Teacher of the Year Award Nomination

TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD NOMINATION

Dave Boivin Member #27005081 Kayak Point Golf 15711 Marine DR NE Stanwood, WA 98292 360-652-9676 [email protected]

1. Please list all Chapter, Section or National Teaching Workshops, Seminars and Section or National PGA Teaching & Coaching Summits attended or conducted within the last five years. If Certified in Instruction through the PGA Certified Professional Program, list the date Certification was obtained.

Event Date of Participation Chapter, Section, National Boeing Classic Adaptive 2010 Aug Chapter Golf Clinic ESPN Teacher Training Dec 2007 2008 Chapter

Stan Utley Golf Clinic Fall 2011 Chapter/Section

2. Please describe the nominee’s overall performance in teaching at the facility, Chapter, Section and/or National level.

Facility I am celebrating my third full season at Kayak Point GC after being at

Interbay GC since its inception in 1998. As the Director of Instruction at Kayak Point, I have had the opportunity to implement programs for players new to the game as well as attract lower handicappers.

A Junior Program has been important to the area, providing both private instruction and Junior Camps. To further the Junior Program at Kayak Point, I pursued and became a Level 1 First Tee Instructor. Through the First Tee program, this summer we completed our second year of a 6-week LPGA-USGA Girls Golf Program.

I continue to work with the Lakewood High School and Stanwood High School Golf Teams. (Lakewood Girls won their Division in 2011)

I also completed my TPI Certified Level 1 Instructor Certification to which I incorporate into my instruction as well as recently completed certification as a B.E.S.T. practitioner.

I have focused my teaching on Short Game Schools and Corporate Clinics, with the balance on private and playing lessons.

During the prior existence of the ESPN Golf Schools, I was a Lead Instructor for them, including working directly with Hank Haney at the Hank Haney Signature Schools.

Chapter/ Section I was previously on the WWCPGA teaching committee. Most years, I have participated in some capacity in providing instruction at the Seattle Consumer Golf Show between stage clinics and the PGA Teaching and Junior Areas.

National Yearly I participate in the Play Golf America Program, recently celebrating my 14th season with the program.

2012 Kayak Point GC participated in the Tee it Forward, Golf 2.0, PGA Sports Academy programs, of which I was a part of.

3. Please briefly describe any unusual, innovative or special

teaching programs the nominee has initiated or implemented.

Aug-2012: A 2-day golf school at Kayak Point GC entitled “Take Your Game to the Next Level” co-facilitated with the Golf Channel’s” Yoga For Golfers” expert, Katherine Roberts.

Jul-2012: The 2012 3-day WA State High School Golf Coaches Clinic held at Kayak Point GC, co-hosted with PGA Professional and GM Steve Stensland.

Mar-2012: I held a complimentary, invitational one day clinic at Kayak Point GC for the local High School Golf Coaches.

In 2010 I had the honor of having an UNLV-PGM Intern, Kai Aoki. Our overall goals were to focus on teaching and for him to pass the PAT. I arranged for him to meet with and shadow other Chapter PGA and LPGA Professionals. Together we accomplished all his goals as well as volunteering on the range at Sahalee CC for the 2010 PGA Senior Open. Kai is now in his second season as a PGA Professional and has been promoted to assistant at CordeValle GC, a Rosewood Resort in California.

Developed and implemented the following teaching programs: • Seminar: Corporate Golf for Women • Workshop: Golf and Yoga Workshop • Tradeshows: Video golf lessons for conventions, fundraisers, private and corporate events • Kayak Point GC: First Tee-LPGA -USGA Girls Golf • Junior Camps Interbay GC: Developed and implemented the multi-day junior camps (2 to 5 day camps) • Fit fore Golf Fitness Classes for Seattle Athletic Club and Columbia Tower Club members • Fit fore Golf™ Schools for Physical Therapists (I co-facilitate schools as the PGA Professional component in the Greater Seattle, Vancouver and Victoria B.C. areas)

4. Please list any instructional articles, videos and/or publications the nominee has written or contributed to. Interviewed and participated in the following:

