June 01, 2017

News & Upcoming Events

POLO Golf Met PGA Head Pro Championship Presented by Club Car at Willow Ridge Country Club The 2017 POLO Golf Met PGA Head Pro Championship presented by Club Car was another outstanding event. James Ondo of Apawamis caught Fresh Meadow’s Matt Dobyns to capture his first major section title. The senior division needed extra holes to determine a champion as Glen Head’s Scott Hawkins charged back with a final round 68 to tie Craig Thomas of Metropolis. Thomas’ 6- foot birdie putt on the first hole of sudden death dropped, giving him his second consecutive win on the section’s senior circuit.

The 18-hole Life Member Championship was taken Charlie Bolling with one under par 70. Polo’s involvement as title sponsor not only bolsters the prize purse, but also continues a longstanding relationship between the Met PGA head professionals and the Polo Ralph Lauren brand.

MasterCard Match Play Championships end with a Repeat and Threepeat The last players standing at the MasterCard Long Island and Westchester PGA Championships have won 5 of the last 6 combined iterations of the respective events, totaling 30 consecutive matches! GlenArbor director of golf Rob Labritz won his third straight Westchester PGA in a back and forth match with Quaker Ridge head professional Brian Gaffney. Anthony Aruta of North Shore took advantage of a slow start by Tam O’Shanter head pro Mark Brown to build a lead in the final match of his title defense. The MasterCard Senior Match play at Engineers was another case of the usual suspects with the four semifinalists owning a combined six titles and innumerable semifinal appearances. Craig Thomas of Metropolis emerged after beating Sleepy Hollow’s David Young, defending champion, in the semis. Thomas faced Deepdale’s Darrell Kestner in the final match after Darrell topped Bill Van Orman of Meadow Brook in the other semifinal.

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PGA Professional National Championship Presented by Club Car, Mercedes-Benz and Omega Our Met Section contingent will be travelling across the country to the upcoming PGA Professional National Championship on June 18th – 22nd at Sun River Resort in Sunriver, OR. This year’s event is again presented by Club Car, Mercedes-Benz and Omega. In the field from our Section are qualifiers James Ondo, Anthony Casalino, Kent St. Charles, Anthony Aruta, Paul Dickinson, Steve Scott, John Guyton, Patrick Langan, Tyler Jaramillo, Jason Caron, and Josh Rackley, and exempt players: Mark Brown, Matt Dobyns, Brian Gaffney, and Rob Labritz.

Met PGA Travel Pro Am Returns to Pinehurst on Oct. 29th - Nov. 1st We are excited to return to Pinehurst Resort for our annual Met PGA Travel Pro-Am. Pinehurst has been home away from home for the Met PGA, and we look forward to checking out a number of improvements since our last visit. For starters, we will be some of the first guests to have access to the newly built short course. Pinehurst has also taken advantage of the formerly unused patio space adjacent to the 18th green on Course #2 with a new pub called The Deuce. The event includes one practice round and three tournament rounds on Pinehurst #6, #8 and #2 (two rounds). Please check with Dan Kiley if you have questions or for a link to share with your amateurs to submit payment. At minimum, a $1000 deposit per amateur is required to reserve your spot. We are excited that National Car Rental will also be our sponsor again this year, allowing us to include rental cars as part of the package.

PGA Championships - Deadlines Coming in July Please be aware of the upcoming 2017 deadlines in July to enter three events that are tied into National PGA Championships. Registration for the Assistant, Professional, and Senior Professional Championships are all currently open. Participants can register at PGA.org or by calling 1-800-474-2776.

The National Car Rental Met PGA Assistant Professional Championship is September 5-6 at Bethpage Red and is open to class A-8 Members and all Apprentices. The deadline to enter is AUGUST 23rd. Please note this event offers a tiered purse with an additional local entry fee of $150, $300, or $450. Your entry fee dictates the portion of the prize money you are eligible to win. We offer a raffle for prizes donated by areas sales reps to help cover the entry fee. Another option is to raise a minimum of $1,000 for the Met PGA Foundation (also outlined in this newsletter).

The Metropolitan PGA Professional Championship is presented by Club Car, Mercedes-Benz and OMEGA and will be played at GC of Purchase and Fairview CC on July 24-26. The championship will once again be 54 holes with a cut after 36. The deadline to enter is JULY 12th

The Metropolitan PGA Senior Professional Championship is scheduled for August 16th – 17th at Patriot Hills GC, run concurrently with our Met PGA Senior Championship. Please be aware there are two entries for this event as players may elect to play in one or the other, or both. The deadline to enter is AUGUST 2nd

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Women’s Met Open Championship Registration is Open Head professionals are reminded to please remind their female staff and top women amateurs to register for the Lincoln Women’s Met Open Championship. This year’s Championship will be played at Burning Tree Country Club on August 21st and 22nd.

