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What’s Inside?• Scaletta wins SFPGA Section Championship• 2014 Scholarship Recipients• Team Golf Championship

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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 PRESIDENTBob Mallek, PGA

SOUTHEAST CHAPTER PRESIDENTJim Leary, PGA

SOUTHWEST CHAPTER PRESIDENTDan Gawronski, PGA

ISLAND CHAPTER PRESIDENTAaron West, PGA

EXECUTIvE DIRECTORGeoff Lofstead

ADvISORY BOARDPaul Anderson

Rick Bayliss

Steve Sponder

Ken Kennerly

Matt Lambert

Peter Lund

Joe Steranka

The South Florida PGA would like to welcome the following new apprentices to the section:Member Classification FacilityDerrek Farr B-8 Palmetto Pine Country ClubChristopher Grabacki B-8 Trump National DoralLouise Perulf B-8 Biltmore Golf Course John Lento B-8 Dunes Country ClubThomas Magnant B-8 PGA Golf ClubDudley Talbot B-8 Ballen Isles Country Club

The South Florida PGA would like to welcome the following new members to the section:Member Classification FacilitySteven Carle, PGA A-8 Boca Lago Country ClubKyle Martinez, PGA A-8 Grande Oaks Golf ClubDaniel Tupaj, PGA A-8 Trump National Doral

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New MeMBers

prOs ON tHe GOProfessional To FromJean Cornet, PGA A-1 - Grande Oaks Golf Club unemployedJay Staton, PGA LM A-1 - Wilderness CCStephanie Reeves, PGA A-4 - Countryside Golf & CC North Florida SectionRyan Carroll, PGA A-1 - Everglades Club A-8 - Everglades ClubCameron Wiebe, PGA unattached A-1 - Everglades ClubRobert Harkness, PGA LM A-4 - Jonathan’s Landing GCPaul Ballard, PGA LM LM - New England SectionRobert Dugan, PGA A-1 - unattached A-1 - New England SectionRobin Boretti, PGA A-1 - Ibis Golf & Country Club A-6 - Ibis Golf & Country ClubTom Manziano, PGA LM A-14 - Fort Myers Beach GC

iN MeMOrY OFWe offer our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of South Florida PGA Professional, Nick Roberto.

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pGA cOuNtrY cluB iMpleMeNts FOOtGOlFPGA Country Club is an official member of the American FootGolf League. FootGolf is an upcoming sport that combines both soccer and golf with the rules corresponding to most golf rules. A 21 inch diameter hole is used on the green. In the United States, there are approximately 60 golf courses that participate in FootGolf.

The facility began FootGolf Sunday, August 17 with seventeen individuals partici-pating on the opening day. The Country Club was closed due to maintenance for 10 days in August and so they opened the facility all day to footgolf. Head PGA Professional, Holly Taylor said “Participants are loving it and some have even done a replay.”

sOutH FlOridA’s drive, cHip & putt wrAps up witH suB-reGiONAl QuAliFier

The SFPGA hosted a Drive, Chip & Putt sub-regional qualifier on August 7 at the PGA Center for Learning & Performance. 96 participants qualified from previous local qualifiers throughout south Florida. Participants hit 3 attempts in each of the three skills: drive, chip & putt. Points were then recorded and totaled to determine the top 3 finishers in each age/gender divisions.

The top 2 finishers in each age/gender division moved on to the regional qualifier which will take place at TPC Sugarload in Duluth, Ga. on Sep-tember 15. The top qualifier in each age/gender division will move on from the regional to the championship final on April 5, 2015 at Augusta National.

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foundation newspAtriOt GOlF dAY

Patriot Golf Day is the fl agship fundraiser for the Folds of Honor Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofi t organization that provides post secondary educational schol-arships for the children and spouses of military men and women disabled or killed while serving our country. In the last six years, golfers nationwide have been in-strumental in raising more than $17 million through Patriot Golf Day.

