Nebraska PGA May 2015 Newsletter

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Nebraska Section PGA | 610 J Street., Ste 10 | Lincoln, NE 68508 | Ph: (402) 489-7760 | Fx: (402) 489-1785 | www.nebraskapga.com

Nebraska Section PGA | 610 J Street., Ste 10 | Lincoln, NE 68508 | Ph: (402) 489-7760 | Fx: (402) 489-1785 | www.nebraskapga.com

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Local Qualifiers Saturday, June 13, 2015

Hillcrest Country Club (Lincoln)

Saturday, June 27, 2015

Eagle Hills Golf Club (Papillion)

Friday, July 10, 2015

Riverside Golf Club (Grand Island)

For a complete list of qualifiers nationwide, visit drivechipandputt.com.

Nebraska Section PGA | 610 J Street., Ste 10 | Lincoln, NE 68508 | Ph: (402) 489-7760 | Fx: (402) 489-1785 | www.nebraskapga.com

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Nebraska Section PGA | 610 J Street., Ste 10 | Lincoln, NE 68508 | Ph: (402) 489-7760 | Fx: (402) 489-1785 | www.nebraskapga.com

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Nebraska Section PGA | 610 J Street., Ste 10 | Lincoln, NE 68508 | Ph: (402) 489-7760 | Fx: (402) 489-1785 | www.nebraskapga.com

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Engaging the Entire Family Numbers don’t lie Many of us that love the game of golf were probably introduced to the game at a young age by our parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, friends, etc. Most of us enjoyed it from the first time we set foot on a golf course and grew to love the game. The fun and excitement that it brings, the social enjoyment and the challenges that come from tournaments or setting out to beat your personal best are just a few of the reasons why we become so fond of this traditional game. This is true for the 6 million plus of us that play on a regular basis, and a little more than 6 million more people that play 1-2 times a month. Another 12 million are those who golf but only choose to do so a handful of times a year. Although more than 24 million current golfers sounds like a substantial number, there is still another population of 13 million that have interest but have never swung a golf club before. Then there is the other 13 million that have played before but don’t anymore. This puts into perspective the potential we have as PGA Professionals and aspiring professionals like me to grow the game of golf.

If we converted every single person in the United States that is interested in the game into current golfers, we would have roughly 50 million avid golfers. Numbers don’t lie.

Keys to success The biggest influence we have on engaging the entire family is to focus on women and youth. With time, costs, other activities and family in our lives; leisure activities such as golf tend to take a back seat. As the world continues to change we need to evolve in the game of golf, and conform into something that will bring the whole family to the golf course and most importantly keep them coming back.

Kids are involved in multiple activities in the summer and they usually include team sports and are almost always in activities that incorporate playing with friends. Youth value activities which incorporate friends and fun. TEAM Golf is a great way to be a part of a team, foster competitiveness and most importantly a great way to have fun with their friends.

Getting ladies out to golf and enjoying themselves on the course is arguably the most effective and vital part to a successful growth in your golf membership and participation. Creating new tees and skill appropriate leagues helps them enjoy their experience at your facility. Especially since most of them are looking for a social aspect without the pressure of busy times and people watching them.

Time allocation of your facility is essential to getting them onto the course. Finding slower times to set aside for both ladies and juniors is a way to create business and participation for your facility. If time slots are not being used on particular days, that is the perfect opportunity to get beginners and on the course and create new ladies leagues, get golf ready retention leagues or couples outings.

Get Golf Ready is a perfect program to implement when trying to grow membership or golfers at a facility. Consumers view the program as a true value while it also creates a great revenue source for the Professional. In five short lessons they experience everything from the clubhouse to the course.

Offering additional player development programs at different stages of their game will keep them coming back and improve their game such as Get Golf Ready 2.0 up to weekly beginner leagues.

To create explosive results it can be beneficial to target these two consumer groups together through family Get Golf Ready or Parent-Child outings. The parents can have fun on the course with their children, and on the flip side the children can spark interest in the parent when they see that they are enjoying it and bring them to the course as well.