Northern Trust “Club of Clubs” Thanks to the PGA Tour’s partnership with PGA sections, we are able to offer an exclusive ticket package for Met PGA club members, friends, and family. The “Club of Clubs” will be a private, climate controlled, VIP tent positioned on the 17th green at Glen Oaks during the Northern Trust. The package includes food and beverage as well as on site VIP parking passes. We ask PGA professionals to share the attached flyer with club members who might be interested in this upscale offer for attending the Northern Trust.

Click here for more information about this opportunity.

PGA Senior Championship Everyone in the Met area watched closely as Tam O’Shanter head professional Mark Brown and Craig Thomas of Metropolis CC teed it up in the Senior PGA Championship at Trump National GC – Washington DC. Both players played well, but Thomas’ putter wasn’t working quite as well as it was earlier in the month. Brown made the cut and narrowly missed earning low club professional honors. After rounds of 74-71-73-73, Brown was T-53 and said “It was tons of fun. Playing with some of these guys that I grew up idolizing and then to play with some of them was kind of cool.” “Then, to make the cut was really kind of cool. To try and go for the Low Club Professional was really nice, too, but my putter just let me down all week.” Brown saw his chances to catch Estes end when he bogeyed No. 16, and had to struggle for a closing par. “I couldn't make anything. I couldn't read the greens right,” said Brown, who will attempt to qualify for the U.S. Senior Open next week. “My speed was pretty good, just didn't make anything all week.”

Assistant’s Update: May Results and Upcoming Tournaments The Assistant’s Tour had a busy month in May with the following events and results: May 8th at Cold Spring won by Kyle Bilodeau of Woodway over Matt Noel of Huntington in a playoff. May 15th at Aspetuck Valley won by Tyler Jaramillo of Satin Andrew’s. The Spring Major on May 22nd at Saint Andrews was won by Dylan Newman of Westchester CC. May 30th at Westchester Hills was won by Kevin Riley of Manhattan Woods. The Assistant/Assistant Match Play is underway, and we are into the second round of matches.

The June tournament schedule is as follows: June 5 Redding CC June 12 Lawrence June 19 Century July 5 Summer Major at V.C. Sands Point

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The 66th Annual MGWA National Awards Dinner at Westchester Marriott on June 26th – Mark O’Meara to Receive MGWA Gold Tee Award The Metropolitan Golf Writers Association will be hosting their 66th National Awards Dinner on Monday, June 26 at the Westchester Marriott in Tarrytown, NY. Hall of Famer Mark O'Meara will receive the MGWA's highest honor—the Gold Tee Award. Other award recipients include Jaime Diaz (Linc Werden Award), American Century (Bing Crosby Tournament Sponsor Award) and Hackensack Golf Club (Club of the Year). Other awards recipients will be announced in the upcoming weeks. For tickets or more information, please contact Kate Keller at 914-909- 4847 or [email protected].

Junior Golf / Player Development

Give a Veteran HOPE Fundraiser Please utilize the text below to help spread the word to your membership via email about the great work your Foundation is doing for local veterans through PGA HOPE. We ask you to start thinking about ways to use this in your tournaments, etc. Any questions please contact Kelli at [email protected]. Thank you for your support!

As a proud member of the Metropolitan Section of the PGA of America, it is my distinct privilege to share the work our Foundation has been doing to impact the lives of disabled veterans right here in our back yard. As we get ready to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice this Memorial Day, I ask you to please consider honoring the fallen by helping us continue to heal our nations heroes by Giving a Veteran HOPE. Information about our local program is below along with ways to donate. Thank you and have a wonderful and safe Memorial Day!

Click Here for the Video Click here to donate online Click here to donate via mail

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Met PGA Foundation Fundraisers Getting Started Once again in 2017 we are asking our assistant professionals as well as all of our PGA Members to assist with the important task of raising dollars to support the efforts of our Foundation. With over 110 junior tour events, our commitment to The First Tee, the Met PGA HOPE program, and other player development initiatives, it is easy to understand why your help and support are so necessary.

Over the years, many assistants have also mentioned that selling raffle tickets and running a fund-raiser is tough for them to do. That is why we instituted several years ago our policy that any assistant who raises over $1,000 will get entry into the Assistants Championship top tier automatically and they can give raffle tickets to their fund-raiser supporters. If you would like some help with an event for your club, contact our office or any of the Assistants Board.

