TOPICSVolume 25

November / December, 2014Number 9 newsletter

What’s Inside?Challenge Cup

Annual Award NightAndrew Miller’s Latest News

Naples Beach Club Senior Open

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SOUTH FLORIDA SECTION186 ATLANTIS BOULEVARDATLANTIS, FL / 33462

PHONE / FAX561-729-0544 / 561-729-0914

EMAILsflorida@pgahq.com

WEBSITEwww.sfpgagolf.com

PRESIDENTWarren Bottke, PGA

VICE PRESIDENTMark VanDyck, PGA

SECRETARYDon Meadows, PGA

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENTBrian Peaper, PGA

SOUTHERN CHAPTER PRESIDENTChris Krause, PGA

SOUTHEAST CHAPTER PRESIDENTJim Leary, PGA

SOUTHWEST CHAPTER PRESIDENTDan Gawronski, PGA

ISLAND CHAPTER PRESIDENTAaron West, PGA

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORGeoff Lofstead

ADVISORY BOARDPaul Anderson Rick BaylissSteve SponderKen KennerlyMatt LambertPeter LundJoe Steranka

NEW MEMBERSThe South Florida PGA would like to welcome the following new members to the section:Member Classification FacilityDaynaBurleigh,PGA A-8 Pelican’s Nest Golf ClubDerekFathauer,PGA A-3 PGA TourOscarFraustro,PGA A-3 PGA TourColinNicholson,PGA A-8 Broken Sound Club-Club CourseDanielPendola,PGA A-8 Colonial Country ClubDanielBerger,PGA A-3 PGA TourJonCurran,PGA A-3 PGA TourNicholasPincket,PGA A-6 Academy at Plantation PreserveJonathanSchoepf,PGA A-8 Jim McLean Golf School-DoralJosephTrombetti,PGA A-8 Boca Grove Golf & Tennis Club

The South Florida PGA would like to welcome the following new apprentices to the section:Member Classification FacilityBradfordCosta B-6 Palm Beach Par 3 GCEugeneTaylor B-8 Sanibel Island Golf ClubAlexanderBeeson B-8 Raptor Bay Golf ClubWhitneyYoung B-8 Seagate Country ClubNicolasEllis B-8 Palm Aire Country ClubRyanHeidinger B-8 Gulf Stream Golf ClubChristopherPankratz B-8 Palm Aire Country ClubJohnCook B-8 Quail Creek Country ClubJosephRadulski B-8 Frenchman’s Creek Country ClubJoAnnaSmith B-8 Trump International GCAndrewSorber B-8 West Bay Club

NEW APPRENTICES

Congratulations to PGA Professional Jamie Hanson who has been elected to the Quarter Century Club of the PGA of America, an elite group of members who have served the PGA with honor and pride for 25 years.

QUARTER CENTURY CLUB

Congratulations to PGA Professional Le Ann Finger who has successfully complet-ed the requirements for becoming certified in Player Development through the PGA Certified Professional Program.

CERTIFICATION COMPLETION

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Professional To FromMatthewGrobstein,PGA A-1 - Westchester Golf & CC Metropolitan SectionJeffreyHall,PGA A-1 - Stonebridge Golf & CC A-1 - Westchester Golf & CCChristopherRockwell,PGA A-1 - Tiburon Golf Club A-8 - Tiburon Golf ClubJeffreyCarter,PGA A-1 - Spring Run Golf Club A-8 - Quail West Golf & CCJeffreyFraim,PGA A-1 - The Wanderer’s Club A-8 - The Wanderer’s ClubPhilipPellerito,PGA A-4 - Pelican Marsh Golf Club A-1 - Pelican Marsh Golf ClubTimothyJankowski,PGA A-14 - Alico Family Golf Center Illinois SectionBenjaminBauer,PGA A-4 - Ibis Golf & Country Club A-1 - St. Andrews Country ClubJonathanPazdera,PGA A-1 - Cypress Lake Country Club A-1 - The Sanctuary Golf ClubChristopherRyan,PGA A-1 - Naples Heritage Golf & CC A-8 - Naples Heritage Golf & CCMarkFogg,PGA A-1 - LaPlaya Golf Club New England SectionGregoryLibersher,PGA A-4 - Naples Heritage Golf & CC A-1 - Naples Heritage Golf & CCMarkVanDyck,PGA A-4 - LaGorce Country Club A-1 - Ft. Lauderdale CCDavidRaganIII,PGA A-1 - Deering Bay Yacht & CC A-8 - Trump National Golf ClubJonMurray,PGA A-4 - TPC @ Treviso Bay A-1 - TPC @ Treviso BayBenjaminDeArmond,PGA A-1 - TPC @ Treviso Bay A-8 - TPC @ Treviso Bay

PROS ON THE GO

PAT PASSERSCongratulations to all SFPGA Apprentices and aspiring Apprentices who successfully passed their Playing Ability Test.

