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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 O’Neill, PGA soneill@pgahq.com Junior Golf Director/ Player Development Coordinator Joe Canny, PGA jcanny@pgahq.com
Operations Manager Renee Tyson rtyson@pgahq.com
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2016
9-11-Sep
Wells Fargo Nebraska Open
Elks Country Club
Columbus, NE
19-Sep
Nebraska PGA Cup Series Championship
Quarry Oaks
Ashland, NE
26-Sep
All Star Pro Golf Team Championship
Fremont GC
Fremont, NE
10-Oct
Nebraska Section PGA Pro-Am Championship
Omaha CC
Omaha, NE
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Patriot Award: Jim White, PGA Master Professional I was pleased when the Section made the decision to honor someone for helping support our military through the awarding of the Patriot Award. I was humbled to receive this honor, however, it should go equally to Dave Breetzke, my co-chairman these past 10 years. In fact if not for David, I would never had received this award. David is Time Warner’s #1 salesperson and 11 years ago he came to me asking if I had any tournament ideas on how to use some promotional dollars he had available. I indicated that I had wanted to do something for the troops especially since 9/11. We all remember where we were (I was sitting in the temporary clubhouse at Wilderness Ridge) when the planes collided into the World Trade Center buildings and the Pentagon, effectively changing our lives forever! In addition to Dave, I would like to publicly thank Ben Kiser and Nelnet for being a major support all ten years. We have also had several other major sponsors most recently UNICO Group and Scott Nelson. I would be remiss if I didn’t also mention Don Bowman of Bowman/Krieger Law and Bill Cintani of Mapes Industries who have also been significant sponsors since we started this tournament! This year Golf FORE the Troops tournament celebrated its 10th year and has now raised over $150,000 for scholarships for military personnel and/or their children who have served since 9/11. I know it can be tough trying to do something at your clubs to raise money to support the troops, however, I can honestly tell you that anything you can do will be appreciated. From all the letters we have received I can tell you that the military needs our help. Unfortunately, it certainly doesn’t look like we will need our military any less over the coming years. Let’s all do what we can to help and see if we can make a small difference in the lives of our heroes and their children.
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As the 2016 golf season progresses into the fall, the most successful PGA Professionals start to take inventory on where their career currently stands and start the planning phase to building for the future. Whether you are at the beginning stages of your career or are evaluating the path you have taken to get to this point, it needs to align with your passion, skills, desires and interests. The Career Evaluation and Planning document found on PGA.org can be a valuable tool to help guide and challenge you to evaluate your current and future plans. To give you a snapshot, some of the questions it will ask are: What three major career goals do you want to accomplish? A. _____________________________________________ B. _____________________________________________ C. _____________________________________________ What three major life goals do you want to accomplish? A. _____________________________________________ B. _____________________________________________ C. _____________________________________________ What three golf industry positions are the most appealing to you at this time? A. _____________________________________________ B. _____________________________________________ C. _____________________________________________ As you can see, these types of questions are designed to challenge and guide you through many different situations. There are 16 questions in this document to open up your thinking and help prepare you for decisions you will be making on moving your career forward. The Career Fitness Manual also found on PGA.org is a more in depth resource covering a vast number of topics. This 30 page document is the cornerstone of career resources for your benefit. Take time to research both of these high quality documents and take this month to reflect on where your career is currently at and what direction you would dream it could go. Please feel free to reach out to me as your PGA of America Employment Consultant and let’s build your current of future plans together. Cory Fletcher, PGA, is a PGA Employment Consultant serving the PGA Sections of Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota and Midwest. He can be reached at cfletcher@pgahq.com or at 402-906-1215. 5
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Omaha, NE – Jim White, PGA Master Professional of Firethorn G.C. used a red hot putter to pace the field at the E-ZGO/Bushnell Pro-Am at Oak Hills C.C. White made four birdies on the day and two bogeys to finish at two-under-par 69. White capped off his solid round with a timely birdie on the par 4 #18. Finishing one shot back at one-under-par 70 was Sam Jonell, PGA of Miracle Hill Golf & Tennis. Jonell also had a strong finish with birdies at #16 and #18 to cap off his best round of the season. Rounding out the top three was Ryan Vermeer, PGA of Tiburon G.C. who posted a one-over-par 72. View more. 8