• 2012 Twenty-eight (28) week radio show “Ask the Pro- Tee to Green” radio show on KRKO 1380 Fox Sports Radio • 2011 April - August monthly radio appearances on KRKO 1380 Fox Sports Radio: ‘On the Road with Maury and Stitch’ (live radio shows discussing the PGA Majors) • Video Golf Tips with Northwest Cable News • Puget Sound Business Journal: “Putting has little to do with business golf” • Golf Northwest Magazine: ESPN Golf Schools "Two Standout Instructors Get Schooled" with Hank Haney • Tulalip Resort and Casino with Alaska Airlines: Promotional video featuring Dave Boivin PGA instructor and Kayak Point GC • Golf Results - Playing Strategic Golf & the Seattle Athletic Club: Facebook and You Tube Instructional Videos

5. Please list the names of outstanding golfers the nominee has instructed.

• Larry Daniels one of Washington’s top Senior Amateurs. o 2011 PNGA- Senior Men’s Amateur Champion • Courtney Mahon- Symetra Tour 2012 • Andrew Von Lossow o Most inspirational player 2003/04/05 WIAA o Dakota’s Tour 2010 • Pat Thirlby - Sand Point CC 2009 Ladies Club Champion • John Sheffield- 3 time Club Champion Gold Mtn. GC • Dean Walker- former Alberta CPGA Champion

I have had the honor of working with some terrific juniors as they are the future of the game. Through the First Tee and LPGA –USGA Girls Golf, I am currently working with an 8yr old named Malia. She is full of life and enjoys the game. We have been doing some fun drills with balanced and eye hand coordination, such as standing on a Yoga ball

swinging a club. (She said “my balance is better and this is fun!”) She just completed her second season with WSJG. She is definitely outstanding to work with.

6. Please describe the nominee’s involvement in growing the game of golf through juniors, women, minorities, seniors and the disabled.

Juniors: • Level 1 First Tee Instructor • LPGA-USGA Girls Golf • PGA Sports Academy • Stanwood and Lakewood High School Golf Teams • Kayak Point GC Junior Camps • Implementing Junior Golf for the Tulalip Tribes Boys and Girls Club • Instructor for the Junior Golf Development Summer Camps for the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

Women: • NLGA -2010/2011/2012 Short Game Schools • 2012, a prior years, NLGA Guest Speaker • Amex PGA Ladies Golf 2011 • Seminar: Corporate Golf for Women

Seniors: My relationship with Physical Therapists and Fitness instructors through both TPI and Fit fore Golf™ programs continues to grow. I am regularly referred to a number of seniors who are in rehab for various reasons. Injuries or medical conditions such as knee, hip and shoulder replacements can be disabling, so it is important to help keep them playing or get back into the game.

Minorities: I am an equal opportunity instructor. My student base includes all ethnicity and educational backgrounds.

Disabled: During the Boeing Classic I had the opportunity to participate in the Adaptive Golf Clinic at TPC Snoqualmie. What a great day!

After the clinic I received an email from a participant that I had worked with through this program. She had had brain surgery and a partial stroke and was impressed with the way in which I had assisted her and wanted to continue with lessons. To this day we still keep in touch. It is fun teaching when we get to think outside the box!

I attract and am continually referred students of varied disabilities, including wheelchair students, the blind, individuals with Parkinson’s, MS, and Cerebral Palsy.

Additionally, I regularly donate lessons to numerous charity events and fundraisers.

7. Please list any Chapter, Section or National awards the nominee has received

None at this time. Thanks for the nomination.

Name of Nominee: Gregg Rogers Member Number: #03621489 Facility Name: Gregg Rogers’ Golf Performance Centers, LLC. Facility Address: 15015 Main Street #116 Bellevue, WA 98007 Facility Phone Number: 425.746.1655 Nominee E-mail Address: [email protected] National Teaching Workshops and Coaching Summits attended 1. Multi-day Teaching/Playing Workshop, La Quinta CA. 2/2011 2. TrackMan Ball Launch and club delivery analysis, Bellevue, WA. 6/08 3. TaylorMade/Adidas Golf Club fitting Seminar at Seattle Golf Club 3/08 4. Motion Analysis and club fitting training at the TaylorMade Kingdom, Carlsbad CA. 10/07 5. Science and Motion PuttLab Certification Seminar at the Hank Haney Golf Ranch 5/07 6. Science and Motion BalanceLab Certification Seminar at the Hank Haney Golf Ranch 5/07 7. Motion Reality Inc., MATT system training, Bellevue, WA. 2/07 8. Science and Motion/About Golf Ball Launch Analysis, Bellevue, WA. 2/07 9. Jim Flick Teaching Seminar, PNW PGA Show, 10/2006 10. Technology/Biomechanics Seminar in Port St. Lucie, FLA. 2/2006