Over Labor Day weekend, many facilities asked golfers to donate an additional $1 to their greens fees to fund Folds of Honor scholarships. Additionally, some south Florida facilities hosted events to benefi t Patriot Golf Day, two being The Club at Grandezza and TheVineyards Country Club. Many facilities choose to host events over Veteran’s Day due to the seasonality of south Florida. Grand Harbor Club in Vero Beach will host a Folds of Honor event on November 14th.

The Club at Grandezza hosted “A Labor Day of Love”, a Patriot Golf Day event on Monday, September 1st. The event was a scramble format with a portion ($10) of each entry fee benefi ting the Folds of Honor Foundation. Thank you to Director of Golf Shawn Ward and his members, who showed that “Grandezza Gives Back”.

The Vineyards Country Club hosted the largest 1-day outing in the state of Florida on August 30. In their seventh year supporting Patriot Golf Day, the club utilized both their golf courses to host a 2 best ball with 172 participants. The event included numer-ous raffl e prizes and a silent auction. Thank you to Director of Golf Tom Metzger, PGA for his continued support of the Folds of Honor Foundation and his dedication to Patriot Golf Day.

HABitAt FOr HuMANitY: HOMe Build updAteOur 3rd home build with Habitat for Humanity is three quarters of the way complete with a dedication slotted for November. SFPGA Professionals have been donating their time to help out, however we are still in need of volunteers during the month of September.

The home is located in East Ft. Lauderdale and the volunteer dates are as follow: September 9, 11Address: 271 NE 34th / Oakland Park, FLTime Commitment: 7:45 AM-12:00 PMFor more details, contact Meredith Schuler at msculer@pgahq.com.

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foundation news2014 scHOlArsHip recipieNts

The South Florida PGA is pleased to announce the recipient of the Don E. Beattie Scholarship: Alexandra Murphy of Tequesta. This scholarship of $2,500 is annually awarded to one Palm Beach County resident meeting all eligibility requirements.

The Don E. Beattie Scholarship was established in 2006 in memory of PGA Professional Don E. Beattie for his service to the South Florida PGA Section as a Past President and for his sup-port of the game of golf. Don E. Beattie was a selfless, giving, unassuming individual dedicated to community outreach efforts and countless charities throughout Palm Beach County.

Alexandra is the daughter of Anna-Ruth Murphy and Kevin Murphy, PGA Head Professional and General Manager at McArthur Golf Club in Hobe Sound.

Alexandra recently graduated from Jupiter Community High School where she maintained excellent grades with a 3.7 GPA. She was active in Student Government as the Parliamentar-ian her Junior year and Vice President her Senior year. Additionally, she was involved with cheerleading, golf team, Key Club, Students Working Against Tobacco, Math Honor Society, Science Honor Society, Social Studies National Honor Society, English Honor Society and Lamp of Knowledge.

Ted Strelec, PGA Director of Golf of Bear Lakes Country Club said this about Alexandra: “She has demonstrated kindness, enthusiasm and a strong will to succeed.”

Alexandra will attend the University of South Florida this fall and will pursue a degree in Fi-nance. We congratulate Alexandra on all her success and know she will continue her achieve-ments at the University of South Florida.

AlexAndrA Murphy receives the 2014 don e. BeAttie scholArship

ABout the don e. BeAttie scholArship The Don E Beattie Schoalrship is available to high school seniors or college students enrolled in the freshmen or sophomore classes of undergraduate studies who are currently employed in the golf industry, or whose parents or grandparents are employed in or retired from the golf industry (PGA professionals, superintendents, sales representatives, club employees, or club managers, etc.). Applicants must be permanent residents of Palm Beach County, Florida. Applicants must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 (based on a 4.0 scale). Application must include a letter of recom-mendation from a PGA professional or club manager. A students may be awarded any SFPGA Charitable Foundation based scholarship a single time during each fiscal year.