Family fun nights are a way to get the family to the facility to spend time and an evening or afternoon at the golf course without taking up the golf course. Setting up a dinner for families at your club and making your own putt-putt course is just the beginning. The possibilities are endless when you start thinking about just getting potential golfers to your facility and gradually getting them on the golf course rather than just simply offering private lessons. These family fun nights are a less intimidating entry to golf for many women and children and a great way to introduce them to all golf has to offer.

When all of you are looking at your schedules I encourage you to set times aside at your facility for family golf programming. It is a great benefit for the golfers and increasing facility revenue especially when you are able to set aside the times during slow periods of the day.

Nebraska Section PGA | 610 J Street., Ste 10 | Lincoln, NE 68508 | Ph: (402) 489-7760 | Fx: (402) 489-1785 | www.nebraskapga.com

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As the “Experts in the Game and Business of Golf” the power of education is the single most important way to help enhance and transform our industry. Many of today’s thriving industries outside of the golf industry have alluded to the fact that there is a strong correlation between the economic viability of an industry and its education attained by those who work in it.

The current MSR cycle is about 2 weeks away from coming to a close and it is a priority of the Section to provide meaningful educational opportunities for you to meet these requirements. To review your current MSR status, please go to www.pgalinks.com and login. Under “your membership data” will be your current credits earned and what is still required.

To receive MSR’s for your Player Development Program, please complete the “MSR Report Form” and submit it to Nebraska Section Player Development Coordinator, Joe Canny, PGA at jcanny@pgahq.com or by fax 402-489-1785.

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NEW Online Education - Golf 2.0

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Click Here for Log In Earn 1 to 2 MSR’s for each video completed - Toward PGA Required

MSRs:

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Update PGA.org Profile

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1 MSR Credit - Toward TOTAL MSR Category

Many other opportunities are available in surrounding Sections If you would like more information on those opportunities, contact Renee Tyson at 402-489-7760 or rtyson@pgahq.com.

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Nebraska Section PGA | 610 J Street, Ste 10 | Lincoln, NE 68508 | Ph: (402) 489-7760 | Fx: (402) 489-1785 | www.nebraskapga.com

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Get Golf Ready at Miracle Hill Golf and Tennis Club Get Golf Ready is one of the cornerstones of our player development program at Miracle Hill Golf and Tennis Club in Omaha, Nebraska. We feel that we have had success with our program simply because we make it a priority. We explain to our staff the importance of bringing in new players, not only to our facility, but to the game of golf itself. Get Golf Ready is emphasized to our entire staff during regular meetings. We ask them to mention and enthusiastically sell the program anytime an opportunity arises. We ask this of not only our teaching staff, but as well as food and beverage, outside service, and range attendants at Miracle Hill. We promote our program with signage that is visible on the way into the golf shop, throughout the club house, and, most importantly, on the practice range. We describe Get Golf Ready in all our multi-media advertising as a fun, relaxed, and affordable way to experience the game of golf.

The classes are held on the most visible part of our practice range so our guests can see a relaxed learning environment with a lot of fun, laughter, and unique teaching techniques. We also feel it is very important to give our new players “on course” opportunities once they have gone through the instructional part of the program. We offer Get Golf Ready playing instruction on Saturday mornings before our afternoon shot gun starts. We can accommodate up to 25 students for this activity. One of our teaching staff accompanies each group of students while they play 3 holes to facilitate improving skills like ready golf, continuous putting, and generally how to negotiate their way around a golf course while having fun doing it. Monday evenings are Get Golf Ready play nights at Miracle Hill for the students that have been through Level One or higher of our program. We have anywhere from 16 to 28 people sign up weekly to play. Also, there are nights that we put together exciting formats like 2 person scrambles or “play with the pro” to expose new golfers to different activities golf has to offer while building lasting relationships. Also, a staff member chaperones the group in order to help provide a fun and enjoyable experience for all golfers. As with all of our programming, our goal is to create a culture that follows our motto: Learn, Practice, and Play.

Mike Fauver, PGA Director of Player Development Miracle Hill Golf and Tennis Club

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Nebraska Section PGA | 610 J Street, Ste 10 | Lincoln, NE 68508 | Ph: (402) 489-7760 | Fx: (402) 489-1785 | www.nebraskapga.com

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AimPoint is physics-based green reading system that is being utilized by golfers at all levels to assist them in determining the correct starting line for their putts on sloping greens. At the professional level, Adam Scott, Stacy Lewis and Lydia Ko are notable devotees of AimPoint. If you are interested in learning more about how AimPoint works, for starters, you can find a few informational videos on www.youtube.com.