Description of overall performance in teaching at the facility, Section and National levels Designated in 2012 as the Willows Run Golf Complex Director of Instruction, I currently own and supervise the operations and instruction programs at two instruction facilities while personally instructing over 3000 lessons annually. In 2007, the Gregg Rogers’ Golf Performance Centers opened and is the most technologically advanced instruction, club fitting and game improvement facility in the state of Washington. These facilities combine the latest game improvement technologies in the industry and are dedicated to promoting the participation, enjoyment and growth of the game. I am proud to operate facilities that participate in as many PGA programs as possible and include (but are not limited to: Patriot Day, Ready Golf, Free Lesson Month, Free Fitting Month and all Family Golf programs developed by the PGA. We are also dedicated and proud to offer Junior Golfers in the area access to a fun, energetic learning environment to hone their skills. Our Innovative Programs include: Performance Junior Golf Camps: In June of 2012, we opened the first annual Performance Junior Golf Camps at Willows Run Golf Complex offered every week of the summer to serve the future of the game. These camps offer golfers ages of 8-17 years old a place to learn, practice and play every week of the summer. We are committed to making sure each student improves their performance regardless of age, gender or skill level. These programs served over 200 junior golfers this summer. Performance Junior Golf Clinics: We also opened the Performance Junior Golf Clinics to provide a fun, learning environment for golfers’ ages 4-7 years old in a short clinic environment. We hope to spark interest in children at a very young age and develop the fundamentals of the game at the earliest age possible. These clinics we are great success serving over 50 young golfers. Beginner Golf Clinics, Women Only Clinics, Couples Clinics, Short Game Clinics: We also integrated Beginner, Women only, Couples, and Short game clinics for golfers of all ages and skill levels to have a way improve their skills. TaylorMade Performance Lab: In 2012, we partnered with TaylorMade/Adidas Golf to open a TaylorMade Performance Lab at Willows Run. The TaylorMade Performance Lab at Willow Run implements Motion Analysis Technology (MAT) 3D imaging to provide students the ultimate instruction and fitting experience. Other Technologies: Instruction programs also include the use of our other advanced technologies including TrackMan, Foresight GC2 and EDH Flight Scope Launch Monitors, About Golf 3D Golf Simulators, Science and Motion BalanceLab and PuttLab, and JC Video we set our programs apart from all other facilities in the Puget Sound area. These systems enable us to specifically pinpoint deficiencies in movement patterns, technique or equipment. We interpret this precise information to design programs that specifically target improving deficient areas. Winter Game Improvement Programs allow players to continue their game improvement process throughout the year. We make golf available on a year round basis. Players can continue to practice, play and train during the off season. We strive to keep golf fresh in the minds of the players in Northwest to help promote the participation and enjoyment of the game. Other programs include: Individual Lessons MyTPI Fitness and Movement re-patterning exercise programs Improve your Practice time; practice using video, ball launch and club delivery analysis Science and Motion PuttLab practice programs Winter Golf Leagues Corporate parties

Instruction articles contributed to. In 2012, as one of “America’s 100 Best Club Fitters”, I contributed to articles written in Golf Digest on Club Fitting. We recently collaborated with Kathryn Roberts and Matt Carothers on developing the information for her latest book. Outstanding golfers: I currently work with many outstanding golfers of all ages some of which include: Jerry Foltz, former PGA Tour Player and currently a Golf Channel analyst Tommy Tolles, former PGA Tour Player Bob Conrad, former Nationwide Tour Player Jordan Allyne, University of North Carolina Women’s Golf Team Darcie Richmond, University of Washington Women’s Golf Team Connor Hood, Whitman College Golf Team David Devine, Whitman College Golf Team Kevin Ormiston, Seattle University Golf Team Alec Pakzad, Seattle University Golf Team John Peyton, Seattle University Golf Team Nolan Cull, Local area High School Standout Patrick Sato, Local area High School Standout Eugene Wackerbarth, Local area High School Standout Brian Russell, Jordan Babineaux, Jeff Cirillo, Billy McKinney, Dante Robinson …local sports figures