sArAh ciAMpi nAMed 2014 BoBBy GoodMAn scholArship recipientThe South Florida PGA proudly announces Sarah Ciampi as the 2014 Bobby Goodman Scholarship recipient. The Bobby Good-man Scholarship is a $2,500 grant annually given to a high school senior or college student entering into his/her freshman or sopho-more year of undergraduate studies whose parents or grandparents either work in or are retired from the golf industry. The scholar-ship is named after PGA Professional Bobby Goodman, who is recognized for his numerous contributions to the game of golf at all levels. The Bobby Goodman Scholarship Fund was created in 1988 by the South Florida PGA Senior Committee in tribute to the late Bobby Goodman.

Sarah is the granddaughter of Nunzio Ciampi, PGA who was the Head Professional at Glen Head Country Club in Glen Head, New York from 1957-2001.

Sarah graduated from Martin County High School in the spring. She earned a 3.96 GPA while participating in numerous extracur-ricular activities during her high school career. These activities included: Student Government Association, varsity golf, track, Mar-tin County Spirit Leader, Safe School Ambassador, National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society. In addition, Sarah was the Vice President and President of her class during her four years in the Student Government Association.

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Randall LaPlante, School Counselor of Martin County High School, said this about Sarah: “She is very respected in this school and community as someone who shows in-credible character and integrity because she acts most maturely and responsibly.”

In the fall, Sarah will attend Fordham University in New York and will enroll as a com-munications major. We know that Sarah will achieve anything she puts her mind to and we wish her the best of luck in her college endeavors.

2014 scHOlArsHip recipieNts

ABout the BoBBy GoodMAn scholArship The Bobby Goodman Scholarship is available to high school seniors or college entrants enrolled in his/her freshman or sophomore classes of undergraduate studies whose parents or grandparents are employed in or retired from the golf industry (PGA professionals, superintendents, sales rep-resentatives, club managers etc.). Applicants must be permanent residents of the state of Florida. Applicants must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 (based on a 4.0 system). Application must include a letter of recommendation from a PGA professional. Students may be awarded the Scholarship grant only one time.

Mei KhuAn yonG receives the 2014 sFpGA pGA GolF MAnAGeMent university scholArship At FGcu

The South Florida PGA is proud to announce Mei Khuan Yong as the recipient of the 2014 South Florida PGA Golf Management University Scholarship at Florida Gulf Coast University. This scholarship is a $2,500 grant annually awarded to one student enrolled in the PGA Golf Management University Program at Florida Gulf Coast University and meeting all eligibility requirements.

Entering her junior year, Mei Khuan has achieved great success in the classroom as she has earned a GPA of 3.98 and has been named to the Dean’s and President’s lists. In ad-dition to her success in the classroom, Mei Khuan is also a member of the Florida Gulf Coast University Women’s Golf Team.

Mei Khuan has completed two internships and has impressed those for whom she has worked. Mark Kelbel, Head Professional at Broadmoor Golf Club describes Mei Khuan as having the “ability to lead naturally combining dedication and commitment to her work with outstanding people skills that enable her to maximize production and job sat-isfaction for those fortunate enough to be her coworkers.”

Mei Khuan’s career goals include becoming a golf coach because of her passion for the game and desire to “revolutionize golf instruction by coaching and creating an understanding of the game so that golfers can enjoy it as much as I do.”

We wish Mei Khuan luck in her remaining years at Florida Gulf Coast University and also with her pursuit of becoming a golf coach!

ABOUT THE SFPGA PGA GOLF MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP AT FGCU

This is the third year that the South Florida PGA has awarded the PGA Golf Management Uni-versity Scholarship at Florida Gulf Coast University. This award was created to financial assis-tance to aspiring young men and women in the PGA Golf Management University Program. This scholarship is open to all Florida Gulf Coast University students currently enrolled in or entering into his/her junior or senior year of studies in the program. Students must also have completed Level 1 of the program and have a cumulative GPA of 3.0.

