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1 Fall Meeting of the Membership October 11, 2018 Legends Golf & Country Club South Florida PGA / 186 Atlantis Blvd. / Atlantis, FL /

2018 FALL MEETING AGENDA OCTOBER 11, 2018 AT 10:00 AM LEGENDS GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. OPENING REMARKS BILL HARLEY, PGA 3. ROLL CALL NATHAN GROCE, PGA 4.

2 2018 FALL MEETING AGENDA OCTOBER 11, 2018 AT 10:00 AM LEGENDS GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. OPENING REMARKS BILL HARLEY, PGA 3. ROLL CALL NATHAN GROCE, PGA 4. CHAPTER BUSINESS COMMITTEE REPORTS i. EDUCATION PAUL FITZPATRICK, PGA ii. TOURNAMENTS EJ MCDONNELL, PGA iii. GROWTH OF THE GAME JOSH ROSS, PGA iv. JUNIOR GOLF BOBBY CONWAY, PGA v. SENIORS TIM MILLER, PGA & PERRY SMITH, PGA vi. ASSISTANTS ANDREW FILBERT, PGA vii. AWARDS PERRY SMITH, PGA OFFICER REPORTS i. SECRETARY/TREASURER JEFF NIXON, PGA ii. VICE PRESIDENT NATHAN GROCE, PGA iii. PRESIDENT BILL HARLEY, PGA 5. SECTION REPORT GEOFF LOFSTEAD 6. PGA CAREER CONSULTANT KATHY GRAYSON 7. RECOGNITION OF CHAPTER PARTNERS BILL HARLEY, PGA 8. OLD BUSINESS 9. NEW BUSINESS 10. OPEN FORUM 11. AWARDS PRESENTATION PERRY SMITH, PGA 12. ADJOURNMENT

Ladies and Gentlemen of the Southwest Chapter, It is with great honor I have to be your President. This summer has been a great summer of quality golf and fun events that I hope everyone has enjoyed.

The Board works for you and our goal is to enhance the quality and level of service it provides as you pursue your career as a PGA Professional.

3 Ladies and Gentlemen of the Southwest Chapter, It is with great honor I have to be your President. This summer has been a great summer of quality golf and fun events that I hope everyone has enjoyed. We have been focusing our attention on several important issues I feel are essential to the success of this Chapter and its Members going forward. The Board works for you and our goal is to enhance the quality and level of service it provides as you pursue your career as a PGA Professional. Continuing education is critical to our membership and the career of the PGA Professional. As the game of golf evolves and progresses, it is important for you to stay informed and be aware of the changes in our industry. The PGA Professional is the leading expert in the game of golf and we owe it to our members to provide them with the best education possible. The Board has been reviewing the charitable giving programs and making recommendations to revitalize and improve the contributions going forward. By creating ideas for our members to pursue, we can enable them to generate charitable giving in the range of $1,000 each and fund our program for 2 years. As your Chapter President, I am open to discussing ideas and opinions from our members as we continue to move forward. I can be reached at / Bill@wildcatruncc.com. Feel free to contact me with any suggestions, thoughts or concerns you have that will help us all improve the quality of our Chapter and the careers of our fellow PGA Professionals. Regards, Bill Harley Bill Harley, PGA Southwest Chapter President

4 Dear PGA Professionals and Associates: Welcome to the Southwest Florida Chapter PGA Fall Meeting. Now that we are beginning to see our members coming back to the area, it is time to get ready for our busy season. We wish you nothing but the best at your particular facility. Total revenues for the Southwest Chapter Tournament Series were $52,565 as a result of entry fees; $14,650 for Player s Card fees and our partners contributions (see below). The total revenues are $79,465. Total purse payouts totaled $58, with an additional $1, paid out in outside gratuities. (All numbers here are prior to the Fall Meeting; the rescheduled Global Golf Sales Series Event #4, and exclude the Stroke Play Championship and Pro-Assistant Event to be held in December). Please join me in thanking our partners who contributed $12, to our Chapter this year. Global Golf Sales (Steve Sponder) $4, Signature Golf $1, My Florida Insurance $1, Golf Coast Magazine $1, Titleist (Steve Taylor) $1, Integrity Employee Leasing $1, Golf Ball Divers Alliance $1, FLAT CAT Golf $ A special thanks to Steve Sponder who will match entries for the Point Quota portion of the Global Golf Sales Series Event #4. This will allow those eligible to compete for a large purse on top of the regular purse to be played for in the Global Golf Sales Series portion of the event. It is an honor to serve as your Chapter Vice President and if I can do anything to help you, please call me at (239) or me at nathang@verandah.com. Professionally yours, Nathan Groce, PGA Nathan Groce, Southwest Chapter PGA Vice President PGA Director of Golf, Verandah Club

