Awards ceremony held during annual chapter spring meeting
at the Club at Ibis in West Palm Beach, Florida
ATLANTIS, FL – The Southeast Chapter (SEC) of the South Florida PGA (SFPGA) has recognized twelve PGA Professionals for their dedicated service to the association. The honors encompass a wide variety of skills, roles and abilities within the game and business of golf including “Golf Professional of the Year” and “Teacher of the Year.” The annual awards ceremony where these individuals will be honored will be held on May 22nd at The Club at Ibis, in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Those to be recognized include:
Golf Professional of the Year Jeff Waber, PGA – Broken Sound Club- The Old Course
Teacher of the Year Warren Bottke, PGA – PGA National Golf Club
The Horton Smith Award Ben Bauer, PGA – The Club at Ibis
The Bill Strausbaugh Award Kevin Compare, PGA – John Webster Golf Academy at the Breakers
Merchandiser of the Year (Public) Brian Symonds, PGA – Winston Trails Golf Club
Merchandiser of the Year (Private) Jeff Feingold, PGA – Palm Beach Country Club
Merchandiser of the Year (Resort) Holly Taylor, PGA – PGA Golf Club
Youth Golf Development Award Bela Nagy, PGA – Sandridge Golf Club
Player Development Award Sherri Pla, PGA – Sandhill Crane Golf Club
Assistant Golf Professional of the Year Sonny Grosso, PGA – Country Club at Mirasol
Chapter Player of the Year Alan Morin, PGA – The Falls Golf Club
Chapter Assistant Player of the Year Alan Morin, PGA – The Falls Golf Club
The award winners represent the best the SECSFPGA has to offer in their respective categories. Each winner has dedicated themselves to growing the game and proven to be leaders, both in the business and in the game. The award winners were selected from within the Southeast Chapter, which encompasses over 850 PGA Professionals from Palm Beach County north to Vero Beach.
About the Southeast Chapter South Florida PGA
The Southeast Chapter is one of four chapters within the South Florida PGA (SFPGA), which is one of 41 PGA Section offices throughout the United States. The SFPGA is a not-for-profit organization that promotes the game of golf while continuing to enhance the standards of the profession. The South Florida Section is one link in the grass-roots network used to facilitate communication amongst the nation’s 25 million amateur golfers and the PGA’s 28,000 members. The Southeast Chapter of the South Florida Section PGA is comprised of over 860 men and women PGA Professionals dedicated to growing participation in the game of golf.
For more information on the South Florida PGA, each award and photos of each award winner, please visit www.sfpgagolf.com South Florida PGA’s website.
www.sflorida.pga.com
Contact:
Bill Scott
wescottpga@bellsouth.net
