The Northern California PGA announces the 17 recipients of its 2008 Section Awards. The winners are as follows: John Abendroth of San Francisco, co-founder of Celtic Golf Management (Golf Professional of the Year); PGA director of instruction Katherine Marren of Pebble Beach Golf Academy in Monterey (Teacher of the Year); Montreux Golf and Country Club director of golf Gus Jones in Reno, Nev. (Horton Smith Award) for his outstanding service and contributions in developing and improving educational opportunities for the PGA Professional; Monte Koch of Chardonnay Golf Club in Napa, Calif. (Bill Strausbaugh Award) for his leadership, mentoring and charitable involvement; Haggin Oaks Golf Complex director of instruction Tom Morton of Sacramento (Junior Golf Leader); Haggin Oaks Golf Complex assistant golf professional David Stockly (Club Fitter of the Year); Assistant professional Eric Goettsch of Tehama Golf Club in Carmel (Assistant Golf Professional of the Year); PGA professional Dennis Tuhn of San Jose Municipal Golf Course in San Jose (Public Merchandiser of the Year); PGA professional David Plotnik of Round Hill Country Club in Alamo (Private Merchandiser of the Year); PGA professional Randy Fox of Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course in Stateline, Nev. (Resort Merchandiser of the Year); Washoe County Golf Club director of golf Barney Bell of Reno, Nev. (Growth of the Game); Windsor Golf Club head professional Jason Schmuhl of Windsor (Player of the Year); Mountain Springs Golf and Country Club head professional Michael Cook of Sonora (Senior Player of the Year); Cameron Park Country Club assistant professional Philip Dawson (Assistant Player of the Year); Ted Bacci of Titleist/Cobra (Sales Representative of the Year) and Darren McCray of Nike Golf (Sales Representative of the Year); and David Marzetti of 1460 AM KION Radio in Monterey, Calif. (Sports Media Person of the Year). … Pontus Widegren of Danderyd, Sweden, receives the American Junior Golf Association‘s Jerry Cole Sportsmanship Award. Widegren, 18, receives the award as recognition for his respect for fellow players, as well as tournament staff and volunteers. … Ken Schofield, former European Tour director, receives the the European Golf Course Owners Association Award for 2008. … Henry-Griffitts introduces its TechCentric Fitting system, the combination of a launch monitor and software technology that will augment its next-generation fitting cart. TechCentric Fitting is built on data measurement and fitting software.
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