The back nine march 2016

College of Business

Th e B a c k B y : J e f f e r y G at h m a n n

Volume 9, Issue 9

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April 9, 2016

G R E A T J O B 2 0 1 5 - 2 01 6 E B OA R D !

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

2015-2016 Eboard

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The Next Generation

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Slopes to the Course

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Family and Friends

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Kelbel Cup

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Alumni Spotlight

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E-Board is comprised of a select few students who are elected by their fellow peers to lead the PGM program in daily and monthly activities. This years’ E-Board continued where the previous E-Board left off, which was to continuously provide the best for the future leaders of the golf industry.

Current Vice President, Patrick Kundracik, had this to say about his experience and opportunity of being elected Vice President: “Being Vice President of PGMSS has truly been an incredible experience, one that I will never forget.

This experience has not

Front Row: Ellie Sick, Andr ea Ballou, Kayla Gadber ry, J amie Gr iffin and Dylan Christensen Back Row: Brian Car roll, Allen Haynes, J ustin Goldsber ry, J acob Duenckel, and Patrick Kundracik

only further molded me into a future golf professional, but most importantly made me become a better man then I was. The role of Vice President has given me the opportunity to be a part of things that I never dreamed to experience. The PGA Merchandise Show, PGM MSR Monitoring, being on Tee to Green Radio Talk Show, G4 Golf Summit, build relationships with great PGA Professionals, and The Century of Golf Gala. These are just some of the opportunities that gave me the ability to grow as a person through passion, diligence, knowledge, being proactive, public speaking, but most importantly it showed me the reality of the golf industry. It showed me that being a PGA Professional is more then just a title, but rather an Experience that changes not only you but can change the lives of others. Going outside of my comfort zone and becoming Vice President was one of the most life changing experiences of

my college career, and it will forever be a reminder of all the opportunities there are if one is willing to take a leap of faith.”

Current President, Kayla Gadberry, had this to say “Joining the executive board as the first female president was one of the best decisions I ever made in this program. It was not an easy decision to make, but I am so happy I chose to get more involved in the program. The leadership, networking, and communication skills I have developed over the past year have helped me grow as a professional in ways I could never have imagined. I encourage all of my peers to participate on the board as its benefits are endless.”

Both Kayla Gadberry and Patrick Kundracik worked eto help continue what previous E-Boards have accomplished and worked upon improving. They did not work alone as Allen Haynes, Andrea Ballou, Brain Carroll, Dylan Christensen, Jacob Duenckel, Mack Borowicz, Danielle Sick, Jamie Griffin, and Jayden Bruun were elected to comprise the other positions on E-Board.

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THE “NEW” GENERATION...

On March 1st, the new E-Board was elected by fellow peers in the program after each student who was running for a position gave an eloquent speech of why they should be selected for that position. At the end of the night, the new E-Board was elected to continue the PGM traditions and commitment to creating the next generation of leaders in the golf in-

dustry.

Margaret Hartman, who was named and won the election for Vice President, had this to say about her excitement of being given the chance to help lead the program through another year of success: “I am really excited to be the Vice President of the UCCS PGA Golf Management program. Over my time in this program, I've loved seeing the program grow

and watch the students grow within it. I can't wait to do what I can to help this program in the next year to help us students to advance our professionalism and be the best we can be.”

Continued on page 4 Front Row: Jayden Bruun, Jacob Duenckel, Kayla Gadberry, Patrick Kundracik, Allen Haynes, and Brian Carroll Back Row: Mack Borowicz, Nathan Houghton, Ellie Sick, Andrea Ballou, Jamie Griffin and Dylan Christensen

P G A R U L E S S E M I N A R W I T H L A R R Y S TA R T Z E L , P G A A N D TRENT WEARNER TAKEAWAYS On February 18th, the entire PGM program attended a PGA Rules Seminar put on

by PGA member and rules official, Larry Startzel. Larry Startzel gave an excellent PowerPoint presentation on the new edition of the USGA Rules of Golf. Students were able to take away a lot of great information that can be used on internship, at work, and every day on the course. Students listened intently to what Larry Startzel had to say and were able to ask questions about some rules that weren’t discussed and covered during the night. This great opportunity put on by the program allowed students to learn more about not only the golf industry, but the rules of golf which will come in handy for all students throughout their careers in the industry.

Also, on March 1st at the monthly PGM Student Society meeting, where not only elections were held to elect

the new E-Board for 20162017, but also a special opportunity was given to students to listen to close friend of the program and PGA instructor, Trent Wearner. Trent Wearner is the recipient of the 2004 Colorado PGA Teacher of the Year, Best Teachers in State 2005 – present, author of Golf Scrimmages, named Top 20 Teacher under 40 by Golf Digest, named Top Teacher in Southwestern U.S., and a Top 50 kids teachers by U.S. Kids Golf. Trent Wearner led the students in an open ended conversation where students were able to ask questions and add on to what he was talking about with personal experience and stories. Trent Wearner’s main topics for the night were qualities of being a great teacher and giving great lessons.

