Gateway PGA Newsletter February 2013

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This Issue

Volume 5, Issue 2 February 2013

Growth of the Game P 2

Assistant’s Corner P 3

Rules Corner P 3

St. Louis Market Show P 4

Education Corner P 5

Putt Putt Challenge P 5

Fitness P 6

Tournament News P 7

Upcoming Events & Info P 8

Upcoming Education P 9

Member Updates P 9

Scholarship P 10

Time flies when you are learning something! The month of

January and the month of February have been filled with member

education. I want to thank David Kohlberg for putting together an

impactful seminar “How to be a Rock Star in the Industry.”

The event was well attended and David did a fantastic job of

providing discussion and insight on relevant topics facing our

PGA Professionals and Apprentices. This was the first of three seminars that David

and Callaway Golf will be sponsoring. There were also seminars held in the areas of

Golf 2.0, junior golf, employment, and a private town hall meeting. Thank you to

our facilities for hosting. Over the course of a month and a half, we have had nearly

100 Gateway PGA Members and Apprentices attend an educational offering.

The 74th Senior PGA Championship presented by KitchenAid is quickly approach-

ing. The Gateway PGA will be sending out PGA Professional volunteer information

in the coming week. There will be a lot of different opportunities to get involved

with events leading up to the Championship as well as coordination of activities

during the Championship. Keep your eyes and ears open to ways to make this the

best Sr. PGA Championship ever hosted! The cherry on top comes in the form of

JC Anderson and Bob Gaus. Personally, I cannot wait to see both JC and Bob

compete.

Congratulations to our own Bob Shogren. Bob has been selected to serve on the

74th Senior PGA Championship rules committee. This is a tremendous honor that is

typically reserved only for PGA Professionals. Bob will join Jesse Barge, PGA

Master Professional, on a talented team of rules officials.

March is right around the corner. We have some exciting news/activities

surrounding our annual Spring Membership Meeting… information is coming soon.

Please do not hesitate to contact a member of the staff if we can do anything for you.

All the best

Section Officers

Joe Schwent, PGA President

Nathan Charnes, PGA Vice-President

Benjiman Kent, PGA Secretary

Gateway PGA Staff

Josh Riley, PGA Executive Director

Steve Finn, PGA Assistant Executive Director

Alex Anderson Director or Junior Golf

Ali Jean Wells, PGA Growth of the Game and

Program Director

Lindsay Riley Foundation Admin Assistant

Susan Bender Membership

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GROWTH OF THE GAME

Before I dive into this month’s article of all things Gateway PGA Foundation and Growth of the

Game, I want to relay how great my experience was at this year’s PGA Merchandise Show.

Having attended multiple Shows in the past, I am familiar with the numerous opportunities for

PGA Professionals to network, expand their industry knowledge, and enhance their operation/

facility. This being my first Show representing the Gateway PGA, I was able to attend semi-

nars and meetings that armed me with tools and information to bring back to St. Louis and

implement on our local level.

The final Golf 2.0 education series seminar is Tuesday, February 5th at Meadowbrook Country Club. Topics to

be covered are: Golf 2.0 resources, employment, education, and services and benefits of each. Tim Marks, PGA

Employment Consultant, will host the seminar with help from Gateway PGA representatives. Don’t miss this ex-

cellent opportunity to arm yourself and your facility with tools to grow your business in 2013!

Pros In Schools program kicked off 2013 with a successful month at Immaculate Conception Dardenne. Every

6th, 7th, and 8th grader was introduced to golf during their gym classes through fun and interactive games and les-

sons. “Thank You” to Todd Meyer, Barbara Blanchar, and Nathan Charnes for their time and dedication! But

wait – we’re not done yet! February 6th starts the Alton Middle School program again. We are looking forward

to a great third year!

As was mentioned in last month’s newsletter article, the Foundation will be enhancing the opportunities available

to juniors participating in the Gateway Junior PGA’s Mini and Novice 9 Divisions. In addition to the 9 hole tour-

nament play, each event will offer a 30 minute clinic taught by one of you – our Gateway PGA Professionals, a

PGA Sports Academy practice session, and an emphasis on the learning and development side of junior golf. Our

goal is to have 10 summer events with PGA Professional involvement with the opportunity to meet potential new

customers. We will be finishing the summer schedule soon and looking to Pros to sign up for events. Stay tuned

for updates.