5 2018 Southwest Chapter Project Summary Report as of 10/2/18 Event Date Occurred Project Name ITD Revenue ITD Expense ITD Profit/Loss 5/24/18 YES 18SFLSW Ass't_Event #01 $2, $2, $ /30/18 YES 18SFLSW Ass't_Event #02 $3, $3, $ /2/18 YES 18SFLSW Ass't_Event #03 $3, $2, $ /17/18 YES 18SFLSW Ass't_Event #04 $2, $2, $4.02 8/17/18 YES 18SFLSW Ass't_Event #05 $3, $3, $ /17/18 YES 18SFLSW Ass't_Event #06 $3, $2, $ /13/18 YES 18SFLSW Ass't_Event #07 $1, $1, /30/18 YES 18SFLSW Ass't_Event #08 $ $ /1/18 YES 18SFLSW Asst_Player_Card $1, $1, /1/18 YES 18SFLSW Chapt_G&A $77.56 $1, $1, /1/18 YES 18SFLSW Education $1, $ $ /14/18 YES 18SFLSW Event_#01 $11, $11, $ /21/18 YES 18SFLSW Event_#02 $7, $9, $1, /1/18 YES 18SFLSW Event_#03 $7, $8, $1, /20/18 YES 18SFLSW Event_#04 $8, $11, $2, /20/18 YES 18SFLSW Event_#05 $6, $8, $1, /15/18 YES 18SFLSW Event_#06 $6, $8, $1, /17/18 YES 18SFLSW Event_#07 $4, $4, /1/18 YES 18SFLSW Event_#08 $2, $2, /19/18 YES 18SFLSW Event_#09 $3, $7, $3, /18/18 YES 18SFLSW Event_#11 $2, $2, /1/18 YES 18SFLSW GGS_Player_Card $6, $6, /1/18 YES 18SFLSW Player_Year_Card $15, $15, /1/18 YES 18SFLSW Prior_Yr_Events $95.00 $0.00 $ /17/18 YES 18SFLSW Senior_Event_#01 $3, $3, $ /15/18 YES 18SFLSW Senior_Event_#02 $3, $3, $ /19/18 YES 18SFLSW Senior_Event_#03 $3, $3, $ /17/18 YES 18SFLSW Senior_Event_#04 $2, $2, $ /13/18 YES 18SFLSW Senior_Event_#05 $ $0.00 9/2/18 YES 18SFLSW Senior_Event_#06 $3, $3, $ /8/18 NO 18SFLSW Senior_Event_#07 $1, $1, /1/18 YES 18SFLSW Sponsorship $9, $9, /1/18 YES 18SFLSW Sr_Player_Yr_Card $ $ /1/18 YES 18SFLSW Tournament G & A 0 $ $ Total $134, $101, $33, * NOTES: Tournament of Charities falls under the umbrella of the South Florida PGA Foundation and is not reflected in this report. Please see the next page for the summary of this project. Along with the Tournament of Charities income from the Players Cards sold has not be reallocated to events already contested. Lastly, in December the Chapter will receive $17,500 in funding from the GolfPass program.

I would like to recognize the following individuals for their commitment and contribution to the PGA as they have reached significant milestones in their careers: Quarter Century Club Gary Keating,

