Middle Atlantic Professional - May 2014

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The Middle Atlantic Professional

Newsletter Date: May 2014

The e-newsletter of the Middle Atlantic PGA Inside this issue: The Golf Season Is FINALLY Here! President’s Perspective: Take Time for Player Development Section Direction: Representing Golf in D,C.

Golf clinics, junior events, fun play, and tournaments… golf facilities in the MAPGA are finally getting underway with their golf activities. The MAPGA Section Board and staff wish you a very successful 2014 golf season!

Eyes on Employment: Taking Care of Your Staff Player Development Discussion: Demo Days that Drive Golfers & Revenue A Word from Our Allies Chapter Chat

Important Dates:

President’s Perspective: Player Development Focus & National Leadership

May 27 Central & Northern Chapter Championships

junior golf programs. On a Section level, you can donate your time to help out at Paul Berry’s “Get Hooked on Golf” clinics, a Wounded Warrior clinic, volunteer at a Boys and Girls Club, be an instructor in a golf in schools program, work with the First Tee in your area or find a local business and start beginner golf classes for them. Please take time to grow this great game of golf! know May is a busy month It’s as simple as that. for all of us at our facilities, PGA Super Regional but I challenge each of you to The Officers and your spend at least two hours a Executive Director recently week on player development attended the PGA’s Southern and growing the game. This Super Regional Meeting in can be done at your facility Atlanta, Georgia. We were through simply giving a joined by the rest of District beginner a lesson, providing 10 (Carolinas, Kentucky), Get Golf Ready clinics or District 3 (Dixie, Tennessee,

May 30 Deadline to complete Annual Operations Survey June 2 Southern Chapter Championship June 9 National Car Rental ProScratch at The Homestead June 2222-25 PGA Professional National Championship June 2626-29 Quicken Loans National @ Congressional Country Club

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Gulf Coast), District 13 (Georgia, North Florida and South Florida) and the Illinois Section. The purpose of this two day meeting was to meet the three candidates running for National Secretary. The candidates are Michael Haywood, PGA, Russ Libby, PGA and Suzy Whaley, PGA. The two days consisted of a 10 minute one on one meeting with each Candidate by Section, 45 minute candidate presentations, District Q & A meeting and finally a candidate debate. Each candidate did a great job over the two days and I was very impressed with all of them. (Cont. on page 2…)


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