Consider this…..As I dredge my memory I am positively certain that I was radiant with ignorance as an 18 year old Apprentice Golf Professional. I was however paralyzed with admiration and inspired by many of the men and women that represented our Association and its ideals. Many of those servants to the game are gone now and happily many live on. I was on the telephone with Joe Warburton and Bill Hartley a few days ago, both Half Century Members, and it occurred to me as it often does that we are nothing without great men like Bill and Joe. They, and the many fine Professionals of our Section that have left a road map that we might follow, are giants. As a Section Member you may discover a rich history of men and women who have not only shaped our Association, but who have inspired and shaped the Golf Professionals who continue the noble and important work before us. So as the months wear on and you hear about new initiatives and programs representing a way forward I hope you’ll embrace this future and all it holds while remembering the past. You will undoubtedly touch a new Apprentice in the process and they will one day say, how lucky we are. Jeff
