Nebraska March Newsletter Supplement

Nebraska PGA Official Newsletter

March Newsletter Supplement

Tournament News Spring Meeting Highlights 2012 Section Award Winners Omaha Steaks Hole-in-One

Team Carper Captures TaylorMade Vegas Classic Shane Zywiec, PGA Wins Low Professional Honors Henderson, NevadaAlex Carper, Assistant Professional at Hidden Valley G.C., led his team to the team title of the TaylorMade Vegas Classic at Rio Secco Golf Club. It truly was a team performance as each member contributed on the final day to protect their overnight lead and to prevail as champions by five points. The champion team consisted of Alex Carper, Steve Carper, Jeff Barclay, Bill Salisbury and Andrew Maasdam.

The professional division came down to the last day but Shane Zywiec, PGA was able to fight off the stiff competition and post 36 points to bring his tournament total to 111 points, which was good enough for a one shot victory over Chad Lydiatt, PGA. Lydiatt started the day one point back but could not find a way to squeeze out one more point in his final round.

The professional round of the day went to Brett Evans, PGA, General Manager at Awarii Dunes, who had a bogey free 69 to card 39 points and jump into third place alone. The Nebraska PGA would like to thank Tod Puetz of TaylorMade Golf for his support of this year’s event.

The Nebraska PGA would also like to thank the staff at Rio Secco Golf Club and all 80 players who participated in this year’s event.

Ginger Gilbert-Ravella Folds of Honor

Sandy Cross Director of Women’s and New Marketing Initiatives for the PGA of America

Nebraska Spring Meeting Highlights Special Guests: Ginger Gilbert-Ravella – Folds of Honor Ginger Gilbert-Ravella with the Folds of Honor was one of our special guests and brought an inspiring message of how the Folds of Honor program has touched her family with scholarships for her children and helped bring her through a very difficult time dealing with the loss of her late husband. Ginger’s message expressed the importance of participation at the Section level in Patriot Golf Day 2013.

Sandy Cross – Director of Women’s and New Marketing Initiatives for the PGA of America Sandy hit home the message of “Connecting with Her” and the importance of getting to know what motivates women and ways to get more women excited about participating in the game of golf. Sandy was also on site for the afternoon education seminar where she discussed parts of the “Connecting with Her Playbook.” If you have not received your copy of the playbook, please contact the Section office for a copy.

Nebraska Section PGA Special Awards Presentation

Golf Professional of the Year Greg Neujahr, PGA Champions Run, Omaha, NE

Bill Strausbaugh-Club Relations Chris Cover, PGA Happy Hollow Club, Omaha, NE

Teacher of the Year Greg Johannesen, PGA West Nine & Learning Center, Lincoln, NE

Nebraska PGA Junior Golf Leader Tom Jeffers, PGA Indianhead Golf Club, Grand Island, NE

Horton-Smith Education Scott Holly, PGA University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE

Merchandiser of the Year—Public Brian Jerred, PGA Skyview Golf Course, Alliance, NE

Merchandiser of the Year—Private Adam Coates, PGA Spencer Golf & Country Club, Spencer, IA

Sales Representative of the Year Tod Puetz, TaylorMade Golf

Facility of the Year Quarry Oaks Golf Club, Ashland, NE

Assistant Professional of the Year Gil Russell, PGA ArborLinks, Nebraska City, NE

Nebraska PGA Players of the Year 2012

Player of the Year Jon Petersen, PGA Tiburon Golf Club, Omaha, NE

Senior Player of the Year Jim White, PGA MP West Nine & Learning Center, Lincoln, NE

Apprentice Professional of the Year Ryan Vermeer Oak Hills Country Club, Omaha, NE

2012 Nebraska Section PGA Award Winners and Players of the Year

Dear PGA Members and Apprentices, I wanted to communicate with you and your staff on the Omaha Steaks Hole-In-One program that is being launched out to the media and general public TODAY! We are very excited about this continued partnership with Omaha Steaks and their desire to be involved with the Nebraska Section PGA and the golf industry. Please communicate with your staff how the program works, and share this information with your members at your clubs and facilities. Lastly, you will be able to find the Omaha Steaks Hole-In -One registration form on the Nebraska PGA website on the right hand side of the screen.

Below is an overview of how the program works and the Hole-In-One registration form.

Here’s how it works: 1. If you score a “hole in one” on a hole of at least 150 yards in length visit www.nebraskapga.com to find the Omaha Steaks hole-in-one registration form.

2. Please fill out the form in its entirety, including a signature from the courses PGA Professional and return it to the Nebraska Section PGA either by e-mailing it to nebraska@pgahq.com or by faxing it to 402-489-1785.

3. Omaha Steaks will then send you a box of 4 (6 oz.) Filet Mignons, along with a congratulatory note to commemorate your achievement. It’s up to you to plan the celebration.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to email or call me. Thank you for all you do to support our partnerships!

Regards,

David Honnens, PGA Executive Director/CEO Nebraska Section PGA