The Middle Atlantic Professional, January 2014

Volume XXVI, Issue I

The Middle Atlantic Professional

Newsletter Date: January 2014

The e-newsletter of the Middle Atlantic PGA Inside this issue: HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

President’s Perspective: Planning for 2014 The Free & Spontaneous Year of the Horse Section Direction by Executive Director Jon Guhl Resources for Today’s PGA Professional and What Employers Player Development Discussion: What is Your Plan?

A Word from Our Allies Chapter Chat

President’s Perspective: Setting the Course for 2014 to travel somewhere warm funding) and PGA Tour will over the next couple of allow the Board of Directors to map out some new and months. exciting programs that will The Board of Directors met in benefit you directly at your early December at our annual facilities. You will learn more planning session to chart out a on this exciting news in the course for the upcoming year.

This year’s facilitator for the coming months. session was Darrell Crall, COO of The PGA of America. The session was very productive and I am excited for the new

By President John Madden, direction we will be taking, PGA Head Professional at especially in the areas of River Bend Golf & Country Player Development and Club.

Foundations.

I hope everyone had a great Financially, the Section had holiday season. The deep another strong year. This and freeze is upon us and I hope the additional monies from The all of you get an opportunity PGA of America (through ADP

The MAPGA led the way and ranked 1st out of the 41 sections in participation and involvement in PGA of America programs. I expect our section to lead the way again in 2014. Please start this process by filling out the 2014 compensation and facility survey.

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Important Dates: January 20 Youth & Family Golf Summit Orlando, FL January 21 PGA Show Demo Day & Instructional Workshops Winter Garden, FL January 22-24 2014 PGA Merchandise Show Orlando, FL March 3 Section Spring Meeting March 8 Awards & Hall of Fame Banquet

Congratulations to MAPGA Past President and PGA of America Honorary President Allen Wronowski on his retirement. A celebration was held at Hillendale Country Club where MAPGA Officers John Madden, PGA; J.P. Lunn, PGA; and John Malinowski, PGA and Executive Director Jon Guhl were in attendance to honor Allen.

Thank you, Allen, for your service to the MAPGA, the PGA and the golf industry.

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President’s Perspective cont.

MAPGA Board of Directors OFFICERS President John Madden, PGA River Bend Golf & CC Vice President Matthew Schulze, PGA LPGA Kingsmill Championship Secretary J.P. Lunn, PGA Holly Hills CC Honorary President John Malinowski, PGA Ocean Pines Golf & CC DIRECTORS Mark Beran, PGA Brice Busse, PGA Butch Butler, PGA Peter Gardner, PGA Lynne Hunter, PGA John Lyberger, PGA Jeff Maynor, PGA Sean Taylor, PGA Mike Thomas, PGA Josh Tremblay, PGA Andy Weissinger, PGA

Remember to participate in Golf 2.0 programs such as Get Golf Ready, Tee it Forward, PGA Sports Academy and PGA Jr. League Golf. Take advantage of our own Player Development Regional Manager Mike Aldrich, PGA to assist you and your facility with growth of the game initiatives.

I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all the 2014 Section award winners and our 2014 HOF inductee Thomas Barry, PGA of Jefferson Lakeside Club.

Please join us on March 3rd at the Section Spring meeting and March 8th in Richmond at the Jefferson Hotel to honor all the winners.

Happy New Year, John Madden, PGA jmrbgcc@aol.com or (703) 759-2640

2014: The Free and Spontaneous Year of the Horse Ancient

Chinese astrology designates an animal sign for each year and 2014 is the Year of the Horse. A sign of strength, freedom, and success, the horse, to many of the Chinese, is a hero and the Year of the Horse promises good fortune.

adventures. Fortunately golf provides that outdoor adventure where we can be free from our daily routine, free from the many stresses in our lives, and free to enjoy the game we love. Maybe this year is your chance to play more golf? Maybe it’s your opportunity to be that leader who helps others learn and enjoy the game? Take that free spirit of the horse and harness it into something beneficial for you, and your future.

victories, unexpected adventure, and surprising romance.” She also adds that “energy is high and production is rewarded.

Decisive action, not proc ras t inat ion, b ring s victory. But you have to act fast in a Horse year. If you are not 100% secure about a decision, then don’t do it.

