Fall Meeting of the Membership

October 7th, 2019 Vanderbilt Country Club

2019 FALL MEETING AGENDA

OCTOBER 7, 2019 AT 10:00 AM

VANDERBILT COUNTRY CLUB

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. OPENING REMARKS – NATHAN GROCE, PGA

3. CHAPTER BUSINESS

COMMITTEE REPORTS

i. EDUCATION – PAUL FITZPATRICK, PGA

ii. TOURNAMENTS – CHRIS SHULTIS, PGA

iii. JUNIOR GOLF – BOBBY CONWAY, PGA

iv. SENIORS – PERRY SMITH, PGA

v. ASSISTANTS – SEAN MCGINNESS, PGA

vi. AWARDS – PERRY SMITH, PGA

OFFICER REPORTS

i. TREASURER/SECRETARY – MATTHEW OAKLEY, PGA

ii. VICE PRESIDENT – JEFF NIXON, PGA

iii. PRESIDENT – NATHAN GROCE, PGA

4. SECTION FOUNDATION REPORT – TOM WILDENHAUS, PGA

5. PGA EMPLOYMENT CONSULTANT – KATHY GRAYSON

6. PARTNER PRESENTATION – WOODN’T IT BE NICE REPRESENTATIVE, RANDY PHILLIPS

7. PARTNER PRESENTATION – SIGNATURE GOLF REPRESENTATIVE, CRAIG HAMET, PGA

8. CONSIDERATION OF OLD BUSINESS

9. CONSIDERATION OF NEW BUSINESS

10. OPEN FORUM

11. PRESENTATION OF AWARDS – PERRY SMITH, PGA

12. ADJOURNMENT

SFPGA Southwest Chapter President Report

October 7th, 2019

Dear PGA Professionals and Associates,

Welcome to the Southwest Florida Chapter PGA Fall Meeting. I hope that you have all enjoyed your summer. I

am certain preparations are underway for the upcoming busy season, so I am grateful that you have decided to

join us on this day.

Being President of this Chapter brings great responsibility – and I do not take that lightly. I do believe that this

office can be an agent for change and there are new programs under consideration and being formed. Today,

we will talk about new efforts that are being made regarding our charitable giving. Our Association is one that

takes pride in giving back to our community and I would like to see that restored in our Chapter. We have great

opportunities to work with our Section Foundation and contribute to worthy programs which will help grow the

game and make a difference in people’s lives. Junior Golf is still a big need, but programs such as PGA Hope also

need our support and we can make a difference if we all choose to do so.

I am also going to be presenting a new plan for mentoring in our Chapter. There is certainly a need for us to be

working for each other in order to better build our brand. Continuing education exists in many forms, but there

is nothing like one on one training and conversations with some of the most experienced and brightest minds

in our business.

Partner development and retention is another important piece of business that needs discussion. These

relationships contribute to our ability to provide better programs for the members of this Chapter such as

tournaments, education and potentially social programs. However, this takes a collective effort and I will speak

to that today.

Finally, please know I am available for your thoughts, ideas and concerns regarding both the Chapter. I will

certainly do my best for any of you and I look forward to providing a voice to the Section on behalf of our

Chapter. You can reach me at nathang@verandah.com or at 239-694-4229.

Warm Regards,

Nathan Groce, PGA

Southwest Chapter PGA President

PGA Director of Golf, Verandah Club

SFPGA Southwest Chapter Vice President Report

May 20, 2019

Dear Fellow Professionals

I hope everyone had a great summer. We are very appreciative of our sponsors support and I would like to

acknowledge them below. Please find the list below and support them when you are in need of their services.

Signature Golf $1000

Cleveland/Srixon/XXIO $1000

Global Golf Sales $4000

Global Golf Sales – Assistants $500

Global Golf Sales – Seniors $1000

Global Golf Sales – Player Cards $4,760

Titleist $1000

Woodn’t It Be Nice $1000

Please do not hesitate to reach out if you are in need of my assistance at 239-948- 3933.

Sincerely

Jeff Nixon, PGA

Stoneybrook Golf Club

SFPGA Southwest Chapter Secretary Report

Dear PGA Professionals and Associates, I am humbled, energized and grateful to serve everyone in the Southwest Chapter this year as the

Secretary. The goal of this Board is to enhance your PGA Membership so please feel free to contact me at

239-774-1443 or matthew@gladescc.com if you have any questions, comments, or ideas to share.

