STPGA ASSISTANT GOLF PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR APPLICATION

STPGA ASSISTANT GOLF PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR APPLICATION Eligibility: The following are ineligible to win any STPGA Award: STPGA Awards Committee PGA Headquarters Staff STPGA Section Staff; this includes full time permanent staff and part-time seasonal staff but does not include individuals contracted for golf instruction or otherwise by the STPGA Class F or Inactive PGA Members Apprentices (This only applies to STPGA Professional Awards including Assistant Professional of the year. An apprentice could win Special Service, Media, Sale Representative, etc.) Southern Texas PGA Class A-8 (Assistant Golf Professional) Members in good standing that do not fall into one of the above mentioned categories are eligible for the award. Candidates must be a Class A-8 at the deadline date for nominations of the current year to be considered for this award. Past and current National Award Winners can win a Section or Chapter Award in the same category. In order to be considered for any Southern Texas PGA Award, the nominee or nominator must complete and sign the prescribed application form and submit this to the STPGA office within the required deadlines. Members of the Awards Committee will do everything within their means to assist and facilitate the completion of these forms. Selection Criteria: Candidates should possess strong moral character and a substantial record of service to the organization and the game of golf. The eventual winner of this award will be held as a model Assistant PGA Golf Professional. A letter of recommendation from the Assistant s current Head PGA Professional must be returned to be considered for the award. I. The candidate will be considered on the basis of: a. Overall performance, tenure and reputation as a PGA Golf Professional; b. Service to the Section and the organization; c. Leadership ability; d. Image and ability to inspire fellow golf professionals; e. Promotion and growth of golf. f. Playing ability and participation in local, Section and National events. g. Letter of recommendation from the A-1 (Head Golf Professional) at the candidate s golf facility.

Name: Patrick Ascherl Date of enrollment in Apprentice Program: 2009 Date Elected to Membership: 2014 Current Facility: Traditions Club Head Professional: Bill Slade 1.) List all previous golf employment history including dates, facilities and the facilities head professional to which you reported: Houston Country Club Houston, TX Head Professional: Gordon Johnson March 2014-October 2014 Yeamans Hall Club Charleston, SC Head Professional: Claude Brusse May 2013-March 2014 PGA of America PGA Junior Series Championship Manager: Mike Schanne, Jr. May 2012-August 2012 St. Andrews Golf Club Overland Park, KS Head Professional: Curt Nelson May 2011-August 2011 Oak Hills Country Club Omaha, NE Head Professional: Mel Baker May 2007-August 2010 (Seasonal) 2.) List any achievements, awards or honors related to golf: None

3.) Include a brief description of accomplishments related to this award: Served as an assistant for elite clubs such as Houston Country Club and Yeamans Hall Club (Top 100) - Chosen to assume the role of First Assistant Golf Professional at Traditions Club in 2014 following my time at Houston Country Club. - Directly hired, trained, and managed staffs of 20 team members. - Primary purchaser of hard good inventory for a shop selling $100,000 annually. - Primary club fitter for a membership of 925. - Instruct, on average, 250 lessons per year including: individual lessons, clinics for both juniors and adults, club fittings, Team Golf practices as well as practices for the College Station middle school teams. - Currently sit on the STPGA Assistants Committee and hold the role for communication & promotion. The role includes creating and distributing a monthly newsletter for assistants and apprentices within the section. - Actively involved in supporting the growth of junior golf by hosting STPGA and other junior golf tournaments. By working for the PGA of America running the PGA Junior Series, I witnessed firsthand how detrimental the continual growth of junior golf is to our industry. - As a graduate of the New Mexico State University PGA Golf Management program, I continually work to keep strong ties with PGA Golf Management programs by offering internships, mentoring, and the like. I find this important in building the next generation of great golf professionals. - Play in annual section events including Assistants Classic events, Assistants and Professional Championships. Limited to 1600 characters or approximately 250 words I have enclosed a letter of recommendation from the current Head Professional at my facility. This application must be signed and returned to the STPGA office by August 26, 2016 in order for the nominee to be considered for this award. The STPGA Awards Committee strongly recommends that the application for this award be typewritten and will not accept additional materials beyond the answers to the questions on the application. Submitter s Signature Date