7 Dear PGA Professionals and Associates, We are now getting ready to kick off another season within the Southwest Chapter. I hope everyone enjoyed their time this summer getting to play tournament golf and preparing for the new season. I would like to recognize the following individuals for their commitment and contribution to the PGA as they have reached significant milestones in their careers: Quarter Century Club Gary Keating, PGA Christopher Major, PGA Robert Radunz, PGA Donald Tracy, PGA I would also like to recognize the following individuals for all of their hard work and dedication in achieving their PGA membership. New Members Name Election Date Classification/ Club Connor Baldwin, PGA 7/2/2018 A-8 Cypress Woods Golf and Country Club Sean Biggs, PGA 6/4/2018 A-4 Cape Royal Golf Club Joshua Brunet, PGA 6/4/2018 A-13 Eagle Lakes Golf Club Daniel Butts, PGA 8/1/2018 A-8 Royal Poinciana Golf Club James Carlucci, PGA 6/4/2018 A-8 Tiburon Golf Club Robert Conway, PGA 7/2/2018 A-8 Stoneybrook Golf Club Garret Domish, PGA 6/4/2018 A-8 Wyndemere Country Club Kelsey Fallisch, PGA 10/1/2018 A-8 Spring Run Golf Club Zachary Hoops, PGA 9/4/2018 A-8 The Rookery at Marco Joseph McKenney, PGA 6/4/2018 A-17 Fiddlesticks Country Club Preston Nipper, PGA 6/4/2018 A-8 Legends Golf & Country Club Philip Ott, PGA 9/4/2018 A-8 The Rookery at Marco Anthony Pascua, PGA 10/1/2018 A-8 Copperleaf Golf Club Gabriel Ruiz-Hernandez, PGA 6/4/2018 A-8 Arrowhead Golf Club Alexandra Sapp, PGA 9/4/2018 A-8 Vanderbilt Country Club Johnny Schwaller, PGA 10/1/2018 A-8 Eagle Creek Golf & Country Club Spencer Stillmann, PGA 7/2/2018 A-8 Colonial Country Club I am honored to serve as your Chapter Secretary. I look to continue to grow and develop the Chapter in any way that I can throughout my time of service. If you ever need anything or have ideas upon building our Chapter, please reach out to me at jeff@stoneybrookgolfestero.com. Best Regards, Jeff Nixon, PGA Southwest Chapter Secretary

Dear PGA Members, Another summer tournament season has all but wrapped up. Thank you to all the Assistants and Professionals who gave up their golf course to host our events.

9 Dear PGA Members, Another summer tournament season has all but wrapped up. Thank you to all the Assistants and Professionals who gave up their golf course to host our events. A big thank you to the Dan Butts, PGA Assistant Golf Professional at Royal Poinciana Golf Club and Ryan Sanders, PGA Assistant Golf Professional at Quail West Golf and Country Club for their support again this year and providing any help or materials needed. Below is all of the PGA Professionals who assisted in hosting an event this summer. Jacob Myers, PGA and the Naples Lakes Country Club Staff Ben Tilley, PGA and the Island Country Club Staff Erik Peterson, PGA and the Stonebridge Country Club Staff Mark Hamstra, PGA and the Kelly Greens Golf & Country Club Staff Stephen Richardson, PGA and the Foxfire Country Club Staff Adam DeArmond, PGA and the Bonita National Golf & Country Club Staff Jonathan Pazdera, PGA and the Cypress Lake Country Club Staff Congratulations to our Assistants Champion Michael Welch, Assistant Golf Professional at Bonita National Golf and Country Club who was crowned on Monday at Cypress Lake Country Club. In addition, we are happy to announce the 2018 Player of the Year champion is Justin McCarraher, PGA Assistant Golf Professional at Fiddlesticks Country Club. Justin will have the 1 st pick in our 1 st Annual Southwest Florida Assistants Ryder Cup. We will be taking the top 14 in the Player of the Year points and the top 2 will pick their teams. Each captain will select a captain s pick to complete their team of 8. Date & Course is currently TBD. We are lucky enough to have some huge supporters of the Assistant s Group! Steve Sponder from Global Golf Sales continues to be a big supporter along with True Spec (Ryan Richardson & Loren David) who were able to increase their overall support this year. Special thanks to all of these individuals. Participation was slightly down this year but remained a constant number for each event. Last year (2017) we averaged 44 players per event, 221 for 5 events and 77 Assistant Players Cards. This year (2018) we averaged 41 players per event and sold 66 Assistant Player Cards. We have had a decent amount of turnover and this led to a lot of new faces this year. This will be my final year as Assistant Chairperson, but plan on being a vital part to helping the next Assistant chairperson in arranging tournament dates and scoring events. Sincerely, Andrew Filbert, PGA Southwest Chapter Assistants Group Chairperson 2 nd Assistant Professional Royal Poinciana Golf Club andrewfilbert@gmail.com

Southwest Chapter Education Report Dear fellow PGA Professionals, Our previous MSR cycle concluded with our chapter conducting 10 events with a total of 36 MSR opportunities.

