OFFICERS

Heath Wassem , Fenway GC

President

Brian Crowell, GlenArbor GC

Secretary

Carl Alexander, GC of Purchase

Treasurer

Stuart Waack, Silvermine GC

First Vice President

Michael Shank, North Shore CC

Second Vice President

Brad Worthington

Honorary President

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Michael Breed, Michael Breed Golf Academy

Mike Diffley, Pelham CC

Dave Fusco, Patriot Hills GC

Ben Hoffhine, Wykagyl CC

Chris Kenney, Patterson Club

Jamie Kilmer, Wheatley Hills GC

Rob Labritz, GlenArbor Club

Adam McDaid, Friars Head

Cory Muller, CC of Darien

Sean Quinlivan, Piping Rock Club

NOMINATING COMMITTEE

Chris Case, Mount Kisco CC

Joe Felder, Griff Harris GC

Bobby Heins, Old Oaks CC

Tom Henderson, Round Hill Club

Greg Hurd, North Hempstead CC

James Ondo, Apawamis Club

Jim Smoot, Huntington CC

Staff Members

Charles Robson, Executive Director

Kelli Clayton, Director of Operations

Jeff Voorheis, Tournament Director

Dan Frankel, Junior Golf Director

Dan Kiley, Assistant Tournament Director

Paul Giordano, Communications Manager

Tony Murrell, Controller

Metropolitan PGA Newsletter

October 1, 2015

METROPOLITAN PGAMETROPOLITAN PGA Tom Henderson to be Next District 2 Director Cameron McCormick Headlines Met PGA Fall Meeting, Special

Awards Presentation & Fall Forum at Bethpage State Park on Oct. 28th

Our upcoming Fall Meeting & Fall Forum will be at Bethpage State Park on Wednesday, Oct. 28th. The Fall Meeting enables the members to celebrate the 2015 season and review the activities of the Section and help set the course for the coming year with the election of officers and the Nominating Committee. In addition we will honor several of our 2015 Metropolitan PGA Special Awards winners at the close of the Fall Meeting including the following: John Hobbins, Greenside Golf Academy (Teacher of the Year); Chris Kenney, Patterson Club (Horton Smith Award); Life Member Master Professional George Lewis (Bill Strausbaugh Award); Peter Procops, Lawrence Yacht & CC (Youth Player Development Award); Dave Stevenson, Lake Isle (Player Development Award); Ray Ford, Rolling Hills (Patriot Award), William A. Mitchell posthumous selection for the new Deacon Palmer Award and Merchandisers of the Year Dean Johnson, Leewood GC (Private Club) and Michael Laudien, Philip J. Rotella GC (Public Course). Since there were no additional nominations, Tom Henderson will be selected by acclimation as our next District 2 Director. Tom will represent the Met Section, New Jersey and Philadelphia on the PGA Executive Committee commencing in Nov. of 2016. This has been a great couple of months and Tom will be honored as the Professional of the Year in Palm Beach Gardens on Nov. 11th. The Fall Forum will feature Cameron McCormick who has gained tremendous notoriety as the coach and instructor for the new FEDEX and Tour Champion winner and the phenomenal Masters and US Open Champion, Jordan Spieth. Cameron’s topic will be entitled “Journey to High Performance - Ignition to Actualization - A multi-dimensional representation of the elements that drive the journey to high performance.” We are excited about Cameron’s appearance at the Fall Forum. Our proposed slate has been mailed and posted (click here) and the names of candidates for the 2015-2016 Nominating Committee will be voted upon at the Fall Meeting.

National Car Rental Jack Mallon Pro-Am Championship at Rockaway Hunt Club on Oct. 8th

The sponsorship dollars from National Car Rental and a bonus purse for those registered to join the Emerald Club (at no cost) has truly enhanced this team event. Our Long Island pro-fessionals will love the changes at Rockaway Hunting Club where they will compete with their men’s club champions or facility’s top male amateurs on Oct. 8th for the National Car Rental Jack Mallon Met PGA Pro-Am Championship. Registration is online.

Lincoln Met PGA Pro-Lady Championship Set for Old Westbury G & CC, Oct. 21st

The close of our tournament season is always marked by the Pro-Lady championships on our fall schedule. Lincoln and KPMG are our sponsors for the Oct. 21st Pro-Lady Championship at Old Westbury Golf & Country Club. This will be a shotgun events with a modified Pinehurst format that pair our professionals with their women’s champion or top lady amateur from the club.

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Friars Head Awaits the Summit Brands 2015 Farley Cup Teams

Like the PGA Tour, there was competition inside the competition as our Lincoln Met PGA Championship at Fenway concluded. The OMEGA Player of the Year standings have been updated and the 2015 Farley Cup teams headed to Friars Head on Oct. 7th will include the following: Long Island will be represented by the following leaders among the OMEGA point standings: Matt Dobyns, Ben Polland, Mark Brown, Scott Ford, Jim Farrell, John Guyton, Jesse

Fitzgerald, Nick Beddow, Matt Noel, Bob Rittberger, & senior representatives Darrell Kestner and Bill Van Orman. The Westchester/CT/Upstate squad will be comprised of Grant Sturgeon, Rob Labritz, Frank Bensel, Brian Gaffney, Steve

Scott, Tyler Jaramillo, Greg Bisconti, Anthony Casalino, Kirk Satterfield, Kyle Baehler and seniors Craig Thomas, David Young. This fraternal yet competitive event continues to honor the memory of our great friend and Tournament Director, John Farley who passed away in 2008.