Name: Ryan Brandt Date of enrollment in Apprentice Program: 2008 Date Elected to Membership: 2014 Current Facility: Riverbend Country Club Head Professional: James Brown 1.) List all previous golf employment history including dates, facilities and the facilities head professional to which you reported: I worked at Wildcat Golf Club from January 2004 to September 2011 in a number of different capacities. Starting outside with the carts and moving my way in to the Golf Shop in a couple different roles as I worked my way up and got started on the path towards becoming a PGA Professional. The Head Golf Professional the entire time I was there was David Munday, PGA who is currently working in the same position at Tour 18 Houston. 2.) List any achievements, awards or honors related to golf: In 2009 I had a 2nd place finish at the Gill Barnett Golf Spring Classic and backed up with a t-3 place finish at the Club Car Memorial. I finished the 2009 season in 9th place on the Overall Points List. In 2014 I placed t-6 at the US Foods Spring Classic, and in 2015 I had a t-8 place finish in the Club Car Memorial Championship. This season I finished t-10 in the National Rental Assistant's Championship. 3.) Include a brief description of accomplishments related to this award: In my years as an assistant at Riverbend Country Club I have been a part of a complete transformation of the club. We have increased our number of yearly rounds to nearly 30,000 up from about 26,000 my first year. We have increased MGA and WGA tournament participation as well as increased our corporate outings to about tournaments yearly. We have implemented many different programs and clinics to increase member participation across the board including juniors. We have also seen Golf Shop sales increase every year since I started in 2011.

Limited to 1600 characters or approximately 250 words I have enclosed a letter of recommendation from the current Head Professional at my facility. This application must be signed and returned to the STPGA office by August 26, 2016 in order for the nominee to be considered for this award. The STPGA Awards Committee strongly recommends that the application for this award be typewritten and will not accept additional materials beyond the answers to the questions on the application. Submitter s Signature Date

Name: Ryan Briggs Date of enrollment in Apprentice Program: August 2008 Date Elected to Membership: June 2013 Current Facility: Whispering Pines Golf Club Head Professional: Chris Rowe 1.) List all previous golf employment history including dates, facilities and the facilities head professional to which you reported: Joes Golf House-2006-2008 Country Club of the Rockies PGM Intern 2009 Tom Apple Grand Pines Golf Club at Bentwater PGM Intern 2010 David Brock Whispering Pines Golf Club Caddie 2010 2012 Chris Rowe Chenal Country Club PGM Intern 2011 John Warburton Southern Texas PGA PGM Intern, Manager of Junior Golf, Tournament Manager 2012-2014 Mike Ray Whispering Pines Golf Club Assistant Golf Professional 2014-Present Chris Rowe 2.) List any achievements, awards or honors related to golf: Vice President of the SHSU PGA Golf Management Student Association 2011-2012 Camp Olympia Outdoor Education Instructor 2014-Present Spirit International Team Leader 2015

3.) Include a brief description of accomplishments related to this award: Vice President of SHSUPGMSA As VP of the Student Association my duties included registration and administration for student tournaments, as well as organizing social events and fundraisers to support the health of the PGA presence at Sam Houston State. Camp Olympia Outdoor Education Instructor During the School Year our neighboring camp uses their funds to bring Houston ISD 5 th graders to Camp Olympia for a week of outdoor and educational activities, at no cost to the students or HISD. Two nights of this week they receive 3 hours of golf education to introduce them to the game. We will introduce around 700-900 young men and women to the game per year. Spirit International Team Leader The Spirit International is an international amateur golf competition comprised of 20 countries, and is played every other year at Whispering Pines. One of my duties as and Assistant Golf Professional was to lead one of our teams. My team consisted of the 40 Caddies and Outside Service personnel needed to maintain the driving range, practice areas, and on course amenities. Limited to 1600 characters or approximately 250 words I have enclosed a letter of recommendation from the current Head Professional at my facility. This application must be signed and returned to the STPGA office by August 26, 2016 in order for the nominee to be considered for this award. The STPGA Awards Committee strongly recommends that the application for this award be typewritten and will not accept additional materials beyond the answers to the questions on the application. Ryan Briggs 8/26/16 Submitter s Signature Date

Ryan Briggs has been an outstanding assistant golf professional for me. He continues to impress me every day with his enthusiasm and enjoyment of his job at Whispering Pines Golf Club. Ryan has extensive knowledge in tournament operations from his time working for the STPGA. This knowledge has enhanced our tournament operations at Whispering Pines. Ryan is a confident, intelligent young man who will make a great Head Golf Professional someday. He absolutely is deserving of Assistant Professional of the year for our section. Chris Rowe Head Golf Professional Whispering Pines Golf Club 936-594-4992