Monday,October27th-FortLauderdaleCountryClub

Jared Chipley Joseph Radulski Roman Gastesi Philip SalviJames Hobales Marcus ShalleyAdam Lucyk Justin SmithNeil Marc Alexander Tannone Joseph Midgett Jeff Woody

The PGA of America has replaced the eleven (11) complimentary PGA Required MSR online educa-tion courses with ten (10) new courses. These new courses are more timely and of a higher quality vid-eo. These courses are offered as a supplement to education offerings available through the Section.

The courses may be accessed via PGALinks at:

http://apps.pgalinks.com/professionals/apps/educa-tion/video_education/index.cfm?ems_event=141

PGA REQUIRED MSR ONLINE EDUCATION COURSES

“Golf is deceptively simple and endlessly complicated; it satisfies the soul and frustrates the intellect. It is at the same time rewarding and maddening - and it is without a doubt the greatest game mankind has ever invented.”- Arnold Palmer

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ANNUAL AWARDS-AN EVENING OF HONORSTuesday, November 11, The Country Club at Mirasol hosted the 2014 South Florida PGA Annual Awards and Hall of Fame Dinner. This special evening is designated as a night to honor all those receiving awards in addition to those being inducted into the South Florida PGA Hall of Fame. With more than 150 individuals in the room, Tim Rosaforte, the Master of Ceremonies recognized thirteen outstanding individuals for their dedication and service to the game of golf and the south Florida community.

Individuals receiving honors include the following:

Player of the Year – Paul Scaletta, PGASalesperson of the Year – David Kelly, Club CarMerchandiser of the Year at a Private Facility – Josh Hershoff, PGAMerchandiser of the Year at a Public Facility – Bela Nagy, PGAMerchandiser of the Year at a Resort Facility – Seth Henrich, PGAPGA Player Development Award – Jeff Nixon, PGAHorton Smith Award – Aaron West, PGABill Strausbaugh Award – Jeff Raimer, PGAAssistant of the Year – Paul Fitzpatrick, PGAYouth Player Development Award – Bela Nagy, PGATeacher of the Year – Mike Richards, PGAGolf Professional of the Year – Jim Butler, PGA

In addition to these individuals, longtime partner of the South Florida PGA Steve Sponder and PGA Professional Fred Harkness were inducted into the SFPGA Hall of Fame. Steve and Fred represent the class of 2014 and now sit alongside some of golfs legends including Jack Nicklaus, Patty Berg, Bob Murphy and many PGA Sec-tion Professionals.

Craig Perna was also recognized at the begin-ning of the evening during a special presentation for his service to the SFPGA, both as an adviso-ry board member for more than 20 years and as a director on the Foundation Board for the past four years. Craig was a large part of the SFPGA, assisting in the development of the Foundation and consulting with countless projects.

The presence of family and friends created a warm atmosphere as fellow professionals and friends joined in an evening of celebration and congratulations. Special thanks to SFPGA Advi-sory Board member Matt Lambert and the entire membership at The Country Club at Mirasol for hosting this great event!

Fred Harkness, PGA, Warren Bottke, PGA and Steve Sponder

Warren Bottke, PGA, Craig Perna and Michael O’Brien, PGA

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NORMANDY SHORES PGA PROFESSIONALS GIVE SNAG GOLF CLINICS TO JUNIOR GOLFERS IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY

Quail Valley Holiday Pro-AmMonday, December 1stQuail Valley Golf Club Vero Beach

Benefiting the South Florida PGA Foundation

PGA Professionals Andy Forbes and Steve Farrell of Normandy Shores Golf Club in Miami Beach have been spreading the game of golf throughout Miami-Dade County. Starting in October, they host a weekly SNAG Golf Clinic at one of the 3 Parks and Recreation facilities in the county. On aver-age, 60 participate at each clinic and they have a goal of reaching 1,000 kids. With the support of the Florida Junior Golf Council, they are able to offer these clinics and grow the game. Thank you to Andy Forbes, PGA and Steve Farrell, PGA for their dedication!

presented by:

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HOME DEDICATION

December13@3:00PM271NE34thOaklandPark

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TOURNAMENT NEWS

SOUTH FLORIDA RETAINS THE CHALLENGE CUPThe South Florida PGA retained the Challenge Cup on October 3 at The Breakers Rees Jones Course in West Palm Beach. This year marked the 34th year that South Florida PGA Professionals have taken on North Florida PGA Professionals in the annual Chal-lenge Cup matches.

