Southwest Section PGA
July Monthly Update
Section 1
From the Executive Director
Section 2
From the President
Section 3
Marketing
Section 4
Tournaments
Section 5
Metro Chapter
Section 6
Rules
Section 7
Education
Section 8
Player Development
Section 9
Employment
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Executive Director In this Section: Page 2
- Executive Directors Article
Page 3
- a letter from Darrell Bock, PGA
Pages 4&5
- 2014 PGA Fashion & Demo Experience
Executive Director - Curt Hudek, PGA 10685 N. 69th St Scottsdale, AZ 85254 PH. 480-443-9002 FAX 480-443-9006 e-mail: chudek@pgahq.com
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Executive Director While most of our Section continues to hope that there would be some precipitation showing up on the “radar” the only thing that is coming into sight is the overseeding schedule. Before that hits we will have determined an Arizona Open, Arizona Senior Open, PNC, Senior PNC, Section Champion, Senior Section Champion, and Assistants Champion. So if you need to find Mike Martino or Joe Hobby just look up the tournament schedule to see where they are spending the day. This type of schedule reminds us to send a special thanks to all of the professionals that so generously offer their golf courses, facilities, staff and skills to help us conduct these championships. So thank you to Troon Country Club, Troon North Golf Club, Phoenix Country Club, Firerock Country Club and We Ko Pa along with all of the other facilities that have or will host Section or Chapter events this year. While we are handing out some appreciation, thanks to all of our Antigua Junior Tour Directors for 2014. They included Landon Nelson/ Southern Nevada, Paul Bodine/ Mummy Mountain, Mark Thesing/South Mountain, Paul Grucza/Agua Fria, Mark Fenech/Northern Arizona, Nick Becker/Salt River, Bruce Brown/Yuma and Berni Stump/Colorado River District. The Antigua Junior Tour State Championship was held this week at Antelope Hills Golf Club in Prescott. Conor O’Neill won the overall boys division and Jennifer Le won the overall girls division. Your Officers and Board of Directors had a good two days reviewing the Sections Activities for the past year and making plans for the remainder of 2014 and 2015 as well. “Relevance” was a key topic as there was a definite move to conduct activities in a manner that would be relevant to our members. It is easy to see how Tournament events are relevant; however it is anticipated that education will impact nearly all of our members in the coming year with the end of the MSR cycle on June 15, 2015 only ten months away. The start of a Metro Chapter will help create some smaller scale playing and networking opportunities as well as to provide some governance experience for those that are interested in participating. However the topic that received the most attention was employment. This broad topic included discussions on job creation, job retention, job improvement as well as skill set development (Certification Programs) and promotion of the PGA Professional. In light of the recent announcement by Dick’s Sporting Goods to lay off more the 450 PGA professionals across the country, employment remains relevant to all of our members. This unfortunate action impacted six professionals in our market and the few that I have spoken to appreciate the outreach and support. If you or your facility have any short term or long term prospects for these individuals please reach out to me to discuss in further detail. These individuals clearly have a great understanding of all current golf equipment as well as significant sales and customer service training. I will be traveling with Michael Haywood to Valhalla for the PGA Championship to further his campaign efforts and I look forward to seeing the “strongest” golf field of the year compete on the PGA of America’s Valhalla Golf Club. Best of luck to you and your families in the coming months. Respectfully, Curt Hudek, PGA
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Executive Director In the effort to better serve our PGA Professionals, the Association is excited to introduce the new PGA Marketing Resource Center: www.pgalinks.com/ MarketingResourceCenter. The newly created and redesigned PGA Marketing Resource Center expands upon the tools previously provided through PGA Pro-Motion and the Creative Resource Center: Create More: With 140 different creative options, members can customize professionally designed materials for print, web and email Learn: Members can now attend marketing webinars covering how modern marketing tactics can best apply for the unique needs of our industry Collect: A new feature allows members to increase the size of their database by creating a customized data capture form (for program sign-ups, family events, etc.) Marketing and creative tools have proven valuable to our PGA Professionals as more than 6,000 registered to use the previous site, the Creative Resource Center, and over 750 additional PGA Professionals have registered to use the created PGA Marketing Resource Center. For those PGA Professional already using the Creative Resource Center, they will not have to do anything new or make adjustments to use the new site. They will automatically have access to all the tools provided via the PGA Marketing Resource Center site. With the ‘official’ launch of the PGA Marketing Resource Center site, we encourage you to direct members to this free, easy-to-use , marketing and creative site they build marketing plans for their facilities and their programs. As always, don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions.
