, the player
is deemed to have holed out with his previous stroke.
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Double Rules
Dilemma
If not, he is required to replace the ball. However, if
the ball had been overhanging the hole when it was
lifted, the provisions of Rule 16-2 would override
those of Rule 20-3d.” So back to the initial ruling, we
determined that the ball had not come to rest when he
placed it and Rule 20-3d tells us, “If a ball when placed
fails to come to rest on the spot on which it was placed,
there is no penalty and the ball must be replaced. If it
still fails to come to rest on that spot: except in a hazard,
it must be placed at the nearest spot where it can
be placed at rest that is not nearer the hole and not in
a hazard.” Had the player’s ball subsequently come to
rest when placed and then it rolled into the hazard, the
player would then have to proceed again under Rule
26-1.
For arguments sake, let’s say the player’s ball came to
rest after he placed it and then it rolled into the hazard
and the player had to again take relief under Rule 26-1,
do you think he would be permitted to change his relief
option? Meaning instead of dropping two club lengths
from where it entered the hazard, could he now drop on
the opposite margin, go back to the tee or even take the
spot from which it enter the hazard and then line that up
spot with the flagstick and go back as far as he wished?
Decision 20-2c.5 says, “A player deems his ball unplayable.
Of the three options available under Rule
28, he elects Rule 28c and drops the ball within two
club-lengths of the spot where it lay. The ball rolls
and comes to rest nearer the hole than its original
position, so the player is required by Rule 20-2c to
re-drop. May the player now proceed under a different
option? No. If the player did so, he would
be in breach of Rule 20-2c. The same principle
would apply when proceeding under Rule 26-1.”
Although this Decision would seem to infer that the
player would not be permitted from changing his relief
option, he is in fact able to change his relief option.
Under this particular situation, the player is taking relief
“again” from the hazard. It’s almost as if he never
took relief the first time. Therefore he is permitted to
select any option under Rule 26-1 for taking relief.
Well, I hope you’ve enjoyed this month’s segment of
Rules with Drew and I hope to see you at the upcoming
Pro-Pro Championship in Miami Beach and the
Statewide Pro-Assistant Championship in Naples.
upcoming events
July 6-7
Pro-Pro Championship
Supported by Global Golf Sales, & GolfBuddy
Held at LaGorce Country Club & Miami Beach Golf
Club
July 8-9
Junior Tour #5
Presented by the Honda Classic
Supported by Titlelist, Allianz Championship, Don
Law Golf Improvement Center & Mirasol Men’s
Group
Held at Normandy Shores Golf Club
July 12
Player Ability Test
Held at Palm Aire Country Club - Oaks
July 20
Senior-Super Senior Event
Held at Frenchman’s Reserve
July 22-23
Statewide Pro-Assistant
Supported by Global Golf Sales, Cutter & Buck,
GolfBuddy & Mizuno
Held at Grey Oaks Country Club
July 22-23
Junior Tour #6
Presented by the Honda Classic
Supported by Titlelist, Allianz Championship, Don
Law Golf Improvement Center & Mirasol Men’s
Group
Held at Old Corkscrew
August 2-3
South Florida Callaway Golf PGA Assistant Championship
Held at Frenchman’s Reserve
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chapter news
southeast chapter
southern chapter
With the same score on the same golf course, Ed
Sabo of Tequesta has won the Titleist Vero Beach
Shootout for the second year in a row.
Sabo earned 44 Stableford points Tuesday (June 1)
at Hawk's Nest Golf Club, edging Alan Morin of
Royal Palm Beach and Jerry Tucker of Stuart, who
tied for second with 43 points. A year ago, Sabo beat
Morin with par-4 on the first playoff hole.
"But don't ask me to compare the two," Sabo, 61,
said with a grin. "I may not remember much about
this round by the time I get home today."
Let the record show he shot two under par 70 on
his own ball with six birdies, four on the back nine
after beginning in the 12th hole in a shotgun start.
All four of his bogeys were on the front side.
It was Sabo's 10th Southeast Chapter victory since
1988, his second this year. He won the Jupiter Classic
at The Dye Preserve on May 10. He earned $1,123
from the $11,310 purse here, including an optional
bonus pool, shootout and skins game.
Traditionally, a shootout among the top eight finishers
follows the 18-hole main event. Tuesday, play
was suspended by lightning after the first round and
the $400 purse was distributed among the participants.
Less than 20 minutes later the all-clear horn
was sounded but by then nearly everyone had left.
"That's too bad," Sabo said as he packed up. "The
shootout last year was a lot of fun."
Stableford points were awarded the 74 starters on
the basis of one for bogey, two for par, four for birdie
and six for eagle.
There were no skins and the money in that pool
was redistributed in the general prize fund.
The Southern Chapter tournament schedule is in
full swing. Thank you very much to Dave Carse
and
Mark Vandyck ffor all their efforts this season.
On June 4, 2010 we held a pro only stroke play
tournament at Grande Oaks Golf Club, home of
Caddyshack. Thanks to Scott Rolan and his staff
for a fun day and congratulations to Jared Isaacs,
2009 Chapter Champion, for taking top honors
with a fine 66. John Gerber was runner up with
an excellent 69 followed by Jay Zina with a 2 under
par 70. We are looking better for next years Nelson
Cup.
On Monday, June 28, 2010 we had a pro stableford
tournament and seminar at the Jim Mclain Signature
Course at Doral. Larry Blanchard took top
honors with 40 points followed by Lou Bartoleti
with 39 points and Chris Toulson with 36 points.
The Seminar was outstanding with 2 outstanding
speakers in John Webster from the John Webster
Golf Academy at the Breakers in Palm Beach who
introduced us to his "Total Package Golf" concept.
The next speaker was our own Dan McCarthy,
Director of Instruction at Grande Oaks Golf
Club, explaining what science is now telling us
about how the golf ball "really" flies. It was amazing
how these 2 gentlemen complimented each
other in their teaching philosophies.
Our next event is the Junior Senior Tournament
on July 16 at Fort Lauderdale Country Club.
Please make every effort to attend since this
event always has a surprise ending with our great
hosts, Mike O'Brien and Mark Vandyck and their
staff.
Thanks for reading.
Dick McNeill
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