Drive, Chip, and Putt The Metropolitan Section will be hosting and administering six local qualifiers, the sub-regional qualifier, and the regional final qualifier in 2017. The PGA of America has created a Drive, Chip and Putt Instruction Playbook to help PGA Professionals leverage the successful Drive, Chip and Putt Championship to develop and retain new youth golfers at their facility and leverage the popularity of the event to drive new revenue to the facility and its professionals.

With the increase in exposure and marketing of the Drive, Chip and Putt Championship, especially the Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals which are annually televised by Golf Channel the Sunday before the Masters Tournament, PGA Professionals have the ability to capitalize on the Drive, Chip and Putt brand. Specifically, PGA Professionals can be uniquely positioned as coaches to the thousands of youth golfers participating in local qualifiers across all 41 PGA Sections and 50 states. This Playbook will aid you in the creation and implementation of youth clinics with a Drive, Chip and Putt twist. The following ideas and concepts can be modified to fit your golf facility with the ultimate goals of increasing youth activity at your facility, creating revenue for your instruction business and driving awareness of the Drive, Chip and Putt Championship. More Information.

Announcements & Reminders

Met PGA Pro-President a Section Wide Event in 2017 The Met PGA will offer one just one Pro President in 2017, to include all section clubs. The event, hosted by Hudson National on Tuesday June 27th, will offer morning and afternoon shotgun starts for professionals with their club president or other club official. The plan is to accommodate requests for start time as entries are received so sign up early to ensure you get your preference.

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Met PGA Club Association Mailing is Out Please be on the lookout for our recent mailing on the 2017 Met PGA Club Association. Clubs support this effort with a $300 annual dues that supports all of our good works in junior golf, employment, education, communications, public relations and a host of other special activities. The mailing was sent to head professionals, Club Managers and Club Presidents so please make sure you do not miss this important information. Thanks to several clubs who have already sent in their payment.

New PGA Members Congratulations to the following newly elected PGA member: Dylan Dravland A-8 with Rick Meskell at Meadow Brook Club

John Kennedy Golf Professional Coaching John Kennedy is offering his expertise and assistance to Met PGA professionals in the areas of: business planning, contract review, staff management, and others. He has availability for up to four professionals this year. Contact john at [email protected] for fee and availability.

Volunteer Opportunities for FedEx Cup and US Open The Northern Trust Open at Glen Oaks will be the first event of the 2017 PGA Tour Playoffs. Volunteers are needed from August 22nd- 27th. Individuals can register, but PGA members are encouraged to group your members to volunteer as a club. The $75 volunteer fee includes: Logoed golf shirt, volunteer credential providing a grounds pass even when not volunteering, guest credential providing entry for one guest to the tournament every day, logoed cap, volunteer pin, volunteer lanyard, lunch voucher on work days, and invitation to the Volunteer Appreciation Party. Individuals or organized member groups can contact Matthew Rawitzer via email at [email protected] or phone at 201-444-5356.

The USGA is seeking volunteers for the 2018 US Open at Shinnecock Hills. Please encourage your members to register individual or get together and Marshal a hole together. The $175 volunteer fee includes volunteer uniform and grounds admission when not working. Volunteers can register at 2018volunteers.usga.org

Head Pro Support Nears $6,000.00 thus far for Assistants Contribution Fund The Assistants Contribution Fund supports the Assistants Tour events and provides for 40% of the field to earn a paycheck as opposed to 33%. This fund will also support the William A. Mitchell Scholarship Fund to assist needy apprentices with their costs of education. We are just over half way to our annual goal of $10,000. If you missed making the donation and would like to contribute, head professionals can click here to support this effort.

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Lincoln Pro-Am Series Update We had two very successful events in May at Paramount and North Fork. Unfortunately, weather forced us to cancel the event scheduled for Nassau CC. We are thrilled that announce that Nassau has agreed to reschedule the event as an afternoon shotgun on Monday July 17th. We ask originally registered teams to contact Dan Kiley to reconfirm your plans. Those unable to participate on the rescheduled date will be refunded in full.

The following Lincoln Pro Am events are coming in June:

June 12 Montauk June 19 Trump National

Fiscal Year Dues Deadline is June 30th PGA Members and Apprentices are reminded that payment of their 2016-2017 Fiscal Year dues must be received by the PGA of America no later than June 30th to avoid suspension and penalties.