Gregory Titelman's America's Popular Proverbs and Sayings says that the earliest known reference to the phrase "never say never" is in Charles Dickens' first novel, The Pickwick Papers (1837). In this month's True/False quiz, you must decide whether the phrase, “never say never” may be applicable to the following statements incorporating the word “never.” Remember, there’s usually an exception to every Rule and never resist the temptation to think outside the box! 1. You may never be late for your tee time and not be penalized. 2. You may never play a ball that is out of bounds without incurring the penalty for playing a wrong ball. 3. You may never place your ball on the putting green when taking relief from a water hazard. 4. You may never play a provisional ball from a point nearer the hole than where your original ball is located and not incur the stroke and distance penalty. 5. You may never have more than fourteen (14) clubs in your bag during a stipulated round. 6. A round can never be stipulated to be just seven (7) holes. 7. You can never play from outside the teeing ground and not be penalized. 8. When putting, your ball must never strike the flagstick when it is positioned in the hole. Answers: 1. False
In four-ball stroke play and four-ball match play, one partner may arrive late because a side may be represented by just one partner for all or any part of the stipulated round or match. See Rules 30-3a and 31-2. Also, Decision 6-3a/1.5 [Exceptional Circumstances Which Warrant Waiving Penalty Under Rule 6-3a] points out if the Committee determines that exceptional circumstances, such as providing medical assistance at the scene of an accident, have prevented a player from starting on time, there is no penalty.
2. False
Decision 3-3/1 [Provisional Ball Used as Second Ball When Not Determinable Whether Original Ball Is Out of Bounds] describes the unusual situation in which a provisional ball becomes the second ball under Rule 3-3 for an original ball that may or may not be out of bounds. Both balls are then played and if it is determined that the original ball is out of bounds, then the score with the provisional ball counts with the stroke and distance penalty. If you had putted the ball from the putting green into a nearby water hazard, then one of the relief options under Rule 26 [Water Hazards] would allow you to proceed under the stroke and distance provision of Rule 27-1 by playing a ball as nearly as possible at the spot from which you putted your original ball. Per Rule 20-5 [Making Next Stroke from Where Previous Stroke Made] requires that you place a ball on the putting green in these circumstances. Consider the situation where, unbeknownst to you, your original ball bounces fifty yards backwards down a cart path after ricocheting off a tree. Rule 27-2 [When Provisional Ball Becomes Ball in Play] allows you to play a provisional ball until you reach the place where the original ball is likely to be. In this case, the likely location of your original ball is fifty yards beyond the actual location of your original ball.
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5. False 6. False 7. False
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Decision 4-4a/8 [Retrieving Another Player’s Lost Club] indicates that it is permissible to place someone else’s lost club in your bag even though you will be carrying 15 clubs for the remainder of your round. Just don’t use it! As noted in the Definition of “Stipulated Round,” the number of holes in a stipulated round is 18 unless a smaller number is authorized by the Committee. According to Rule 11-4a [Playing from Outside Teeing Ground], in match play, if you, when starting a hole, play a ball from outside the teeing ground, there is no penalty, but your opponent may immediately require that you cancel the stroke and play a ball from within the teeing ground. Rule 17-3 [Ball Striking Flagstick or Attendant] states, in part, “The player’s ball must not strike … [t]he flagstick in the hole … when the stroke has been made on the putting green.” Thus, if you have putted your ball from off the putting green there is no penalty if your ball strikes the flagstick. 9
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Sept. 26 - Oct. 2, 2016 | Hazeltine National Golf Club | Chaska, Minnesota Ticket Information (800) 742-4653 | RyderCup.com/USA PGA of America members and their accompanying spouse/partner or guest (not both) may receive complimentary PGA Member Club tickets. Members' immediate children, under 21 years of age, will also receive complimentary access. Class "F" members, apprentices and PGM students do not receive complimentary admission. Tickets must be picked up on a daily basis from the Admissions & Will Call trailer and all individuals (spouse/partner or guest, children) must be present and visible with the PGA member to receive their ticket. Members must show current PGA of America membership card and photo identification. No PGA Member Club tickets may be collected for a future day of attendance, without exception. Members may bring a different guest, to a limit of one, each day of the Ryder Cup.