Involvement in growing the game: Dedicated to growing the game, we are committed to helping/providing junior golfers in the Puget Sound access to a safe, clean, friendly and affordable venue to nurture and hone their skills. The Gregg Rogers’ Performance Junior Golf Camps and Clinics provide this environment for kids or all ages and skill levels throughout the summer months. Our Beginner clinics also have proven very successful and have introduced many new players to this wonderful game. The Gregg Rogers’ Golf Performance Centers is also very actively involved in our community. We support our local school districts by providing teams with coaching assistance and consulting. We are dedicated to developing and promoting the game at the grade school and high school levels for Mercer Island, Bellevue and Sammamish school districts. Our community outreach programs participate and contribute to many local charitable organizations such as: The First Tee, Friends of Youth, Jaime Moyer Foundation, Detlef Schrempf Charity Golf Tournament, Golf Fore Red, and Seattle Amputees among many others.

Awards 2011 Golf Digest “America’s 100 Best Clubfitters” 2008 WWCPGA “Teacher of the Year” 2008 Mizuno “Elite 16” Club Fitter of the Year 2007 TaylorMade/Adidas Golf West Region club fitter of the year Includes: WA, OR, CA, NEV, AZ, CO, ID, UT, MT

Name of Nominee: Thomas Sovay Member Number: 10526112 Facility Name: Golf Club at Redmond Ridge

Facility Address: Redmond, WA Facility Phone Number: 425 536-1510 Nominee E-mail Address: [email protected]

The nomination form should be typewritten.

Event Date of Participation Chapter, Section, National Teaching Seminar March 2012 Chapter , Teacher, and Newcastle coordinator Titleist TPI Center February 2012 Club fitting, Oceanside Teaching Seminar 2010 Chapter Teaching Homestead seminar with Brian Thornton David Leadbetter Fall Meeting 2007 Section Titleist TPI Center 2006 Total 3 day TPI program with Greg Rose and the Oceanside Titleist Staff

2. Please describe the nominee’s overall performance in teaching at the facility, Chapter, Section and/or National level. I am the Director of Instruction at The Golf Club at Redmond Ridge. This is an Oki Golf Facility. My main focus is teaching individual golf lessons, but being in the Oki Corporation, I have been allowed to teach and conduct golf schools at Newcastle, and Harbour Pointe. I also have golf schools I conduct at Silver Rock in La Quinta in the Winter. I am an independent contractor, I run my own corporation which includes all aspects of a business. I am basically a partner of Oki

Golf, not an employee. We have a great partnership, and great facilities.

3. Please briefly describe any unusual, innovative or special teaching programs the nominee has initiated or implemented.

Three Years ago I partnered with a company called U-schedule. We redesigned my website, and I use their online booking system. This system has allowed me to build a complete data base of my students, and allows them to schedule their lessons anytime of the day or night. I have gone to bed on numerous occasions to find 5-10 appointments were booked while I was sleeping. The data base helps me target golfers by their ability, age, or anything really. I have used their email wizard to send out regular golf tips and newsletters. U-schedule has grown to service at least 1000 professionals nationwide. I have been informed that I get more hits and appointments than anyone they service.

The previous section on seminars and workshops is only a small part of the education process. I have bounced off and worked with the very best our Northwest Section has to offer. I have been mentored by greats like Bill Tindall, Billy Derickson, Ron Hagen, Jim Wilkinson, Mike Davis, Joe Thiel, Chuck Milne, and Scott Williams to name a few. I have taken so many individual lessons from our Northwest Section guys, I lost count. I have given well over 50,000 hours of instruction in my career, and I hope to do another 50,000. I have been listed in the Golf Digest Best Teachers State since the inception of their listing.

4. Please list any instructional articles, videos and/or publications the nominee has written or contributed to.

I have been featured in the Seattle Times numerous times in their yearly golf magazine. I built a golf tips book for the Chapter, and have been published in every northwest golf publication. I have been shot by the PGA to do 10 golf tips for the PGA Championship public service portion a few years ago.

5. Please list the names of outstanding golfers the nominee has instructed.

I have coached golfers that have won every northwest PGA Tournament we have. If they want to tell you I have worked with them great, but that is not my place. Good players bounce around a lot and use many resources. Taking credit for ones accomplishments is short sighted. I don’t promote myself this way, and what is really an outstanding golfer anyway? Is a ten year old winning the state Championship any less of an accomplishment than someone winning our Section Championship.

6. Please describe the nominee’s involvement in growing the game of golf through juniors, women, minorities, seniors and the disabled.