One of those videos features Lydia Ko going through her AimPoint routine, click here to view. As shown in the adjacent photograph, in her routine, Lydia walks about a third of the way to the hole and stands near her estimated line of putt to determine the degree to which the green is sloping at that point. The AimPoint system relies on the player’s ability to feel the degree to which the ground is sloping by using his or her feet.

The potential Rules issue pertaining to Lydia’s AimPoint slope assessment routine pertains to the proximity of her feet to her line of putt. According to Rule 16-1a [Touching Line of Putt], except for a limited number of situations, the player must not touch the line of putt. More to the point, Decision 16-1a/12 [Player Walks on Line of Putt] points out that a player has breached Rule 16-1a if he or she intentionally walks on the line of putt.

The “slippery slope” that the player faces using the AimPoint system is trying to get the most accurate assessment of the slope without standing on the line of putt. What complicates the issue is the Definition of “Line of Putt” which states, “The “line of putt” is the line that the player wishes his ball to take after a stroke on the putting green. … the line of putt includes a reasonable distance on either side of the intended line.”

Earlier this year, the following statement was released by The R&A in response to concerns that had been raised about methods of reading a putting green where players stand astride or stand or walk alongside their estimated line of putt to assess the slope of the green and the break of the putt: Under Rule 16-1a, the player must not touch the line of putt. (There are exceptions to Rule 16-1a, but none of them relate to methods of reading the putting green or determining a line of putt.) The “line of putt” is defined in the Rules as “the line that the player wishes his ball to take after a stroke on the putting green” including “a reasonable distance on either side of the intended line”. The penalty for a breach of Rule 16-1a is loss of hole in match play or two strokes in stroke play. Consequently, players who use such green-reading methods should take care to avoid walking on their line of putt in order to avoid the risk of penalty under Rule 16-1a.

The same is true of any other practices used by players to gain information when their ball is on the putting green, such as walking alongside the line of putt to measure the distance to the hole or standing at a midpoint to the hole and hovering the putter over the line of putt. To avoid the risk of penalty, players or their caddies who take any such actions should take care to avoid touching the line of putt, which includes a reasonable distance on either side of the intended line, with their feet, the club, or anything else.

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2015 Annual Operations Survey Your Input Needed The 2015 Annual Operations Survey is currently available to the highest ranked PGA Professional at each facility, or to any Professional with proxy rights through PerformanceTrak. To continue to provide you and all PGA Professionals with valuable facility operations data, including benchmarking reports on top-line revenue and expense data, we are asking for your support. In addition to earning up to 2 MSR credits by completing the survey by June 10, 2015, PGA Professionals also benefit with important research data that can help you: • Benchmark your facility's performance with other "like" facilities • Obtain your own customized reports • Prepare for your annual budgeting process Please either click here or log in to PGA.org and participate in the 2015 Annual Operations Survey today! Your support of this important PGA initiative is greatly appreciated.

PerformanceTrak

What your employer expects you to know PGA PerformanceTrak: Monthly Rounds and Revenue Reporting Employers expect you to know where you stand in relations to the market. In only minutes each month, you can report and compare your facility’s performance through PGA PerformanceTrak and provide sound business information to help drive your facility’s bottom line.

• Demonstrate your expertise to increase your credibility and industry knowledge • Benchmark your facility’s performance and identify areas that may be under performing • Generate reports that showcase your business and support future budgeting efforts PGA Professionals can earn MSR credit by participating online.

Don’t miss out on this valuable service. If you are the highest ranked PGA Professional at your facility, FY 15/16 Annual Dues Billing click here to submit your data. If you wish to Annual Dues Billing participate in this service on behalf of your highest has been completed for ranked PGA Professional, ask them to click here to all active assign access to you. HOW CAN WE HELP? members and Contact us by phone at: (800) 477-6465 Ext. 8574 or apprentices on the rolls as of Friday, April 24, 2015. by email at: PerformanceTrak@pgahq.com.