Darrell Bock, PGA Director, Section Affairs PGA of America (561) 630-1745 (office) (561) 460-7178 (mobile)
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Executive Director
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From the President In this Section: Page 2 -
SWSPGA President Don Rea reacts to Dick’s Sporting Good Firing of more than 500 PGA Professionals. And Canyon Mesa Skins Game SWSPGA Board Planning Session Starts Friday And Metro Chapter Info who is curious
President SWSPGA - Don Rea, PGA Augusta Ranch Golf Club e-mail:
drea@augustaranchgolf.com
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From the President SWSPGA President Don Rea reacts to Dick's Sporting Goods firing of more than 500 PGA professionals
Canyon Mesa Skins Game - SWSPGA Board Planning Session Starts Friday
Metro Chapter Info who is curious
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Marketing In this Section: Pages 2&3
- Antigua Junior Tour
Marketing Committee Chairman—Jamey Lewis, PGA Atlas Golf Management e-mail:
jameylewis@pga.com
Marketing Director—Frank Calvin, PGA 10685 N. 69th St Scottsdale, AZ 85254 PH. 480-443-9002 FAX 480-443-9006 e-mail: fcalvin@pgahq.com
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Marketing
A special thanks to Ron McPherson, John Anderson, and the entire Antigua Team for their continued support of the Southwest Section PGA and our junior program. The Antigua Junior Tour season was a great success this summer and just wrapped up this past Wednesday at Antelope Hills Golf Course with the culminating and ever popular 2014 Antigua Junior Tour Championship. More than 130 invited juniors ranging in ages 5-18 from across our Section were able to participate in this illustrious event. Thanks to Antigua each junior received an Antigua golf shirt at registration, a BBQ lunch on day 1, and an amazing two day championship which boasts the top junior players from across Arizona and Southern Nevada. With the direction of Ron McPherson, Antigua has been an integral part of the success of junior golf within our section. Countless parents, juniors, and PGA Professionals have expressed their gratitude for Antigua's vision and values in helping provide the support needed so juniors have an affordable playing opportunity close to home. For more information on this series please visit www.southwest.pga.com and click the junior golf tab.
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Tournaments In this Section: Page 2 -
Tournament Results, 2014 Calendar and August Tournaments
Page 3 -
Hole-in-One Club
Tournament Committee Chairman—David Engram, PGA The Mirabel Club e-mail:
daveengram@aol.com
Tournament Director—Mike Martino, PGA 10685 N. 69th St Scottsdale, AZ 85254 PH. 480-443-9002 FAX 480-443-9006 e-mail: mmartino@pgahq.com
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Tournaments 2013 Tournaments and Results from BlueGolf
2014 Tournaments and Results from BlueGolf
2014 Tournament Calendar
July Tournament Final Results 7/8 - 07/10: Sedona Open 7/1: Tournament Series (Flagstaff Ranch) 7/21 - 7/23: Yamaha Match Play Championship 7/28 - 7/29: Pro/Am Series in Torreon Golf Club
August Upcoming Tournament Events: 8/4/2014 - 8-6-2014
- PNC at Troon North
8/11/2014
- National Car Rental PGA Assistants Championship
8/13/2014 - 8/14/2014
- Arizona Senior Open at Troon Country Club
8/21/2014 - 8/23/2014
- Arizona Open at Troon Country Club
(To Register for an event click on that event to take you to BlueGolf)
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Metro Chapter In this Section: Pages 2&3
- Letter from the Metro Chapter
Page 4
- Tournament Schedule
Metro Chapter President - Mark Black, PGA Encanterra Country Club e-mail:
mark.nancy.black@gmail.com