Remember, as you are finalizing your junior golf schedule and offerings this year make sure to keep the

Foundation’s Equipment Rental Program in mind. All of our equipment is available for rent including: Golfzilla,

SNAG, T-Golf, Birdieball, and soon to come Golfopotomus! A complete list and details will be sent to everyone

in the near future. If you are interested in reserving equipment, please contact Ali Wells at [email protected] or

636-532-3355 x105.

Have a great February!

Ali Wells, PGA

Director of Foundation Programs

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Assistants Corner

As we get closer and closer to the start of the season we are begin to finalize our event sched-

ule. We are happy to announce that the Assistants Pro-Am will return to WingHaven Country

Club on May 6.

As we continue to prepare for 2013 feel free to send let us know what you would like to see

done for the Pro-Am and/or Championship. Send us an e-mail or give us a call because we

want to provide you the best possible experience we can each and every year.

We always have a need for more ideas and more volunteers for your committee. If anyone would like to volunteer

please let one the members know.

As always feel free to contact any one of your committee members with any questions or concerns you might

have.

Feel free to contact any one of your

committee members with any questions or

concerns you might have. Your 2013

Assistant Committee Members are:

Illini Country Club

Forest Hills Country Club

Quincy Country Club

Quincy Country Club

Westwood Country Club

Winghaven Country Club

Meadowbrook Country Club

Michael Leotta, PGA Chairman

Brandon Coffey, PGA Vice-Chairman

George Schrage, Secretary

Gideon Smith, PGA Board Liaison

Ty Zimmerman, PGA Past-Chairman

Andrew Jury

RJ Villafuerte, PGA

RULES CORNER

Rule 25-2 provides relief for an embedded ball. The rule pro-

vides for relief only if the ball is in a closely mown area.

However, the committee may establish a local rule that pro-

vides relief "Through the green. This local rule is in section 4a

of appendix 1.

This local rule is on the PGA of America's hard card and our

Gateway PGA hard card. It is also used on the PGA Tour,

LPGA Tour and all USGA events.

The local rule was in effect a few weeks ago at the tournament

in Dhabi. As I am sure all are aware Tiger Woods incurred a

two stroke penalty for dropping improperly under this rule.

Tiger and his fellow competitor, Martin Kaymer determined

his ball was embedded and he took relief.

When you read the local rule you will see there are two excep-

tions. The first says "A player may not take relief under this

Local Rule if the ball is embedded in

sand in an area that is not closely

mown". Tigers' ball was clearly in an

area that was not closely mown and it

was embedded in sand. Therefore he

was assessed a two stroke penalty for

breach of the Local Rule and he

missed the cut by one stroke.

In some online discussions some

people wondered why the Commit-

tee could not penalize him one shot

since he dropped in an area that would be proper for a Ball

Unplayable. The answer to that is found in Decision 34-3/6.In

the second sentence of the third paragraph the decision states

"as Rule 28 (Ball Unplayable) requires the player to have the

intention to proceed under it before lifting the ball, the Com-

mittee may not apply Rule 28 to the players’ actions".

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Education Corner

Our education events are in full swing

and we still have plenty of great infor-

mation for our members and apprentices

to take advantage of over the next 6

weeks. I want to thank the staff of Old

Hickory, Persimmon Woods & Ty Zim-

merman for taking the time to plan &

host events in the month of January!

We had great turnouts for our Pri-

vate Club town hall and Callaway’s

“How to be a rock star” seminar and I thank all of you for

that!!! One note on the upcoming events is that we have add-

ed a Central Missouri Business Meeting on February 27 @

The Cove to be hosted by Jim Knoesel. Please visit the Gate-

way PGA Education page for more info!!

February is going to be a great month for educational events

as we will be offering a plethora of information on a wide

range of topics! Below is a list of the upcoming events..

Feb 20 Callaway Seminar Bogey Hills CC

Feb 25 Barb Michael TBA

Feb 25 Teaching Barrel Pro AM Golf Center

Feb 27 Central Missouri Business Meeting The Cove

Feb 28 Teachers Teaching Teachers Rob Sedorcek/Brian Fogt

2013 Gateway Putt Putt Challenge Recap

The 2nd Annual Gateway PGA Putt Putt Challenge in Orlando, FL, turned out to be a great opener for the 2013 season. After a change of venue from the 2012 course, Congo River GC, to the Hawaiian Rumble Adventure Golf, perfect weather was in store for the 28 participants in this years' event.