The South Florida team was comprised of PGA Professionals Jared Blocker, Ben Brown, Frank Dobbs, Gene Fieger, Dan Heaslip, Jason Hrynkiw, Chris Kaufman, Alan Morin, Matt Newman, Lee Rinker, Richard Terga and Jerry Tucker and was captained by Brian Peaper.

Taking the early lead 5 to 1 after the first round, South Florida was able to clinch the title 18 ½ to 5 ½. This victory marked the 24th outright win for the team from South Florida in the history of the event. Special thanks to FootJoy for outfitting the South Florida team!

SFPGA Team: Lee Rinker, Jason Hrynkiw, Chris Kaufman, Richard Terga, Jerry Tucker, Matt Newman, Brian Peaper (captain), Ben Brown, Alan Morin, Dan Heaslip

and Jared Blocker. Not pictured: Frank Dobbs and Gene Fieger

On October 27-28, the SFPGA competed against the NFPGA at PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie. The North Florida PGA retained the cup as the teams tied with 15 points each. In a close match, South Florida PGA Professional, Jerry Impellittiere made a four foot putt on the final hole to halve the match with a final score of 15-15.

The South Florida team was comprised of PGA Professionals Joe Bostic, John Calabria, Frank Dobbs, Gene Fieger, Ed Humenik, Jerry Imp-ellittiere, Roger Kennedy Sr., Steve Madsen, Ric Nalyd, Pete Oakley, Earl Puckett and Jerry Tucker

NORTH FLORIDA RETAINS SENIOR CHALLENGE CUP

SFPGA Team: Jerry Impellittiere, Ed Humenik, Earl Puckett, Frank Dobbs, Ric Na-lyd, Roger Kennedy Sr., John Calabria, Jerry Tucker, Gene Fieger, Steve Madsen,

Pete Oakley and Joe Bostic

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Tim Balmer of North Lauderdale won the Naples Beach Club Senior Open Championship today by two strokes after firing a closing round 65, 207 three day total. Balmer started the day tied for fourth place just four strokes off the lead. Finishing in second place, was 2013 Champion, Doug Dunakey of Port Charlotte. Balmer carded seven birdies and no bogies in route to his seven under par 65.

Steven Sim of Fort Lauderdale was the Low Amateur Cham-pion, finishing at 221 for the 54-hole championship.

Jerry Tucker, PGA Professional of Jerry Tucker Golf won the 60-69 Division with a three day total 214, two under par. Rog-er Kennedy, PGA Professional from Stuart won the 70-74 Divi-sion also with a 54-hole total of 214. Marion Heck, PGA Pro-

fessional from Fort Myers won the 75+ division on Saturday with a 36-hole total of 137.

BALMER WINS NAPLES BEACH CLUB SENIOR OPEN

Steven Smith, George Willard, PGA and Tim Balmer

ANDREW MILLER ACCEPTS POSITION WITH WEB.COM TOUR SFPGA Tournament Director Andrew Miller has been offered and accepted a rules official position on the Web.com tour.

He has served as the Tournament Director of the South Florida PGA for the past 8 years. Due to his passion for the rules of golf, Miller has aspired to attain the position as rules official on the Web.com Tour for years. In his time as Tournament Director, Miller has attended numerous rules seminars to excel his knowledge of the rules of golf in addition to writing a monthly “Rules with Drew” to further the rules knowledege of others.

Originally from Columbus, Ohio, Miller graduated from Bowling Green University and is a passionate Buckeye fan. In early December, Miller along with his wife Nicole and son Grayson will relocate to Nashville, TN where his wife recently accepted a new position within HCA Healthcare

We thank Drew for his time and service to the South Florida PGA, and wish him luck with new position on the Web.com Tour.

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Alan Morin, PGA

TOURNAMENT NEWS

On October 20-23, sixteen South Florida PGA Professionals and 46 amateurs traveled to Casa de Campo to play in the 2014 South Flor-ida PGA Travel Pro-Am supported by Adams Golf.

