April Newsletter

CENTRAL NEW YORK PGA

APRIL 2024

TOURNAMENT SEASON DYLAN GIVES AN OVERVIEW OF THE UPCOMING EVENTS

WORKS FELLOW CNY PGA WAS GRANTED A WORKS FELLOWSHIP FOR THE 24 & 25 SEASON

PLAYER DEVELOPMENT UPDATES JLG, DCP AND SCHOLARSHIP INFO FOR 2024

INSIDE THIS ISSUE PAGE 6 MEMBER CLUB INFORMATION OFFICE CLOSINGS

PAGE 3 New Position Update

PAGE 4 ‘24 UPCOMING EVENTS

PDR CYCLE INFORMATION SPRING MEETING MEMBER LINKS Membership Guide, Section & Foundation Partners, Website, Workday Help

Updates to the 2024 tournament season by Dylan Plis

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DRIVE, CHIP & PUTT UPDATES

PGA REACH CNY RECEIVES WORKS FELLOWSHIP GRANT

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CNY PGA HALL OF FAME NOMINATIONS OPEN

STERLING CUT GLASS PARTNER

JR LEAGUE GOLF UPDATES

SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

PAGE 9 PLAYER DEVELOPMENT UPDATES FROM SOPHIA

NEW POSITION UPDATE Here we are, back to it. It's the start again, stop again season opener. One day it's warm and sunny and the next it's snowing. Not sure where the winter went or if it even came. I'm hopeful however that you were able to re-energize a bit and are in good spirits for the upcoming season.

I'd like to take a moment to personally congratulate Brittany and Andy Wowelko and welcome Charlie, their newly born baby boy to the CNY PGA family. We are all elated for them and are looking forward to getting the little guy out on the golf course.

It's important for everyone to be aware of some upcoming changes this year on the staffing front.

Brittany will be on leave until July 1st and when she returns, she's going to finish out the year in her current role and then focus her attention on marketing and communications come January 1, 2025.

Hopefully you saw the announcement that we moved Joe over to the foundation side of the business beginning the second quarter of this year. If you have tournament-related questions, please be sure to reach out to Dylan. Dylan will also handle all junior golf related questions until Brittany's return.

Because of these changes we have gone ahead and hired two new interns for the upcoming season. Both will officially begin mid-May and stay with us through August. Please join me in welcoming Sophia Ferris and Ian Delpha. Sophia is a Junior at SUNY Cortland and Ian is a Freshman at SUNY Geneseo. Both played high school golf at Jamesville-Dewitt and both are eager to help provide all of you with the services which you have become accustomed to.

Joe and I are in the process of selecting a WORKS Fellow. We received strong interest and have over 30 resumes from interested candidates. We'll be interviewing this month in hopes of bringing someone on board beginning June 1st. This position is funded through a PGA of America grant that the section will receive on a yearly basis moving forward.

Growth of the game programming, junior golf and player development remain integral to our future success. Next year we will be adding an additional full-time team member to oversee the CNY PGA Junior Tour, Drive Chip & Putt Qualifiers, Junior League Golf, Women's Association and CNY PGA Players Card. If you know someone or are interested in learning more about this future opportunity, please reach out to me and be on the lookout for the job posting this fall.

If you have any questions about what the current or future staffing model looks like, please don't hesitate to call, or email. For the time being Joe, Dylan or I would be happy to assist.

Sincerely, Alan Seamans, PGA CNY PGA CEO & PGA REACH CNY President

‘24 UPCOMING EVENTS As told by Dylan Plis

Turning Stone Resort Casino Travel Pro-Am - April 28th-30th Turning Stone Resort Casino Pro-Am #1 - May 13th Spring Pro-Pro/Pro-Individual - May 20th We have a lot of great gifts and prizes in store this year, so don’t miss out on these great opportunities. Get your team together and register today!

New to the 2024 season, we will be introducing a Season Long Team Contest. Registrations will open on April 15th! More information to be announced at the Spring Meeting.

Visit cny.pga.com for more tournament details Dylan Plis, PGA Associate Tournament Director

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CNY PGA RECEIVES WORKS FELLOW GRANT This is truly an exciting time for the Central New York PGA and PGA REACH CNY. We now have an opportunity to grow our foundation staff and our outreach within the local community thanks to the WORKS fellowship program.

