gateway pga october 2012 newsletter
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Gateway PGA October 2012 NewsletterTRANSCRIPT
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This Issue
Volume 4, Issue 10 October 2012
Growth of the Game P 2
Employment P 3
Tournament Update P 4
Rules P 4
Fitness P 5
Golf Sale P 6
Tournament Info P 7-10
Awards/Meeting P 9
Member News P 10
Congratulations to Jeff Schmid of Perchie Creek. Jeff has really
played some amazing golf over the last few months. Jeff rode a hot
putter and some great ball striking to edge Ty Zimmerman, West-
wood Country Club, at the National Car Rental Assistants
Championship presented by Cobra Golf. Jeff and Ty will repre-
sent the Gateway PGA in Florida at the National Assistants
Championship. Jeff was also a major factor in the Section
Championship at Lockhaven Country Club. Jeff was edged by Bob Gaus, Tower Tee,
on a windy final round that saw only two players finish under par for those 18 holes.
Bob earned the final spot in the National PNC in Leesburg, VA.
The awards process is drawing to a close with our final membership vote concluding
on Wednesday, October 3rd. We will honor our 2012 Gateway PGA Award Winners
at Old Hickory Golf Club on Sunday, November 4th. The following day, the Gateway
PGA will conduct the annual Fall Meeting at the Country Club of St. Albans. The
Gateway PGA staff, board, and committee members look forward to maximizing the
fall meeting as a place of education, best practices, and value added opportunities.
Much more information will be out in the coming days. Please keep in mind that this
year is an election year. Your participation is greatly appreciated.
It is hard to imagine that October is already here. The Gateway PGA staff is already
setting their sights on 2013. Our section cannot be successful without the help, talent,
and generosity of our members. Please consider getting involved as a member or by
considering the use of your facility in hosting a program conducted though our section
or foundation. Our staff will be reaching out to ask for your help. Thank you for all
of your time and energy in 2012.
Lastly, please take notice of the announcement of the 2012 Gateway PGA Golf Sale.
This is a great way to liquidate your inventory before the end of the year. Additional-
ly, it is always a great venue to catch up with fellow professionals. Please contact Su-
san Bender with any questions regarding the sale.
All the best
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GROWTH OF THE GAME
September was an eventful month for both the Growth of the Game Committee and the Foundation… have no fear, I will keep this short! The Growth of the Game Commit-tee met at the beginning of the month and at-tempted to solve all of the world’s problems. No wait, that’s what my after-work superhero club does. Regardless, the GOG Committee
saw multiple new faces and some fresh ideas – we identified several goals for 2013, set sub-committees for each Play Golf America event, and are in the process of developing valuable Golf 2.0 opportunities for Professionals. More details and information coming soon on how opportunities like these are valuable to you, your facility, and your career.
Last month, I noted that the Gateway Foundation had been asked to bring introductory golf programs to two schools and one Boys and Girls Club. The Lutheran School of Webster Gardens just finished their four week program with 80 third and fourth graders begging our Professionals to return soon! This tremendous success could not have been possible without the help of Jim Miali, Jeffrey Field, Michael Brown, Craig Bollman, Drew Huelsing, and Alex Anderson. Thank you all!
Similarly, a five-week program for 9-12 year olds at the Boys and Girls Club of Hazelwood wrapped up this month. Michael Brown taught an excellent PGA Sports Academy Program with multiple juniors returning from the original summer program. Thank you, Michael! On a side note, Don Gorin returns to Pierremont Elementary for yet another after school golf program. A quick recap of Don’s experiences will follow next month.
If you missed the Girl Scouts B.I.G Day event at Soldiers Memorial Park on Saturday, September 22nd, you missed ONE BIG PARTY… with Golfzilla! Approximately 40,000 people attended the parade, “famfest” (with vendors like the Gateway PGA), and three concerts that evening. Alex Anderson and I entertained thousands of juniors and families with Golfzilla swing tips, a SNAG putting range, bean bag toss, Swingball, Golf Ball Guess contest, and music that filled the whole block. Our
purpose of exposing families to the fun of golf and offering follow-up opportunities at area facilities was undoubtedly achieved! Check out the pic-tures!
Have a great October!
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EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
Resume Writing piece of your resume you can
make sure that the rest of the
resume supports it.
The summary may be one of the
more important parts of a re-
sume, but in order to complete
the update there are many more
factors that come into play.
Please call on me for assistance
if you are intending to update your resume and we can go
over the rest of the process either over the phone, by email
or both.