Upon arriving in the Dominican Republic the group set out to play two fabulous golf courses, one ranked among the top fifty in the world. Courses played included Casa de Campo’s famous Teeth of the Dog and Dye Fore Chavon and Marina nines. Each day presented a new format for the teams. Congratulations to Corey Henry from the Coun-try Club of Coral Springs who had a hole-in-one on hole number 6 of the Dye Fore Marina course during the second round of the event. Team Champions for the event included PGA Apprentice Corey Hen-ry of the Country Club of Coral Springs and amateurs Lou Calasanti, Al Senter and Jeff Wick. Low professional for the week firing an impressive 209 was PGA Assistant Professional at the Falls Country Club Alan Morin.

Special thanks to PGA Professional Gilles Gagnon and the entire golf staff at Casa de Campo for being such a gracious host, in addition to all those who made the trip. Next year the South Florida PGA Travel Pro-Am will head to England!

TRAVEL PRO AM AT CASA DE CAMPO

On October 30 - November 2, five South Florida PGA members/ap-prentices competed in the 2014 National Car Rental PGA Assistant Championship at PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie. Representing South Florida was Chris Hawley of Miami Shores Country Club, Brett McCurdy of the Breakers Rees Jones Course, Alan Morin of the Falls Country Club, Pat Patterson of Via Mizner Golf and

Country Club and Paul Scaletta of The Bear’s Club. This 132 player field was cut to the top seventy and ties after round two.

The five individuals representing South Florida all qualified to compete this week after their finish in the South Florida PGA National Car Rental Assistants Championship contested in early September at Verandah Golf Club in Ft. My-ers.

Two of individuals representing South Florida finished in the top-20. Scaletta finished tied for 15th after shooting a four round total of three over par, 291 and McCurdy finished tied for 18th with a total of 292

For complete results, click here.

5 SFPGA MEMBER/APPRENTICES COMPETE IN THE NATIONAL CAR RENTAL PGA ASSISTANTS CHAMPIONSHIP

Lou Calasanti, Corey Henry, Jeff Wick and Al Senter

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CHIP SHOTSSFPGA HOSTS 250 WOMEN AT 2ND

ANNUAL WOMEN’S GOLF DAYThe South Florida PGA hosted a Women’s Golf Day, Saturday, November 1st from 1-3 pm. This event took place at Miromar Lakes Golf Club, and was free to women of all ages and abilities. Approximately 250 women took advantage of the opportunity to obtain free golf instruction from PGA/LPGA Professionals who volunteered their time to teach full swing, chipping, pitching and putting clinics.

Following the instruction from the PGA/LPGA Professionals, Laurel Kean, for-mer LPGA Tour professional, hosted a clinic for all those in attendance. She discussed her experiences as a professional golfer on the LPGA Tour, gave golf tips and answered questions from the audience. Following the event, the women enjoyed a social hour at the Miromar Lakes Beach Club. Women left the day with not only raffle items, but a bet-ter knowledge of their golf game and tips to try at the range or on the golf course.

This event was supported by: Miromar Lakes Beach & Golf Club, Miromar Outlets, Executive Women’s Golf As-sociation and CME Group Tour Championship

Thank you to the PGA/LPGA Professionals who helped with instruction at the event: Steve Cox, Jonathan Sutera, Hugh Vaughn, Tom Speicher, Mike Dopslaff, Kristine Connell, Rob-in Albright, Louise Skelly, Mike Clark, Stan Geer, Duncan McNabb, Leslye Dyke, Terri Weiss, Kathy Anderson, Carol Clark, Cathy Schmidt and Katie Detlefsen.

Special thanks to Ken McMaster, PGA and the staff at Miro-mar Lakes Golf Club along with SFPGA Diversity/Inclusion Chairperson, Tara McKenna for all their help with the event!

EDUCATION SEMINARMonday, October 13th three of America’s top golf instruc-tors presented to over 130 South Florida PGA Professionals at The Country Club at Mirasol. PGA Professionals Craig Shankland, Bill Davis and Cameron McCormick shared their stories and insight on what they have learned during their ca-reers as golf instructors. They provided all those in the room with great tips on how to help their students improve while keeping them motivated.

Bill Davis performed his portion of the seminar outside dem-onstrating various practice routines from the short game to the long game. Craig focused his presentation around what he has learned in over 50 years of teaching, while Cameron discussed the journey of improvement. Special thanks to all three of them for their time and great insight!

Bill Davis, PGA, Craig Shankland, PGA, Cameron McCor-mick, PGA and Eric Veilleux, PGA

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JUNIOR TOUR

On October 25-26, The SFPGA Junior Challenge Tour held event #12 at The Club at Emerald Hills in Hollywood. A full field of South Florida’s rising junior golfers faced a true test of golf at one of South Florida’s toughest courses.