Name: Daniel Gonzales Date of enrollment in Apprentice Program: 2009 Date Elected to Membership: 2014 Current Facility: The Club at Carlton Woods Head Professional: Emile Asous 1.) List all previous golf employment history including dates, facilities and the facilities head professional to which you reported: The Woodlands Resort and Conference Center * March 2005 - December 2007 * Head Golf Professional - Bill Craig The Club at Carlton Woods * 2007 - Present * Director of Golf - Mark Steinbauer (2007-2015) * Head Golf Professionals - Emile Asous, Jason Alexander, Corey Lundberg 2.) List any achievements, awards or honors related to golf: US Kids Golf - Top 50 Golf Instructors Honorable Mention STPGA Assistant Golf Professional of The Year Nominee 2014-2016 3.) Include a brief description of accomplishments related to this award: I have been blessed to have worked for great Head Golf Professionals throughout my career. Each one of them have helped guide and mold me into the Golf Professional I am today. Below is a list of my accomplishments that are most important to me. * Advancing my career at Carlton Woods. I started as an outside supervisor in 2007 and now I am the 1st Assistant Golf Professional. * Voted by the associates Employee of The Year at Carlton Woods in 2015 * Manage and Mentor the outside staff. Helping them learn the skills they want to better advance their careers after graduating from school. School and Family come before work. * Helping Create and Run the Junior Golf Program and Ladies Programs at the Club * Carlton Woods Ladies Golf Association Professional, coordinate all events associated with ladies golf. * Successfully ran many USGA Events, 2014 US Junior, 2007 State Team, along with numerous sectional and regional qualifiers. * Hosted the 2013 Southern Amateur * Build lifelong relationships with our members and their families. These are a few of the accomplishments and opportunities I have had to this point in my career. Without the guidance and knowledge of great golf professionals i wouldn't be where I am today. I wake up every day blessed to be able to work at a great facility, service our members, and enjoy the company I the people I work with

Daniel Gonzales Daniel Gonzales has been with the Club at Carlton Woods for the past 9 years. Daniel has been the rock of our golf staff and a valuable commodity to our team throughout. Daniel is in charge of training and managing our outside hosts, merchandising, instructional clinics, club fitting, along with being the ultimate team player for our operation. Daniel gives a remarkable personal experience for every member and guest that arrives on our property. Daniel has researched and put more time into becoming a master club fitter at the club and with the recent departure of our Director of Instruction, Daniel has taken over both of our weekly clinics for women and juniors. Daniel is an elite assistant golf professional and the best that I have had the privilege to be around in my 11 years in the business and at Carlton Woods. I have read through countless resumes and referral letters over my career, and everyone is the best and has the most responsibility from their chosen club. I will tell you without doubt being a member of this section for 10 years that there is not a more deserving candidate for this award than Daniel Gonzales. He is not on a committee nor does he play in section events and is likely unknown to a better part of the STPGA. This should not discount the role he plays at our club and his value to growing the game of golf. My opinion and vote on this award would be to honor a golf professional that is not there for the photograph at the end, but rather the golf professional behind the scenes that ensures the people in the photo are smiling. Mr. Gonzales is that pro, and all of the awards that our club has received over the years have been a direct result of Daniel being a part of the process. Please consider Mr. Daniel Gonzales for the Assistant Golf Professional of the Year, there is no one more deserving to be recognized for their hard work and effort that everyone is not privy to seeing. Daniel is a very special person and the hardest working professional at The Club at Carlton Woods. I would ask before you vote, please reflect on what this award means and to whom the most admirable candidate would be. Jason Alexander

To the STPGA Awards committee, I have had the privilege of working with Daniel Gonzales for the last seven years. Daniel has been our First Assistant at the Club for three years. When I think about what it is to be a golf professional, it all boils down to taking care of people; whether it is managing the staff to ensure great service to the membership, providing a fun environment for members and their kids to learn golf, spending countless hours at home reading up on the newest technologies and teaching methods, or just taking the time to show someone you care. I can t think of someone who better defines all of the great qualities a PGA Assistant Professional should have. Daniel runs the outside operation. He hires and trains all of our employees. With the loss of Corey this year he is handling our ladies clinics and junior golf program. He is also in charge of scheduling our demo days and is our main club-fitter. Not to mention that he runs our ladies golf association, a job in itself. The personal touch Daniel gives our members every day, the way he anticipates their needs, and delivers without fail is truly amazing to watch. He is a fantastic example to all of our employees and his peers how a professional should treat his/her members and coworkers. Carlton Woods would be a different place without his presence every day. This March he organized a 13-vendor demo day on the range. He had one of our members who owns a dealership sponsor the day. We had five high-end Mercedes Benz parked on the range and around the putting green. We had bars and food action stations on the range all paid for by the dealership. It was one big party on the range with members trying all the latest and greatest equipment, much like the demo day at the merchandise show. He walked around and interviewed the members after they had tried some of the new clubs. He put together a video recap of the day, and sent it out to the membership for those who missed the event. He also worked with our member to raffle off some items so everyone had a chance to win something. We gave away 20 dozen Pro V1 balls, and four spots in the Insperity Pro-Am along with other items. As a result of demo day bash the club sold over 50k in hard goods that day. This is just one example of how Daniel adds value to our Club and membership. It is truly a pleasure to work with someone who pushes you every day to be your best. I can t think of anyone who is more deserving to be recognized for their efforts. If the application process allowed members to write letters of recommendation, you wouldn t have time to read them all at your meeting. Thank you for considering Daniel Gonzales as Assistant Professional of the year. If he is chosen, no one in the section will be surprised. Regards, Emile Asous Head Golf Professional The Club at Carlton Woods

