Nebraska PGA Section Newsletter April 2013

CELEBRATION OF THE 2013 U.S. SENIOR OPEN

Tony Pesavento, PGA U.S. Senior Open Host Professional Section Vice President Mike Antonio, PGA Section President Greg Neujahr, PGA

May 2013 Nebraska Section PGA | 8700 Executive Woods Dr., Ste 100 | Lincoln, NE 68512 | Ph: (402) 489-7760 | Fx: (402) 489-1785 | www.nebraskapga.com

Newsletter Contents 2013

ON THE COVER Celebration of the 2013 Senior Open

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INSIDE 100 Best ClubďŹ tters 2013

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Growing the Game

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Tournament News

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Best Practice of the Month

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Spring?

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In This Issue...

PGA Golf Management University Program Summer Experience

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Omaha Steaks Hole in One

pg 12

NJGT Information

pg 14

PGA Championships Deadlines

pg 14

Player Development

pg 16

Member Updates

pg 20

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CURRICULUM Students attending a PGA Golf Management University Program can graduate with a baccalaureate degree in several majors including Marketing, Business Administration, Hospitality Administration or Recreation and Park Management.

In addition to classroom studies, each student is required to complete approved internships totaling 16 months at golf industry locales. Students also are required to complete all requirements of The PGA of America’s Professional Golf Management (PGM) Program and pass the PGA Playing Ability Test (PAT). These requirements satisfy a major portion of The PGA of America’s membership requirements.

SUMMER EXPERIENCE SCHEDULE The Summer Experience is a 4-day program including the following:  Engagement in team building activities with other students with similar educational goals  Sample key courses required to obtain the PGA Golf Management designation  Receive enrollment information  Instruction from PGA of America and PGA Golf Management University Program staff, students and alumni  Participate in golf activities  Opportunity to live in a university residence hall  Preview of university life ENROLLMENT To be considered for the Summer Experience, candidates must apply directly to the University hosting the session they wish to attend. A current USGA handicap of 18 or less is required.

FEE $500 (not including airfare) offers the following:

PROGRAM DATES & LOCATION June 23-26, 2013 New Mexico State University Las Cruces, New Mexico July 7-10, 2013 Methodist University Fayetteville, North Carolina July 14-17, 2013 University of Nebraska, Lincoln Lincoln, Nebraska CONTACT Mr. Pat Gavin, PGA Director, PGA Golf Management Program New Mexico State University 575-646-7686 pgavin@nmsu.edu Mr. Jerry Hogge, PGA Director, PGA Golf Management Program Methodist University (Fayetteville, NC) 910-630-7144 jhogge@methodist.edu Dr. Alan Baquet Director, PGA Golf Management Program University of Nebraska, Lincoln 402-472-7467 Abaquet1@unl.edu Nebraska Section PGA | 8700 Executive Woods Dr., Ste 100 | Lincoln, NE 68512 | Ph: (402) 489-7760 | Fx: (402) 489-1785 | www.nebraskapga.com

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Golf Digest—America’s 100 BEST Clubfitters 2013 We selected America’s 100 Best Clubfitters based on three criteria: (1) The location must be accessible to the public. (2) The facility must fit clubs from top manufacturers. (3) The fitter must receive high recommendations from our America’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses ratings panelists and industry sources. We also reviewed nomination forms submitted by 324 facilities. See our directory of more than 700 clubfitters at golfdigest.com.

NORTHEAST Performance Clubworks Brookfield, Conn.

DeMane Golf Greenwich, Conn.

Greenwich Golf Fitting Studio Greenwich, Conn.

Chris Cote’s Golf Shop Portland, Conn.

Downtown Golf Stamford, Conn.

Ace of Clubs Saugus, Mass.

Joe & Leigh’s (two locations) South Easton, Mass.

Golf & Ski Warehouse Hudson, N.H. Kustom Club Fitting Center Manchester, N.H. Novogolf (two locations) Closter, N.J. Perfect Swing Golf Center Lakewood, N.J. PGA Tour Superstore Paramus, N.J. Pete’s Golf Mineola, N.Y. New York Golf Center New York City Golf Galaxy Allentown, Pa. Izett Golf Ardmore, Pa. Club Champion Bala Cynwyd, Pa.