I believe one of the best things we do as PGA Professionals is help each other and share ideas and these

meetings are a perfect opportunity to do so. I’d like to share a “Best Practice” with you: at my Club most of

our members are extremely patriotic, therefore, at all of our major golf events, we have one of the

members sing the National Anthem during the announcements. Our members greatly appreciate it and it

gives everyone a great feeling as they go out to play. Now I hope you share with each other some of your

club’s best practices at your table today.

Please join me in celebrating the life of Lawrence Padula, PGA who passed away on September 9th, 2019. He was a PGA Life Member in our Chapter and we wish to thank him for his service to our Association. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends.

We would also like to recognize the following PGA Professionals that have reached significant milestones in their careers since our April Spring Meeting:

QUARTER CENTURY CLUB William M. Lowry, PGA (Naples Beach GC) Perry Smith, PGA (Cedar Hammock) Joseph M. Groch, PGA (FGCU PGM) John S. Ferguson, PGA (Grey Oaks) Philip E. Grear, PGA (Forest Glen) Bobby Clampett, PGA (Impact Zone Golf) Gary T. Gumlaw, PGA Gregory A. Libersher, PGA (Naples Heritage) James R. DiMarino, PGA (The Sanctuary) Jay S. Garrick, PGA (Grandeeza) Matthew M. Russell, PGA (Palmira) Scott A. Richardson, PGA

NEW PGA MEMBERS Daniel R. Cordaro, Jr, PGA (Quail West) John J. Lento, PGA (Renaissance) Scott E. Hughes, PGA (Forest Glen) Thor Hale Parrish, PGA (Quail Creek) Miles N. Nixon, PGA (Crown Colony) Abby F. Brennan, PGA (Pelican’s Nest) Avery J. Radunz, PGA (Grey Oaks) Benjamin J. Schemmel, PGA (Stoneybrook) Justin P. Ahasic, PGA (Synergy Golf) Kyle L. Schulte, PGA (River Hall) Kyle N. Trautwein, PGA (Audubon) Marc M. Miller, PGA (Vasari) Nicholas J. Prunty, PGA (Shadow Wood) Nicolas V. Ellis, PGA (LaPlaya) Zachary B. Hill-Thiry, PGA (Olde Hickory) Matthew G. Miller, PGA (JW Marriott/Marco) Richard Z. Creed, PGA (Parfect Swing) Craig A. Hill, PGA (Wyndemere)

Sincerely, Matt Oakley, PGA Director of Golf, Southwest PGA Chapter Secretary

2019 SOUTHWEST CHAPTER FINANCIALS

SFPGA Southwest Chapter Assistants Chairperson Report

Dear PGA Members and Associates,

I hope all of you had a great summer. The Assistants’ Group had a very successful tournament season. It could

not have been possible without the generous course offerings from the clubs and professionals listed below.

We are very fortunate to have strong support from our local community of facilities to afford us the

opportunity to play.

Our final event of the year (36 Hole Stroke Play Championship) is set to take place on Monday, October 14th at

West Bay Club. There is still time to register if you have not done so already.

I would like to extend a big thank you to all of the assistants who attended our events this summer. I hope that

each of you relished the opportunity to compete, network and unwind with your fellow assistants as much as I

did. These events would not be as enjoyable if it were not for your participation and camaraderie.

Lastly, I am open to any suggestions that can make this group even better next year. Please feel free to reach

out!

Sincerely,

Sean McGinness, PGA Southwest Chapter Assistants’ Chairperson Foxfire Country Club

Thank You to our Host Facilities and Professionals Foxfire Country Club – Stephen Richardson, PGA

Island Country Club – Ben Tilley, PGA Copperleaf Golf Club – Jason Miller, PGA

Kensington Golf & Country Club – Michael Chesnover, PGA The Colony Golf & Country Club – Scott Smith, PGA

Estero Country Club at The Vines – Ben Pittman, PGA West Bay Club – Dan Butts, PGA

SFPGA Southwest Chapter Tournament Chairperson Report

Dear Southwest Chapter PGA Members and Associates:

As we enter the fall season, our tournament season is quickly coming to a close. We have a few remaining events set to be held. Through all the challenging weather situations we had another outstanding year, as participation and competition was excellent across all events.

