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Officers President Tony Pesavento, PGA Omaha Country Club tpesavento@pga.com Vice President Nathan Kalin, PGA Fremont Golf Club nathan.kalin@fremontgolfclub.org Secretary Gil Russell, PGA ArborLinks Golf grussell@arborlinks.com Honorary President Mike Antonio, PGA Happy Hollow Club mikea@happyhollowclub.com

Staff Executive Director David Honnens, PGA dhonnens@pgahq.com Tournament Director Sean Oâ€™Neill, PGA soneill@pgahq.com Director of NJGT/ Player Development Seth Scollard, PGA sscollard@pgahq.com Operations Manager Renee Tyson rtyson@pgahq.com Development Officer Bob Danenhauer bdanenhauer@pgahq.com Junior Golf Coordinator Cassie Trumbley ctrumbley@pgahq.com

2018 PGA Professional National Championship Qualifiers: Nick Wanderscheid, PGA; Shane Zywiec, PGA; Jon Petersen, PGA; Jonathan Beaver, PGA; Pete Hagen, PGA & Ryan Vermeer, PGA

2017 Senior PGA Professional National Championship Qualifiers: Bryan Hughett, PGA; Jim White, PGA MP; Ted DiGiacomo, PGA and Tom Hearn, PGA (not pictured)

Pictured: Justin Herron & Andrew Storm

Justin Herron & Sponsor, Tad Leistico

Thank you!

Our very own Ryan Vermeer, PGA competed in the 2017 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow. Well done, Ryan! © Bunker Shots Photography

Nebraska PGA Member, Brad Goetsch, PGA was on-site in Charlotte and took some incredible photos of the Championship. CLICK HERE to view the photos Photos can be downloaded using the password “Vermeer2017”

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Sub-Regional Saturday, August 26th Buffalo Ridge Springs GC, Hollister, MO

Qualifiers: Girls 12-13: Nicole Kolbas-Lincoln, NE (D. 32/C.36/P.65)-133 Girls 14-15: Kaitlyn Hanna-Omaha, NE (D.48/C.27/P.50)-125 Boys 7-9: Henry Stempson-Lincoln, NE (D.23/C.17/P.50)-90 Boys 10-11: Thomas Bryson-Lincoln, NE (D.48/C.45/P.41) 134 Boys 12-13: Porter Topp-Omaha, NE (D.45/C.17/P.65)-127 Boys 14-15: Brayden Schram-Hastings, NE (D.36/C.55/P.30)-121

Regionals will be: Saturday, September 16thâ€”Southern Hills Country Club | Tulsa, Oklahoma The winner from each division at Regionals will earn a place in the National Finals, which is conducted at Augusta National Golf Club the Sunday before the Masters Tournament and is broadcasted live by Golf Channel.