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Metro Chapter While the idea of a Metro Chapter has been discussed at some length among the Board for the last eighteen months—details have not been communicated with the membership. The following will help bring you up to date with the goals and objectives of this evolving concept and highlight some of the activities planned for the coming year. Why a Metro Chapter? Primarily to create additional opportunities for members to play, participate in governance, conduct local education and charitable outreach, support professionals earning PGA Certifications and networking. Who is a member of the Metro Chapter? Currently, all those not part of the Southern Chapter or the Southern Nevada Chapter. With the addition of this Chapter there has been some discussion of creating a Northern Arizona Chapter which will be reviewed by the board in the coming months. Will the Metro Chapter have Chapter Coordinator? No. Currently all activities will be conducted by the Chapter Officers and Committee Chairs. The Section staff will provide support in the form of accounting and promotion, but will not have staff members assigned to these activities. Is there an additional “cost” to be a member of the Metro Chapter? Yes and No. The Metro Chapter intends to have an optional $100 Participation/Tournament Membership Fee and an 8 hour charitable service requirement. In return participants will have first right to the limited field tournament and education events, be afforded a reduced tournament entry fee, have an opportunity to receive partial up-front funds for pursuit of a PGA Certification and hold a position on the Chapter Board/ Committee. All other Metro/Southern/Southern Nevada Chapter members will be allowed to participate in Metro Chapter events on a space available basis. How do I submit my 8 hours of Charitable Service? You may submit your 8 hours of Charitable Service to any member or chair of the Metro Chapter as listed below. This service must be provided prior to the annual Metro Chapter Championship. You may submit this on the MSR Reporting form found in the left hand column of the home page of the SWSPGA website at www.southwest.pga.com . What will this Participation/Tournament Membership fee be used for? See details in the summary below. How do I submit my Participation/Tournament Membership Fee? This registration is available at the Section Website in the Tournament tab. It is currently listed as a June 20, 2014 Event. Metro Chapter Tournament Events are listed within the playing opportunities on the SWSPGA website.
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Metro Chapter How can I find out more about the Metro Chapter? Feel free to contact Mark Black at Encanterra Country Club, Curt Hudek at the Section Office or the Officers of the SWSPGA. Chapter President / Tournament Chairman: Mark Black, PGA Encanterra Country ClubVice President: Jon Morgan, PGA Seville Golf Club Foundation / Scholarship awards: Brett Meiners, PGA Superstition Mountain Golf ClubAssistant Tournament Chairman: Reed Black, PGA Pinnacle Peak Country Club To become a member of the Metro Chapter there is a $100.00 “Participation/ Tournament Fee” as well as completing 8 hours of volunteer work. Volunteer work can be completed by offering service to the Section or other Charitable organizations or community outreach. The $100.00 “Tournament Fee” will be broken down the following way: 25%
Certification for the Metro Chapter members to get $100.00 - $200.00 up front to pursue Certification. The money requires a contract that is signed by the perspective Certification candidate. Each person has 2 years to complete the process or they have to repay the money to the Metro Chapter. If you do not pay you are in violation of the code of ethics policy.
25%
Charity – Brett Meiners and his committee will evaluate and decide where to donate money from the Metro Chapter.
50%
Chapter Championship – this event will be 36 holes with a lunch following play after round 1. The cost to enter the Metro Chapter Championship for “participating” members will be $150.00. Last place money in Metro Chapter Championship will receive $150.00. Other monies coming into the Chapter Championship will come from each event and any potential sponsors.
Southwest Section PGA Professional and Apprentice who have met the Section playing requirements can compete in Metro Chapter events; however they will pay an additional entry fee of $20.00. Only members of the Metro Chapter can compete in the Metro Chapter Championship.
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Metro Chapter Metro Chapter SWSPGA 2014 Tournament Schedule of Events Assistants Events: Date
Location Encanterra CC Pinnacle Peak CC Seville CC ssistants Champ.