Name: Michael Rodriguez Date of enrollment in Apprentice Program: 2011 Date Elected to Membership: 2015 Current Facility: Royal Oaks CC Head Professional: Ryan Polzin 1.) List all previous golf employment history including dates, facilities and the facilities head professional to which you reported: Dominion Country Club Director of Golf: Tony Re Head Golf Professional- Bryan Minnick Date of Employment: 3/2009-7/2012 -Royal Oaks Country Club Head Golf Professional: Ryan Polzin Date of Employment: 7/2012-Present 2.) List any achievements, awards or honors related to golf: 2013- Royal Oaks Country Club Employee of the Year December 2012- Royal Oaks Country Club Employee of the Month 2014 T-9 Finish STPGA Assistant's Championship 2014 1st Place Finish STPGA Fall-Pro Assistant Championship 2012 T-1 Finish Gil Barnett Fall Pro-Assistant Championship 2011-143 score to pass PAT 3.) Include a brief description of accomplishments related to this award: Perhaps two of my accomplishments that I am most proud of is obtaining PGA Membership last year and being named Employee of the Year at my facility in 2013. Anytime you are recognized for your hard work and dedication it is truly humbling and rewarding. As for achievements within my role as an Assistant Golf Professional I have successfully managed the hard goods inventory for our golf shop that has an average inventory of just over $200,000 and sales exceeding $900,000 last year. I believe our golf shop is able to be so successful not only due to my hard work but by the team that I have surrounding me. Ryan Polzin, our Head Golf Professional, has done an amazing job setting myself, and my professional co-workers up with a foundation for success not only for our roles here but our future career endeavors. It is that foundation that allows me to contribute to achievements such as Chapter Merchandiser of the Year, Titleist Advanced Fitting Center, and Ping Top 100 club fitter. The final accomplishment that I am proud of is my contributions to growing the game. As a former junior golf competitor, I recognize the valuable lessons that golf has taught me and it is important to me to pay it forward to this generation. When I first came to Royal Oaks our junior golf program was good but I am proud to say that I, along with my team, have continued to grow the program each year.

Name: Greg Slosson Date of enrollment in Apprentice Program: July, 2008 Date Elected to Membership: July, 2013 Current Facility: Austin Country Club Head Professional: Dale Morgan, PGA 1.) List all previous golf employment history including dates, facilities and the facilities head professional to which you reported: July 2011- Present Austin Country Club: Austin, TX Head Golf Professional: Dale Morgan, PGA Established in 1899 Austin Country Club is said to be one of the oldest country clubs in Texas. Former Golf Professional s include Harvey Penick and Tinsley Penick. The golf course was designed by world renowned architect, Pete Dye. The club generates 30,000 golf rounds annually with 650 Full Golf Residents. Annual golf shop sales exceeding $800,000. Senior Assistant Golf Professional Responsible for the Day to Day operations and Supervising Staff of 20 employees Responsible for purchasing and maintaining hard goods Lead role in the World Golf Championship DELL Match Play Championship, held at our course 2016. MGA Budget, board meetings, and tournaments WGA Tournaments and Meetings Golf Activities Committee Minutes and Meetings Payroll: spreadsheets and forecasting Directing 30 member tournaments annually, 216 player Men s Member Guest, Harvey Penick Invitational Jonas POS and Tee Sheet Mgmt. Private Lessons Approximately 100 annually Monthly Inventory / Reports Daily Cash, Credit Cards, and Rounds Reporting May 2009 - July 2011 Austin Country Club: Austin, TX 2 nd Assistant Golf Professional Responsible for day-to-day operations in the golf shop Supervising (20 Outside Staff) Coordinating MGA Tournaments, Meetings, Calendar WGA Tournaments, Meetings, Calendar, and Clinics Upgrading club software with JONAS POS/Tee Sheet Management Supervising outside Operations hiring, firing, and scheduling Responsible for budgeting green fees and rounds of golf Tournament Salesman and Director