I hope you have a great fall season and I look forward to
being at your fall meeting in November.
The impending fall and winter make a good time to get your
resume in order. New and different opportunities lie ahead
and having your resume updated and ready to go can be of
great advantage to you and is a major part of your career
planning. One of my duties as an employment consultant is
to review and critique resumes of PGA members in my re-
gion. I would like to give you some of my expertise in
bringing your resume up-to-date.
First, you must think like an employer when writing your
resume. Employers want to hire “the perfect person” or
“perfect fit” and are looking for accomplishments and sta-
tistics that they can further dig into during an interview.
The writer of the resume must send a message to the em-
ployer to “read further” as they begin to read the document.
To start, you must have a professional summary or profile.
Gone are the days when a simple objective will do. I see
many resumes with objectives and they are always the
same. “Gaining a challenging position utilizing abilities
developed through my experience and education that will
produce an exemplary golf experience at XYZ Country
Club.” This does nothing for the reader who will spend
approximately 30 seconds scanning a resume after reading
the cover letter. It is imperative that you have a strong sum-
mary, a thumbnail sketch of who you are and what you can
do. It should be positioned at the top of your resume be-
cause that’s what employers read first. Like the headlines
of a print ad, it should grab their attention, draw them into
your resume that supports the summary and prompt them to
call you for an interview. The summary should always be
written in third-person so as not to sound pretentious, but
will impartially communicate confidence and talent rather
than seem self-serving. Play-up your personal strengths and
target your summary to the qualifications or “hot buttons”
the potential employer is looking for. Never send a
“generalized” summary as employers are looking for a
“unique voice”!
There are three things a well-written summary should ad-
dress: (1) your experiences and skills as they relate to your
job; (2) what you can bring to the organization and the open
position that no other candidate can; and (3) your profes-
sional goals. Once you have accomplished writing this
Tim Marks, PGA
Employment Consultant
815.630.5196 – office
Want tell your employer the Golf 2.0 story? Here is a way
they can log in to the web site!
Go to www.golf20.net
Username: golf2.0
Password: growgolf
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TOURNAMENT UPDATES
It may just be me, but it seems like the 2012 golf season has gone by in a flash and we are
now preparing for the off season and a much needed break from the daily grind of the golf
business. For many of us, our clubs will be put away for a while as the cold weather and short-
er days set in. I would encourage all of you to consider playing in the Lake Team Event before
going into 'Winter Mode'! This is a season ending tradition for many of our section members
and a very fun three day getaway for golf and socializing. Adding to the fun are our
colleagues from the surrounding Midwest, South Central & Iowa sections as well as, in
my opinion the three best venues at the Lake of the Ozarks, Porto Cima, Old Kinderhook
and Osage National. Thank you to these facilities for once again opening your doors to
this event for another year. If you don't have a partner, don't hesitate to contact me or Steve Finn and we will try to
get you paired up as best we can.
Congratulations to Bob Gaus on capturing the 2012 Section Championship at Lockhaven Country Club. Bob's two
shot victory also gave him the lead in the Player of the Year race and earned him the coveted last spot in the 2013
PNC! Great playing BG and thanks to the staff at Lockhaven for an outstanding course for our final major of the
year. I am honored to have teamed with my boss and friend, Mike Tucker to win the Pro-Assistant Pro Champion-
ship at St. Clair CC. Mike played great golf that day and we managed to squeak out a victory after a 3-team 2-hole
playoff. Thanks to St. Clair Head Professional, Tom Sipula and his entire staff for a memorable day!
Hopefully everyone will end their 2012 seasons on a good note and I look forward to the end of day light savings
aka 'Golf Pro Day'.
RULES CORNER
I get a lot of questions that start
with the statement "a player
looked for his ball for two
minutes and then declared it lost".
The rules do not permit a player
to declare the ball lost. Some-
thing must happen for the ball
to be deemed lost by the rules.
The definition of Lost Ball co-
vers this issue. One of five things can happen to make
a ball lost:
A. The ball is not found or identified within five
minutes.
B. The player makes a stroke at a provisional ball
when it is at or nearer to the hole than where the orig-
inal ball is likely to be.
C. The player puts another ball in play under penalty of
stroke and distance.
D. The player puts another ball in play when it is
known or virtually certain the ball, which has not been
found, was moved by an outside agency, is in an ob-
struction, is in an abnormal ground condition, or is in a
water hazard.