The invoices are being displayed on the website and 2015 PGA Fashion and Demo Experience available to view, print and/or pay. The due date for this invoice is June 30, 2015 to avoid suspension and late fee assessment. IMPORTANT - - > Payments by check should be mailed to: PO Box 31089, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33420-1089. Although payment by check is acceptable, paying by credit/debit card via PGALinks/PGA.org is the preferred method.

The PGA Fashion and Demo Experience will be held in Las Vegas, NV again this year from August 17 – August 19, 2015. Demo Day will be Monday, August 17 followed by the PGA Fashion & Demo Experience Conference and Exhibits on Tuesday & Wednesday, August 18-19, 2015 at The Venetian Hotel. Go to http://www.pgalasvegas.com/ for additional details and to pre-register.

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Download the free GAME GOLF TRACKING APP, with new features designed to help golfers enjoy their game. PGA Professionals can follow students on GAME GOLF to extend the lesson, deepen the engagement and develop coaching opportunities for business growth. Learn More Through the end of June, two GAME GOLF users will enjoy a dream golf trip to Ireland with a friend.

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2015 NJGT Schedule of Events Date

Site

1-Jun 1-Jun 2-Jun 3-Jun 4-Jun 5-Jun 8-Jun 9-Jun 9-Jun 10-Jun 10-Jun 12-Jun 15-Jun 15-Jun 16-Jun 16-Jun 18-Jun 18-Jun 22-Jun 22-Jun 23-Jun 23-Jun 24-Jun 25-Jun 29-Jun 30-Jun 30-Jun 1-Jul 2-Jul 2-Jul 6-Jul 7-Jul 7-Jul 8-Jul 8-Jul

Indianhead GC Benson Park GC Westwood Heights GC Council Bluffs CC Quail Run GC The Golf Club @ Table Creek GolfTEC Premier @ Norfolk CC Highlands GC Elmwood GC Whispering Creek GC Awarii Dunes CC Sioux City CC Meadowlark Hills GC Tara Hills GC GolfTEC Premier @ Kearney CC River Wilds GC Eagle Run GC Centura Hills Mahoney GC Sunset Valley CC Green Valley GC York CC Old Dane GC Holmes GC GolfTEC Premier @ Ashland CC Wildwood GC Wayne CC Tregaron GC Two Rivers GC Warren Swigart GC GolfTEC Premier @ Pines CC Tiburon GC Woodland Hills GC Knolls CC North Bend GC Central Nebraska Junior Amateur July 9-10 Jackrabbit Run & Riverside 13-Jul Beatrice CC 14-Jul Eagle Hills GC 15-Jul Crooked Creek GC 16-Jul Willow Lakes GC 20-Jul Hidden Valley GC 21-Jul Pioneers GC 22-Jul Stone Creek GC 22-Jul Wild Horse GC 23-Jul College Heights CC 23-Jul Indian Trails GC 30-Jul

NJGT Championship presented by Stonehouse

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Deadline Player Memo Pairings

Grand Island Omaha Omaha Council Bluffs, IA Columbus Nebraska City Norfolk Lincoln Omaha Sioux City, IA Axtell Sioux City, IA Kearney Papillion Kearney Blair Omaha Cairo Lincoln Omaha Sioux City, IA York Dakota City Lincoln Ashland Nebraska City Wayne Omaha North Sioux, SD Omaha Valley Omaha Eagle Lincoln North Bend

24-May 24-May 25-May 26-May 27-May 28-May 31-May 1-Jun 1-Jun 2-Jun 2-Jun 4-Jun 7-Jun 7-Jun 8-Jun 8-Jun 10-Jun 10-Jun 14-Jun 14-Jun 15-Jun 15-Jun 16-Jun 17-Jun 21-Jun 22-Jun 22-Jun 23-Jun 24-Jun 24-Jun 28-Jun 29-Jun 29-Jun 30-Jun 30-Jun

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9-Holes 9-Holes 9-Holes 9-Holes 9-Holes 9-Holes

Grand Island

1-Jul

Player Memo

18-Holes

9-Holes

Beatrice Papillion Lincoln Bellevue Lincoln Lincoln Omaha Gothenburg Crete Beemer