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tournament news pAul scAlettA wiNs 2014 sOutH FlOridA pGA prO-FessiONAl cHAMpiONsHip/sectiON cHAMpiONsHip

VERO BEACH, Fla. – Paul Scaletta of Jupiter two-putted for par on the second playoff hole to win the 36th annual South Florida PGA Professional Cham-pionship presented by Club Car, Mercedes-Benz and Omega and supported by Titleist, FootJoy, Nike Golf, TaylorMade adidas Golf, The PGA Tour and Center State Bank at Orchid Island Beach Golf and Beach Club.

It was the fourth victory in SFPGA competitions for Scaletta, PGA Assistant Golf Professional at The Bear’s Club, his first in the Professional Champion-ship.

After they tied at two under par 214, Scaletta outlasted Christopher

Kaufman, PGA Teaching Professional at BallenIsles Country Club, and Matt New-man, PGA Head Golf Professional at Broken Sound Club-Club Course. They shot 71, 67 and 72, respectively, in regulation.

“Those guys played great,” up to the 18th, Scaletta said of his playing partners, Newman and Rinker. “I’ve been playing great but putting poorly all year. It turned around this week.” Scaletta was the first round leader with 69 at Orchid Island and added 74 Tuesday at Hawk’s Nest GC.

Scaletta earned $6,497 from the record $81,000 purse and received the SFPGA’s automatic berths in two PGA Tour events in March, The Honda Classic as Player of the Year and the Puerto Rico Open as section champion. He also leads the section’s 13 qualifiers, Joe Allinder, Jared Blocker, Gene Fieger, Dan Heaslip, Chris Kaufman, Roger Kennedy Jr., Chad Kurmel, Alan Morin, Matt Newman, Lee Rinker, Chris Trout and Jerry Tucker into the PGA Professional National Championship next June at the Philadelphia Cricket Club. Click here for results.

Paul Scaletta, PGA

Paul Scaletta, PGA and SFPGA Secretary, Don Meadows

Don Meadows, PGA, Dave Kelly, Chad Kurmel, PGA, Lee Rinker, PGA, Josh Thompson, Jerry Tucker, PGA, Chris Trout, PGA, Joe Allinder, PGA, Dan Heaslip, PGA, Jared Blocker, PGA and Mike Budnyck

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Gary Koch posted a tournament total of 13-under par 202 to capture the Florida Senior Open Championship at the Breaker’s Rees Jones Course and Mayacoo Lakes Country Club, in West Palm Beach on Au-gust 8-10.

Gary Koch, of Tampa, fi red a fi nal round of four-under par 68 to win by an impressive seven strokes and take home his fi rst Florida Senior Open Championship. Koch opened up the Championship playing Mayacoo Lakes Country Club, where he posted a fi ve-under par round of 66 to trail the leader by only one stroke. Koch took control of the Championship in the second with a four-under par round of 68 at The Breaker’s Rees Jones Course. After 36-holes of play Koch held a fi ve stroke heading into the fi nal round.

In the fi nal round at The Breaker’s Rees Jones Course, Koch got off to a solid start making birdies on four of his fi rst seven holes to get to 13-under par for the Championship. After making a rare bogey on the eighth hole and a par on the ninth, Koch took a commanding seven shot lead into the fi nal nine holes of play. With the Champion-ship in control, Koch played his fi nal nine holes in one-under par for a fi nal round of four-under par 68 to cruise to a seven shot vic-tory. Koch has now captured the Florida Open Championship and the Florida Senior Open Championship. Tim Balmer, of North Lauderdale, fi nished alone in second place posting rounds of 68-71-70 for a tournament total of six-under par 209. The Defending Champion, Peter Horrobin, of Miami, fi nished tied for 19th place with a tournament total of four-over par 219. SFPGA Profession-als Gene Fieger, David Ladd, Mike San Filippo, Lee Rinker and Steve Madsen fi nished in the top ten.