Timothy Simpson of Fort Lauderdale and Sergio Escalan-te of Aventura would need extra holes to determine a win-ner for the overall boys title. Simpson started off round one firing an 8-over-par 80 leaving himself 5 strokes off the lead. Escalante shot an opening round 7-over-par 79 during round one to find himself well off the lead as well. Despite facing a large deficit, both men were able to steady the ship in round two and finish regulation play tied for the lead. Escalante would only need one playoff hole to capture his first SFPGA junior tour victory. Simpson would go on to take home the boys 16-18 age division title

while Coral Springs native Justin Shiao would take home the boys 13-15 age division title.

Hobe Sound native Hannah Foster’s impressive season continued at Challenge Event #12. Foster shot 81-83 for a 163 tournament total to capture the overall girl’s title by seven strokes. This victory was Fosters third of the season and has also given her a commanding lead in the Girls Challenge Player of the Year race. Hollywood native Tori Bien would go on to capture the girl’s 13-15 age division, while West Palm Beach native Bridget Green would go on to capture the girl’s 16-18 age division title.

The 11-12 year olds continued to impress at The Club at Emerald Hills. Doral native Leopoldo Herrera shot an impressive 77-70 for a tournament total 147 to capture the boy’s 11-12 age division title by six strokes. Boca Raton native Taylor Roberts shot a 88-75 for a tournament total 163 to capture the girl’s 11-12 age division by five strokes.

Hannah Foster, Jeff Wilson, PGA and Sergio Escalante

CHALLENGE TOUR #12 AT THE CLUB AT EMERALD HILLS

CHALLENGE TOUR #13 AT THE FOUNTAINS COUNTRY CLUBOn November 1-2, The SFPGA Junior Challenge Tour held event #13 at Fountains Coun-try Club in Lake Worth. With an opening round that featured a 25 mph steady wind and a second round that started off in 55 degree weather, Challenge Event #13 provided golfers with the toughest conditions of the year.

Coral Springs native Justin Shiao opened up round one with a 8-over-par 79 to find him-self 3 shots behind round one leader Alexander Vogelsong of Palm City. Shiao managed to shoot a second round 2-over-par 73 to take the Overall Boys Title by two strokes. Vo-gelsong would go on to capture the Boys 13-15 age division. Palm Beach Gardens native Anthony Colombino would go on to capture the Boys 16-18 age division title.

Hobe Sound native Hannah Foster took the lead in the overall girls division during round Brett Roberts

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JUNIOR TOUR

Bridget Green, Jay Himelberger, PGA & Justin Shiao

CHALLENGE TOUR #14 AT WYCLIFFE COUNTRY CLUB

one after firing an 83. West Palm Beach native Bridg-et Green entered round two only three strokes off the lead. After gaining some early momentum, Green would go on to shoot a second round 75 to capture the Overall Girls Title. Foster would go on to take home the Girls 13-15 age division title. Weston native An-drea Presilla would go on to take home the Girls 16-18 age division title

Boca Raton native Taylor Roberts continued her hot streak in the Girls 11-12 age division. Roberts shot 80-79 for a 159 tournament total to capture the divi-sion by 9 strokes. Coral Springs native Brett Roberts and Boca Raton native Justin Ross finished the tour-nament tied at 153, sending the division to a scorecard playoff. Ross would go on to win the playoff and cap-ture the Boys 11-12 age division.

On November 8-9, The SFPGA Junior Challenge Tour held event #14 at Wycliffe Golf & Country Club in Wellington. The final regular sea-son Challenge Event of the year continued the season long trend of Mother Nature showing her power.

Miami native Jake Beber-Frankel started off round one with an impres-sive 1-under-par 71 to take a two stroke lead over Wellington native Louis Serrone heading into the final round. Serrone would go on to shoot a final round 80 to take the Boys Overall division into a sudden death playoff. Serrone was able to birdie the first playoff hole and take home his first victory of the year. AJ Sardina of Key Biscayne captured the boys 13-15 age division, while Naples native Ryan Frost would capture the boys 16-18 age division.

Miami native Phoebe Beber-Frankel took the opening round lead in the Girls Overall division after firing a 4-over-par 76. West Palm Beach native Bridget Green entered the final round only one stroke behind Beber-Frankel. Despite Beber-Frankel’s outstanding effort, Green was able to overcome the deficit and take home the Overall title for her second victory of the year. Beber-Frankel would go on to take the girls 13-15 age division, while Weston native Andrea Presilla would take home the girls 16-18 age division.