Not Pictured: Porter Topp & Brayden Schram

Left: Nicole Kolbas

Right: Kaitlyn Hanna

Above: Henry Stempson; Below: Thomas Bryson

2016 Golf Salesperson of the Year Brian Winge, PGA Regional Sales Rep for Callaway/ Odyssey/Ogio Brands I started my career in the golf business right here in Nebraska working as an Assistant Professional at Shoreline Golf Course almost 20 years ago. After some time working as a Golf Professional both in Nebraska and Southern California I took a job as a Sales Rep for the Callaway Golf Company in 2008. After two Territories and nearly 6 years working as a Sales Rep in Southern California I was afforded the opportunity to take the Nebraska Regional position. This opportunity was truly a dream come true for my wife Molly and I. As Midwest kids, we knew eventually we would like to move back to Nebraska to raise our two young boys Hagen (10) & Palmer (7). In my role as both a PGA Member and a Sales Rep, I know the importance of supporting the Golf Professionals and facilities within my territory at the highest level. It is my focus to support all my accounts to the best of my ability by being a true partner for them so they can achieve their goals. As a foundation of those partnerships, integrity and trust are paramount. These are vital components to the success of our business partnerships at Callaway Golf and personally feel may be my greatest strength. I take my word very seriously, so being steadfast in seeing all my commitments through to the level agreed upon breeds respect and elevated levels of partnership/business with all my accounts. That partnership and respect cannot be achieved without strong communication. In todayâ€™s world there are so many ways to communicate including phone calls, emails, texts and social media, but the most important is still and will always be the face to face interaction with my customers. Callaway as a company is committed to the Green Grass Professional as the foundation of the industry. We recognize the influence and importance each have on all aspects of the golf business. I am extremely proud that through this commitment I am able to support dozens of local professionals with Staff Programs. Being a Team Callaway Staff Member means more than just playing our equipment and representing our brand. I strive to make it a true team atmosphere and hope to also provide them with product knowledge, fitting training, media and marketing assistance and much more. Finally, to be the best I can be, I must strive to provide a superior customer service experience to all my accounts. Maintaining a positive attitude and working hard work to meet each accounts varying expectations is my personal goal. These things are to me the basic foundations of being successful in the golf business! I believe Callaway Golf as a company leads the industry in this field but it starts and ends with me as the local Sales Representative. I recognize if I can service my customers at a level superior to everyone else, I will earn their respect and eventually their business. 14

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Actor Adam West will forever be known for his role as Batman (aka Bruce Wayne) in the television series that ran for 120 episodes starting in January 1966. The Batman series quickly became a pop culture phenomenon, prompting the filming of the 1966 movie “Batman” also starring Adam West. Often imitated in subsequent Batman movies, Adam West’s personification of Batman was never duplicated. It is rumored that, long before his passing a couple of months ago, West secretly took on the other actors who have played the movie role of Batman in a series of match-play challenges. See if you can make the correct rulings for the following situations which occurred during those private golf outings. You may assume that a timely claim was made in each situation. 1. Christian Bale is “1 up” on West upon completion of the 4th hole. Before either player tees off at the 5th hole, West notices that Bale has 18 clubs in his bag. What is the state of the match at that point? (a) West is “3 up.” (b) The match is “all square.” (c) West is “1 up.” (d) West is “4 up.” (e) The state of the match cannot be determined until after completion of the 5 th hole. 2. Both Adam West and Val Kilmer are lining up birdie putts. West is 20 feet from the hole and Kilmer is 4 feet from the hole. West putts while Kilmer’s ball is still on the green. His ball ricochets off Kilmer’s ball and ends up in the hole! He does not cancel and replay the stroke. Kilmer replaces his ball, misses the next putt, and then taps in. What is the result of the hole? (a) West wins the hole. (b) Kilmer wins the hole. (c) The hole is halved. 3. Adam West and Michael Keaton have approach shots of similar length to a green. With West to play first, his ball ends up 10 feet from the hole. Using a 7-iron, Keaton makes what he believes is a perfect swing, but his ball comes up short in the bunker fronting the green. Perplexed by the result, Keaton asks West what club he just used, and West tells him “6-iron.” Keaton makes a nice “up and down” from the bunker, and West also scores a 4 on the hole. What is the result of the hole? (a) West wins the hole. (b) Keaton wins the hole. (c) The hole is halved. 4. George Clooney watches Adam West take a drop for an unplayable ball in a bush. Upon completion of the hole, Clooney announces that he scored a 7. West replies that he scored a 7 which includes a one-stroke penalty for an unplayable ball. What is the result of the hole? (a) Clooney wins the hole because West did not inform him (Clooney) of the one-stroke penalty in a timely manner! (b) The hole is halved. (c) West wins the hole. 5. In the match with Ben Affleck, West and Affleck halve the 10 th hole, the 11th hole, and the 12th hole. When Affleck takes the ball out of the hole at the 12th green, he discovers that it is not his ball! Affleck and West figure out that Affleck played a wrong ball after his original ball disappeared into the rough on the 10th hole, and continued to play that same ball on the next two holes. What is the ruling? (a) All three holes stand as played since it was too late for West to make a claim once the players started the 11 th hole. (b) Affleck loses all three holes. (c) West wins the 10th hole, but the 11th and 12th holes remain halved.