Thank you to host PGA Professionals, Danny St. Louis of The Breaker’s Rees Jones Course and Cary McGaughey of Mayacoo Lakes Country Club for their help and support of the event.

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Gary Koch and Danny St. Louis, PGA

gust 8-10.

Gary Koch, of Tampa, fi red a fi nal round of four-under par 68 to win by an impressive seven strokes and take home his fi rst Florida Senior Open Championship. Koch opened up the Championship playing Mayacoo Lakes Country Club, where he posted a fi ve-under par round

Lee Rinker, the defending champion, held off a late charge by Jerry Tuck-er, a four-time former winner, to capture the 32nd annual South Florida PGA Seniors Championship at the Turtle Creek Club.

“I feel like my game’s in good shape and I feel like playing again,” Rinker said. It was the 15th SFPGA win since 2002 for Rinker, a native of Stuart and the PGA head professional at Emerald Dunes Golf Course in West Palm Beach.

Both individuals qualifi ed for the PGA Senior Professional National Championship scheduled Nov. 13-16 at the PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lu-cie. In addition to Rinker and Tucker, John Calabria, Paul Daniels, Frank Dobbs, Jerry Impellittiere, Steve Madsen, Ken Martin, Ray Sowers and Andy Zullo also qualifi ed for the Senior PNC. Gene Fieger, Pete Oakley, Roger Kennedy, Wes Smith and Mike San Filippo are exempt for the Se-nior PNC as past champions.

Other age group winners were Fred Harkness, Jupiter, 60-69, with 146; Roger Kennedy, Stuart, 70-74, with 142; and Earl Puckett, Palm Beach Gardens, 75-up, with 150.

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Lee Rinker, PGA and Joe Bostic, PGA

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junior tourATLANTIS, Fla. – On August 5-6, the SFPGA Junior Championship Tour presented by The Honda Classic held event #7 at The Polo Club of Boca Raton. Beautiful weather and excellent course conditions com-bined with arguably the strongest fi eld of 2014 provided some very low scores. The week before at the National Junior PGA Championship in Texas, Valeria Pacheco of Hallandale Beach, and Anthony Gabriele of Wellington represented the South Florida Section. Days after returning from one of the biggest junior events in the United States, both entered the tournament looking to keep the momentum going.

Anthony Gabriele started off round 1 with a 4-under par 68 to enter day two tied with Parkland native Steven LaMay. Not far behind Gabriele and LaMay was Ryan Stenmark of Pembroke Pines, who shot a round one 2-under par 70, Palm Beach Gardens native Adrien Pendaries who shot a 2-under par 70, and West Palm Beach native Andre Wade who shot a 1-under par 71. With a tight leaderboard, Gabriele knew that he would have play well to walk away with his 5th win of the year. Gabriele did more than play well, the 18 year old went on to shoot a 7-under par 65 and win the Overall Boys division by 7 strokes. Pendaries would go on to take home the boys 13-15 age division, while Zack Smith of Palm Beach Gardens would go on to with the boys 16-18 age division.

Amanda Leslie of Parkland shot an opening round 2-over par 74 to take the round one lead in the girls division. Valeria Pacheco opened up round one with a 6-over par 78. Pacheco would come back in round two determined to capture her 5th victory of the year. Despite a strong eff ort by Miramar native Julia Durkin who shot 75-74, Pacheco went on to shoot a 2-under par 70 and capture the Girls Overall Division. Boca Raton native Dana Williams would go on to capture the girls 13-15 age division, while Durkin would go on to take home the girls 16-18 age division.