5-Jul 6-Jul 7-Jul 8-Jul 12-Jul 13-Jul 14-Jul 14-Jul 15-Jul 15-Jul

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18-Holes 18-Holes 18-Holes 18-Holes 18-Holes 18-Holes 18-Holes 18-Holes 18-Holes 18-Holes

9-Holes 9-Holes 9-Holes 9-Holes 9-Holes 9-Holes 9-Holes 9-Holes 9-Holes 9-Holes

Omaha

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18-Holes

Omaha

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Player Memo

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Omaha Country Club 3-Aug

NJGT Championship presented by Stonehouse Field Club of Omaha

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2015 NJGT TEAM GOLF Schedule Date

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City

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Player Memo

Pairings

May 28

Awarii Dunes CC

Axtell

May 20

Player Memo

Results

June 2 June 4

Knolls CC Shoreline Golf Club

Lincoln Carter Lake, IA

May 25 May 27

Player Memo Player Memo

Pairings Pairings

June 9 June 11 June 17

Lochland CC Floyd GC Crooked Creek

Hastings Sioux City, IA Lincoln

June 1 June 3 June 9

Player Memo Player Memo Player Memo

Pairings Pairings Pairings

June 19 June 23 June 26

Riverside GC Knolls GC Sioux City CC

Grand Island Omaha Sioux City, IA

June 11 June 15 June 18

Player Memo Player Memo Player Memo

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June 30

Hidden Valley GC

Lincoln

June 22

Player Memo

Pairings

July 8

Miracle Hill Golf & Tennis

Omaha

June 30

Player Memo

Pairings

July 13

Hillcrest Golf & CC

Yankton, SD

July 5

Player Memo

Pairings

July 14

Wilderness Ridge GC - Executive

Lincoln

July 6

Player Memo

Pairings

July 15 July 20

Dodge Riverside GC Mahoney GC

Council Bluffs, IA Lincoln

July 7 July 12

Player Memo Player Memo

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July 21 July 23

Pacific Springs GC Two Rivers GC

Omaha North Sioux City, SD

July 13 July 15

Player Memo Player Memo

Pairings Pairings

July 27 July 28

Tara Hills GC Kearney CC

Papillion Kearney

July 19 July 20

Player Memo Player Memo

Pairings Pairings

August 5

Championship - Fremont GC

Fremont

Invitation

Player Memo

Pairings

Join the Nebraska Junior Golf Tour!

2015 Tour Registration: -$60 annually for boys ages 12 & older and girls ages 14 & older -$50 annually for boys ages 7-11 & girls ages 7-13 and all TEAM GOLF Participants -All dues are non-refundable. A golfer's age on July 1, 2015 determines their age group of competition for the entire summer and their applicable membership dues. *Registration for the nine-hole divisions (boys 7-11 & girls 7-13) includes all NJGT Regular Tour Events & NJGT TEAM GOLF. *Any young athlete can play in an older division if they desire. One must remain in that same division and can only be awarded points for the division in which they choose. You may not play down a division.

For more information on the 2015 Registrant Package, contact Joe Canny, NJGT Director at (402) 730-8364.

How to Get Started: Step 1: Join the Nebraska Junior Golf Tour (Select appropriate box above) Step 2: Create your Online Player Profile enabling you to register for events Step 3: Register for Events Online or by submitting a Paper Application (deadline 4:00 pm CST 8-days in advance). Event registration opens May 1st.

Step 4: Once registered you can view your starting time and event information 7-days in advance Step 5: Attend your events and have a great time!

It is our mission at the NJGT to give you and your young athlete the best junior golf experience in the country. If you ever have any concerns, questions or feedback you can reach NJGT Director Joe Canny, PGA any time at (402) 730-8364 or jcanny@njgt.org.