10 Southwest Chapter Education Report Dear fellow PGA Professionals, Our previous MSR cycle concluded with our chapter conducting 10 events with a total of 36 MSR opportunities. The previous cycle we saw a large group of members struggling to fulfill their MSR requirements as we approached the deadline. Please keep this in mind as we have begun the new MSR cycle. There are always additional opportunities available through pga.org as well as the Certified Professional Program to help you reach your requirements. This spring we conducted a few seminars prior to the conclusion of the MSR cycle, and we will have a few additional seminars this fall. I have been in contact with the FSGA regarding Rules of Golf seminars; at this time all the scheduled seminars conducted by the FSGA in our area are full. I am working with them to create additional seminars and will keep the membership updated once this has been finalized. Also, I am working with our Career Consultant, Kathy Grayson, to offer a few seminars to help prepare you for your future or how to achieve that next step. We will conduct a resume and cover letter seminar on October 23rd at Fiddlesticks Country Club, from 12pm 3pm. This is just one seminar in addition to the other career orientated seminars we are still finalizing. Please visit the South Florida PGA website to find additional seminar opportunities and information. I would like to give a special thanks to a few individuals who provided assistance and opened their facility to us over the summer for various seminars. Thank you to Dan Lockhart, Mike Vanover, Scott Kash, and partner of the Southwest Chapter, Patrick Bracco from EZLinks Golf. Please note the Annual Teaching Symposium supported by Super Speed and PXG will be held on October 18 th & 19 th at Grey Oaks Country Club. This is a great opportunity to gain MSR credits, as anyone attending will receive 13 MSR credits for both days. You can find additional details and register by visiting If you have any topic suggestions, feedback or would like additional information regarding our education events, please feel free to contact me at Fitzy534@aol.com or at Respectfully, Paulie Fitzpatrick, PGA Southwest Chapter Education Chair

11 Growth of the Game Report Dear Fellow Golf Professionals, The Southwest Chapter continues to make every effort to allow us to be a leader in supporting the growth of the game. We continue to seek out new opportunities for events to provide free lessons and clinics. Not only are we helping grow the game, but our peers have shown that volunteering at events grows your client base and revenue. We hope to reach many new golfers this season and we look forward to having your help in doing so. This summer I had the honor of directing the 9 Hole Tournament Series for the Southwest Florida Junior Golf Association. Southwest Florida Junior Golf is going on its 44 th season of providing youth in the area a chance to play and develop through tournament golf. Juniors from our organization have gone on to be very successful individuals in our local community such as doctors, lawyers, teachers, nurses, engineers, and golf professionals. I would like to thank the following courses and their staff for donating their courses for events this summer: San Carlos Golf Club, Spring Run Golf Club, Club at Pelican Sound, Whiskey Creek Country Club, Myerlee Country Club, Cross Creek Country Club, The Landings and Stoneybrook Golf Club. Growing the game at your respective clubs should be a top priority for all professionals. Starting up clinics or camps is a fun and easy way to meet more of your membership while sharing your passion for the game we love. Make this a priority for your staff! If you know of any events or have any suggestions to help us continue the task of growing golf, please let me know. I am passionate about the growth of the game in families and kids. I would love your help as a Professional in the Southwest Chapter in coming up with a few new events that involve families playing the game. Best Regards, Josh Ross, PGA Growth of the Game Chairperson C- (239) E- JDRoss626@gmail.com

12 Dear Fellow PGA Members, The junior golf committee continues to strive in its efforts to make the Southwest Chapter a leader in junior golf. We continue to search for new opportunities for events to encourage junior golf. This year as the junior golf chairperson we had great success within our local SWFJGA Tour with over 120 participants and granted $30,000 in scholarship funds to local graduating seniors. The Drive, Chip, and Putt local qualifiers showed great success with 170 kids participating. Local junior, Talia Rodino, will represent the Southwest Chapter of the South Florida PGA as she heads off the August to compete in the Drive, Chip, and Putt in April The Southwest Chapter had its first PGA Junior League teams compete this year. The team made it through the first qualifier battling against three teams from the Southeast Chapter. The South Florida Section continues to conduct countless events throughout the section, providing additional opportunities for juniors within the Southwest Chapter. Currently the South Florida PGA is conducting Team Golf events now through the first week of November. They will also conduct Team Golf in spring of If you have any kids who want to learn tournament golf, it is a fun, easy team setting for juniors to get involved in the game. Please contact me is you have any juniors looking to get involved. Over the next year my goal for the Southwest Chapter to grow from one PGA Junior League Team to have two-three teams. If you are interested in getting a team together or have juniors that want to play on a team, please do not hesitate to reach out. Warmest regards, Bobby Conway, PGA Assistant Golf Professional Stoneybrook Golf Club Stoneybrook Golf Blvd Estero, FL 33928