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Anthony Gabriele, Patrick Mullen, PGA, Valeria Pachecho

scHMAleNBerGer & ciliBertO tAKe tOp HONOrs At HAwK’s Nest

ATLANTIS, Fla. – On August 12-13 the SFPGA Junior Challenge Tour presented by The Honda Classic held event #9 at Hawk’s Nest Golf Club in Vero Beach. This was the fi rst time that Hawk’s Nest Golf Club has hosted the SFPGA Junior Tour.

Vero Beach native Blake Schmalenberger shot an opening round 7-over par 79 to leave him 6 shots behind day one leader Joseph Storey of Delray Beach. Entering round two, Schmalenberger knew he would have to post a solid score on an extremely diffi cult golf course in order to have a chance of taking home his fi rst SFPGA victory of the year. Schmalenberger went on to fi re a fi nal round 76 and take the overall title by three strokes. AJ Sardina of Key Biscayne would go on to take the boys 13-15 age division, while Coconut Creek native Spencer Stillman would take home the boys 16-18 age division title.

Blake Schmalenberger and Ian Killen, PGA

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junior tourThe girls 13-18 age division needed extra holes to determine a winner. Venezuelan na-tive Sara Ciliberto opened up round one with a 6-over par 78 to take the round one lead in the girls division. Jupiter native Mackenzie Dieter fired a second round 74 to put the pressure on Ciliberto, who is a resident of Coral Gables. After Ciliberto finished round two, both ladies were tied at the top of the leaderboard. Ciliberto would only need one hole to take home the overall title over Dieter. Dieter would go on to take home the girls 13-15 age division, while Port St Lucie native Lea Himpens would go on to win the girls 16-18 age division.

Palm Beach native Allan Kournikova had an outstanding tournament in the boys 11-12 age division after first 73-75 for a 148 tournament total to give him his first SFPGA Ju-nior Tour victory in the 11-12 age division. Hobe Sound native Andie Smith had a great tournament this week as well to capture her first SFPGA victory in the girls 11-12 age division.

Sarah Ciliberto and Ian Killen, PGA

ATLANTIS, Fla. –On August 23-24, the SFPGA Junior Challenge Tour presented by The Honda Classic held event #10 at Worthing-ton Country Club in Fort Myers. With extremely warm temperatures and perfect course conditions, South Florida’s top juniors provided plenty of entertainment.

Coconut Creek native Spencer Stillman started off round one with an even par 72 to take the lead in the boys overall division. This tournament was Stillman’s last before enrolling in the PGA program at Florida Gulf Coast University. In order to end his junior ca-

reer with a win, he would have to hold off young star Ryder Sutcliffe of Jupiter. Both players battled back and forth during the final round, but Stillman was unable to hold off Sutcliffe who fired a final round 3-under-par 69 to capture the overall boys title. Stillman would go on to take home the boys 16-18 age division, while Coral Springs native Justin Shiao would take home the boys 13-15 title.

The overall girls division featured a dominating performance. 13 year old Brit-tany Shin of Cape Coral, who was playing in her first SFPGA Junior Tour Event, opened up round one with an impressive 5-under-par 67 to take a 9 shot lead heading into round 2. Shin would go on to shoot a 2-under-par 70 in round two and take home the girls overall division title. Naples native Kelly Newbrough would go on to capture the girls 13-15 age division title while Anna-Marie Kue-nzle of Naples would take home the girls 16-18 age division title.

The boys 11-12 division once again proved that the future of golf is in good hands. Plantation native Jude Kim opened up round 1 with an even par 72 to take a one stroke lead in the division. Things would get interesting in round two as Coral Springs native Brett Roberts shot a 3-under-par 69 to put the pressure on Kim. Kim would answer right back by posting his own 3-under-par 69 in the final round to take the title over Roberts by 1 stroke. Miami native Jake Beber-Frankel took home third place after a final round 2-under-par 70.The girls 11-12 division was won by Loxahatchee native Haylie Turnquest who shot 76-85.