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We are excited to announce that a new Directory is now available in the Nebraska PGA Section App! The App-based Directory enables Nebraska PGA members to connect with colleagues & partner reps in just a few taps.
We provide every Nebraska PGA member access to our cutting-edge iPhone and Android App. The App delivers great services like pairings, leaderboards, tournament info, news and of course, the new Directory, right to your phone. How to download the FREE Nebraska PGA App: iPhone / iPad 1.) On your device’s home screen, tap the “App Store” icon 2.) In the store, search for “Nebraska PGA” 3.) Tap the download button Android Devices 1.) On your device’s home screen, tap “Google Play” 2.) Once in Google Play, search for “Nebraska PGA” 3.) Tap the App to select it 4.) Tap the install button
Access the Directory How to access the Directory: 1.) Tap the menu icon in the top left-hand corner of the App home screen 2.) Sign into the App with your BlueGolf Id and password (if you do not know your password, tap “Get Password” on the sign-in screen) 3.) Tap the menu icon again and tap “Directory” Note: a small number of App users may need to activate the Directory in the App before signing in. There are several ways to do this: -Restart phone -Turn phone off / on -Quit the App and restart it
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The Definition of “Holed” states, “A ball is “holed” when it is at rest within the circumference of the hole and all of it is below the level of the lip of the hole.” With that in mind, do you have any idea how many golf balls can fit into a regulation hole and still be considered holed? This is actually a “trick” question given that the Definition of “Hole” does not specify the depth of a hole! This Definition merely states, “The ‘hole” must be 4¼ inches (108mm) in diameter and at least 4 inches (101.6mm) deep.” [Emphasis added] One unofficial study has conclusively determined that you can putt as many as nine (9) golf balls into a hole with a standard hole liner sunk precisely one inch below the surface of the putting green, with all nine balls coming to rest below the lip of the hole. However, as shown in the adjacent photograph, if a tenth ball is delicately putted into this hole, it is not considered holed because a portion of this ball remains above the level of the lip of the hole. With upwards of nine balls already in a hole, you would be hard pressed to putt with the right speed and your ball would most likely runneth over the hole. Even if there were fewer than nine balls already in the hole, you would still be taking a chance that your ball would be deflected out of the hole. In such a case, even though your ball was momentarily within the circumference of the hole, it would not be considered holed because it would never have come to rest within the hole. This could be the reason why most golfers prefer to wait for the player holing out ahead of them to remove his or her ball from the hole, rather than risk their ball being deflected out of the hole. See Decision 16/5.5 [Player Holes Short Putt and Allegedly Removes Ball from Hole Before It Is at Rest] which states, “The words “at rest” are in the Definition of “Holed” to make it clear that if a ball falls below the lip and thereafter bounces out, it is not holed.” While we’re on the subject of a ball being deflected out of a hole, take note of the prescribed positioning of the hole-liner within the hole. The Definition of “Hole” points out that if a lining is used, it must be sunk at least one inch below the surface of the putting green. There have been numerous instances where a hole-liner was improperly positioned nearer to the surface of the putting green, causing a player’s ball to pop out of the hole after hitting the edge of the liner. This may have been the case when Joe Daley was trying to regain his PGA Tour card during the 2000 Q-School. During the fourth stage, he rolled a perfect 5-foot putt only to see it emerge from the hole. The adjacent photographs show his ball about to drop into the hole, and his reaction of unbelief when his ball came out of the hole. Unfortunately, Daley missed gaining his PGA Tour card by a single stroke! 16
PGA Professionals and other PGA constituents have asked a number of questions related to the new U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) federal overtime regulations which go into effect Dec. 1, 2016. Working the PGA of America’s outside counsel, we have prepared this document to answer some questions posed and to provide a brief summary of the federal overtime regulations and framework. Each situation is different and facts will ultimately determine whether certain overtime exemptions apply. Moreover, state laws may differ from federal law in that they may have stricter standards for meeting the overtime exemptions discussed below. As such, this document should not be construed in any way as legal advice, is not intended to convey or constitute legal advice, and is not a substitute for obtaining legal advice from a qualified attorney. You should not act upon any such information without first seeking qualified professional counsel on your specific matter.