Defending champions, host Members, and visionaries, Joe Schwent & Shawn Barnes, both had new partners for 2013 and again selected a great format and venue for the contest. The event was contested on the Kahuna and Lani courses, with win-ners awarded prizes for each 9 hole score as well as over 36 hole total plus skins.

After all scores were returned, a tie for the championship was eminent as Old Hawthorne's Travis McCubbin & Kevin Stull tied the team of Brett Moomey & George Schrage, posted top scores of 7-under par 74's, to share the title. Awards were pre-sented after the rounds at Millers Ale House. McCubbin & Stull credited their success to hours of Pro Shop Carpet putting practice while Moomey & Schrage credited their success to AB/NBev.

Team Results Kahuna Front 9 Joe Schwent & Gideon Smith 18

Kahuna Back 9 Travis McCubbin & Kevin Stull 16

Lani Front 9 (Tie) Paul Leahy & Kelly Newland 18 Garth Bayer & Brian Lein 18 Scott Brauer & Gary Bader 18 Alex Anderson & Ali Wells 18

Lani Back 9 (Tie) Shawn Barnes & Rex Hodgdon 19 Brett Moomey & George Schrage 19 Josh Riley & Steve Finn 19

Skins were won by Joe Schwent & Gideon Smith Brett Moomey & George Schrage Travis McCubbin & Kevin Stull Rick Ewing & Brandon Smith Ed Schwent & Gary Hill Shawn Barnes & Rex Hodgdon

CLICK PHOTO TO VIEW ALL PHOTOS

The 3rd Annual Putt Putt Challenge will be held again during the PGA Show in Orlando in January of 2014.

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Add some heart to your golf game! February is

“Heart Month” – which is a good reminder that

our hearts need fitness attention, too. The best way

to insure a strong heart is through cardiovascular

exercise, which is simply working the large mus-

cles of the body in a rhythmic fashion.

The Heart of Staying Active

Here’s why a healthy heart is important, according

to the American Heart Association’s Fitting in Fit-

ness booklet: “The more physically active you are,

the more oxygen your body needs to do the activi-

ties. You breathe faster and your heart beats faster

to deliver more oxygen to the working muscles.

Ultimately, the increased workload on your heart

makes it stronger and more efficient. Then you can

do more without tiring.”

Translation for golfers: You stay longer and

stronger in your game!

Cardio exercises get the heart rate up and bring

oxygen into our bodies. Examples of cardiovascu-

lar activities include walking, running, swimming

and biking. “Aerobic” is a word often used to de-

scribe cardio exercise. Aerobic means “oxygen.”

Aerobic activities help work your heart and lungs,

improving your ability to take in oxygen. The bet-

ter your body uses oxygen, the more active you

can be without tiring.

How does this help our golf game?

The benefits of cardio fitness workouts for golfers

are many, chief among them: enhanced body tone

and weight maintenance; greater mobility in your

swing; and a more conditioned body, one less

prone to injuries. How about lasting longer

through the turn and making your last few holes as

good as possible? Endurance is the word, and we

need it for a better game.

Deep Water Running, For Example …

Here’s a thought: maybe it’s time to introduce

something new into your exercise program. A

friend of mine has done biking, walking and some

running over the years in the pursuit of cardiovas-

cular health. Recently she had an injury and spent

several months rehabbing. As part of her recov-

ery, she tried deep water running.

After first rehabbing to the point she could get into

the water for water fitness, my friend began a

weekly program with a water fitness specialist.

After warming up, she attached a floatation device

around her waist—such as vest or a noodle—so

her head would be above water. Then she began

running in water deep enough that her feet could-

n’t touch bottom.

After practicing this exercise, she found a decrease

stress on the joints as well as increased range of

motion. The water provided both resistance and

strength workouts. Deep water running is great

not only for rehab, but is also good for cross train-

ing and injury prevention. The activity is low im-

pact and provides great range of motion.

No matter what your fitness plan is, put your heart

into your routine this month so you’ll stronger on

the first tee this spring. Choose your activity, put it

on the calendar, and go for it!

