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SCPGA: The PROgram
The Summer print issue of the Program magazine is in the mail and you should receive it soon. You may read the electronic version now by clicking the cover below!
 Summer 2010 Program Magazine
Click the cover to start reading the latest issue!
The May electronic edition of the SCPGA PROgram is now available, please click on the image below to access the PDF file.
The Program is now printed four times per year. The Spring issue is currently in production. You can review an electronic version of the magazine here.
Features:
- Marketing 2.0 articles on new media, social networking, and much more
- Recaps of the Chapter Challenge and the Super Seminar
- The first edition of the Teaching Forum featuring Best Practices from SCPGA Professionals
DOWNLOAD THE SPRING 2010 PROGRAM
As we move into a new year, we move into a new era with the SCPGA Program Magazine. With more content online, the Program will become more interactive, more timely, and more readable than ever. Look for our extended print issues four times a year. We hope you enjoy this new format.
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President’s Message | by Jason Taylor, PGA
In the month leading up to our 2009 Annual Meeting at the Pechanga Resort, I was asked many times what my platform as President would be. My answer was always, “I do not have a platform.” I do have things I would like to see us, as a Section, do. I do not, however, consider it within my authority as SCPGA President to decide the direction or practices of our Section. More than an authority, I have responsibility. One of my responsibilities is to ensure our governance structure is allowed to work…
From the Section Office | by Tom Addis, PGA
We talk about it all the time. We report and use the word all the time. The SCPGA is the “Hub” of information for you, the PGA professional, and for anyone interested in golf activities. The SCPGA is also a wonderful resource center for everyone’s use…
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Retailing Best Practices | by Evan Colavincenzo, PGA
One thing that is an annual success for our golf shop is our holiday open house. The open house is our biggest event of the year and acts simultaneously as a party and a sale. We serve complimentary hors d’oeuvres and beer, have a wine tasting, set up displays and arrange outside heaters…
2010 Super Seminar
Don’t miss your chance to spend an incredible day learning from some of the heavyweights in the golf industry during the 2010 SCPGA Super Seminar, Monday March 22nd at Pacific Palms Resort and Industry Hills Golf Club. The day-long seminar is sponsored by LaBarre-Oksnee Insurance and Callaway Golf, and supported by Pukka Headwear and Kaplan Virtual Education. After the seminar, the SCPGA Board of Directors meeting will be open to all PGA Professionals in attendance.
Golf Range Magazine Top 50 Instructors
The Fall 2009 issue of Golf Range Magazine honored several SCPGA Professionals as their annual Top 50 Golf Instructors list was published.
PGM 2.0
Effective January 4, 2010, individuals interested in joining the PGA Apprentice Program should be directed to PGALinks and How to Become a Member. Individuals pay a fee of $200 to access the three qualifying courses on The PGA Knowledge Center.
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Video :: Derek Hardy, PGA National Horton Smith Award Winner
SCPGA Member Derek Hardy, PGA of Talega Golf Club was honored as the 2009 PGA National Horton Smith Award winner during the 2009 PGA Annual Meeting in Orlando.
Video :: Chris Starkjohann, PGA National Senior Player of the Year
SCPGA Member Chris Starkjohann, PGA of Torrey Pines Gold Club & Outings and the Carlsbad Golf Center was named the PGA National Senior Player of the Year, the first PGA Professional to earn this award three different times.
Video :: Mike Mikes, PGA Section Player of the Year
Mike Miles, PGA of Virginia Country Club, was named the 2009 SCPGA Player of the Year.
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USGA and the PGA to Create Repository for African-American Golf History
In recognition of the numerous contributions that African Americans have made to golf over more than a century, the United States Golf Association and The PGA of America have agreed to create a centralized repository for artifacts and documents related to the history of African Americans in golf, to be located at the USGA Museum in Far Hills, N.J.
Jim Vernon Steps Down as President of the USGA
Two years can fly by in an instant. Just ask Jim Vernon, whose term as the 60th President of the United States Golf Association ended this month.
2010 Play Golf America Day
2010 Play Golf America Day is scheduled for April 18, 2010 at Desert Willow Golf Resort in Palm Desert. It’s going to be another fantastic day of fun for the whole family, so we encourage you to spread the word throughout your facility or club.
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PGA of America Secretary Candidates
As the 2010 District 9, 11 and 14 meetings wrap up in Las Vegas this week, the six candidates vying to become the next Secretary of the PGA of America were in town to speak with and answer questions from representatives from eight Sections. Videos of each candidate are provided for you to review, as well as the Candidate Open Forum session.
Teaching Webinar with Jim Flick, PGA
On February 17, SCPGA Teaching Committee Co-Chair Bill Hulbert, PGA hosted a live, online teaching webinar with acclaimed PGA instructor Jim Flick.
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Rules Committee Bios
Click to read short biographies of the SCPGA Rules Committee.
Ask the Rons
The SCPGA will provide a monthly rules article on scpga.com called Ask the Rons, featuring PGA Professionals and SCPGA Rules Committee members Ron O’Connor and Ron Robinson. Each month they will answer questions sent in by the public and other PGA Professionals. If you have a question about a rule, or a situation you encountered out on the golf course, please send it to rrwedge@msn.com.
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