Dear Fellow Members and Associates: On behalf of the many PGA Senior players who participated this season, we would like to thank the following golf professionals for hosting events at their

Kyle Gailloreto, PGA Wyndemere Golf and Country Club, Mike Dero, PGA - Quail Creek Country Club, Gene Fieger, PGA Club at Pelican Bay, Reed Kleintop, PGA Highland Woods Country Club, Shawn Ward, PGA

13 Dear Fellow Members and Associates: On behalf of the many PGA Senior players who participated this season, we would like to thank the following golf professionals for hosting events at their facilities. Kyle Gailloreto, PGA Wyndemere Golf and Country Club, Mike Dero, PGA - Quail Creek Country Club, Gene Fieger, PGA Club at Pelican Bay, Reed Kleintop, PGA Highland Woods Country Club, Shawn Ward, PGA Hideout Golf Club, and Jon Chapman, PGA - Naples Grande Golf Club. Thank you to our partner, Steve Sponder from Global Golf Sales and Golf Pride Grips for their continued support of the Senior Series Senior Series Event Winners Champion: Runner-Up: Event #1 Wyndemere Country Club Dan Heaslip 70 Tony Kelley 71 Event #2 Quail Creek Country Club Mike Dero 69 Tony Kelley 70 / Tim Miller 70 Event #3 Club at Pelican Bay Gene Fieger 68 Peter Mogg 69 Event #4 Highland Woods Country Club Gary Baker 44 Points John Calabria 43 Points Event #5 Quail Creek Country Club Dan Heaslip 69 Ted Brasile 70 Final Event of the 2018 Season Senior Series Championship: Wednesday, October 10 th - Hideout Golf Club (First Round) Friday, October 12 th Naples Grande Golf Club (Second Round) All the best, 2018 Senior Player of the Year Points Race (As of 9/30/2018) 1. JC Anderson points 9. Gene Fieger 455 points 2. Dan Heaslip 725 points 10. John Calabria 438 points 3. Gary Baker 702 points 11. Mike Dero 415 points 4. Gary Keating 605 points 12. Ted Brasile 395 points 5. Peter Mogg 587 points 13. Tommy Hilliard 369 points 6. Tim Miller 565 points 14. Nevin Sutcliffe 297 points 7. Toney Kelley 534 points 8. Dennis Meyer 534 points Perry Smith, PGA and Tim Miller, PGA Southwest Chapter Senior Chairpersons

14 Dear Southwest Chapter PGA Members and Associates: As we enter the fall season, our tournament season is quickly coming to a close. We have a few remaining events set to be held in the upcoming months due to inclement weather we experienced earlier in the year. Through all the challenging weather situations we had another outstanding year, as participation and competition was excellent across all events. At the end of this tournament season I will be stepping down as your tournament chairperson. Having served at the committee level in some capacity for 9 of the past 10 years, I feel it was time to allow other professionals the opportunity to serve within our Chapter. Serving on our board has been very rewarding and I have built relationships from doing so that will last for life. A special thanks to all of our committee members, in particular Jordan Burke, for their hard work and dedication on the tournament committee. I encourage professionals to be responsive to and receptive of future committees when they call on you to host events at your facility. Hosting events for our professionals is a unique opportunity to showcase your facility, particularly during the slower summer season. Thank you to all our professionals who stepped up this year and hosted events, some even two-chapter events along with assistant and senior tournaments! Information and registration for our final events of the season: Global Golf Sales Event #4, Chapter Stroke Play Championship, and Pro-Assistant can be found on the section website. Thank you for your time, and best of luck with the upcoming season. See you soon, EJ McDonnell, PGA Director of Golf Bonita Bay Club Southwest Chapter Tournament Chairperson

Spring Meeting of the Membership April 16, 2018 Pembroke Lakes Country Club

Spring Meeting of the Membership April 16, 2018 Pembroke Lakes Country Club South Florida PGA / 186 Atlantis Blvd. / Atlantis, FL 33462 561.729.0544 / www.sfpgagolf.com 2018 SPRING MEETING AGENDA APRIL