E. The player makes a stroke at a substituted ball.
If a player looks for two minutes, declares the ball lost
and subsequently finds his ball before five minutes has
elapsed he can play the original provided none of the
five things that deem the ball lost has occurred.
If this comes up at your club be sure to go to the defini-
tion of Lost Ball in the rule book and you will be able
to make the proper ruling.
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More specifically, Nordic Walk your way to a bet-
ter golf or tennis game. While we enjoy these
sports, some want additional ways to increase en-
durance, strengthen or lose weight. Nordic Walk-
ing is a great way to participate in a cardiovascular
activity that burns more calories than just walking.
A person walks with two poles that are specially
designed to incorporate the upper body and
strengthen the core muscles. Widely popular be-
cause of its benefits and accessibility, Nordic
Walking is an exercise that can be social and en-
joyable to all ages and abilities. The range of par-
ticipants varies from athletes who wish
to be challenged to older adults that may have
health or mobility limitations.
With so many exercise options, why choose Nor-
dic Walking? Research from the Cooper Institute
discovered that walkers with poles burned 20 to 46
percent more calories when compared to walking
alone, making it an efficient use of time and ener-
gy. Moreover, because the poles distribute weight
between both the lower and upper body, a Nordic
walker's heart rate increases without raising the
perceived rate of exertion. This redistribution of
weight throughout the body also helps to unload
joints such as the knees, leading to less “wear and
tear” than high impact exercise. People that have
difficulty staying with regular exercise may find
this form of moderate and safe activity easier to
comply with than more aggressive forms. Engag-
ing in regular activity while protecting our joints
may mean that we will be able to play golf and
tennis for many years to come.
As golfers and tennis players, we enhance our
game when we have a strong core and upper body.
Nordic Walking engages the hips, abs, obloquies,
chest and arms due to the resistance that is created
when the pole tips come in contact with the
ground. A more
enjoyable way to
strengthen than
crunches! Nordic
Walking also
promotes good
spinal rotation
which is required
for hitting a long
drive;
executing a pow-
erful back hand
and maintaining
overall back
health.
Benefits are not
limited to sports
performance. Many women are aware that weight
bearing activity helps reduce risk or manage osteo-
penia and osteoporosis, conditions marked by de-
creased bone density. Because Nordic Walking
provides resistance for both the arms and the legs
without excessive impact, it is a good choice for
those of us that want to be proactive while exercis-
ing safely.
Perhaps one of the unexpected benefits Nordic
walkers report is the improvement of posture while
using the poles, that transfers to times they are
away from their poles. Good postural alignment
decreases body fatigue, leading to both an increase
in energy, flexibility and muscle endurance. This
is yet another benefit that will help us have more
opportunities for holes in one and ace serves.
Many people enjoy the social aspect of Nordic
Walking and talking. The result is often that time
flies while getting a good workout (unless of
course you have not chosen your company wise-
ly!) Optimal Lifestyles provides monthly Nordic
Walking demos at the Alpine Shop in Kirkwood.
The next free demo is scheduled for Wednesday,
October 10 at 7pm. Contact Optimal Lifestyles by
email at [email protected] or at 314-
984-0592 for more information about Nordic
Walk Your Way to A
Better Game!
Email: [email protected] www.optimallifestylesinc.com
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National Car Rental GPGA Assistants Championship Recap National Car Rental Assistants Championship to Schmid
Jeff Schmid of Perche Creek GC in Columbia, MO, came away with his first Gateway PGA title in the National Car Rental Assistants Championship at Westwood CC. Jeff put together rounds of 68 & 69 to finish at an impressive 7-under par on the tough lay-out. His score was good enough to edge Westwood Assistant Pro, Ty Zimmerman, who finished the day one stroke back at 6-under. Both players earned their way into the Na-tional Assistants Championship in Port St. Lucie, FL, in November. Defending champi-on Adam Betz of Meadowbrook CC came in third at 2-under while Shane Blankenship was fourth at 1-under par. The final alternate spot was taken by Rich Niedergerke of Meadow Lake Acres who finished the event at even par.