Events move so quickly in a Horse year that you don’t want to gallop off in the wrong direction.”

May the successful, valiant, A n o n l i n e a r t i c l e b y and adventurous spirit of the The freedom side of the horse professional astrologer Susan horse lead you to much encourages us to return to Leavitt expresses the Horse prosperity in 2014. nature and enjoy life and life’s year as a “time of fast

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Section Direction by Executive Director Jon Guhl The

start of the New Year always lends itself to reviewing the past and looking to the future. Your Section office is no different.

The Section Board and staff have been busy with their Planning Session and committee meetings to chart our course for 2014 and beyond. We will be com plet ing our 2 0 14 Business Plan shortly and are excited to push even harder on Player Development; offering programs for all of our MAPGA members to choose from to improve their careers.

A couple highlights: our Education Committee will offer “MSR Mondays” next fall (1 day-long seminar per Chapter) that mix teaching and business topics. Also, we will roll out a Peer Review program offered by our Employment and Club Relations committee that allows you to have seasoned fellow PGA professionals give you an independent review of your golf operation completely confidential and supportive of the host professional - to discover its strengths and weaknesses.

The goal of this program is to help you grow on your strengths and shore-up on

the areas that may negatively impact your employment. On the tournament front, we will offer two Pro-Scratch events; adding $7500 each from PGA of America partner National Car Rental.

than continuing education.

- Town Hall Meetings. Please follow News & Notes and/or the website for schedule updates as the schedule is still a work in progress. In February, I will travel to all parts of the Section to facilitate discussions on any topics you desire, encourage pro-to-pro interaction, and perhaps share some Section news as well. Hope to see many of you at one of these sessions!

SHOUT OUTS - Congratulations to Randi Miller, PGA (Trump NationalDC) for being named to the US Kids Top 50 Teachers list.

Also, Trillium Sellers, PGA (Chevy Chase Club) was designated as a Master Kids Award Recipient by US Kids.

It’s always great to be - S p r i ng M em b e rs hip recognized for your efforts.

Meetings will be here before Mark your - Jim Estes, PGA; Bernie Najar, you know it. calendars for March 3 for the PGA; Janet Phillips, PGA; Adam Section Spring Membership Smith, PGA; and Chuck Will, PGA were recently recognized Meeting, and March 24 as GRAA Top 50 Growth of the (South) and March 31 (Central and North) for the Game Teaching Professionals.

Chapter Meetings.

Way to go all! Thanks for I hope you’ve enjoyed some leading the way! rest and relaxation over the WHAT’S NEXT? holidays and are ready to - Are you going to the PGA attack 2014 with vigor and Merchandise Show?

The make it your best year yet. official dates are January 22- Please feel free to let me or 24. While you can certainly the officers know what we get updated on the latest lines can do to help you even in equipment and apparel, I more! urge you to take advantage of Very respectfully, the world class educational opportunities that are offered Jon Guhl during that time.

Nothing shows that you continually want to improve yourself more

Upcoming Business & Employment Town Hall Meetings February 13—9:00 a.m.

Bayville Golf Club

(757) 460-2616

February 19—10:00 a.m.

Springfield Golf & CC

(703) 451-8338

February 20—10:00 a.m.

Holly Hills CC

(301) 694-7210

“...Our Education committee will offer ‘MSR Mondays’ next Fall that mix teaching and business topics.” -Jon Guhl MAPGA Staff (540) 720-7420 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Jon Guhl, ext. 125 DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Stacey Smith, ext. 121 TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR Jeremy Greiner, PGA, ext. 124 JUNIOR GOLF DIRECTOR Bob Heintz, ext. 128 MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR Kelly Lawson, ext. 126 DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Stephanie Jennings, PGA, ext. 116

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Eyes on Employment: Resources for Today’s PGA Professional and What Employers Seek

Don Sweeting is an Employment Consultant for the PGA of America.

He can be contacted at dsweeting@pgahq.com (704) 440-8025

I have received a very warm welcome by the members of the section and the staff.

Really appreciate the support and willingness to assist me in the new role. Dick Bradow is a great resource and will continue to serve the PGA members just from a higher level.

I look forward to assisting the PGA members in any employment related matters and believe my background in the golf industry will provide the proper perspective for PGA members.