Start Time 1:00pm 1:00pm 1:00pm TBD
Cost $60.00 $60.00 $60.00 $100.00
Location Superstition Mt CC Mesa CC Encanterra CC Seville CC
Start Time 1:00pm S/G/S 9:00am 1:00pm 1:00pm
Cost $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00
Date 08/18/2014
Location Lone Tree 3-man Scramble
Start Time 1:00pm
Cost $75.00 Each
08/25/2014
Pro/Pro Seville / Encanterra
7:30am/2:00pm $300.00 Team
08/07/2014 08/21/2014 09/11/2014 09/22/2014 A
Individual Events: Date 07/31/2014 08/11/2014 08/28/2014 09/18/2014
Team Events:
Chapter Championship: Date 09/29/2014
Location TBD
Start Time TBD
Cost TBD
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Rules of Golf In this Section: Page 2 - Unplayable Incident Response
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Rules of Golf Even though the ball was clearly unplayable and the player could not have played it under any circumstance, should there have been a ball at rest moved penalty under rule 18 if the player hadn't yet made an announcement that he would be taking relief under the unplayable ball rule? If so, should the caddy have replaced the ball before we moved to the relief procedures so that we could have a definitive reference point? If the player had not authorized the lifting, the player would incur a one stroke penalty under Rule 18-2a for lifting the player's ball in play. Decisions 26-1/9, 18-2a/14 and 18-2a/15 and Rule 20-2a provide us guidance on the one-stroke penalty. Decision 18-2a/15 tells us that the reference position may be estimated in taking relief (the ball is not required to be replaced).
What does the player have to do in order to declare a ball unplayable? Does he need to announce it to a fellow-competitor or can he just lift the ball under the rule without making any affirmative statement (as required under the provisional ball rule) and take the appropriate relief. Rule 28 requires a player to "deem" a ball unplayable prior to lifting the ball or proceeding under any of the Rule 28 options. Deeming the ball unplayable does not require a verbal statement but does require and intent to proceed under the options of Rule 28. For option 28a, the ball does not have to be found. For options 28b and 28c, the ball must be found. By lifting the ball before placing a mark near the spot, has the player lost the option of 28b and c since the reference point is lost, or can the reference point be estimated (much like taking relief from a cart path/obstruction)? Decision 18-2a/15 tells us that the reference position may be estimated in taking relief (the ball is not required to be replaced).
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Education
In this Section: Page 2
- September 22nd Education
Page 3
- Certification Expense Reimbursement form
Page 4
- Footjoy
Page 5-6
- FlightScope
Page 7
- Tathata Golf 1-day Instructional Event
Education Committee Chairman—Tim Eberlein, PGA The Golf Academy of America e-mail:
timnalita@yahoo.com
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Education
Date:
Monday, September 22
Location:
Boulders Golf Club 34831 N. Tom Darlington Dr. Carefree, AZ 85377
Time:
7:30 - 8:00 am 8:00 – 9:00 am 9:00 – 10:00am 10:00 – 11:00am 11:00 – 12pm 3 $25
MSR’s: Cost:
Check-in Presentation Presentation Panel Discussion Lunch
Presenters / Topics Don Crawley, PGA • • • • • •
President & CEO Golf Simplified Inc. Director of the Boulders Golf Academy TOP 100 Teacher in America – as recognized by GOLF Magazine Best Teachers in State of Arizona – as recognized by Golf Digest Best Instructor of the Valley, 2010- 2012 by AZ Foothills Magazine PGA Teacher of the Year 2002 and 2005 in Southwest PGA Section
Tim Eberlein, PGA that Don’t Fit”
“Understanding Impact and How to Fix It”
“Identifying Swing Compensations for Clubs
Campus Director, Golf Academy of America PGA Master Professional in Teaching Master Club Fitter – as recognized by Henry-Griffitts and KZG World’s Top 100 Club Fitter Award, 2014 – as recognized by KZG TPI Certified Instructor, Level I and II
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Education
For a Printable form
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Education
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Education
To View Academy Agenda
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Education
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Education Tathata Golf 1-Day Instructional Event Wednesday August 27th , 2014 Gainey Ranch Golf Club Pavilion 8:30am-5pm Light Lunch & Snacks Provided Training Curriculum 8:30 - 8:45am Brief introduction Bryan Hepler and the development of Tathata Training 8:45 - 9:15am Golf training vs. martial art & other sports training Why do students in martial arts and other sports learn easier and develop at a rapid pace compared to golf? 9:15 - 9:30am Brief Introduction to Tathata Mental Training Principles Truth to being trained How to stand with strength How to “Not Stop Time� and train beyond placebo affects 9:30 - 12:00am Full Swing Movements Discussion Setup, Takeaway In-depth body, hands and arms, pressure discussions Pictures / movements of greatest players and athletes Introduction to Tathata Training movements Pressure exercise, body and hand & arm movements 12:00 - 1:00pm Lunch (Provided) 1:00 - 3:30pm Full Swing Movements Discussion Downswing, Through Impact, to Finish In-depth body, hands and arms, pressure discussions Pictures / movements of greatest players and athletes Introduction to Tathata Training movements Body and hand & arm movements 3:30 - 4:00pm Mental Training Discussion and exercise 4:00 - 5:00pm Open house Tour - Outdoor & Indoor Training Facilities All attendees will receive 8 PGA approved MSRs for attending this event
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Player Development In this Section: Page 2 - How to get your MSR’s
Player Development Regional Manager Bob Doyle, PGA PH.
