NEAA Newsletter Spring 2017

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Marshfield Country Club| Site of NEAA Spring Meeting and Season Kickoff | Thursday May 4, 2017

President’s Message

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nother golf season is fast approaching! Now that the Super Bowl

celebrations have ended, our focus turns towards the links for the start of the 2017 season! The Assistants’ Board has been hard at work during the off season and has put together a fantastic tournament schedule, made and approved provisions to our Rules and Regulations and started a new NEAA Junior Scholarship to promote the game for the younger generation around New England The NEAA Annual Spring Meeting & Golf Event has been pushed back this year to the first week of May to accommodate many of our fellow Assistants’ who will be traveling back from their winter clubs. We are very excited to announce that on Thursday, May 4th at the Marshfield Country Club we will kick off the

2017 season schedule. Varied from years past, the day will start with golf at 8:30 AM. The format for the event is Individual Stableford coupled with a Blind Draw Two-Man Team Stableford done that day.

After golf, the Spring Meeting will begin at approximately 1:00 PM to discuss the upcoming season.

Following the meeting we invite all players to stay for a great chance to meet one another at the 2017 Individual Match Play Draw Party.

We will choose the 32 seeds at this time to set up our always exciting yearlong Match Play Championship!

We hope to see everyone May 4th for a day filled with golf, camaraderie and friendship.

Dues must be paid prior to the morning of the first event he/she plays to be eligible to collect earnings. Our full 2017 schedule, along with other items for your reading pleasure, are listed in this Newsletter. Please contact any NEAA Board Member or a staff member of the NEPGA if you have anything questions.

Best of luck during the 2017 season and I look forward to seeing you at one of our events!

Ryan Kesten, PGA NEAA President

As a few side notes, the Board voted this winter to once again keep the NEAA Membership Dues to $30 for the 2017 season. NEAA Membership

New NEAA Website

NEAA Assistant Spring Meeting& Kickoff Thursday, May 4th, 2017

Please encourage your Head Professional or Assistant Professional to join you!

Register Online!

NEAA BOARD PRESIDENT Ryan Kesten, PGA Concord Country Club rkesten@gmail.com 978.459.3070 VICE-PRESIDENT Brendon Ray, PGA Carnegie Abbey Club bray@carnegieabbeyclub.com 508.333.1863 SECRETARY Tyler Gosselin, PGA The Country Club tgosselin@tcclub.org 802.238.5687 PAST PRESIDENT Eric Zadorian, PGA Weston Golf Club ericz@westongolfclub.com 617.549.0026 TOURNAMENT CHAIR Ben Egan, PGA The Bay Club began@pga.com 508.207.9200 OFFICER AT LARGE JoAnna Krupa, PGA Charles River Country Club jkrupa1010@gmail.com 560.306.0965

The NEPGA Assistants’ Association has its own dedicated website, a great resource for all that is happening in the NEAA, and it is new and improved thanks to our friends at Event-Man Tournament Software and LJK Graphics. The new website is easier to navigate, has a more modern look and is optimized for mobile viewing so you can access it no matter where you are. From tournament schedule, inforClick Here to Visit the New mation and registration to the Apprentice Corner www.nepgaassistants.com with personal best practice articles written by fellow Professionals, it has great tools to navigate your time as an Assistant Professional or Apprentice.

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Dues for the Assistants’ Association - Now $30 Assistants or Apprentices must be an active, dues paying member of the Assistants’ Association in order to collect earnings in any Assistants’ Association sanctioned event. The fee has been reduced for 2017!

Click Here to Join

DUES BREAKDOWN $10.00

Hole in One Pool Entry (Paid out after each season)

$10.00

Supplement Costs (Carts, F&B at select events)

$10.00

Charitable Donation

NEAA 2017 Tournament Schedule (All entries $100 per player, $225 for Asst Championship)

Thurs., May 4th – Spring Meeting/Season Kickoff - Marshfield Country Club, Marshfield, MA Thurs., May 11th – Hudson Cup, Duxbury Yacht Club, Duxbury, MA Mon., May 15th – NEAA Individual Match Play begins Thurs. June 1st – Spring Championship, Ledgemont Country Club Mon., Sept. 11 – Tues., Sept 12 – Assistants Championship, The Bay Club at Mattapoisett, Mattapoisett, MA Thurs., October 5th – Match Play Qualifier & 1st Round, Location TBA Thurs., October 12th – Match Play Semi-Finals & Finals @ Vesper CC Thurs., October 19th – NEAA Fall Meeting, Wannamoisett Country Club Mon., October 23rd & 24th- Nantucket Island Team Classic- Ryder Cup

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CONGRATS to the following Professionals who recently became Head Professionals in New England!