75 OF sOutH FlOridA’s tOp JuNiOrs FAced OFF At wOrtHiNGtON cOuNtrY cluB

Brittany Shin, Don Tracy, PGA and Ryder Sutcliffe

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team golfpAlM BeAcH GArdeNs GAtOrs eArN tOp spOt iN teAM

GOlF cHAMpiONsHipATLANTIS, Fla. – Clear, sunny skies greeted players and families as they arrived at Atlantis Country Club on August 16 to kick-off the 2nd annual Team Golf Championship presented by TaylorFarms. Play got underway just after 9:00 AM with twenty total teams and roughly 120 junior golfers from across South Florida highlighting the tournament fi eld. Along with the players, local PGA and LPGA Professionals serving as team coaches were on-site assisting their teams.

This Section-wide Team Golf Championship brought together players, coaches, and families that have participated in the program all summer. Teams were represented by the fi ve diff erent regions – Northern Palm Beach, Southern Palm Beach, Naples/Fort Myers, Broward County, and Vero Beach.

In the end, the team from Palm Beach Gardens Golf Course (Gators) was victorious. The Palm Beach Gardens Gators team members included Chris Calvani, Staci Pla, Jonna Hubbs Cameron Meek, and Nic Macsuga. Coached by PGA Professional Sher-ri Pla. For full results, click HERE.

We want to thank all our PGA and LPGA members involved with Team Golf for their dedicated work this summer to help grow the game, and their continued support with the program. Specials thanks goes to At-lantis Country Club and their staff for all their hard work in hosting the Team Golf Championship. We also want to recognize and thank Team Golf sponsor Taylor Farms. Fruit has been provided by Taylor Farms this summer as a healthy, on-course snack for the junior golfers.

The league winners and teams from the fi ve (5) regions were also recognized during the awards ceremony. Below is a list of the teams and coaches that received top honors from the summer:

Region 1: Northern Palm BeachLeague Winner: Palm Beach Gardens GatorsTeam Coach: Sherri Pla, PGA

Region 2: Southern Palm BeachLeague Winner: Okeeheelee Golf CourseTeam Coach: Mary-Lee Cobick, LPGA

Region 3: Naples/Fort MyersLeague Winner: Stoneybrook DawgsTeam Coach: Jeff Nixon, PGA

Region 4: Broward CountyLeague Winner: Parkland GophersTeam Coach: Chase Minnick, PGA

Region 5: Vero BeachLeague Winner: The Gimme’sTeam Coaches: Don Meadows, PGA – Nate Tyler, PGA – Bela Nagy, PGA – Ken Weyand, PGA – Steve Hudson, PGA

Palm Beach Gardens Gators, coached by PGA Professional Sherri Pla, take home fi rst place at the Team Golf Championship

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rules with drew In mid-August, The Turtle Creek Club in Tequesta hosted the Senior Section Championship. The night before the first round, Mother Nature dumped two inches of rain on the course. Just to show she wasn’t messing around, she dumped another two and a half inches the night before the final round. The course drains very well however the water table was so high we were running out of places for the water to go. As you can imagine we had some standing water in places, mainly in bunkers and off the fairways. My hat goes off to course superintendent, Matt Schad and his staff for getting the course in championship condition following those down pours. Thanks to all the rain, we had some interesting rulings during the 36-hole championship.

Given that the water table was so high and there really wasn’t anywhere for the water to go, the water hazards had overflown. The water’s edge was now a good two to five feet above the hazard line in some spots. Numerous times throughout the 36-hole event we had a ball come to rest in the water overflowing the margin of the hazard but not within the confines of the hazard. Decision 25/2 states, “If a pond (water hazard) has overflowed, is the overflow casual water? Yes. Any overflow of water from a water hazard which is outside the margin of the hazard is casual water.” Thus, a player, whose ball came to rest in water overflowing the water hazard would be permitted relief under Rule 25-1b. What would be the ruling is a player hit his ball toward one of these overflown hazards and couldn’t find the ball. The ball was either in the water hazard or the overflow. How should the player proceed? Deci-sion 1-4/7 states, “A ball is either in a water hazard or in casual water overflowing the hazard. What is the proper procedure? In equity (Rule 1-4), the player must proceed under the water hazard Rule.” So, if you can’t find your ball within five minutes, you must proceed under one of the relief options available in Rule 26-1.

