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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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