This season we decided to lower the SW Chapters player’s card to $40 thinking we would get more

participation. This ended up not being the case. With lower Sponsorship money and less player’s card money,

the purse for each event was dramatically affected. We have decided to take the SW Chapters player card

back to the original amount of $85 for the 2020 season.

We also are looking to simplify the SW Chapter player’s card and the SW Chapter Global Golf Sales Card. It

seems every year there is a lot of confusion on which one a player needs to buy. We are looking into a

solution, there will be more details on what we decide to do soon.

Next season we would like to expand the tournament schedule with the possible addition of a Pro-Scratch as

well as a Pro Superintendent. These events through the section have been very well participated and we feel

it would be a good addition to the SW Chapter tournament schedule.

At the end of this tournament season I will be stepping down as your tournament chairperson. I really

enjoyed the opportunity and the experienced that I gained. With my new role as the Director of Golf at the

Club at Gateway I feel I will not be able to put the time and effort needed into running all of the events.

If you are someone looking for a challenge, a resume builder, or recognition this is a great opportunity to fulfill

all of that. If you are someone that would like to get involved, please feel free to reach out to either myself or

Nathan Groce.

Lastly, I encourage professionals to be responsive and receptive of future committees when they call on you to

host events at your facility. Hosting events for our professionals is a unique opportunity to showcase your

facility, particularly during the slower summer season.

Thank you to all our professionals who stepped up this year and hosted events, some even two-chapter events

along with assistant and senior tournaments!

Information and registration for our final events of the season: Pro-Assistant can be found on the section

website.

Thank you for your time, and best of luck with the upcoming season.

See you soon, Chris Shultis, PGA Director of Golf – The Club at Gateway Southwest Chapter Tournament Chairperson

2019 SFPGA Southwest Chapter Award Recipients

The Southwest Chapter Awards Committee would like to extend congratulations to the following individuals on

winning their respective 2019 awards:

• Golf Professional of the Year: Nathan Groce, PGA

Teacher of the Year: Andy Scott, PGA

Horton Smith: Marty Hall, PGA

Bill Strausbaugh: Matt Oakley, PGA

Junior Golf Leader: Bobby Conway, PGA

Player Development: Heather Angell, PGA

Merchandiser of the Year – Public: Gary Keating, PGA

Merchandiser of the Year – Private: Justin DeFont, PGA

Jeremy New Assistant of the Year: Michael Vanover, PGA

Henry Watkins: Steve Taylor

SFPGA Southwest Chapter Education Chairperson Report

October 7, 2019

This summer we had the introduction of the section education series sponsored by Club Benchmarking. These

events were focused delivering seminars that address many of the issues we are currently facing. The idea to

allow the section to take the lead was to give an opportunity to provide similar events in each chapter. Our

chapter conducted an additional event, a Golf Genius Workshop, which was once again well attended. Due to

Hurricane Dorian one event was postponed and will now be conducted only on the east coast. The event will

be held on October 24th at Fort Lauderdale Country Club. Visit www.sfpgagolf.com to register.

In all, 14 MSRs were offered this summer. There are still plenty of opportunities for additional MSRs, including

the option to attend the multiple 2020 World Handicap Seminars offered by the FSGA. There are also two

other opportunities, FGCU will once again host a Rules of Golf seminar on Monday, October 28th from 8:30am

to 11:30am. Lastly, the section will be conducting its Annual Teaching Symposium supported by SuperSpeed

Golf & TrueSpec will be held on October 17 & 18 at Country Club of Mirasol. The three guest speakers are Dr.

Alison Curdt, PGA; Charlie King, PGA; and Bob Grissett. This is a great opportunity to gain up to 14 MSR credits.

If you would like additional details or to register by visiting www.sfpgagolf.com.

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank a few people that have provided their assistance or facility

for our events this past summer. Thank you to Tim Miller and Andrea Drake from Vanderbilt, Travis Wehrs

from Fiddlesticks and Scott Kash from Spring Run for offering their facilities. Thank you to Kathy Grayson,

Marty Hall, Dr. Jim Butler, Jason Becker, Joe Groch, Linnet Carty and Mandy Long for their input and

information provided at our various events.

If you have any topic suggestions, feedback or would like additional information regarding our education

events, please feel free to contact me at Fitzy534@aol.com or at 781-367-1820.

