NATIONAL GOLF BUYERS ASSOCIATION CONGRATULATES GRAA 2019 AWARD EARNING MEMBERS
The NGBA would like to recognize and congratulate several members and their facilities who earned awards of distinction in the GRAA/Golf Range Association of America 2019 roundup:
• Rick Kline of Sittler Golf in Kutztown, PA for earning a Golf Range Association of America Top 50 Growth of the Game Elite Teacher award. A Class A PGA Member since 1987, Rick is President of his local First Tee of America chapter and is also involved with Wounded Warriors as well as First Swing Golf for physically disabled golfers.He is a Level I First Tee Coach as well as President of The First Tee of the Lehigh Valley & Berks.
• Tom Morton, PGA Director of Instruction Haggin Oaks / Northern California Institute of Golf Sacramento, California for earning a Golf Range Association of America Top 50 Growth of the Game Teacher award. Tom is a decorated 13-year PGA Member and the first to be named a PGA Master Professional in Player Development. He was named the 2017 PGA Player Development Award recipient. Among his many accolades, Morton is a seven-time Northern California PGA Section award winner, and the recipient of the 2014 PGA Youth Player Development Award.
Top 50 Public Ranges:
- Atunyote Golf Club at Turning Stone Resort in Verona, NY
- Golf Headquarters Family Golf Plex in O’Fallon, MO
- Haggin Oaks Golf Complex in Sacramento, CA
Top 50 Stand Alone Ranges:
- Golf Quest Family Sports Center in Southington, CT
- Sittler Golf in Sinking Springs, PA
- Sportsplex Golf Dome at Turning Stone Resort in Verona, NY
- Valley Golf Center in Avondale, AZ
- The Golf Club at Chelsea Piers in New York, NY (Member run storefront on property)
Contact:
Lee Clapp
Executive Director
N.G.B.A / Golf Headquarters
lclapp@golfheadquarters.com
843-402-0142 ext. 202