PGA Resources for Today’s PGA Professional As part of your New Year’s resolutions, you may be designing your career plan and make sure that you are investing your time and energy into a strategy that best prepares you to compete in today’s golf marketplace. Or maybe you have heard about a job opening, plan to pursue the position, and want to give yourself the best opportunity to be selected. How can you tailor your cover letter, res um e, and int erview materials to that particular position?

service, PGA Employment Consultants assist employers in assessing their needs, creating position profiles, and identifying skills desired of job candidates. Through working with hundreds of employers annually, PGA Employment Services has identified some trends in the top skills employers seek from PGA Professionals.

Employers expect a high standard of golf related skills from their PGA Professionals and assume a substantial level of expertise from those who have attained PGA membership. Employers are increasingly looking for other attributes and skills to add to the golf skills. Most employers are seeking the highest and best combination of people and business skills in their PGA Professional.

•Generating revenues/sales •Generating profits/return on investment •Generating new customers/ retaining existing customers (public/resort) •Generating new members/ retaining existing members (private) If you are in the process of updating your resume or applying for a new position, it’s also important to target the content of your resume, cover letter, and materials to the needs and key priorities for the job you are seeking.

Concentrate on your accomplishments and involvement with developing successful new programs, increasing rounds and revenues, and enhancing the customer experience, and use statistics wherever possible to quantify what you have done. You can see examples of this by viewing the sample resumes on the PGA Employment Center area of PGALinks.

Professionals who can provide value to their facility by enhancing the customer experience through exceptional service, while at the same time taking the lead on the “generation” side of the (Cont. to page 9…) business, including the following:

As part of the PGA CareerLinks •Generating play/participation

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2014 Middle Atlantic PGA Award Winners & Hall of Fame Inductee

The MAPGA Board of Directors and Awards Committee are proud to announce the 2014 Middle Atlantic PGA Hall of Fame inductee and award winners. All the nominees are recognized by their peers as being exceptional role models. Each recipient will be honored on March 3, 2014 at the Section Spring Meeting and on March 8th at The Jefferson Hotel in Richmond, Va. for the annual awards banquet. Congratulations to the following honorees: 2014 Hall of Fame Class of 2014 Tom Barry, PGA Jefferson Lakeside club Richmond, Virginia 2014 Award Recipients PGA Professional of the Year

Josh Tremblay, PGA

Springfield Golf & Country Club

MAPGA President’s Award

To be announced at Spring Membership meeting

Teacher of the Year

Bernie Najar, PGA

Caves Valley Golf Club

Horton Smith Award (Education)

J.P. Lunn, PGA

Holly Hills Country Club

Bill Strausbaugh Award (Club Relations & Community Service)

Jim Fitzgerald, PGA

Chevy Chase Club Chevy Chase, Maryland

When: March 8, 2014 Where: The Jefferson Hotel Richmond, Virginia Invitations will be sent out the first week of February.

Youth Player Development Award Linda Gaudi, PGA

Country Club of Fairfax

Player Development

Steve Greiner, PGA

Fort Belvoir Golf Club

Merchandiser of the Year Resort

Nick Spinnato, PGA

Turf Valley Ellicott City, Maryland

Merchandiser of the Year Public

David Finocchiaro, PGA

Augustine Golf Club Stafford, Virginia

Merchandiser of the Year Private

Marc Kimminau, PGA

Talbot Country Club Easton, Maryland

Assistant PGA Professional of the Year

Trish Gates, PGA

River Bend Golf & Country Club Great Falls, Virginia

David Wortman Citizens of the Year

HITT Contracting & Title Sponsors of the Lindsay Automotive Group MAPGA Junior Tour

Earle Hellen Sports Media Award Michael Williams

Radio Host—“The 19th Hole” 106.7 The Fan

Salesperson of the Year

Peebles Golf Cars (Club Car)

Michael Pastirik, PGA

All award winners and the Hall of Fame Class of 2014 will be honored at the MAPGA Hall of Fame and Awards Banquet

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Player Development Discussion: What is Your Plan?

By Mike Aldrich, PGA Why do you need a plan to teach golf?

You may have a general vision of your instruction business; key activities, revenue goals, a marketing strategy, and a mental picture of your business for the next 5, 10 or even 20 years. One of the benefits of planning is the likelihood for success, as many hurdles may be removed, or at least anticipated.