I have put so many hours into clubs for kids in the past, I have lost count. I have given Junior Golf Schools for 30 years. I have volunteered for Play Golf America at Riverbend for many years. I have mentored many young aspiring assistants and apprentices in our Chapter, helping them pass PAT’s, and helping them be competitive in tournaments. I have coached many High School champions, team and Individual. I always have a number of young golfers competing at the State Championship of the WJGA.

7. Please list any Chapter, Section or National awards the nominee has received

Award Year Received Chapter, Section, National Teacher of the Year 7 times WWC Player of the Year 2009 WWC

Name of Nominee: Brian Thornton Member Number: 27047106 Facility Name: Meridian Valley Country Club Facility Address: 24830 136 th Ave. S.E., Kent, WA 98042 Facility Phone Number: 253.631.3133 Nominee E-mail Address: [email protected]

The nomination form should be typewritten.

Event Date of Participation Chapter, Section, National TaylorMade 03/2012 Chapter Teaching and Playing Workshop TaylorMade 03/2011 Chapter Teaching and Playing Workshop

Teaching 09/2008 Section Roundtable TaylorMade Golf 03/2008 Chapter Seminar

2. Please describe the nominee’s overall performance in teaching at the facility, Chapter, Section and/or National level.

I have been at Meridian Valley Country Club for the past 6 ½ years. I believe I have created an environment where learning and enjoying the journey of golf has become vital to the membership. Repeat business is a great measuring stick for the overall health of my performance. To that point, the membership and non-members are continuing to seek out my advice on a consistent basis. There are two reasons why students will return; the student has seen some sort of improvement in his or her game or the student has bought into the direction that I have laid out in front of them and will strive to achieve their goals. In either case, both of those reasons have had a long-term impact on my performance within the facility and the Chapter. Adding more club-fitting this year to my teaching has enhanced the validity of my position while providing a great service to Meridian Valley Country Club as well. My hope is to carry this belief into the future and have a greater impact at both the Sectional and National levels.

I have now been an instructor the last two years at the TayorMade teaching and playing workshop. Assisting fellow Professionals is an honor to be a part of.

In the answers that will follow should attest to the fact that my performance has been a positive influence at the facility and throughout the Chapter. 3. Please briefly describe any unusual, innovative or special teaching programs the nominee has initiated or implemented.

I am involved with a local chiropractor to help students gain knowledge of their current physical being. Following the current TPI program, we have been in close communication regarding students that we both work with. This is a great way to encompass the professionals necessary to get the student where they need to be physically to perform their best on the golf course and in life.

My “Winter Program” I offer has been very well attended for the last three years. Over the past three years I have had 30 spots filled. With this program a student can have 12 hours of

instruction throughout the winter months. I like to run this program like a time-share. I will allow a family to share this one hour a week and in some cases non-family couples to share the program as well. I have added a fitness aspect to this year’s program, which already consists of video swing analysis and on course training (weather permitting of course).

4. Please list any instructional articles, videos and/or publications the nominee has written or contributed to.

I have contributed to the publication put out by my club called “The Approach” many times over the years.

5. Please list the names of outstanding golfers the nominee has instructed.

This year has made me very proud to have the opportunity to teach and coach some of the finest junior golfers in the state.

I had 14 juniors qualify for the WJGA State Championships recently. Of those, 5 made the cut into the final day. Catherina Li won the 16-17 year old age group and the overall. Alyssa Nguyen took second in the 8-11 age group.

I have worked with Josh Immordino for the past year. 6. Please describe the nominee’s involvement in growing the game of golf through juniors, women, minorities, seniors and the disabled.

I run clinics specifically targeting the ladies of Meridian Valley Country Club. These clinics are offered throughout the spring and summer. Junior clinics are a staple at my club. Most notably are the Future Junior Clinics. I offer 6 sessions for the ages 5-7 that run from spring to fall. There have been as many as 12 at one time, which are quite the handful yet so much fun! My belief is that if other sports can get the youth involved at such a young age, why not golf? These young individuals are the ones who will be supporting the game and the industry for years to come.

I have volunteered my time to help run the First Tee clinic offered to the Kent area middle schools held at Meridian Valley Country Club.

7. Please list any Chapter, Section or National awards the nominee has received

Award Year Received Chapter, Section, National Player of the Year 2011 Chapter Teacher of the Year 2011 Chapter Player of the Year 2008 Chapter Player of the Year 2007 Chapter