Name Shawn E. Durocher Stephen H Colt Jr.,PGA Bryan C. Kienke, PGA Kevin C. Walker, PGA Jack M. Davis, PGA Matthew F. Closter, PGA Matthew D. Gaynor, PGA Steven M. Field, PGA Ryne W. Varney, PGA Ryan R. Barry, PGA Michael F Roy II, PGA

Class A-1 A-1 A-1 A-4 A-1 A-4 A-1 A-1 A-1 A-1 A-1

Facility Cyprian Keyes GC Country Club of Halifax Cohasset GC North Conway CC Essex CC Woodstock CC Nonesuch River GC Blue Hill CC Lake Winnipesaukee GC The International GC The Ridge Club

Email shawnied@aol.com scolt@pga.com bryankienke@gmail.com kcwalk@pga.com jmd5199@gmail.com Indicates 2016 mfcloster@yahoo.com Member of the mdg1342@aol.com stevefield@pga.com NEAA rwvarneypga@gmail.com r.barry@ferncroftcc.com mfr311@yahoo.com

Apprentices and Assistant Professionals that became Head Professionals since November 2016.

NEPGA Assistant Professional of the Year Tyler Gosselin, PGA The NEAA Board of Directors would like to congrat- He has graciously agreed to answer a few ulate Tyler Gosselin, PGA Assistant Professional at questions about his career below…

The Country Club on being named the 2017 NEPGA Assistant Professional of the Year.

Q: How did you get your start in the golf industry?

TAG: I grew up playing golf at the 9-hole Blush Hill Country Club in Waterbury, VT. I learned to play by tagging along with my mom as she would go to the range to practice for events- she was a good amateur player, and won the 1997 Vermont Women’s Mid-Amateur. One year, she had shop credit from the St. Johnsbury CC invitational, and she used the winnings to buy my first set of junior clubs and a lesson from the young pro, Larry Kelley. My first job in the golf business was working for two NEPGA professionals, Ron Philo & RJ Austin at the Sugarbush Golf Club.

Q: What are a few pieces of advice for young Assistant Golf Professionals?

TAG: It is critical for young assistants to understand the goals we want to achieve, have a plan on how to accomplish them, and then to surround ourselves with people who will support and challenge us in our pursuit of those goals. In our business, it is easy to get caught up looking day to day, without a big-picture perspective of how to improve and achieve our longterm goals. We need to seek out honest feedback from our mentors and peers about what we can do to prepare ourselves for opportunities that may come up in the future. In the context of Head Professional positions, too many assistants wait for a job to open before reaching out to their network for that feedback, and end up scrambling to prepare for the interview.

Q: What do you enjoy most about being a Golf Professional in New England?

TAG: Growing up in Vermont, I’ve always enjoyed golf in this part of the country. As ski season is winding down each spring, everyone gets anxious to get outside and start playing golf. Also, because many of the clubs are so rich in history and tradition, golfers have a lot of respect for the game and appreciate it just a bit more. Plus, we are so lucky to have many classic courses here!

Q: What is your favorite golf course in New England?

TAG: I’m spoiled to play quite a bit at The Country Club, and have to say it is among my favorite. There are so many choices of how to play each hole that it never gets repetitive.

Q: What led you to have a strong desire to get involved in the Assistants’ Association?

TAG: When I was first an Assistant at The Country Club, our Head Professional Brendan Walsh was the chair of the NEPGA Education Committee. I enjoyed helping him organize events for NEPGA members to improve, so I decided to get involved. After playing in Assistant’s events, I appreciated how much work went into organizing everything and decided to contribute however I could with the NEAA. I have also enjoyed sitting on the Education Committee for the Section

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