Mike Aldrich, PGA is the Player Development Regional ManagWho else knows about your er for D.C., MD, & VA. goals?

A business plan can be a He can be contacted at vehicle to clearly (703) 728-9033 maldrich@pgahq.com. communicate your plans to your employees, your management and your partners. Conversations with “Your management and investors these parties are vital, but it will be very interested to read may be difficult for them to about your plans as your recall details without a written performance directly affects them.” version. A good business plan not only reveals the essential - Mike Aldrich, PGA activities for your business’ success, but will also share your passion and values.

of those that are less important. A good business plan will also include methods to gauge your current status and provide benchmarks for measuring performance.

While you develop your plan, use SWOT (Strength/ Weakness/Opportunity/ Threat) analysis to uncover previously unconsidered aspects of your business. You might uncover new potential students, teaching formats, or ways communicate your students impact on the health of the facility.

What is a business plan?

A business plan is a written overview of your entire enterprise. It should include in-depth analysis of your current business practices and provide the opportunity to focus future efforts. It does not normally detail daily tasks, but focuses on the key activities that have a major influence on the success of your business.

There are many ways to build your business plan.

See the How clear is your plan and sample business plan for a the steps that it will take for private club on page 7. success?

Most business owners have a With whom should you share good idea of their core values your business plan? and activities. Putting your Most importantly, share your plan in writing helps you focus plan with anyone to whom you your efforts. It will give you report. Your management and insight into activities that are investors will be very integral; putting them ahead interested to read about your

plans as your performance directly affects them.

Secondly, share it with anyone who will support your efforts, especially peers and subordinates.

Customers and prospects should also be privy to certain areas, like your mission statement and the core activities which may interest them. Each of your customers should be aware of yo ur pas s io n fo r instruction and all of the instructional services that you offer.

You use the snowy winter days to plan for your tournaments and merchandise.

To have a financially successful and im pact ful inst ruct ional programming, why not start planning for the year today?

Please reach out to me if you would like more information and guidance about developing a plan. I consult regularly with professionals to develop strategies that can increase the income and value of PGA Professionals.

I’m available to meet at your club, and will also be at the PGA Show with several open times for meetings.

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Player Development Discussion cont.: How do I develop my plan?

Use the Player Development Cycle (pictured right) to help bring out the core activities for a successful program. It will help you think about the more important tasks and consider the steps that you will need to take.

Communication (November-January) Share your overall vision for player development with your management and coworkers Overall Revenue/Expense Major Program Elements Expected Benefits Analysis (January) Consider the current status of the club, the economy and the golf operation Do SWOT analysis on the current and potential programming Planning (February) Develop detailed plans for initiating your programming several months before your season begins Include staffing needs, staff training, program marketing and tracking and reporting methodology Marketing (Year Round) Create your marketing materials and sign-ups for your programs Talk to your existing students and committees to promote programs Execution (March-November) Focus your instruction on the golfers and their enjoyment of the learning process Ask questions of your golfers and listen for opportunities Follow up with staff and provide encouragement, training and guidance Tracking/Reporting (Year Round) Report quarterly results, focusing on correlating facility activity and income to instruction to management and committees Conduct survey of all participants and parents of juniors

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VA Governor’s Budget to Include $100,000 in Grants for Golf Courses From the VA Golf Council...

are approved by the state.

Governor Bob McDonnell announced on December 12, 2013 that his upcoming biennial budget will include major funding aimed at c o n t i n u i n g t h e administration’s efforts to improve water quality in Virginia’s rivers and the Chesapeake Bay. The budget proposals includes investments and allocations for projects such as Chesapeake Bay restoration, pollution reduction efforts, storm water grants, oyster replenishment programs, funding for the Tangier Seawall and other water quality projects. With this budget the McDonnell Administration has now invested more than $460 million in water quality projects over the course of the last four years.

Virginia’s N u t r i e n t ●Type of turf determines Management Plan proper timing of fertilizer.

The Governor’s budget will include new funding of $100,000 to support grants for golf courses to complete their nutrient management plans, a requirement by July, 2017.

These grants will represent approximately 50% of the cost, and they will be awarded through Nutrient Management Planners who

characteristics.

A nutrient management plan promotes healthy turf while minimizing the loss of nutrients to the environment.