His top 10 tips to become a great teacher and give great lessons, are as followed: 1.) Go out of your way to thank a person for a referral 2.) Email/Text students to just check-in 3.) Be a constant learner and be open to new ideas!

4.) Never tell them more than what they need 5.) Never talk down to a student. Use of “I” 6.) If you can’t say it simp-

ly, then you don’t know the subject well enough 7.) Have empathy for your students 8.) Listen more than you speak. Quit talking!

9.) Get involved with your section 10.) Get outside and get on the course

Trent Wearner, PGA Golf Professional sharing his insight to the students.

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FROM THE SLOPES TO THE COURSE Now that the weather is starting to have some consistency with sunshine and warm weather, one might consider to stop hitting the slopes and start hitting the course. Throughout the semester every year, students are able to play in tournaments that start up this Friday at Walking Stick Golf Course in Pueblo with a fun competitive format of a 2 person scramble. Even though

the weather is projected to be a bit chilly and windy, the weather shouldn’t stop students from finding a teammate and having fun playing the game they love and enjoy.

To help students here are a few tips and to help you get back into the swing of things:  Focus and remember your fundamentals – grip, posture, balance, alignment,

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and ball placement Start things off easy, start with easy swings with your favorite club and ease yourself to harder swings with longer clubs Remember golf is hard, use positive self-talk, and HAVE FUN! PGA Golf Management student Sonny Scheer on the slopes.

PGA Golf Management Students in Action

St. Patrick’s Day Putt-Putt Fundraiser Front Row: J amie Gr iffin, Andr ea Ballou, Kayla Gadber ry, Ellie Sick and Dylan Christensen Back Row: Andrew Hewitt, Jeffrey Gathmann, Eli MacKay, Sean Fleming, Jayden Bruun and Brian Carroll.

2016 Kelbel Cup Team Front Row: Kayla Gadber r y and Andr ea Ballou Back Row: Sean Fleming, Matt Weiss, Jayden Br uun and Matt Heckel

R e g i s t r at i o n C l o s e s o n A p r i l 1 3 t h This tournament is a great opportunity to have friends and family of students to gather together and be able to celebrate another long year of hard work and dedication. We hope to see you all there as the program will gather together to celebrate and

look back at another successful year.

Event Details: Dinner: Apr il 22nd at The Warehouse Golf Tournament: April 23rd at The Club at Flying Horse

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- Assistant Greenskeeper Carl Spackler

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A L U M N I S P O T L I G H T - C A S S I DY P O T T E R Name: Cassidy Potter, PGA Head Golf Professional A-1 Course: Cimar r on Golf Club Best PGM memory: “ There were so many great memories from my time in the PGM program. It boils down to my Best PGM Memory is the friendships I created in the program. I got to know so many great people on the golf course, in the classroom, on internship as well as just hanging out as friends.”

What piece of advice can you give to current PGM’ers?

The most important piece of advice I can give to current PGM’ers is to make sure you network and find people in the industry that you can trust to be a mentor for you. As you meet new people in the golf industry keep those business cards and keep in contact with the people you have met and gotten to know. You never know how they can help you or how you can help them down the road. My list of people I can turn to with questions just keeps growing and I cannot tell you how valuable it is to know that I have these people in my corner ready to help me out.

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I feel a large number of things have contributed to my success. I have always worked very hard, have a strong drive to be successful, and I was well trained in the PGM coursework and on my internships. I learned early on the importance of paying attention to detail. Every piece of work that I put out there for the world to see is a reflection of myself and the company I work for. Double checking and triple checking the things I work on will make for fewer chaotic fires to put out later. Finally, listening to my mentors and implementing any suggestions they have on how I can improve has helped me continue to grow as a golf professional.

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Jamie Griffin, who was named and won the election for President after a very close count with Ian Ott, had this to say about how much she loves the program and how excited she is for the year to come on E-Board: “Being elected as the President of our next Executive Board is a huge honor and something that I am so excited about.

I'm so passionate about this program, and I can't wait for the opportunity to give back as much as I possibly can in my last year. I want to focus on building off of all that

each board prior to this one has accomplished with an emphasis on fundraising and continuing to build program camaraderie. I know I have a lot of responsibility for the direction of our efforts, but I want to be sure to do it as a team.

This program means a lot to all of us, and I want to do what we can to keep making it better not only for all of us now, but for everyone else that will join the program in the future. I'm excited for the fun, challenging, and hopefully successful year ahead of us all.”

Both Jamie Griffin and Margaret Hartman are excited for the opportunity to help lead the program to another year of successful and are also excited for the huge honor that will come reality when they and the rest of the nominated E-Board are inducted by program director, Mollie Sutherland, at the banquet on April 22nd at The Warehouse for Family and Friends.

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