6025220603
e-mail:
bdoyle@pgahq.com
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Player Development Did you know you can earn MSR for hosting Get Golf Ready, PGA Junior League Golf, or PGA Sports Academy programs? 36 of your 54 Total MSR credits must come from either attending PGA Meetings, Education, or conducting Player Development/Golf 2.0 programs. You may earn credits directly from Get Golf Ready, PGA Junior League Golf, and PGA Sports Academy programs. Once your season is complete for PGA Junior League Golf, PGA of America Headquarters will assign you three MSR Credits. If you have utilized the PGA Program Manager Built on ACTIVEWorks, your student’s information will automatically be recorded and you will receive MSR Credits accordingly. If you have not utilized this tool, you may record your programs manually to receive MSR credit. Here are some simple directions on reporting Get Golf Ready or PGA Sports Academy students for MSR Credits. The following are the simple steps to take to post your students to earn credits: 1. Go to the following link: 2. http://www.playgolfamerica.com/hostfacilities/events/msr_events.cfm?ggr=1 3. Enter your PGALinks login and password 4. Click on the second bullet point link on the Events Eligible for MSR Credits Page: “•If you did not post your events online and need MSRs for past events, click here to post.” 5. This widget will appear. Fill out all fields for any events that you wish to add and hit “Next”
6. Choose the event by clicking on the Event Name 7. Enter the names of the students (Note, you must enter at least 3 names/ class to earn MSR credits) and hit “Next”. If the student has previously been entered, you can just hit
“Add” to include them in the roster. 8. Choose the PGA Professional(s) to receive credits for the class & hit “Submit”. If you have any questions or issues, please contact Bob Doyle, Player Development Regional Manager at 602-334-0397 or bdoyle@pgahq.com or Tammy Bishop in PGA Membership Services at TABishop@pgahq.com or (561) 624-7699.
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Employment
In this Section: Page 2 - Cicero Preparatory Academy Page 3 - Eagle Mountian GolF Club
Employment Committee Chair - Mark Black, PGA Encanterra Country Club e-mail:
mark.nancy.black@gmail.com
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Employment
Head Golf Coach needed for: Middle School Co‐Ed golf team (6th and 7th graders) Compe ng Aug. 13 ‐ Oct.25 in the Great Hearts Middle School League Pay: $1,200.00 2 Prac ces per week at our home course: Talking S ck Golf Club Please contact Athle c Director, David Bri ain at (520) 247‐4734 or dbri ain@ciceroprep.org Cicero Preparatory Academy 7205 N. Pima Road Scottsdale, AZ 85258
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Employment
Position: Outside Guest Service Position
Job: Works in all outside areas and provides outstanding customer service. Duties: Greeting guest and staging golf bags on carts, cleaning clubs and carts, range pick, starter, range starter and course ranger. Send Resumes to:
Steve Nichols, PGA Head Golf Professional Eagle Mountain Golf Club 14915 E. Eagle Mountain Golf Club Fountain Hills, AZ 85268 480.816.1234 www.eaglemtn.com