Answers: 1. (c)

The penalty statement in Rule 4-4 [Maximum of 14 Clubs] reads, “At the conclusion of the hole at which the breach is discovered, the state of the match is adjusted by deducting one hole for each hole at which a breach occurred; maximum deduction per round – Two holes. … If the breach is discovered between the play of two holes, it is deemed to have been discovered during play of the hole just completed and the penalty for a breach … does not apply to the next hole.”

2. (a)

According to Rule 19-5 [Ball in Motion Deflected or Stopped by Another Ball], “If a player’s ball in motion after a stroke is deflected or stopped by a ball in play and at rest, the player must play his ball as it lies. In match play, there is no penalty.” Thus, West’s ball is holed for a birdie! Per Rule 18-5 [Ball at Rest Moved by Another Ball], Kilmer proceeded correctly in replacing his ball before putting out. West’s birdie over Kilmer’s par is a win for West.

3. (c)

In this situation, Keaton does not incur a loss of hole penalty for asking for advice because he is not seeking information that will aid him in making his next stroke. Likewise, West is not penalized for giving advice. See Decision 8-1/17 [ After Player Has Played to Green He Asks Opponent or Fellow-Competitor What Club He Used in Playing to Green]. Had Keaton asked his question prior to making his approach shot, then he would have incurred a loss of hole penalty for a breach of Rule 8-1 [Advice] whether or not West answered the question. See Decision 8-1/25 [Advice Given on Request; Penalties in Various Forms of Play].

4. (b)

Rule 9-2b [Information as to Strokes Taken: Match Play: Wrong Information] states, in part, “A player must not give wrong information to his opponent. If a player gives wrong information, he loses the hole. A player is deemed to have given wrong information if he … fails to inform his opponent as soon as practicable that he has incurred a penalty, unless … he was obviously proceeding under a Rule involving a penalty and this was observed by his opponent ….”

5. (c)

Affleck loses the 10th hole per Rule 9-2b for giving wrong information because a player is considered to have given wrong information even if it is due to the failure to include a penalty that he did not know he had incurred. See Decision 9-2/8 [Player Wins Hole with Wrong Ball; Error Discovered at Next Hole; Opponent Claims Next Hole]. Although Affleck played a wrong ball on the 10th hole, continuing play with that ball during the subsequent holes is permissible as that ball became his ball in play. Per Decision 151/1 [Balls Inadvertently Exchanged by Players Between Holes], a ball played from the teeing ground into the hole is not a wrong ball, even if does not belong to the player. 16

During the second round of the 99th PGA Championship held at the Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, Jordan Spieth hit a wayward drive on the par-5 10th hole, and his ball ended up on an artificially-surfaced cart path. Even though Jordan has probably taken relief from cart paths thousands of times, he still sought the assistance of a Rules Official to ensure that he was proceeding correctly. Here are the Rules that applied to his situation. When taking relief from an artificially-surfaced cart path, Rule 24-2 [Immovable Obstruction] instructs the player to determine the nearest point of relief, and then drop the ball within one club-length of, and no nearer the hole than, the nearest point of relief. By Definition, the nearest point of relief is the point on the course nearest to where the ball lies on the cart path (i) that is not nearer the hole and (ii) where, if the ball were so positioned, no interference by the cart path would exist for the stroke the player would have made from the original position if the cart path were not there. In other words, at the nearest point of relief there will be no interference from the cart path to the lie of the ball, the player’s stance, or the area of the player’s intended swing. After Jordan correctly determined that the nearest point of relief from the cart path was just left of the cart path, he immediately took note of the fact that the area in the vicinity of the nearest point of relief, i.e., where he would be dropping his ball, was covered with pine straw. At that point, he called over the Rules Official to find out how he might be able to avoid having to play from the pine straw. The Rules Official advised Jordan that he could remove the pine straw which are loose impediments. According to Rule 23-1 [Loose Impediments: Relief], “Except when both the loose impediment and the ball lie in or touch the same hazard, any loose impediment may be removed without penalty.” However, the Rules Official cautioned Jordan to be careful not to remove any of the soil underlying the pine straw when removing the pine straw. That is because Rule 13-2 [Improving Lie, Area of Intended Stance or Swing, or Line of Play] states, in part, “A player must not improve or allow to be improved … the area of his intended stance or swing [or] the area in which he is to drop or place a ball … by any of the following actions … • creating or eliminating irregularities of surface [or] • removing or pressing down sand, loose soil ….” Jordan cleared the area in which he intended to drop his ball by carefully picking up clumps of pine straw with his hand, and tossing the pine straw onto the cart path. When he dropped his ball in the required area, the ball rolled down the slope and ended up back on the cart path. Per Rule 20-2b [Dropping and Re-Dropping: When to Re-Drop], he was required to re-drop the ball because the ball rolled and came to rest “in a position where there is interference by the condition from which relief was taken under Rule 24-2b ….” As you might expect, when Jordan re -dropped his ball, it once again ended up on the cart path. In accordance with Rule 20-2b, Jordan was then permitted to place his ball “as near as possible to the spot where it first struck a part of the course when re-dropped.” In the third photograph, you will see that, after placing his ball, Jordan ended up with a near-perfect lie on the bare dirt. However, the resulting shot was not to his liking. Perhaps this was due to the fact that Jordan neglected to remove the pine straw in the area of his intended stance? 17