Sittler Golf Center Kutztown, Pa. Golf Galaxy Pittsburgh Spargo Golf Cranston, R.I. SOUTHEAST Edwin Watts Golf Birmingham, Ala. Golfsmith Boca Raton, Fla. Fellinger Custom Golf Hobe Sound, Fla. Edwin Watts Golf (Doral) Miami Pure Performance Golf Labs Naples, Fla. Edwin Watts Golf (Turkey Lake Rd.) Orlando Faldo Golf Institute Orlando Grand Cypress Academy of Golf Orlando PGA Center for Golf Learning & Performance Port St. Lucie, Fla. Edwin Watts Golf Atlanta Arnold Blum Golf Learning Center Macon, Ga. PGA Tour Superstore Roswell, Ga. Sea Island Golf Learning Center St. Simons Island, Ga.

Dana Golf Warner Robins, Ga. The Golf Doctor Woodstock, Ga. The Golf Exchange (two locations) Florence, Ky. Man O’War Golf Learning Center Lexington, Ky. James Leitz Golf Slidell, La. Golf Care Center Bethesda, Md. Dana Rader Golf School Charlotte The Club Shoppe Murphy, N.C. Golfsmith Raleigh, N.C. Victory Custom Golf Clover, S.C. Lowcountry Custom Golf Mt. Pleasant, S.C. Martin’s PGA Tour Superstore North Myrtle Beach, S.C. Steve Dresser Golf Academy Pawleys Island, S.C. Felix Clubworks Cordova, Tenn.

Link to the Links Columbia, Tenn.

Golf Fitting Studio Clifton, Va. Chuck Will Golf Academy Dulles, Va. Golf Galaxy Newport News, Va.

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Golf Digest—America’s 100 BEST Clubfitters 2013 cont.

Hodson Golf Richmond, Va.

Conquest Custom Golf Cincinnati

Carlsbad Golf Center Carlsbad, Calif.

MIDWEST

GolfTEC (two locations) Cleveland

Cool Clubs (Mariners Point) Foster City, Calif.

Club Champion (three locations) Chicago Golf Galaxy Schaumburg, Ill. Green Grass Clubfitting West Chicago, Ill. The Golf Academy at Swan Lake Resort Plymouth, Ind. Golf USA Coralville, Iowa Golf MD Lenexa, Kan. Carl’s Golfland (two locations) Bloomfield Hills, Mich.

Clor’s Outpost Osseo, Mich.

Miles of Golf Ypsilanti, Mich.

Totally Driven Edina, Minn.

2nd Swing Golf (two locations) Minnetonka, Minn.

Golf Galaxy Plymouth, Minn.

Birdies & Tees Osage Beach, Mo. Robin Nigro Golf Academy Kansas City, Mo. Golf Galaxy Omaha GolfTEC Omaha

Golfsmith Columbus, Ohio Granville Golfland Granville, Ohio McGolf Custom Clubs Waverly, Ohio FW Golf Wickliffe, Ohio

Cool Clubs (Oak Creek) Irvine, Calif.

Haggin Oaks Golf Super Shop Sacramento Stadium Golf Center San Diego

SOUTHWEST

Golfsmith San Jose, Calif.

Ball Golf Center Oklahoma City

Roger Dunn Golf Shops Santa Ana, Calif.

Golfsmith (I-35) Austin

The Club Fix Santa Ana, Calif.

CompuGolf Center Carrollton, Texas

The Golf School of Tustin Ranch G.C. Tustin, Calif.

Fit 2 Score Carrollton, Texas

GolfTEC (Denver Tech Center) Denver

Leonard Golf Links Fort Worth Edwin Watts Golf Houston Swanson Golf Center Houston Cool Clubs Lewisville, Texas MK Golf Technologies San Antonio WEST Cool Clubs Scottsdale

D’Lance Golf Performance Center Englewood, Colo.

RedTail Golf Center Beaverton, Ore. Edwin Watts Golf Sandy, Utah Gregg Rogers’ Golf Performance Centers Bellevue, Wash.