PGA Scholarship Recipients Announced Once again we are pleased to announce the PGA Scholarship recipients from the Met Section who have achieved the distinction based primarily on their academic accomplishments, as well as their extracurricular involvement. This year we had four scholarship recipients from a list of very talented and worthy applicants from both the high school senior and college student pool of those meeting the difficult academic requirements. Congratulations to rising college sophomore Jeremy Nielsen (Rick Nielsen) on receiving this scholarship for a second year. Incoming college freshman: Jordan Foster (Eden Foster), Kristina Lollo (Jeff Lollo), and Danielle Mistretta (Rob Mistretta) are also recipients of a 2017 scholarship. Congratulations to all of the recipients as well as those not selected who have achieved so much and continue to excel in their academic and student pursuits.

Special Awards Finalists It gives us great pleasure to announce that five of our PGA Members are finalists for consideration for the 2017 PGA of America Special Awards. Darrell Kestner of Deepdale Golf Club is a candidate for Professional of the Year. Westchester CC’s John Kennedyis a finalist for the Bill Strausbaugh Award. Stuart Waack of Silvermine Golf Club has reached the finals for the Youth Player Development Award, Adam McDaid is a finalist for Merchandiser of the Year, and Rocco Cambareri for the Deacon Palmer Award.

Women’s Golf Day – June 6th Women's Golf Day is a four-hour experience happening globally where women and girls can experience golf for the first time or where current players can play and engage with women interested in golf. It is being hosted at golf courses and retail locations all around the world on the same day June 6, 2017. More than 20,000 participated last year. To see a list of locations and register to participate, visit http://womensgolfday.com/.

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Avidia Bank Met PGA MasterCard We are now fully prepared to accept delivering our co-branded MasterCard program. Early applications will be accepted starting on June 14th with the cards being delivered on mid-July. We will promote this program in the coming months and ask you to watch out for information as the application process begins.

Volunteers NEEDED We will be conducting a Golf In Schools Program at South Street School in Manorville, NY on Tuesday June 13th. We are looking for volunteers for as little as one hour or as many as four hours. The children are 6-8 years of age and our plan is to show them a FUN golf experience. Anyone interested or available to help should contact Kaitlin Sabbagh ([email protected]) for information.

Newsday Ask The Pro Mark Hermann, Newsday's golf columnist, is running an "Ask the Pro" feature. The concept is to receive questions from Long Island golfers for professionals to answer. PLEASE send Mark questions you regularly receive from students and a quick, one paragraph answer. Contact Mark at [email protected] submit your ideas!

Sales Rep Update Doug Hansen, PGA is involved with a number of new product lines including simulators, and DCT’s Camelo Leather Products. Check out Doug’s web site at www.BigHornGolfGroup.com. He can be reached at [email protected].

PAT Examiners Congratulations to Pete Stefanchik and Nick Iacono of Elmwood who were recently certified as PAT Examiners.

Certified Professional Program Congratulations to Chelsea Mokary of East Hampton on her certification in Teaching and Coaching, and to Shayne Sakson of Manhattan Woods on his certification in Golf Operations

Condolences We regret to inform you of the passing of Bill Fraioli, a 49 year member of the PGA, and father of Robert Fraioli of Rockland Lake GC. Bill was a past head professional at E. Gaynor Brennan GC, and then at Dinsmore GC and the Valley Golf Center in the Connecticut Section. The family is planning a fall memorial service and will make details available at a later date. Our thoughts and prayers are with Robert and his family at this most difficult time.

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FOR SALE! Tom Lupinacci is offering a $20,000 Commission to any PGA Professional who might find him a client for his Antique Golf Collection. Please review Tom’s Website Timelessgolfantiques.com. Tom also has used white striped Range Balls for Sale and High quality Used Golf Balls for re-sale—AND hit away balls for .15ea. There is free delivery in Long Island or Westchester for orders of 3000 balls or more! Tom is looking to purchase used Yellow Range balls! Tom can be reached at 904-233-1023

John Schob is selling range balls for $0.10 and also has green metal bag stands available for sale. Please contact John at [email protected].

Charlie Bolling has a Trackman for sale. Mint condition - $17,000. If interested please call Charlie at 516-578-9847.

PGA of America News and Notes PGA Members and Apprentices are reminded that payment of their 2016-2017 Fiscal Year dues must be received by the PGA of America no later than June 30th to avoid suspension and penalties.

The PGA Annual Operations Survey allows you to compare your top-line revenues and expenses against other "like" green grass and off-course facilities and also serves as a value guide during the budgeting process. Please help us aggregate this data used to support state and national economic impact studies which are vital to telling the story about golf's impact on the economy. The highest ranking PGA member can participate by visiting pga.org or calling 1-800-474-2776—Deadline is June 5.