Put Some ‘Heart’ to Your Game This Month

Email: [email protected] www.optimallifestylesinc.com

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PGA Volunteers for Senior Championship at Bellerive in May PGA Members and Apprentices will be able to register for Volunteer Shifts for the 2013 Sr. PGA Champi-

onship at Bellerive CC May 20-26th, beginning the week of February 11th. There will be multiple shifts

availabe in the following areas; Practice Range, Short Game Area and Starting Time Boards.

In addition to these areas that the Gateway PGA will be staffing, will be opportunities for our Members &

Apprentices to participate in Community Events involving the PGA Learning Center, Play Golf America,

and Community Relations Day Events, surrounding the Championship. More details on these volunteer

opportunities will be sent out as those dates/times become available.

There will be 3 shifts per day on the Range & Short Game Areas and they will be approximately;

AM 7 - 11 AM

AM 7 - 11 AM

Mid 11 AM - 3 PM

PM 3PM - 7 PM

Volunteers are encouraged to choose a minimum of 2 shifts and will recieve a PGA Volunteer Shirt, a meal,

and MSR's for each hour worked. Shifts will run Monday-Wednesday (Practice Rounds), and Thursday-

Sunday (Championship Rounds).

All registrations will be handled via BlueGolf and questions should be directed to Steve Finn in the Section

office.

2013 Playing Ability Test Schedule The following Playing Ability Test are scheduled within the Gateway PGA on the following Dates;

Thursday April 4th Eagle Springs GC

Thursday May 9th The Orchards GC

Thursday June 27th Dogwood Hills GR

Tuesday July 16th Stonewolf GC

Thursday August 1st Stone Creek GC

Thursday August 29th Eagle Springs GC

Registrations are available at www.pgalinks.com

September & October dates will be announced at a later date.

2013 Gateway PGA Tournament Schedule

The Gateway PGA Tournament Committee is pleased to announce the schedule for

the upcoming season. The 2013 calendar presented a couple of challenges not faced

by the Section in recent years as the 2013 Sr PGA Championship comes to Bellerive

CC in May. After some juggling of dates and venues, all of the traditional Pro-Ams

have been retained, all Majors are scheduled, and there will be one less Pro-Open

than 2012. The biggest change is the moving of the Pro-Ladies to a Tuesday, June

25th, at St. Clair CC. Please make plans early to attend this event as we are going

back to a single 10 am shotgun start and with Tuesday being "Ladies Day" at most

clubs, might be an advantage to Members being able to put together teams to attend.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW SCHEDULE

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2013 Gateway PNC

The 2013 Gateway PGA PNC will be held at Persimmon Woods GC on July 22-23rd. We are happy to return

to such a great venue for this event. Registrations again will be through PGA Links and be

announced at a later date.

2013 Tournament Committee We are happy to announce that Scott Brauer will be the new Tournament Committee Chairperson. Brett Moomey

will be assisting Scott through the transition period. Anyone who is interested in serving on the Tournament

Committee should contact Steve at the Section Office.

Mike Brengard will continue to serve as the Senior Chairperson, but we are looking for interested Seniors to

participate on the Committee, particularly those 50-59 years old. Interested parties should also contact Steve

at the Section Office.

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February Birthdays Timothy J. Davenport, PGA 2/1 Bryan L. McMurray, PGA 2/17

Miles Horton, PGA 2/1 Steve T Finn, PGA 2/18

Michael J. Weirich, PGA 2/4 Brian C. Kuddes, PGA 2/18

Mark C Faulkner 2/5 Kevin R Stull, PGA 2/19

Cary D. White, PGA 2/5 Grant J. Masson, PGA 2/20

Kevin N. Corn, PGA 2/6 David J. Bird, PGA 2/21

Gary Hoover, PGA 2/6 Aaron T Gleason, PGA 2/21

Ali J. Wells, PGA 2/6 Paul Loutzenhiser, PGA 2/21

Samuel K. Gilliland, PGA 2/7 Adam M Betz 2/22

Donald Haxel, PGA 2/8 Bradley M Dean 2/22

Benjamin T Moore 2/8 Dan J. Hilker, PGA 2/24

David Kilpatrick, PGA 2/9 Stephen R. Lestmann, PGA 2/25

Michael L Tucker, PGA 2/11 Steve Autry 2/26

Michael A. Cummings, PGA 2/14 Jack Connell, PGA 2/28

Brian N. Laur, PGA 2/15

Name Employer Class

Roger Welch Cape Girardeau CC B-1

Wednesday, February 20th

Callaway Education Series # 2

Moderator: David Kohlberg, Callaway Golf Topic: Career Goals/ Financial Outlook

Place: Bogey Hills CC

Time: 9-11:30

Cost: No Charge

Lunch will be served immediately

following the seminar.