Golf course superintendents can use this type of plan to apply lime and fertilizer efficiently and economically. It may also save on costs while improving turf health by reducing mowing and the overapplication of nitrogen.

Nutrient management plans are proven to produce vigorous, hardy grass plants.

●Soil tests to determine plant nutrient needs, based on existing nutrient levels.

include:

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●Environmentally sensitive areas identified and appropriate management practices, including buffers and application timing, recommended to minimize nutrient loss from the root zone.

●Irrigation water analysis to determine what nutrients at what rates are supplied A plan’s site-specific nutrient through irrigation recommendations for fairways, tees, greens and roughs are water. based on inputs analyzed to ●Current fertility program produce agronomically sound used to established residual and environmentally friendly nitrogen contributions to recommendations. These adjust current season’s plans are written to established standards that nitrogen rates. assure minimum nutrient loss ●Recommendations are to the environment. made including the type, Some inputs used to develop amount and timing of lime nutrient management plans and fertilizer applications. ●Detailed map of locations and sizes of areas to be treated. ●Identification

of

soil

The Virginia Economic Impact Study supported by the Virginia Golf Council is available on MAPGA.com under the EMPLOYMENT page. The executive summary states the following…

“Virginia’s $1.3 billion golf industry generated a total economic impact of $2.5 billion in 2012, supporting nearly 30,000 jobs with wage income of $733.4 million.”

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As the input data changes or is updated (example: when new soil test reports are received), the plan is revised.

Usually, this involves adjusting nutrient recommendations as needed to maintain positive environmental effects from following the plan.

The goals of nutrient management planning for golf courses are simple, but important. Apply fertilizer

while plants are actively growing so the plant will “take up” the nutrients. Apply nutrients at rates that closely match the nutrient need of the plant during the time period for which the application is made. Nutrients taken up by the plant are not subject to being lost by leaching down through the soil profile or by water running off the landscape into streams and lakes.

For FAQ’s on the Nutrient Management Plan Grants v i s i t h t t p : / / www.dcr.virginia.gov/ water_quality/faq-golf-course -grants.shtml.

Eyes on Employment cont.: So whether you are applying for a new job or working to enhance your current job security, it’s becoming increasingly more important to understand what your employer (or future employer) is looking for and to demonstrate the benefits and value you provide as a PGA Professional.

I encourage you to visit PGALinks when you have some dedicated time and understand the vast amount of resources available to assist you in a variety of areas.

•Click on the Employment Center from the main PGALinks page.

•Everything you need to know about employment is available and suggested reading, updated documents titled ‘Job Hunter’s Tool Kit’ and ‘Career Fitness Manual’.

information when you need it for negotiations, job searches, and budgeting. It will also assist those of us who work with employers on your behalf in our efforts to •Click on Player Development upgrade compensation for all from the main PGALinks page. PGA positions.

•Ideas and Templates to All individual responses are assist you in generating play. completely confidential, so please take a few minutes Important Reminder – 2014 and complete the survey.

PGA Compensation Survey More details are available on Make sure that you and all PGALinks. members of your professional staff complete the 2014 PGA Compensation Survey on Best wishes for 2014!

PGALinks. Your participation Don Sweeting, PGA will help provide you and your (704) 440-8025 fellow PGA Professionals with dsweeting@pgahq.com. a c c u r at e c om p e n s at io n

VSGA & MSGA Open Events for 2014 4/14—VSGA Club Championship, The Foundry 4/23—MSGA Pro-Am Norbeck 7/14-16—MD Open Lakewood CC 7/17-19—State Open of VA, Ballyhack 9/18-19—Sr. Open of VA, CC of VA 10/13-14—MD Sr. Men’s Open, Elkridge 10/20-21—MD Women’s Open, Congressional CC Please visit VSGA.org or MSGA.org for more information.

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Southern Chapter: Phillips & Smith Recognized by GRAA Janet Phillips, PGA Head Professional and co-owner at Windy Hill Sports Complex and Adam Smith, PGA Director of Instruction at Salisbury Country Club have been selected as 2013 Golf Range Association of America Top 50 Growth of the Game Teaching Professionals.

Janet and Adam were selected from a group of highly regarded teachers and will be recognized in the January 2014 issue of Golf Range Magazine and will be listed on the association’s website GolfRange.org.