The DOL has revised the minimum salary for most exempt employees. Effective Dec. 1, 2016, employees exempt under the “executive,” “administrative,” or “professional” (white collar) exemptions must make a minimum salary of $47,476 or $913 per week (increased from the current minimum salary of $23,660 or $455 per week). Those employees exempt under the “highly compensated employee” exemption must make a minimum salary of $134,004 (increased from the current minimum salary of $100,000). These amounts will be indexed to account for inflation and will rise in future years. The DOL also determined that nondiscretionary bonuses and commissions can satisfy up to 10% of the new salary levels. As discussed below, establishing that a white collar employee is exempt from the FLSA’s overtime requirements involves assessing how the employee is paid, how much the employee earns, and whether the employee primarily performs the kind of job duties that Congress meant to exclude from the law’s overtime protections. Job titles never determine exempt status under the FLSA. Additionally, receiving a particular salary, alone, does not indicate that an employee is exempt from overtime and minimum wage protections. Rather, in order for a white collar exemption to apply, an employee’s specific job duties and earnings must meet all of the applicable requirements provided in the regulations. To be clear, not all salaried white collar employees qualify for the white collar exemptions; in fact, many salaried white collar employees are entitled to minimum wage and overtime. The regulations implementing the white collar exemptions generally require individuals to satisfy three criteria to be exempt from overtime requirements:
First, they must be paid on a salary basis not subject to reduction based on quality or quantity of work (“salary basis test”) rather than, for example, on an hourly basis; Second, their salary must meet a minimum salary level, which after the effective date of the Final Rule will be $913 per week, which is equivalent to $47,476 annually for a full-year worker (“salary level test”); and Third, the employee’s primary job duty must involve the kind of work associated with exempt executive, administrative, or professional employees (the “standard duties test”).
Under the standard duties test, an employee’s “primary duty” must be that of an exempt executive, administrative, or professional employee. To qualify for the executive exemption, an employee must have the primary duty of managing the enterprise, or managing a customarily recognized department or subdivision of the enterprise. Additionally, the employee must customarily and regularly direct the work of at least two other full-time employees or their equivalent (for example, one full-time and two half-time employees are equivalent to two full-time employees), and have the authority to hire or fire other employees, or the employee’s suggestions and recommendations as to the hiring, firing, advancement, promotion or any other change of status of other employees must be given particular weight. To qualify for the administrative exemption, the employee’s primary duty must include the exercise of discretion and independent judgment with respect to matters of significance directly related to management or general business operations. Regarding the professional exemption, there are several different kinds of exempt “professional” employees. These include “learned professionals,” “creative professionals,” teachers, and employees practicing law or medicine. Learned professionals must primarily perform work that requires advanced knowledge in a field of science or learning. 17
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Name
Class
Facility
Election Date
Previous Class
Scott E. Martin, PGA
A-8
The Pines Country Club
08/01/2016
B-8
Name
Day
Randy Carlson, PGA
1
Bob VanderZee Jr., PGA
3
Brian R. Kuta, PGA
5
Micah J Partridge
5
Kevin Chesnut, PGA
6
John O. Craw, PGA
9
Jerad M. Palmer, PGA
9
Jacqueline R Stevens, PGA
10
Brian P. Winge, PGA
11
Sean T. Riley, PGA
13
Bradley V. Goetsch, PGA
14
Skip Tredway, PGA
14
Daniel J. Fox, PGA
15
Don G. Graham, PGA
16
Joseph R. Madsen, PGA
16
Kevin D Burchardt
18
Anthony P. Thiner, PGA
18
Jeffrey R. Nielsen, PGA
20
Ted P. DiGiacomo, PGA
21
Nicholas J. Onken
22
Andrew J Smeal
23
Tim J. Fox, PGA
25
Michael J. Zadalis, PGA
25
Scott A. Ethington, PGA
29
Devon E Kastler
29
Jonathan D. Benson, PGA
30
Adam L. Coates, PGA
30
Robert T Gaulke
30
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