Puetz Golf (four locations) Seattle

Hot Stix Golf Scottsdale

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SENATOR TOM CARLSON IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ALLIED GOLF ASSOCIATIONS COME TOGETHER AT STATE CAPITOL IN CELEBRATION OF THE 2013 U.S. SENIOR OPEN Lincoln, Neb – The state capitol was the sight of a very significant moment in Nebraska golf history as the U.S. Senior Open trophy was on display for a celebration of this event coming to the state July 8th – 14th at famed Omaha Country Club. Senator Tom Carlson from the 38th District in Nebraska partnered with local Allied Golf Associations from the Nebraska Golf Association, Nebraska Golf Course Superintendents Association, the Nebraska Club Managers Association, Nebraska Women’s Amateur Golf Association, the Midwest Golf Course Owners Association and the Nebraska Section PGA in celebration of this event.

The 2013 U.S. Senior Open will be broadcast to more than 100 countries, including 16 hours of live television coverage on ESPN and NBC. In addition, it’s anticipated that more than 500 media outlets will descend upon Omaha Country Club. More than 150,000 spectators and 3,000 volunteers will gather from all 50 states and around the globe to celebrate this historic moment in Nebraska. Current projections estimate that the economic impact of this event is $30 to $50 million.

Nebraska State Senator Tom Carlson, 38th District

The Nebraska Allied Golf Associations recognize that this historic event will have a profound impact on Nebraska’s tax revenues, tourism and charitable reach as well.

Katy Boggs, Executive Director of the Nebraska Golf Course Superintendents Association, the Nebraska Club Managers Association said, “This historic event will draw the interest of golfers and non-golfers around the Midwest and showcase Nebraska as a golfing destination.

We anticipate the success of this event to get people in Nebraska to go out and enjoy all the benefits golf offers.

Whether it’s playing more with friends or introducing their son or daughter to the game for the first time, this event will have a lasting impact on Nebraska for years to come.”

U.S. Senior Open Championship Director Liz Leckemby and Becky Petro

Special thanks to Senator Tom Carlson for sponsoring this event and to Liz Leckemby, Championship Director of the 2013 U.S. Senior Open for showcasing this beautiful trophy.

Executive Director David Honnens, PGA and President Greg Neujahr, PGA

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VERMEER AND TEAM CAPTURE ALL STAR PRO GOLF/E-Z-GO PRO-2 SCRATCH Will Anderson Claims Low Amateur Honor Vermeer and Team Capture All Star Pro Golf/E-Z-GO Pro-2 Scratch Ashland, NE- The Nebraska Section PGA hosted their first tournament of the year within the Section at Iron Horse Golf Club for the All Star Pro Golf/E-Z-GO Pro-2 Scratch.

There were eighteen teams that were comprised of some of the best golfers from the area that attempted to navigate the beautiful layout of Iron Horse Golf Club. The team of Ryan Vermeer, of Oak Hills Country Club, Tad Leistico and Mike Vanier faired the best as they finished at nine under-par, which was good enough for a four shot victory in the team division.

The round of the day went to Ryan Vermeer of Oak Hills Country Club who captured the professional division and apprentice Team Vermeer division after shooting a five under-par, 66. Vermeer, 2012 Apprentice Player of the Year, didn’t have any winter rust as he picked up right where he left off last year. Vermeer’s round consisted of four birdies and an eagle on the difficult par five 10th hole.

The team format for this tournament was one gross of the three on the par fours and par fives and the two gross of the three on par threes.

Jim White, PGA MP won the senior division after finishing with a one under-par, 70. White teed off in the early morning fog but his steady start set the tone for the round after carding back to back nine hole totals of 35. Doug Dunbar, PGA of Quail Run Golf Course finished at a two over-par 73 that left him three shots back and alone in second place in the senior division.

Low amateur honors went to Will Anderson who finished the day with a two under-par, 69. Anderson had a roller coaster round that featured one eagle, four birdies and four bogeys. Two under-par was good enough for a three shot victory Jim White over a three way tie for second place. David Easley, Jay Muller and Mike Vanier all finished at one over-par.

There was a three way tie for second in the team division with the teams from Champions Run, Kearney Country Club and Quail Run Golf Course. Greg Neujahr, PGA , Kevin Kusleika and Kirby Smith made up the team from Champions Run. The team from Kearney Country Club consisted of Devon Kastler, Alex Farrell and Nate Modlin. The final team that tied for second was made up by Doug Dunbar, PGA, Matt Krings and Mike Wiester.