For Janet, this latest honor is among the many professional accolades she has received including most recently: 2013 Coach of the Year, St. Catherine’s School, Richmond, VA; 2012 Ping Regional Club Fitter of the Year; 2012 Golf Range Association of America Top 50 Growth of the Game Teaching Professional, the 2011 Executive Women’s Golf Association (EWGA) Businesswoman of the Year; 2011 Northeast Section LPGA Professional of the Year finalist; 2010 Play Golf America Top 100 Performer by the PGA; appointment to the PGA President’s Council on Growing the Game 2005 through 2011; 2006 Northeast Section and National LPGA Professional of the Year Award as well as recipient of the Northeast Section LPGA Professional of the Year Award the following year; and 2003 Middle Atlantic PGA President’s Award.

Adam Smith is an award-winning PGA Professional who was named the 2008 Middle Atlantic PGA Section Teacher of the Year. He has been on Golf Digest’s Best in the State list since 2011. As a second generation PGA Professional, Adam has been in the golf business his entire life. He has dedicated his career to growing the game of golf by mentoring junior golfers, teaching golf fitness and proudly serving the members of Salisbury Country Club, where he has been employed since 2008.

Northern Chapter: Najar Recognized by GRAA Bernie Najar, PGA Director of Instruction at Caves Valley Golf Club has been selected as a 2013 Golf Range Association of America Top 50 Growth of the Game Teaching Professional.

Since Bernie’s start in the business in 1994, he has dedicated his career to helping golfers improve their games. Bernie has been recognized by his peers in the Middle Atlantic PGA Section as Teacher of the Year in 2004 and 2014, the Horton Smith Award winner in 2011 and 2012, and has been Golf Digest’s No. 1 ranked Teacher in Maryland since 2011.

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Central Chapter Update by President Josh Tremblay, PGA

I’m very excited about the direction that Central Chapter Board of Directors is taking. Newly appointed tournament chair Geoff Montross, PGA is starting up a Central Chapter Tournament Newsletter and is close to securing the last of the sites for our 2014 tournaments. We have started a Social Committee that will be headed up by Pete Labourdette, PGA and will have several opportunities for PGA Professionals to network at local establishments and possibly sporting events. Our Central Chapter Spring Meeting and Pro/Pro will be held on Monday, March 31st at Belmont Country Club and we’re working on planning a very valuable meeting for all professionals in attendance. I hope to see many of you in the coming weeks either at the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando or at the Section Membership meeting on March 3rd.

Joshua Tremblay is the Head PGA Professional at Springfield Golf and Country Club in Springfield, VA. Please contact him at (703) 451-8338, or joshtremblay@pga.com.

Jim Estes and Chuck Will Recognized by GRAA Jim Estes, PGA Director of Instruction at Olney Park Golf and Chuck Will, PGA Head Professional at Dulles Golf Center have been selected as 2013 Golf Range Association of America Top 50 Growth of the Game Teaching Professionals.

The growth of the game award can be best exemplified by Jim’s achievements as cofounder of the Salute Military Golf Association, a non-profit that provides war veterans the opportunity to use golf in their mental and physical recovery. Jim has given over to 1,500 free lessons and provided 1,200 troops with free custom clubs. Over the past six years SMGA has provided free private lessons, and golf clinics to our wounded vets at four chapter locations.

At the Chuck Will Golf Academy and C.W.G.A. Golf Shop at Dulles Golf Center & Sports Park, Chuck offers a complete instructional program for all skill levels, novice to low handicap. He is a PGA Certified Professional in instruction and both the GRAA and U.S. Kids Golf have recognized him as one of the Top 50 Golf Instructors in America. Golf Digest has voted Chuck as one of the Best Teachers in Your State (Virginia) and the Chuck Will Golf Academy as one of America’s 100 Best Clubfitters

Plan to attend your Chapter Spring Meeting and Tournament…

Central Chapter—March 31st at Belmont CC Northern Chapter—April 21st at Prospect Bay Southern Chapter—TBD Check the MAPGA Calendar for updates

MISSION: The mission of the Middle Atlantic PGA is to promote growth in the game of golf, to provide ongoing education and professional development for our members, and to actively improve employment opportunities for PGA Professionals across the region.

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