FORE! As a NJGT participant, you are eligible to be a FORE! member, which gives you the opportunity to play participating courses across the state for 15 just $4 per round. For more information on the program, including online and paper applications, please visit CLICK HERE

Date May 23-25 May 29-31 Jun 5-7 Jun 12-14 Jun 19-21 Jun 25-27 Jul 7-9 Jul 13-15 Jul 20-22 Aug 3-6

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I am from Chester, South Dakota, which is a very small town just north of Sioux Falls. Growing up I always enjoyed playing and watching sports and continue to try and keep up with what I can. I have enjoyed golfing since I was little, and enjoyed teaching my friends how to play and how to swing even more than playing itself. This led me to the University of Nebraska where I am currently a senior in the PGA Golf Management Program. The Nebraska PGA Section Office will be my final internship allowing me to graduate this August. I have been lucky enough to get a chance to work at a wide range of courses in the Midwest from North Dakota to Oklahoma, public to private. For the public courses that I interned at I worked under Dan Tannahill, PGA at King’s Walk in Grand Forks, North Dakota. In Oklahoma I was able to complete another internship at a semi-private club under Rob Yanovitch, PGA at Shangri-La Golf Club and resort in Monkey Island. Last summer I was fortunate enough to work for a private club in Kansas City under Todd Stice, PGA at Oakwood Country Club. As I was getting packed and ready to come back to Nebraska for school this year, my girlfriend and I were blessed with a baby girl, Sienna. This summer I’m looking forward to the new chapter of my golf journey, in working for the Nebraska PGA Section.

2015 OMEGA Holes Of The Week Schedule Date

Event

OMEGA Holes OMEGA Holes

June 8

Fremont G.C. Pro 3-Am

#8 Par 5

June 15

Happy Hollow Club Pro 3-Am

# 8 Par 3

June 22

Wilderness Ridge Pro 3-Am

#7 Par 4

June 29

ArborLinks Pro 3-Am

#11 Par 3

July 6

Whispering Creek Pro 3-Am

#13 Par 4

July 13

Golf 4 The Troops

#4 Par 3

July 18-19

Green Valley 36 Hole Pro 3-Am

#2 Par 5

July 27

Shadow Ridge C.C. Pro 3-Am

#13 Par 3

August 17

Oak Hills C.C. Pro 3-Am

#8 Par 5

#14 Par 5

#10 Par 4

*1st Place Tie Breaker1. Player who has played the greater amount of Omaha Steaks Holes of the Week 2. Player with the greater amount of Cup Series Points 3. Coin Flip

CLICK HERE to view OMEGA Holes of the Week leaderboard!

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Ryan Vermeer Captures Stableford Event

Ashland, NE. – Finally sunny skies and breezy conditions broke a streak of mother-nature dumping measurable rain falls and postponing Section Pro-Am’s.

Despite these challenging conditions, one professional, Ryan Vermeer of Tiburon G.C. used a hot putter to capture the low professional title of the Miller and Sons (E-Z-GO) Pro-Am. This event featured modified Stableford scoring and Vermeer used this to his advantage by making five birdies and one bogey to post a tournament best 27 points. Finishing in a tie for second at 22 points was Jon Petersen, PGA of Tiburon G.C. and Nick Wanderscheid, PGA of Green Valley G.C. Rounding out the top five was Scott Holly, PGA of UNL-PGM program at 20 points and reining Player of The Year, Shane Zywiec, PGA of Seward C.C. at 19 points. View more.

Antonio and Wiemers Capture Mizuno Pro/Assistants Championship

Omaha, NE. – Rain off and on combined with breezy conditions provided Nebraska Section PGA Professionals a great test of golf at the Mizuno Pro/Assistant Championship at Oak Hills C.C. Despite these challenging conditions, Mike Antonio, PGA and Chris Wiemers, PGA of Happy Hollow Club made a plethora of birdies to capture the 36-hole four-ball championship at nine-under-par 133.

Finishing two shots back was last year’s champions, Jon Petersen, PGA and Ryan Vermeer of Tiburon G.C. Also finishing in a tie for second was the team of Scott Harmelink, PGA and Nick Wanderscheid, PGA of Green Valley G.C. This win for Antonio and Wiemers marks the fourth time that these two have teamed up to win the championship (2008, 2010, 2013 and 2015) and this is now the eighth time Antonio has his name engraved on the trophy. Antonio won his first Pro/Assistant Championship in 1984 when he teamed up with Jim White, PGA MP. View more.