2017 Members Business Center Videos are now available online. PGA members can earn 2 PGA Education MSR by watching a video and taking as assessment.

IBMSECU offers Home Equity Lines among other Financial Planning Services. Apply today at [email protected] or call 1-800-873-5100 ext. 8799.

The 2017 LPGA Teaching and Club Professionals National Championship will be held Sept. 2-6, at Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club in Southern Pines, North Carolina. The top eight finishers from this year's Championship will advance to the 2018 KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Kemper Lakes Golf Club in Kildeer, Illinois. Registration Deadline: Friday, August 14, 2017. Register here.

Employment

Please remember to check the dedicated “Employment Listing” section of the web site as new opportunities are posted as soon as we are notified.

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Club Association Apawamis Club Huntington Crescent Club Quaker Hill CC Aspetuck Valley CC Innis Arden GC Quaker Ridge GC Atlantic GC Inwood CC Quogue Field Club Beekman CC Lake Isle CC Redding CC Bethpage State Park GC Laurel Links CC Rockaway Hunting Club Birchwood CC Leewood GC Rockland Lake State Pk GC Bonnie Briar CC Lido GC Rockrimmon CC Brae Burn CC Long Island National GC Rockville Links CC Bridge, The Mahopac GC Rolling Hills CC Brooklawn CC Maidstone Club Round Hill Club Brookville CC Mansion Ridge, The Golf Club Saint Andrew's GC, The Burning Tree CC McCann Memorial GC Salem GC Centennial GC Meadow Brook Club Sands Point GC Cherry Valley Club Merrick Road Park GC Scarsdale GC Cold Spring CC Metropolis CC Shinnecock Hills GC Creek, The Middle Bay, Golf Club At Shorehaven GC Darien, CC of Milbrook Club Silver Spring CC Deepdale GC Mill River Club, Inc. Silvermine GC Doral GC Mount Kisco CC Siwanoy CC East Hampton GC Muttontown Club, The Sleepy Hollow CC Elmwood CC Nassau CC South Fork CC Fairfield, CC Of National GL of America St. George's G & CC Fairview CC New Canaan, CC Of Stanwich Club, The Fenway GC Nissequogue GC Sunningdale CC Friar's Head North Fork CC Tall Grass GC Garden City GC North Hempstead CC Tam O'Shanter Club Gardiners Bay CC North Hills CC Tamarack CC Garrison GC North Shore CC Towers CC Glen Cove GC Noyac GC Tuxedo Club, The Glen Head CC Oak Hills Park GC Village Club Of Sands Point Glen Oaks Club Old Oaks CC Waccabuc CC Glenarbor GC Old Westbury G & CC Wee Burn CC Golf & Body NYC Paramount CC West Hills CC Greenwich CC Patterson Club, The Westhampton CC Griffith E. Harris GC & Range Pelham CC Wheatley Hills GC Hampton Hills G & CC Pine Hollow CC Willow Ridge CC Hempstead G & CC Pine Ridge GC Woodmere Club, Inc. Hollow Brook GC Piping Rock Club Woodway CC Hudson National GC Port Jefferson CC Wykagyl CC Huntington CC Purchase, The GC of

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Thank you 2016 Partners & Sponsors

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Metropolitan PGA

Officers Nominating Committee Brian Crowell, Silo Ridge Field Club Mike Diffley, Pelham CC President Joe Felder, Griff Harris GC Michael Shank, North Shore GC Secretary Dave Fusco, Patriot Hills GC Stuart Waack, Silvermine GC Bobby Heins, Old Oaks CC Treasurer Tom Henderson, Round Hill Club Carl Alexander, GC of Purchase Greg Hurd, North Hempstead CC First Vice President Jim Smoot, Huntington CC Chris Kenney, The Patterson Club Second Vice President Heath Wassem, Fenway GC Honorary President

Board of Directors Staff Members Bill Bresnan, Colonial Springs GC Jeff Voorheis, Executive Director Andrew Gruss, Greenwich CC Kelli Clayton, Director of Operations Theron Harvey, Hudson National GC Dan Kiley, Tournament Director Ben Hoffhine, Wykagyl CC Kevin Rodine, Assistant Tournament Director Jim Lusk, Seawane CC Dan Frankel, Junior Golf Director Adam McDaid, Friars Head Kaitlin Sabbagh, Player Development Manager Karl Obermeyer, VC of Sands Point Paul Giordano, Communications Manager James Ondo, Apawamis Club Charles Robson Peter Procops, The Lawrence Yacht & CC Steve Scott, Paramount CC