The Nebraska Section PGA would like to thank Brian Kuta, PGA General Manager of Iron Horse Golf Club for hosting the tournament. The Section would also like Vermeer to give a special thank you to All Star Pro Golf and E-Z-GO dealer, Miller and Sons, for their support of this tournament and the Nebraska Section PGA. Nebraska Section PGA | 8700 Executive Woods Dr., Ste 100 | Lincoln, NE 68512 | Ph: (402) 489-7760 | Fx: (402) 489-1785 | www.nebraskapga.com

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Vermeer and Wiemers win Yamaha 27-Hole Pro-3 Am Teams Wiemers captures Team Division Omaha, NE- Chris Wiemers, PGA, of Happy Hollow Country Club, got things to heat up on a frigid day at Tiburon Golf Course for the Yamaha 27-Hole Pro-3Am. Wiemers tied for first place in the professional division at three under-par and helped lead his team to first place in the team division. Ryan Vermeer of Oak Hills Country Club, 2012 Champion of this event, finished tied with Wiemers and claimed the assistants division.

The team of Chris Wiemers, PGA, Mike Sortino, Jeff Epstein and Hap Pocras finished at 19 under-par which was good enough for a four shot victory. Team Wiemers scorecard was highlighted by a terrific nine holes on the Great White course where they finished seven under-par in the one gross plus one net format. Nick Wanderscheid, of Green Valley Golf Course, and his teammates that included Bob Roe Jr., Mike Gregg and Mike Pape finished alone in second place at 15 under-par.

Doug Dunbar, PGA of Quail Run Golf Course captured the senior division after finishing at three overpar. Dunbar’s 27-holes were very steady and featured four birdies and seventeen pars.

The Yamaha 27-Hole Pro-Am also kicked off the Omaha Steaks Holes of the Week. Hole #7 on the Great White nine and Hole #3 on the Hammerhead nine were featured for this tournament and Shane Zywiec, PGA and Bob Walker, PGA are both tied on top of the leaderboard at one under-par. The Omaha Steaks Holes of the Week is a season long competition for Nebraska Section PGA professionals that will end on September 9th at Firethorn Golf Club.

The Nebraska Section PGA would like to thank everyone that braved the cold weather as well as all of this year’s tournament sponsors; Yamaha, Vinnie Krikac of State Farm Insurance Agency and Omaha Steaks.

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The Nebraska PGA tournaments below will feature 2 Omaha Steaks holes of the week. Players are automatically entered and must play 8 of the 16 Omaha Steaks holes of the week to be eligible to win. Players will post their lowest scores relative to par on 8 of the Omaha Steaks holes of the week to compete for the Omaha Steaks holes of the week title.

Each week amateurs will not be left out of the equation either! Amateurs will have a chance to win Omaha Steaks Gift Cards!!!

2013 Omaha Steaks Holes Of The Week Schedule Date

Event

Omaha Steaks Holes

Omaha Steaks Holes

#7 Great White Par 3

#3 Hammerhead Par 4

April 15

Tiburon 27 hole Pro-3Am

April 29

Wilderness Ridge Pro-3Am

#4 Par 3

#15 Par 3

May 6

Champions Run Pro-3Am

#9 Par 4

#12 Par 3

June 3

Platteview Country Club Pro-3Am

#7 Par 5

#15 Par 4

June 17

Happy Hollow Club Pro-3Am

#3 Par 3

#16 Par 5

July 1

Country Club of Lincoln Pro-3Am

#8 Par 5

#14 Par 3

July 22

Oak Hills Country Club Pro-3Am

#2 Par 3

#15 Par 3

September 9

Firethorn Golf Club Pro-3Am

#4 Par 3

#13 Par 3

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The PGA Annual Operations Survey is the industry's leading source for golf operations and facility data, providing PGA Professionals with an invaluable tool to help evaluate their facility's performance. Highest-ranked PGA Professionals at their facility can earn up to two (2) MSR credits for completing the survey by May 15, 2013.