Respectfully,

Paul Fitzpatrick, PGA

Southwest Chapter Education Chair

SFPGA Southwest Chapter Junior Golf Chairperson Report

Dear Fellow PGA Members,

The junior golf committee continues to strive in its efforts to make the Southwest Florida Chapter a leader in

junior golf. We continue to search out new opportunities for events to encourage junior golf.

The summer junior golf season flew by! Thank you to all PGA Professionals that hosted events at their course

this summer. Without your hospitality we wouldn’t to be able to have these great events.

Our numbers were up by 100% in participation in PGA Junior League this year increasing from 40 juniors to 80

in our chapter. We were able to have two leagues from which we chose two all-star teams that competed last

month in the section qualifier at PGA Golf Club in Port Saint Lucie. If you are interested in creating a team next

year and need any information, please reach out to me.

This past weekend the South Florida Section hosted a High School Invitational at Boca West and Boca Grove

where they had over 120 juniors participate. If you are a high school coach and are interested in getting your

team in, they will be having the tournament again next year.

The regional final for the Drive, Chip, and Putt was held at TPC Sawgrass on Saturday 28th of September. We

had ten juniors from our chapter who competed for a chance to go to Augusta. Unfortunately, this year none

of our juniors qualified for Augusta.

The South Florida PGA is currently hosting Team Golf and Links Tour events through November. This is a great

opportunity for any kids looking to start their tournament experience in a fun environment. The next events

are:

October 6th – The Glades October 19th- Quail Creek One final event TBA

If you want to get more involved and looking for any opportunities, please reach to me!

Warmest regards,

Bobby Conway, PGA

1st Assistant Golf Professional

Stoneybrook Golf Club

21251 Stoneybrook Golf Blvd

Estero, FL 33928

SFPGA Southwest Chapter Senior Golf Chairperson Report

Dear Fellow Members and Associates:

On behalf of the many PGA Senior players who participated this season, we would like to thank the following golf professionals for hosting events at their facilities. Andrea Drake, PGA – Vanderbilt Country Club, Stephan Richardson, PGA – Foxfire Country, Jonathan Pazdera, PGA – Cypress Lake Country Club, Patrick Doyle, PGA – The Quarry Golf Club, William Harley, PGA – Wildcat Run Country Club, Reed Kleintop, PGA – Highland Woods Country Club and Kyle Gailloreto, PGA – Wyndemere Golf and Country Club.

Thank you to our partner, Steve Sponder from Global Golf Sales and Golf Pride Grips for

their continued support of the Senior Series.

2019 Senior Series Event Winners Champion(s): Runner-Up:

Event #1 Vanderbilt CC Tony Kelley / Peter Mogg - 70 JC Anderson / Tim Miller - 71 Event #2 Foxfire CC JC Anderson - 68 Gary Baker - 69 Event #3 Cypress Lake CC Dennis Meyer - 67 Peter Mogg / Steve Waugh - 69 Event #4 The Quarry GC Dan Heaslip / Peter Mogg – 69 JC Anderson - 70 Event #5 Wildcat Run CC JC Anderson - 43 pts Mark Hamstra / Dan Heaslip - 42 Chapter Highland Woods CC Dennis Meyer - 141 Peter Mogg - 142

Championship Wyndemere CC

2019 Senior Player of the Year Points Race (Final)

1. JC Anderson 1,702.50 points 11. Nevin Sutcliffe 941.00 points

2. Peter Mogg 1,607.00 points 12. Jeff Raimer 890.00 points

3. Gary Baker 1,282.50 points 13. Michael Spetsios 866.50 points

4. Dennis Meyer 1,272.50 points 14. Dave Weiss 860.00 points

5. Dave Dell 1,190.00 points 15. John Calabria 858.00 points

6. Mark Hamstra 1,099.50 points 16. David Bartoe 857.50 points

7. Dan Heaslip 1,085.00 points 17. Scott Gottko 755.33 points

8. Tony Kelley 1,053.00 points 18. Rodney Bungartz 755.33 points

9. Richie Packish 1,020.00 points 19. George Willard 728.50 points

10. Dave Farr 947.50 points 20. Steve Waugh 705.00 points

All the best,

Perry Smith, PGA Southwest Chapter Senior Chairman Committee Members: John Gardner, PGA; Chad Perkins, PGA; Mason Wolf, PGA