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Beginning in 2019, the PGA Professional Championship, the largest all-professional national golf event, will be conducted in late April as a result of new competition dates for the PGA Championship, which will move to May 16-19, 2019. The 2019 PGA Professional Championship will be played April 28-May 1, at a site to be determined. The Championship has been played in June since 1997. The 2018 Championship will be conducted June 17-20, at Bayonet Black Horse in Seaside, California. PGA Club Professionals in the 312-member PGA Professional Championship presented by Club Car, Mercedes-Benz and OMEGA, will continue to compete for 20 berths in the PGA Championship. “The shift in dates for these two Championships opens an exciting new chapter in the annual PGA golf calendar, but the essence of the PGA Professional Championship - our showcase event for PGA Professionals – will not change,” said PGA of America President Paul Levy. “PGA Members will continue to have the opportunity to compete for a national championship and the low 20 scorers will advance in a matter of weeks to compete on a world stage in the PGA Championship.” The PGA Professional Championship field is comprised of players who advanced from the 41 PGA Section Championships, along with Past Champions. All four rounds of the Championship are broadcast live on Golf Channel. Begun in 1968 to provide additional playing opportunities for PGA Professionals, the PGA Professional Championship features the finest playing PGA Members in the Association. The Championship has been played in 16 states in the previous 50 years: Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Wisconsin. PGA Professional Championship presented by Club Car, Mercedes-Benz and OMEGA 2018

June 17-20

Bayonet Black Horse, Seaside, California

2019

April 28-May 1

Site TBD

Name

Class

Current Facility

Prev. Facility

Prev. Class

Alex B. Carper

B-8

Wilderness Ridge Golf Club

B-6

Name

Day

Randy Carlson, PGA

Bob VanderZee Jr., PGA

Judd M Cornell

Brian R. Kuta, PGA

Kevin Chesnut, PGA

Owen J. Schuette, PGA

John O. Craw, PGA

Jerad M. Palmer, PGA

Jacqueline R Stevens, PGA

Brian P. Winge, PGA

Sean T. Riley, PGA

Bradley V. Goetsch, PGA

Skip Tredway, PGA

Daniel J. Fox, PGA

Don G. Graham, PGA

Joseph R. Madsen, PGA

Kevin D Burchardt

Anthony P. Thiner, PGA

Dakota A. Loudner, PGA

Jeffrey R. Nielsen, PGA

Ted P. DiGiacomo, PGA

Paul F. Murcek, PGA

Nicholas J. Onken

Andrew J Smeal

Tim J. Fox, PGA

Michael J. Zadalis, PGA

Scott A. Ethington, PGA

Devon E. Kastler, PGA

Jonathan D. Benson, PGA

Adam L. Coates, PGA

Robert T Gaulke

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