• Provides access to the web-based reporting tool where you can run results for a variety of operational statistics by facility type and region • Provides the ability to benchmark your facility's performance against other like facilities • Provides the ability to create and compare your annual budget based on recent performance in the marketplace • Helps promote golf's impact through state and national economic impact studies being conducted by your Association and the broader golf industry

National Car Rental Assistant Championship Iron Horse GC - Ashland, NE Quarry Oaks - Ashland, NE August 5, 2013 Entry deadline is 5:00 p.m., EDT, Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Nebraska Senior PGA Professional Championship Quarry Oaks - Ashland, NE August 5-6, 2013 Entry deadline is 5:00 p.m., EDT, Tuesday, July 16, 2013 Nebraska PGA Professional Championship ArborLinks - Nebraska City, NE August 12-13, 2013 Entry deadline is 5:00 p.m., EDT, Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Special thank you to the facilities that will be hosting an NJGT event for the 2013 season.

Available May 1, 2013—Event Registration OPENS

When registering online, make sure that when you access your profile that you go to the "Edit Profile" section and validate that your GHIN and BIRTHDATE are both entered. You are then able to register for tournaments and the check boxes will appear only after both of these are entered into your profile.

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Tracking Starts Now! Now is the time to be thinking about how you are going to track the results of your player development programming. Whether it is Get Golf Ready, individual lessons, PGA Sports Academy, junior camps or any other program; tracking must be considered prior to your player development activations starting. It is vital to capture key metrics on your student’s golf activity and to quantify the impact of your Player Development programs to your facility’s bottom line. This quantifies your skills as a revenue generator and the impact you make as the PGA Professional.

Why Track?

Easy answer….Your employer likes to make money! If your programs are generating revenue, they will want to know. Showing your employers and board how you are increasing rounds, generating revenue, driving memberships and more will lead to job security and better compensation for you.

What to Track?

1. How many new golfers have you developed and retained?

2. How much have new golfers spent at your course?

A. Merchandise B. Food & Beverage C. Range Balls D. Greens Fees E. Any other Key Performance Indicator valued by your employers 3. How many total rounds have new golfers played at your course?

How to Track 1. Loyalty Cards Whether it is part of your Point-of-Sale system or an independent frequency card tracking system, a Loyalty Card is a Note: Both Loyalty Cards and great way to track spending and usage at a facility. It also Customer Databases can serve gives your new students something that lets them feel like as great tools for compensation. they are part of the family and turns your course into their When going over Get Golf Ready home course.

2. Customer Databases with your employer ask them to Building a customer database can be as simple as an Excel consider awarding 5-10% of all Spreadsheet or as sophisticated as a Point-of-Sale System. greens fees generated from new Mark students as “GGR” or any category so at the end of the golfers completing Get Golf season you can determine spending.

Ready.

3. Survey Tracking spending can be as low tech as a paper survey, email, phone call or any other method of reporting information from your students back to the facility. It also serves as a great way to reconnect with your students.

4. ACTIVEWorks The PGA’s partnership with ACTIVE.com is more than just event posting and online registration. The ACTIVE tool has special features for tracking and reporting.

At The PGA of America I coordinated Get Golf Ready and graduate leagues for staff from 2010 – 2013. To track the results of these efforts I used a simple Excel Spreadsheet. Last year I was able to show my employers the financial impact my programs made on each local facility in terms of greens fees, F&B and more. I was also able to show the growth of the game in our building through increases in club rentals and hard good purchases. I felt it really increased my credibility to my employers and justified the work I was doing.

The Season is Over, What Now? Once the season is over it is time to report, evaluate and modify. Report results to employers, board, owners and The PGA. Report results through the player development surveys and tools for MSRs and state of the industry reports.

Consider utilizing PGA PerformanceTrak so you can anonymously compare your number to those in your market, state, Section and even Nationally.

Evaluate your program’s with benchmarks determined through PGA PerformanceTrak and PGA Reports can help you identify strengths and weaknesses so that you can refine your programs and make them even better.

For questions about PGA Reporting, Active.com and anything Player Development; please reach out to me at (402) 489-7760 or JCanny@PGAHQ.com.

Joe Canny, PGA Player Development Coordinator

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BEST PRACTICE

OF THE

MONTH

James Kinney, PGA Director of Instruction GolfTEC – Omaha The most critical element of Player Development is retention. You contribute to the game of golf when you create a new golfer. You contribute to the game of golf and your bottom line when you create and then retain a new golfer. James Kinney, PGA Director of Instruction for GolfTEC – Omaha has mastered the art of retention by bundling post programming into attractive lesson packages.