Jude Kim of Plantation fired an impressive 2-under-par 70 to take the early lead in the boys 11-12 age division. Coral Springs native Brett Roberts entered round two 5 strokes off the lead. Roberts was able to erase the deficit early and enter the final hole tied with Kim. Roberts was able to convert a 30 foot birdie putt on the final hole to capture his second victory of the year. The Taylor Roberts show continued in the girls 11-12 age division. Rob-erts, who resides in Boca Raton, was able to fire 71-73 to capture her 5th victory of the year.

Louis Serrone, Rob Heering, PGA & Bridget Green

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RULES WITH DREW

This past month we had an interesting situation occur during the final round of the Naples Beach Club Senior Open Championship contested at the Naples Beach Hotel and Golf Club. A player, when playing the 10th hole hit his tee ball into the lateral water hazard approximately at the orange X. In proceeding under Rule 26-1cii, the player dropped his ball on the opposite margin of the lateral water hazard equidistant from the hole (red X). Normally this would be perfectly legal, however we had adopted a local rule stating that when playing hole #10, all land above the water’s edge left of the hazard and towards the 18th fairway is out of bounds. The navy blue stakes identify the beginning and end of the designated o.b. area and do represent o.b. boundaries.

The place where the player dropped his ball when taking relief from the lateral water hazard was out of bounds. Decision 15/6 asks, “A player plays a stroke at his ball which is lying out of bounds. What is the rul-ing? A ball lying out of bounds is no longer in play and thus is a wrong ball.” So, according to Rule 15, the player must correct his mistake before playing from the next teeing ground or be disqualified.

If someone would have alerted the player that the area in which he had dropped his ball was out of bounds prior to him making a stroke, he could have corrected his mistake under Rule 20-6 and dropped in accordance

with the Rules. Had he been alerted of his mistake after playing from out of bounds but before playing from the next teeing ground, he would have in-curred a penalty of two strokes for playing a wrong ball, plus a one stroke penalty for taking relief from the hazard. The stroke he made with the wrong ball and any subsequent strokes taken prior to the correction being made would not have counted for his score.

The reason the 18th hole is out of bounds when playing the 10th hole is mainly one of safety. It would be very dangerous for a player to hit his tee ball down the 18th fairway when playing the 10th hole especially when players are present. Deci-sion 33-2a/14 states, “A committee may make a Local Rule under Rule 33-2a declaring part of an adjoining hole to be out of bounds when playing a particular hole.”

There have been many instances over the years, demonstrating how important it is for players to read the local rules sheet, especially when play-ing a course they are unfamiliar. The most famous and recent example I can think of is Dustin John-son at the 2010 PGA Championship. Do yourself a favor, read the local rules before teeing off. It just may save you a stroke or two, or even better, from being disqualified.

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NEW & UPCOMINGNovember 16

Mixed Team EventSailfish Point Golf Club

December 1Quail Valley Holiday Pro Am

Quail Valley Golf Club

December 6-7Junior Tour Championship

PGA Golf Club

December 13 @ 3PMHabitat for Humanity Home Dedication

271 NE 34th in Oakland Park

January 17College Seminar

Westchester Golf & CC

The 2015 GolfPass season is in full swing and we need your help! As always it is through your support of the GolfPass that this program is successful. If your facility would like to generate additional revenue during the summer months we encourage you to consider participating in the GolfPass pro-gram. For more details and information please contact Mer-edith Schuler at the section office at 561-729-0544.

2015 GOLFPASS

December 3Fall Meeting & Awards Dinner

Weston Hills Country Club

November 20Liberty Cablevision Pro-AmBahia Beach Resort & GC

December 1Chapter Championship

Bahia Beach Resort & GC

December 5-7Agro Open

El Conquistador Resort

The South Florida PGA Championship Tour is holding Event #10 at Mariner Sands in Stuart this weekend, November 15-16. Volun-teers are needed to assist with monitoring pace of play and assist-ing with rulings. All volunteers will receive 1 MSR credit per hour worked. Saturday and Sunday will be an 8 AM double tee start. If you are available to help, please contact Jake Weir (jweir@pgahq.com).

MSR OPPORTUNITIES

Next summer the SFPGA will travel to England for the 2015 Travel Pro-Am. The event will take place July 25-August 1. For more details and information click here. We hope that you will join us for this once in a lifetime opportunity!

2015 TRAVEL PRO-AM

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