Years of HISTORY, Mentorship and Leadership is being Honored by PCA at their 10th ceremony & the Golf World
The Professional Caddie Association Foundation announces its class of 2009 inductees into the PCA Worldwide Caddie Hall of Fame.
Honorees will be inducted into the PCA Worldwide Caddie Hall of Fame at the 2010 PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, Fla., on Fri., Jan. 29th, at 4p.m. in Room W314 and this year is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
A press conference will be held Friday THE 29TH from 11:00AM TO 11:30 a.m.- in Room 312A. Interviews and photos are welcome.
PCA is very proud of our 2009 class of history and mentorship to the kids and the game.
The “Gene Sarazen Spirit Award” for Notable People who Started as Caddies:
• Comedian Tom Dreesen: http://www.tomdreesen.com/ Golf’s Global Caddie Ambassador “I started caddying for six years before I went into the service,” said Dreesen, a member of the celebrity field at AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am for more than a decade. “The members there all Jewish and the caddies were all gentiles. The members were businessmen and businesswomen and they treated us like men, not like servants. But when he was 11, Dreesen began his now more than 50-year relationship with golf when he became a caddie at Ravisloe Country Club in Homewood, Ill. His life changed forever.
• Dr. William J Powell – http://www.usga.org/news/2010/January/William-J–Powell,-A-Leader-In-Building-Diversity-In-Golf,-Dies-At-93/ the first African American to design, build, own and operate a golf course anywhere in the world. In 1946 he broke ground and built Clearview Golf Course In Ohio. Dr. Powell passed away December 31st, 2009. The angels are smiling to have him on the team. The world will be a better place because Mr. Powell shared his life and heart to the kids and the game. PGA Life Member
• Harvey Penick: http://www.austincountryclub.com/club/scripts/section/section.asp?GRP=2965&NS=HP Gene Sarazen Award. Harvey’s career began as a caddy for the Austin County Club in Texas at the age of 8. He continued to caddy for 5 years then became the assistant club pro and the rest is history. PGA Member
• John M. Shippen, Jr., http://www.aaregistry.com/detail.php?id=1313 One of the first two (2) African-American golfer’s to play in the US Open in 1896, and the first American to lead the US Open, as well as the first African American. In 2009, the PGA of America granted posthumous membership. Originally from Washington, D.C., John Shippen was one of nine children born to a minister and his wife. Shippen’s father moved the family to Southampton, N.Y., in 1889, where he was sent to serve as a preacher on the Shinnecock Indian Reservation. Shippen was 10 years old at the time and befriended a young member of the Shinnecock tribe named Oscar Bunn. When Shinnecock Hills Golf Club opened in 1891, the two boys became caddies. Showing natural talent for the game, Shippen was taken under the wing of Shinnecock’s golf professional, Willie Dunn. He benefited from Dunn’s instruction, becoming an excellent golfer who was better than most members at this pioneering American golf club. Dunn rewarded Shippen with the assistant professional position, which allowed him the opportunity to give lessons, repair clubs and play the course regularly.
• Oscar Bunn, Oscar Bunn, a full-blooded Shinnecock Indian played in the 1896 US Open. Mr. Bunn was the first of his race to enter the US Open and the first Native American. His caddie roots served him well. Oscar Bunn, a 19-year-old Shinnecock, and John Shippen Jr., a 16-year-old African-American whose father was the pastor of the Shinnecock church. Bunn and Shippen had learned to play golf and to caddie from Willie Dunn, the pro at Shinnecock Hills.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Matthew_Shippen,_Jr.
The Caddie Manager Division, the Master of Caddies:
• Jim Tanner (JT) www.jimtannercaddyclassic.com Caddie Master at Pawtucket Country Club. A man who has been a mentor and fixture at the Club for over 50 years. Assistant Pro and PGA Member. Jim first caddied in 1948 at the age of 10. JT has been at the club for more than 60 years serving primarily as Caddie Master. Under JT more than 60 caddies received the John Burke Scholarship. Jimmy was inducted into the Pawtucket Country Club Hall of Fame in 2002 at the Centennial for the club. Other PCC Hall of Fame inductees included long time PGA Professional, Les Kennedy who won every major in New England and was once leader of US OPEN in 1949 and Norm Lutz who won 2 RI Amateurs, a RI Open beating Dana Quigley in playoff, 6 State 4-ball Championships, and 25 Club Championships. In 2009, the Jim Tanner Scholarship was started with $10,000 raised by the tournament in his name. JT shot a 69 this fall, bettering his age by 3.
Mike Kiely 40 years PGA Member – The Caddie Master at Canterbury Golf Club in Cleveland, OH site of the 2009 Senior PGA Championship. There have been thousands of caddies who have gone through his ranks (notable tour loopers include: Tom Lamb (Jay Haas longtime caddie) and John Lynch (Chi Chi’s caddie in the 80’s and early 90’s) all of Fame Induction for Mike Kiely ” This is a great honor and Mike will be inducted this year along with other such notables to the game of golf as the late great teacher, Harvey Penick, and the PGA Lifetime Achievement Award winner, former Northern Ohio golf professional, William Powell.