Pro-Assistant Championship Recap Bellerive's Tucker & Moomey Capture Pro-Assistant Title
St. Clair CC in Belleville, IL, proved to be the perfect setting on a near perfect day, to host the Gateway PGA Pro-Assistant Championship. This event is looked forward to by most GPGA Pro's as a day that Head Golf Professionals can enjoy a competitive day of golf with all of their Assistants. Ideal scoring conditions were in order as 3 teams tied at the end of regulation with 11-under par 61's. Bellerive CC's Mike Tucker & Brett Moomey, St. Clair CC's Tom Sipula & EJ Brumm, and Crab Orchard GC's Steve Heckel & Larry Emery, all headed out to #18 tee for a sudden-death playoff to determine the 2012 Champions. After all 3 teams birdied that hole, they headed to the 162 yard, par 3, #10. All six players shots landed on the green, but after 5 misses, it was Mike Tucker's downhill 10 footer, that sealed the deal and handed the title to the Bellerive duo.
Thirty eight teams participated in the event which featured a 4-Ball competition with the Head Pro paired with each of their Assistants. Rounding out the top 5 was the other Bellerive CC teams of Tucker & Brian Fogt, and Tucker & JD Auping.
Tournament Recaps
Pro-Open #4 Recap
Anderson Sweeps Pro-Open at Crystal Springs Quarry
JC Anderson fired a 3-under par round of 67 to sweep both the Regular & Senior Divisions at the Pro-Open at The Quarry at Crystal Springs GC. In the Regular Division, JC won by 2 strokes over Adam Betz (69) & Mike Suhre (69). Rounding out the top 5 with even par 70's was Brian Fogt & Scott Brauer. Walt Siemsglusz of Bridgeton Berry Hill GC, who has been playing very well this season, came in at 3-under par 67 as well as Anderson. In the sudden-death playoff, Anderson birdied the first playoff hole to secure the title over Siemsglusz. Brian Fogt was 3rd, followed by Mark Faulkner (71) & Dave Levine(71).
Section Championship Recap Gaus Takes Section Championship at Lockhaven CC
Bob Gaus of Tower Tee GC knew if he wanted to advance to the PGA Professional National
Championship next June in Oregon, he wanted to control his own destiny. Heading into the
Gateway PGA Section Championship at Lockhaven CC, one qualifying spot was left to decide
the final player to advance to Oregon. Gaus, second alternate after the Gateway PNC at Persim-
mon Woods in July, knew a win was he only sure bet in moving on. Bob came out fast with an
opening round 66 followed up with a 72 to end the first day in a tie with Gideon Smith of Quincy
CC and Jeff Schmid of Perche Creek GC. The final group went back and forth all day with Gaus
ending up on top with a 72. Schmid finished in the 2nd spot at 4-under par. Mike Tucker of
Bellerive CC finished 3rd at 3-under, 4th was Rob Sedorcek of St. Albans at 1-under par, and
Smith rounded out the top 5 at even par.
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Congratulations to September
PAT Passers
Congratulations to the following players who
successfully completed the Playing Ability Test.
Eagle Spring GC 9/6/2012
Jarrod McKay - Bogey Hills CC
Kristen Palmer - Old Kinderhook GC
Paul Sheets - Tapawingo GC
Adam Rockey - Spencer T. Olin GC
Arlington Greens GC 9/20/2012
Christopher Grabacki - Butler National GL
Scott Marchand - St. Clair CC
2012 Lake Team Event It is that time of year again as we wind down from a busy sea-
son, to begin looking forward to the Annual Lake Team Event
at the Lake of the Ozarks on October 22-24th. Teams are al-
ready beginning to fill in from the Gateway Section as well as
the Midwest PGA, South Central PGA, and Iowa PGA is also
invited to attend this year. 2-Person teams will be made up of 1
Professional from the above mentioned PGA Sections and an-
other PGA Member or Apprentice or Amateur. Entry fee is
$300 per player and includes 3 rounds of golf, Calcutta dinner,
prize money for all 3 days & overall purse, and skins each
day. The lineup for course for this year is great as we will be playing
Monday - The Club at Porto Cima (4-Ball)
Tuesday - Old Kinderhook GC (Scramble)
Wednesday - Osage National Golf Resort (Chapman Alt. Shot).
Registration Deadline is Thursday, October 18th at Noon.
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Place Player Events Points
1 Barbara A. Blanchar 6 550.00
2 Helen A. Kurtin 2 130.00
Click HERE for complete Points standings.
GATEWAY PGA AWARDS DINNER
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH
OLD HICKORY GC
GATEWAY PGA FALL MEETING
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH
CC OF ST. ALBANS
REGISTER HERE
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Name Class
James Grimes, PGA LMA
Name Employer Current Former
Michael Wyatt, PGA Golf Port of Maryland
Heights
A-6 A-1
October Birthdays