This is an annual grant that we've been selected for in perpetuity. Having someone in a full-time capacity executing our outreach programs and initiatives will have a tremendous impact on what we are trying to do when it comes to creating more diversity and inclusion, our development of junior golfers and our ability to help our veterans. We fully expect that all of our WORKS fellowships will have jobs within the industry and become an integral part of the game and business of golf here in Central New York for many years.

CNY PGA HALL OF FAME PAGE FOUR| CNY PGA

WORKS FELLOWSHIP PRESS RELEASE WORKS FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION The CNY PGA is now accepting nominations for the Hall of Fame.

A PGA Member in good standing can nominate (1) PGA Member in good standing. If you would like to nominate a fellow member for this prestigous award, please send a letter or email to the section office with an explanation for consideration. The Hall of Fame Chairperson will be notified of all nominations to begin the process after the deadline. Nomination deadline is July 26, 2024.

OFFICE CLOSINGS April 15th - Spring Annual Meeting

PDR CYCLE The NEW PDR cycle period is 6/16/22 - 6/15/25. Click here to see the PGA Professional Development Requirements chart for ways to earn credits. Also be on the lookout for emails from your Education Committee for education opportunities in the off season.

PGA MEMBER LINKS

MEMBER CLUB A BIG thank you to the 26 facilities that participated in 2023 which included (3) new clubs coming on board! This program supports multiple Junior Tours, Drive, Chip & Putt, and PGA Jr. League. Your contribution is key to the success of these programs as we continue to grow the game of golf in Central New York. Stay tuned for the 2024 Member Club Program in the near future.

The spring meeting of the membership will be held on April 15th, 2024 at 9am.

Please be sure to mark you calendar and join us at Turning Stone Resort Casino to kick off the season!

Click here to register now!

CNY PGA Membership Directory Section & Foundation Partners Workday Home Page Workday Help Video PAGE FIVE | CNY PGA

PGA JR. LEAGUE Coach’s registration is open for summer teams! The deadline to register and participate in a multi-facility league is April 15th! Please reach out with any interest or questions you may have about starting your team or getting ready to begin your season!

Remember by being a coach of a Jr. League golf team you can earn 75 deferred comp points or 125 points if you have a full league of your own (24 players)!

Click here to register your facility now!

DRIVE, CHIP & PUTT

If you are interested in volunteering or assisting at qualifiers this summer please feel free to reach out at any time, and we will keep you in the loop as to where and when our qualifiers are scheduled.

Please be sure to tune in to the Drive, Chip & Putt Finals on ESPN the Sunday before the Masters to see the National Championship live!

Thank you for all of your help growing the game. None of this would be possible without our PGA Professional’s support!

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STERLING CUT GLASS We are excited to be a NEW partner for the PGA Reach CNY. Every year, we strive to form new relationships with sections that didn't exist previously. We believe this partnership is mutually beneficial, allowing Sterling to support the PGA Reach CNY with product donations and giving Sterling more exposure in the state. We are thrilled to sponsor the event for the Reach Foundation. Golf is not only important to our business but also to our community; the PGA Reach Foundation is doing an amazing job enabling access to the game of golf.

Thank you, April

SECTION & NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS Our Scholarship Program was created with the purpose to encourage higher education goals for the children and grandchildren of Central New York PGA Members who have demonstrated a high level of academic achievement during high school or college.

We would like to congratulate Catherine Dadey and Sophia Ferris for winning the scholarship for this past academic year.

Deadline to submit the scholarship application for this upcoming Fall Semester is 5:00 PM July 26, 2024.

You can find the application online at cny.pga.com, or by clicking here.

-Michael Deuel, Scholarship Committee Chair The PGA Financial Assistance Fund Scholarship application for the 2024-2025 is available. You can access the application by clicking this link.

Application deadline is April 10th, 2024!

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Hello, My name is Sophia Ferris and I am the new intern here at the CNY PGA. I am super excited to be starting and I cannot wait to meet everyone very soon at events!

Dylan will still be answering any questions about the junior tour and Alan will answer any Jr. League Golf or Drive, Chip & Putt questions you may have!

SophiaFerris

Welcome Charlie!

Congratulations, to the Wowelko family as they welcomed Charlie on March 19th!