Lunch is sponsored by Callaway Golf &

the Gateway PGA

To Register contact:

David Kohlberg

[email protected]

314-412-1095

Brian Schmersahl

[email protected]

314-550-4146

Monday, February 25th

Teachers Teaching Teachers Seminar

Moderators: Tom DeGrand,Todd Meyer,

and Adam Betz

Cost: No Charge Time: 6 pm to 8 pm

Topics: Learning styles, teaching styles,

passing knowledge to your students

Location: Pro-Am Golf, 3714 S. Brentwood

Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63105

To register call Todd Meyer at 636-262-7788

or Tom DeGrand at 314-781-7775

3 MSR’s will be available

Wednesday, February 27th

Central MO Town Hall Meeting

Moderator: Jim Knoesel The Cove GC

8:30 am Breakfast

9 am to 12 pm Seminar

3 MSR's

$10 includes breakfast

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Thursday, February 28th

Teachers Teaching Teachers

Brian Fogt & Rob Sedorcek

Bellerive CC

12925 Ladue Rd

St Louis, MO 63141

9:00 am – 11:00 am

No Charge for this event

Limited to the first 20 people to sign up!

Email Signup – [email protected]

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PGA Financial Assistance Scholarship

Beginning November 15th the PGA Financial Assistance Scholarship will be available online.

PGA Financial Assistance Fund Scholarship Program Fact Sheet

Graduating high school seniors and college students who are the children or grandchildren of PGA members are invited to apply online at

the home page (before you log in) of PGALinks.com to be considered for financial support for college through the PGA Financial Assis-

tance Fund Scholarship Program.

The scholarship program is an academic based scholarship program that takes into account the following depending on the class level of

the student:

High School Graduating Senior

High School Cumulative Grade Point Average – must be at least 3.4 (60% of the scholarship weighting scale). This number is to be

an unweighted GPA based on a 4.0 scale.

ACT and/or SAT test scores (30% of the scholarship weighting scale)

Extracurricular activities in high school such as sports, clubs, student government, community service, part time employment, etc.

(10% of the scholarship weighting scale).

Current College Student (has not reached their senior year in college)

College Cumulative Grade Point Average – must be at least 3.4 (60% of the scholarship weighting scale)

Most recently completed college semester or quarter GPA (30% of the scholarship weighting scale)

Extracurricular activities in college such as sports, clubs, student government, community service, part time employment, etc. (10% of

the scholarship weighting scale)

The amount and number of scholarships is determined by the availability of funds, and may vary from year to year based on these factors

and IRS guidelines. In 2012 eight $5,000 scholarships were awarded and 126 $2,000 scholarships were awarded out of 848 applications.

Scholarships are awarded at the discretion of the PGA Scholarship Committee. The scholarship is for accredited Universities or Colleges

in the United States only.

The application process is live online (www.PGALinks.com) between November 15, 2012 and March 15, 2013 and students are asked to

wait until they are in possession of their most current grade report (first semester) or transcript before applying. The applicant must enter

the students Social Security number and the PGA affiliated parent or grandparents PGA ID number to gain access to the application.

After submitting the online application, the applicant must have postmarked by March 15,2013 to the below address a sealed official school

grade transcript that shows their GPA information and ACT/SAT test scores (if a high school applicant) to:

PGA Financial Assistance Fund Scholarship ProgramAttention: Linda Bennington

Grant and Scholarship Specialist

100 Avenue of the Champions

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33418

888.532.6661; 561.624.7612 or e-mail: [email protected]

PGA members can check out the Scholarship Search Tips for additional listed websites to help you with your scholarship search by visiting

the homepage of PGALinks.com/Personal Benefits/PGA Scholarship Program.

CLICK HERE for the additional search tips.

CLICK HERE for college preparation websites and other scholarship assistance information.