Mike is thrilled with this honor and I will be there to introduce him. Mike is very deserving of this honor having made such an impact at Canterbury Golf Club and in the lives of so many people. ” Michael Kernicki, PGA Head Golf Professional
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Caddie Division:
• Gorjus” George Lucas: Where would caddies and the PGA TOUR and all tours be without George’s books. Caddie for 32 years on all four Tours. “J.I.Y.F.U” is historical acronym for many a great saves and wins. Gorjus” George Lucas (caddy for Arnold Palmer) began creating yardage books to sell to other PGA Tour caddies. Spent the next 30+ years providing the “The Book” for PGA, LPGA, Champions/Senior, and Nationwide Tour events. Read more of George’s story at: www.StrackaLine.com George is one of the pioneers in golf course yardage book development.
• The Bucky Walters Caddie/Coach Award for the Challenged Golfer with Special Needs:
• Joe McCourt, Caddie Coach of Bob Andrews past president of the Blind Golfers Association. Bob Andrews and Joe are the winners of the 2009 National Blind Golfers Championship. ” ‘Blind golf is just like regular golf, except blind golfers can ground their clubs in hazards,” said Joe McCourt Joe has been helping golfers for over 20 years. Thank you Joe!
Lynda Barco Angles Heart Award ( a Person or Company ) who has been an Angel to PCA:
• Jim Warters – Golf Writer, Mentor and supporter of the PCA Worldwide Foundation, Member of the GWAA. Jim was a former editor for the PGA of America magazine and Jim was a Inductee into the Palm Beach County Golf Association Hall of Fame class of 2006
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A special award will presented by the Board of Trustees of the PCA Foundation
Bruce Edward Spirit Award: In keeping the Spirit Glowing and Flowing…PCA will award the Bruce Edwards Spirit Award and angles heart during the Hall of Fame Ceremony to:
• Tim (Smiley) Thalmueller- Bruce Edwards Spirit Award: Long time caddie on the all four tours. A survivor of the Tsunami in Thailand 2005 and long time friend of Bruce and his family. Tim has toted bags on tour since 1976 and been a friend to caddies and fans.
The Jim Clark Award (anyone reaching 100 years old in the Caddie Hall of Fame)
• Mr. Jim Clark- PCA 2000 Caddie Hall of Fame inductee who turned 100 years old on January 1st, 2010 and going strong! God, Family, Oatmeal and looping!
The PCA is seeking nominations from the golf community to honor notable people who have started their careers as caddies, as well as professional caddies and caddie masters worldwide, please email PCAF@PCAFhq.org. We will be in St. Andrew, Scotland for the 3rd Hall of Fame induction on July 13th, 2010 so make your nominations today
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PCA is an association open to all who support the mission. Companies, folks like you and caddies, working or retired, dedicated to elevating respect for the professional caddie. The organization and its Foundation partner work to provide the youth of the world the opportunity to learn both life and social skills through the game of golf and the profession of caddying, while enhancing their knowledge and interpersonal skills both on and off the course. In addition, PCA and its 10,500 caddies trained since 1997, and members worldwide strive to bring back caddies to the golf courses of the world, while preserving the tradition of this greatest of all games. Visit us at www.PCAhq.com and www.PCAFhq.org for more complete details.
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Help caddies and supporters help caddies and others worldwide. To provide its members, caddies, their families and others with additional income opportunities, high quality benefits, services and certification thorough educational and communication programs worldwide. By introducing our youth to the 500 year old art and profession of caddying, we instill in them its core values of responsibility, discipline, integrity, awareness, respect and honesty: life skills and attributes all should aspire to possess.
We will continue to elevate the respect for the profession of the caddie. We will pay homage to those who have filled a special role in the history of the game by inducting them into the PCA Caddie Hall of Fame. To bring back caddies and preserve the tradition of the game of golf for the kids. The Heartbeat of PCA. Please read the links
1. Our busy Booth # 4459 ( by LPGA )– Please drop by or make an appointment.
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2. PCA seminar/summit at the show, Thursday, January 28 from 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm in the PGA Golf Operations Career Path- Start – Certify your program.
Implementing a Caddy Program, Speaker Dennis CONE/PGA Professional Brendon R Elliott PGA Professional, Winter Park CC/ Straton Wilhelm VP-TCA http://www.pgashow.com/en/Conference/2010-Speakers/#Cone
3. PCA Press conference will be Friday, January 29 from 11:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. in Room 312A in the Show Media Center located on the third level of the Orange County Convention Center just off the Grand Lobby.
4. PCA 2009 CADDIE HALL OF FAME Induction Ceremony: January 29th, 2010 at 4pm in Room W314 Next to the PGA Show office upstairs.
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We will also looking for some partners help with the PCA-WMP SONG LAUNCH IN 2010
“PCA and Michael Bolton Unveil World Mentorship Program (WMP) With the New Song ‘FIVE FEET AWAY'”
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