We also had some standing water in bunkers. Rule 25-1bii provides the player relief from these areas. If a player’s ball was in an area of casual water in the bunker, he could either drop his ball within one club length of his nearest point of relief no closer to the hole, keeping in mind that the nearest point of relief must be in the bunker and the ball must be dropped in the bunker. Or, under penalty of one stroke, the player could drop his ball outside the bunker, keeping the spot where the ball lies between the hole and the spot in which the ball is to be dropped with no limit to how far behind the bunker the ball may be dropped. Or if complete relief is impossible, meaning there is no place in the bunker the player can drop where he would not have interference from the ca-sual water for his stance or area of intended swing, the player could drop the ball at the spot, no closer to the hole, which provides the maximum available relief.

What would be the ruling if a ball comes to rest in a bunker completely filled with casual water? Decision 25-1b/8 tell us, “The player may play the ball as it lies or (1) drop the ball in the bunker without penalty at the nearest point, not nearer the hole, where the depth of the casual water is least (Rule 25-1biia), or (2) drop a ball behind the bunker under penalty of one stroke (Rule 25-1biib) or, (3) deem the ball unplayable and proceed in accordance with Rule 28.

Let’s say you are on the committee and before the round begins you are checking the course after a big rain to see if it is playable. You come across a bunker that is completely filled with water. How should you proceed? Assuming the water can’t be pumped out of the bunker, you have a few options. (1) Don’t do anything. Should a player’s ball come to rest in the bunker, he can proceed under the options available to him under Rule 25-1bii and Decision 25-1b/8. (2) Completely circle the bunker with white paint making the entire bunker ground under repair, Decision 25/13. The bunker then losses its status as a bunker and is then classified as through the green. By doing this, the player would be permitted to drop his ball outside the bunker, without penalty, in accor-dance with Rule 25-1bi.

Would the committee be permitted to make a local rule allowing a player to drop out of any bunker filled with casual water, without penalty, contrary to Rule 25-1bii? Decision 33-8/27 says, “No. The committee may not make a local rule providing gener-ally that flooded bunkers are ground under repair through the green, as such a local rule waives a penalty imposed by the Rules of Golf, contrary to Rule 33-8b. However, in exceptional circumstances, where certain specific bunkers are completely flooded and there is no reasonable likelihood of the bunkers drying up during the round, the committee may introduce a local rule providing relief without penalty from specific bunkers. Prior to introducing such a local rule, the committee must be convinced that such exceptional circumstances exist and that providing relief without penalty from specific bunkers is more appropriate than simply applying Rule 25-1bii.”

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Msr OppOrtuNitiesOver the course of the next month we are hosting two Junior Golf events. In order to make these events successful we need your help! Please note the followings dates in which we are need of PGA Professional and apprentices to help in return receiving 1 MSR credit per each hour worked. -Junior Championship Tour #8 - Normandy Shores Golf Club, Miami Beach-September 13-14 -Junior Challenge Tour #11 - Old Marsh Golf Club, Palm Beach Gardens - September 27-28

If you are able to help with any of the upcoming Junior Tour events please contact Jake Weir at jweir@pgahq.com or at the section office at 561.729.0544.

This year the Section will host the 2nd Annual Women’s Golf Day at Miromar Lakes Golf Club on Saturday, November 1st from 2-4 PM. PGA Memers and apprentices are needed to assist with free instruction for all those attending. If you are available to help, please contact Tori Stock at the section office at 561.729.0544 or email at tstock@pgahq.com.

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