Helped with Junior Summer Camps GHIN handicap system and Tournament Pairing Program Coordinated and ran Couples Tournaments Monthly Inventory Private Lessons Approximately 60 annually May 2009 - July 2011 Austin Country Club: Austin, TX Outside Services Employee Worked in Golf Shop and outside assisting members Inventory Washed Clubs Picked driving range Worked the 1 st Tee as a Starter Entered members scores into GHIN Pace of Play Club fitting Golf Club Repairs 1996-2000 Olympia Country and Golf Club: Austin, TX Head Golf Professional: Scott Smith, PGA Outside Services Employee Reported directly to the Head Golf Professional Worked outside assisting members Inventory Washed clubs and carts Reserved Tee Times 2.) List any achievements, awards or honors related to golf: Professional Accomplishments: - T-7 th Tradition Championship at Escondido 2015 - T-12 th STPGA Assistants Championship at Cimarron Hills 2015 - T-1 st STPGA Pro Pro at University of Texas Golf Club 2013-2014, 2015 Hannon Cup Professional Player. Record 5-1 - 1 st Pro Pro at Twin Creeks 2014 - Passed PAT South Shore Harbour- 71,73= 144 - Certified PING i-learn Custom Fitter - T19 Gill Barnett Golf Pro-Assistant 2009 - T6 9/Nine/9 PRO PRO 2008 - T13 Mizuno Western Chapter Pro-Pro 2008 - T39 Taylor Made-Adidas Assistant s Championship 2008 - T34 Srixon-Cleveland Spring Classic 2008 - Low Round at Austin Country Club 67 from Harvey Tees

- Callaway Staff from 2008 to 2010 - PING Staff from 2010 to 2013 - Callaway Staff from 2014 to Present 3.) Include a brief description of accomplishments related to this award: I am a Class A PGA Professional since July of 2013. I hold this accomplishment very high on my list. I achieved this accomplishment working full time in the golf business. I think the PGA said it best when they published a poster of badges that a PGA Golf Professional must wear on a daily basis. The poster listed about twenty things however one stood out the most to me, Tireless Promoter of Golf. I keep that poster close and try to uphold all the badges that make me a PGA Golf Professional. I am very blessed to be considered as your Assistant Golf Professional of the year, and want to thank all of you for this opportunity. I have always tried to follow in the footsteps of my two successors in this position, Aaron Chilek and Heath Martin. They both play a vital role in my professionalism as a Golf Professional. Dale Morgan has been such a great Leader, and father figure in my tenure at Austin Country Club. He is such a promoter of the PGA of America, and bleeds blue and gold. I hope to follow in his footsteps as my career blossoms. I cannot thank him enough, as this application to STPGA Assistant Golf Professional of the Year is solely due to his great advisory. I also want to thank the STPGA Staff for their time and consideration on this award. Recently, our club hosted the 2016 DELL Match Play Championships with the top 64 players in the world. Working with the PGA Tour very closely during this event, I learned so much, my professionalism and hard work played a vital behind the scenes role in the events huge success.

August 13, 2016 Awards Committee Southern Texas PGA I am writing this letter of recommendation for Mr. Greg Slosson. Greg currently serves as my Senior Assistant. Greg truly is one of the best Golf Professionals I have ever had here at Austin Country Club. Greg s work ethic, great personality and knowledge of our business, I believe make him a very good candidate for the Southern Texas PGA assistant golf professional of the year award. As my Senior Assistant Greg is instrumental in helping organize and implement one of the largest member guest golf tournaments in the country. Greg also is my operations supervisor and is in charge of over 20 outside and inside staff along with making sure a private membership of over 800 were taken care of at all times. I would highly recommend Greg to be our next PGA Assistant Golf Professional of the Year. Sincerely, Dale Morgan, PGA Head Golf professional Austin Country Club Est. 1899

X I have enclosed a letter of recommendation from the current Head Professional at my facility. This application must be signed and returned to the STPGA office by August 26, 2016 in order for the nominee to be considered for this award. The STPGA Awards Committee strongly recommends that the application for this award be typewritten and will not accept additional materials beyond the answers to the questions on the application. Greg Slosson,PGA 8-18-16 Submitter s Signature Date