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President’s Message...3 NEPGA Credit Card...22-23 What’s Trending Social media..43 Executive Director’s Message...4 Joan’s News 26-27 Bulletin Board...44 Tournament News...6-11, 16-17 PGA of America News...27 PGA Secretary Endorsement...12 Junior News...28–32 Foundation News….14-15 Chapter & Assn. News...33-41 PGA Champ preview...21 Membership Updates...42 FRONT COVER: Kirk Hanefeld, PGA and the Eugene “Skip” Wogan Senior Championship Trophy after his NEPGA Senior Championship Victory at the Okemo Valley Golf Club in Ludlow, VT on July 30-31. Kirk shot 65-68– 133 (-7) to take home the Championship for a career second time. Ron Bibeau, PGA Allan Belden, PGA Mike Bradshaw, PGA Rob Jarvis, PGA President Vice President Secretary Honorary President [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Brian Bickford, PGA John Fields, PGA Joanne Flynn, PGA District Director District Director District Director Maine MA - Eastern New Hampshire (207) 829-2225 (617) 484-5360 (603)- 434 2093 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Dan Gillis, PGA Scott Hickey, PGA Glenn Kelly, PGA Senior Director District Director District Director (978) 692-4606 MA - Central Cape Cod [email protected] (508) 869-9900 (508) 548-2932 [email protected] [email protected] Lou Rivers, PGA David Soucy, PGA Dave Tiedemann, PGA District Director District Director District Director MA - Southern Vermont Rhode Island (508) 543-4661 (802) 422-4653 (401) 322-2107 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] CONNECT NEPGA.com Ron Bibeau, PGA Hello All of my Fellow Golf wonderful play at the Okemo Valley Golf Club. He will be Professionals, joined this October by Tom Tobey, PGA, Jeff Seavey, PGA, It is hard to believe it is August Rick Karbowski, PGA, Dan Wilkins, PGA, Bob Tramonti, PGA already and we are on the stretch run and Rick Durocher, PGA at the PGA Golf Club in Port St of our season. This time of the year Lucie, FL. for the Senior Professional National always brings with it some very Championship. exciting things in our section and it is I am really excited to head to Rhode Island later on this certainly my favorite time of year as a month to crown our 2018 Section Champion at the New result. England PGA Championship. Warwick CC and Quidnessett As I write this message our Member/ CC are two magnificent host facilities and I wish all of the Guest is on the golf course and I know many or all of us competitors the best of luck at our Sections crown jewel. have a weekend during the year that we get little sleep and I would also like to Congratulate Shawn Warren, PGA and work 12-14 hour days to ensure that our members have a Rich Berberian, PGA on making it to Bellereve for the 100th great weekend. For me this weekend signifies how close I PGA Championship. I know the New England PGA will be am to the end of the season and what I need to do to be a represented very well against the best players in the world! better Golf Professional and realize my goals for the year. With three solid months left in our New England golf Every year I set personal goals: To learn from my mistakes ( yes I make mistakes) When you look at my goals you can see To become a better husband To create more personal time for my family and friends, there are words that stick out: Create, ( also one that eludes me) but I am getting better Learn and Mentor. They are all Then there are Professional goals: geared towards inspiring action. To be a better educated Golf Professional ( by attending seminars and meetings) season, I sincerely hope your season is going well and I wish To create more opportunities at the club (tournaments, you and your families all the best. leagues etc;) It is an honor to serve as you President and please reach To ensure financial stability at the club (we all know if out to me if I can ever be of service to you. the cash register does not ring we are all out of jobs) To mentor my staff on the important of customer Respectfully, service and relationship in our industry To learn more about what makes my facility run more efficiently Ron Bibeau, PGA When you look at my goals you can see there are words NEPGA President that stick out: Create, Learn and Mentor. They are all geared towards inspiring action. Learning or Educating yourself can be scary or easy depending on what you are trying to learn, and also can be a daunting task depending on what you need to be educated on. All I know is that these words inspire me to make myself a better Man, Husband, Grandfather and Golf Professional. I ask you all to set personal and professional goals to ensure your job stability and so that you have more time with family and friends. August also brings Championship Season here in the New England Section. The NEPGA Wogan Player of the Year race is heating up, and typically two of our three major championships take place. We recently crowned our 2018 NEPGA Senior Champion – Kirk Hanefeld, PGA for his Mike Higgins PGA Professionals UN – PGA Professionals make the know who holds up under pressure on come in contact F game of golf enjoyable and they make those three foot par putts, and who keeps with so many it more fun. They make a golf course a you laughing throughout the round. people day in and place that golfers want to spend more Playing golf takes time to do, and spending day out, and the time. Have you ever seen a junior golfer the day on the golf course with three of number of people competing in a long drive contest with your best friends is a wonderful way to impacted by a PGA marshmallows? How about the smile on a spend an afternoon. PGA Professionals Professional kids face while he or she is hitting a snag have been instrumental in the forming of throughout their golf ball at a PGA Professional in a Velcro many golfing friendships through the career is a difficult suit? I have watched PGA Professionals years. At the end of the day true friends number to even tally. Making a difference bring laughter to sick children in the are there for us through thick and thin, the in the lives of those members of your hospital, bring life and competition back to good times and bad, just like our PGA family, making a difference in your career, wounded veterans, and make a person Professionals are there for us when we are making a difference at your facility and that may have a “different” ability feel like at the top of our game and when our making a difference in the lives of the they belong and HAVE FUN! No one games could use a little help. people you come in contact with. makes golf more FUN than a PGA ANS- We all know what Jim Kelly might The other night as I was watching TV, I saw Professional! F have a few more fans that each of us, an almost unrecognizable Jim Kelly (former AMILY- What can I say about family? but you certainly do not need to be a Pro- quarterback of the Buffalo Bills) walking up F Most of the time it is the reason we all Bowl Quarterback to have fans. PGA to receive the Jimmy V Award for do what we do in this business. The long Professionals have more fans than they Perseverance from John Elway and Dan hours and the time away can be a know, they are the Rock Star of their club Marino at the ESPY’s. Kelly dominated the challenge to the family of a PGA and many are even the Rock Stars in their AFC East and took the Bills to four straight Professional, and their support team hometown! Everyone wants to play with Super Bowls. Unfortunately now Jim Kelly (family) is so very important. The quality the pro, hear the great stories from the is fighting a much strong opponent than time with our family is so very precious, pro, or even just be around the pro. PGA the Patriots defense in the early 90’s. He and they might not hear it enough but Professionals have impacted the lives of so is battling cancer, and even though his thank you for allowing us to do what we many junior golfers, the lives of so many acceptance speech brought tears to my do for the wonderful game of golf. We members at their facility and the lives of eyes, I was personally inspired by what I love you very much! so many members of their community. heard. I quickly related how the 4 F’s by Professionals also have a golfing family. The PGA of America kicked off the 2016 which Jim lives his life are so relatable to The members at their club, students they Centennial celebration with a campaign the lives of just about everyone, especially teach, the golf teams that they coach and called #thxpgapro. They interviewed the our PGA Professionals. the guests that play at their facilities. And best PGA Tour Players and the average The 4 F’s are Fun, Family, Friends, and PGA professionals bring families closer golfer to discuss their relationship/ Fans. Each of these will mean something a together by teaching a son or daughter to friendship with their PGA Professional.