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2015 Nebraska PGA Tournament Schedule Date Jun 1 Jun 8 Jun 15 Jun 22 Jun 29 Jul 1-2 Jul 3 Jul 6 Jul 13 Jul 18-19 Jul 27 Aug 3 Aug 3-4 Aug 10-11 Aug 17 Sep 11-13 Sep 21 Sep 28 Aug 10-11 Aug 17 Aug 24 Sep 11-13 Sep 21

Tournament Club Car / Cutter & Buck Pro-3 Am The Country Club of Lincoln - Lincoln, NE All Star Pro Golf Pro - 3 Am Fremont GC - Fremont, NE Laser Link Foundation Pro-Am Happy Hollow - Omaha, NE National Car Rental Pro-3 AM Wilderness Ridge - Lincoln, NE HCIS Pro - 3 AM ArborLinks - Nebraska City, NE Nebraska JR PGA Championship (13-18) Wilderness Ridge - Lincoln, NE Nebraska JR PGA Championship (12 & U Jim Ager Memorial GC - Lincoln, NE Siouxland Golf Charities Pro - 3 Am Whispering Creek - Sioux City, IA Golf Fore The Troops Firethorn GC - Lincoln, NE TaylorMade 36 Hole Pro - 3 Am Green Valley GC - Sioux City , IA E-Z-GO Facility Championship Shadow Ridge CC - Omaha, NE Nebraska Assistants Championship Riverside GC - Grand Island, NE NE PGA Senior Professional Championship Riverside GC - Grand Island, NE Nebraska PGA Professional Championship ArborLinks - Nebraska City, NE E-Z-GO/Bushnell/Bolle Pro 3-Am Oak Hills - Omaha, NE Wells Fargo Nebraska Open Elks Country Club - Columbus, NE Nebraska PGA Cup Series Championship Quarry Oaks - Ashland, NE All Star Pro Golf Team Championship Fremont GC - Fremont, NE Nebraska PGA Professional Championship ArborLinks - Nebraska City, NE E-Z-GO/Bushnell/Bolle Pro 3-Am Oak Hills - Omaha, NE All Star Pro Golf Team Championship Beatrice Country Club - Beatrice, NE Wells Fargo Nebraska Open Elks Country Club - Columbus, NE Nebraska PGA Cup Series Championship Quarry Oaks - Ashland, NE

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Opens 09/21/2015

Nebraska Section PGA | 610 J Street., Ste 10 | Lincoln, NE 68508 | Ph: (402) 489-7760 | Fx: (402) 489-1785 | www.nebraskapga.com

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Nebraska Section PGA | 610 J Street., Ste 10 | Lincoln, NE 68508 | Ph: (402) 489-7760 | Fx: (402) 489-1785 | www.nebraskapga.com

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Andrew Smeal B-8

Steve Diehm, PGA

Indian Trails CC

A-1

Ricky Reynoldson, PGA A-1

The Golf Club at Table Creek Crooked Creek Golf Club

Mark Ruhga, PGA

A-9

Ashland Golf Club

5/1/2015

Andrew Smeal

B-8

Indian Trails Country Club

5/7/2015

Peter Hagen, PGA Nicholas Shanahan, PGA Doug Schultz, PGA Chris Wiemers, PGA Ryan Bloomberg, PGA Greg Johannesen, PGA Jonathan Casey, PGA James Rolls, PGA

6/2 6/3 6/4 6/4 6/6 6/10 6/11 6/19

Jeffrey Perdew, PGA Jonathan Moore, PGA James Weaver, PGA Mark Christensen, PGA Jeff Porter, PGA Daniel Zadalis, PGA James Kinney, PGA

6/23 6/24 6/25 6/26 6/27 6/27 6/30

STAFF David Honnens, PGA Executive Director dhonnens@pgahq.com

Sean O’Neill, PGA Tournament Director soneill@pgahq.com

Joe Canny, PGA Junior Golf Director/ Player Development Coordinator jcanny@pgahq.com

Renee Tyson Operations Manager rtyson@pgahq.com

Nebraska Section PGA | 610 J Street, Ste 10 | Lincoln, NE 68508 | Ph: (402) 489-7760 | Fx: (402) 489-1785 | www.nebraskapga.com

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