GolfTEC – Omaha has the very successful Lesson & Practice program. James shares “Students often get lost after a lesson and have trouble implementing what was learned into their practice routine.

Having structured practice sessions where our instructors can provide feedback has helped us retain students, increased customer loyalty and aided our golfers in reaching their goals.”

GolfTEC – Omaha’s High School Golfer Program has seen similar success by bundling a 3-month practice membership with the lesson series package. Participation in the High School Golfer Program has increased every year for the last seven years and now sees over 50 Omaha youth participate each season.

For more information on retention programs, check out the Player Development Playbook today.

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SPRING? Lost days, weeks and possibly a month (s) of golf have hit us right between the eyes!! Obviously, lost revenue touches every facet of your business. What are you going to do?

keep, develop, add and possibly “maintain” the momentum that you built last year given the condensed or shortened season that we now face. Is it going to be easy? Definitely not!

Exude Leadership! The days are ‘lost’; you cannot get them back. Mother Nature reared its head and showed you cannot count on early starts to the golf season in seasonal climates. However, if there was ever a time to look at trying something to increase rounds and revenue, it is NOW!

What choice do you have? To sit back and do the “woe is me” will only add the doom and gloom that some are feeling. Create and generate something new and exciting to get your members, daily fee, public, etc., to show you value and want their business. Waiting around and not trying something will only add to the misery!

The process of identifying and developing new players, keeping the core engaged and “Connecting with Her” have never been more important. Last year’s weather contributed largely to the increased rounds and revenue for many of you. However, there were some who jumped on board and started some new ideas and initiatives (Get Golf Ready; Tee it Forward) to get the ball rolling and added some new players which did contribute and add to the bottom line. But now, the proof will be in how well you can

What are you waiting for? Player Development programs are there waiting for you to try. It is what you do best! Show some leadership and get going today!

I know you can do it!

Bruce Lubach, PGA, is the PGA of America Employment Consultant for the Iowa, Midwest, Minnesota and Nebraska Sections.

He can be reached at: blubach@pgahq.com or (402) 261-3604.

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Updates between 4/1 - 4/30

QUARTER CENTURY MEMBER Name

Class

Gary Gabrielson, PGA

A-4

Facility Shadow Ridge Country Club

NEWLY E LECTED MEMBERS Name

Class

Facility Joe Finnegan

5/2

Thomas Everett, PGA

5/3

Mark Dwornicki, PGA

5/4

Scott Harmelink, PGA

5/7

NEW Facility Name

Kyle Huse, PGA

5/7

Tom Harmon, PGA

5/10

Jon Hoesing, PGA

5/14

Kyle Bullerman, PGA

A-8

Indian Creek Golf Course

William Jacobsen, PGA

A-1

PaciďŹ c Springs Golf Course

CLASS CHANGES Name

Class

Mardi Anderson, PGA

A-8

Dakota Dunes Country Club

Patrick Johnson, PGA

A-1

Loup City Golf Course

Reed Schellen, PGA

A-6

Evergreen Hills Golf Course Mardi Anderson, PGA 5/16

EMPLOYMENT CHANGES Name

Serves As NEW Facility Name

Clay Anderson, PGA

A-6

Eagle Hills Golf Course

Mardi Anderson, PGA

A-8

Dakota Dunes Country Club

Kyle Bullerman, PGA

A-8

Patrick Johnson, PGA

Tim Kruse, PGA

5/16

Mark Mooberry, PGA

5/18

Brian Steventon, PGA 5/18 Kyle Bullerman, PGA

5/19

Indian Creek Golf Course

Kevin Doby, PGA

5/21

A-1

Loup City Golf Course

Tom Potvin, PGA

5/21

Nathan Kalin, PGA

A-1

Fremont Golf Club

Kirk Hogen, PGA

5/22

Jason Meininger, PGA

A-4

Scottsbluff Country Club

Phil Palmer, PGA

A-13

Miracle Hills Golf & Tennis

Tom Jeffers, PGA

5/25

Reed Schellen, PGA

A-6

Evergreen Hills Golf course

Cliff Yohe, PGA

5/29

Bill Keane

5/31

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

Thomas Harmon, PGA Tournament Director tharmon@pgahq.com

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

Renee Tyson Administrative Assistant rtyson@pgahq.com

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