Gene Borek Squire Cup Teams Square Off at Fishers Island Our congratulations to the assistant professionals who have been selected for the 2015 Gene Borek Squire Cup team. They will compete against a team of their head professional counterparts at Fishers

Island Club on Thursday, Oct. 22nd. These matches honor the memory of Gene Borek and his legacy as a leader, player and the ultimate professional. The matches are sponsored by Cutter & Buck and Paul McManus. The Assistants Team will be comprised of the following: Anthony Aruta (North Shore), Nick Beddow (Piping Rock), Brian Blomberg (Maidstone), Sara Dickson (Golf Club of Purchase), Dennis Dungee (Mt. Kisco) Jim Farrell (Creek), Brian Giordano (Sunningdale), Tyler Jaramillo (St. Andrew’s), Matt Noel (Huntington), Ben Polland (Deepdale), Alex Smith (North Hempstead) and Dylan Thew (Deepdale). The head professional team includes: Carl Alexander (GC of Purchase), Greg Bisconti (St. Andrew’s), Matt Dobyns (Fresh Meadow), Ray Ford (Rolling Hills), Paul Glut (Woodside Acres), Rob Labritz (GlenArbor), Nelson Long (Century), Michael Shank (North Shore), Jim Smoot (Huntington), Stuart Waack (Silvermine), Heath Wassem (Fenway), David Young (Sleepy Hollow). Both teams should be very proud of their selection and accomplishments and having the opportunity to celebrate the assistants and the legacy of Gene Borek. It will be a special and memorable event at one of the most special clubs in our Section.

Fall Meeting Will Provide an Opportunity to Salute our Charitable Leaders Our charitable efforts continue to grow, both in the ability to raise funds for worthwhile causes and to provide meaningful programming under the PGA REACH umbrella. We will dedicate some time at our upcoming Fall Meeting to recognize those who have excelled along with everyone who has made a difference. Thanks to so many of you, we continue to provide outstanding Junior Golf programming and First Tee commitments (thus far Garden City Golf Club leads all fund-raisers with almost $20,000.00 in contributions), raise money for Folds of Honor (how about Ray Ford and Rolling Hills with a projected $200,000.00 plus in funds realized at their August event) and now have raised our bar with an incredible program for veterans with the Met PGA HOPE initiative (click here to read about the program on Long Is-land that Kelli Clayton, Jonathan Gold, and Paul Glut have helped inaugurate). We will have a more complete report at the Fall Meeting but wanted to offer our sincere appreciation to the special clubs for their incredible support of Junior Golf and/or Patriot Golf Day.

Matt Dobyns Clinches OMEGA Player of the Year Title While Senior Crown and 2016 Match Play Exemptions Are Still Up for Grabs

Wheatley Hills Golf Club plays host to our annual conclusion to the Met PGA Player of the Year race and for the coveted Treiber trophies and the title in this stableford event. Matt Dobyns, our newly crowned Lincoln Met PGA Champion and the National PGA Professional Champion has locked up the Section title while the senior title is still up for grabs. Professionals are also reminded that the point standings are used for the Match Play exemptions for 2016. Qualifying for the Regular Division players (who are not exempt for this Tournament of Champions will be on Tuesday, Oct. 13th and the championship for that group runs on the 14th – 16th with a cut after each round. The Senior Treiber will be on Oct. 26th – 28th at Deepdale.

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Atlantic City Pro-Am Field is Filling

We are closing in on a full field but can still take a few more teams for our Atlantic City Pro-Am event on Oct. 18th – 20th at Seaview and Hidden Creek while the hotel and gaming competition will be at The Water Club at the Borgata.

Assistants Association Prepares for Officers Elections at Fall Meeting on Oct. 26th The Assistants Association puts a wrap on their season with the closing Assistant-Assistant tournament and their Fall Meeting on Mon-day, Oct. 26th. The Fall Meeting includes an election of the Assistants Association officers and the presentation of the Gil McNally (most improved player) Award and Stroke Average Award. Please check the Assistants Association page for updates on the venue as well as more details on the election and the team event.

Lifetime Learning with Pete Bevacqua at Pointe Café in Stamford on Oct. 14th PGA CEO, Pete Bevacqua will be at the Pointe Café in Stamford at 6 pm on Oct. 14th discussing leadership development and building a winning team. The program is being put together collaboratively by the Greenwich Leadership Forum and GlenArbor to offer members and friends of the club an opportunity to meet one of the best leaders in business and golf. Our professionals are welcome to attend. For more information and to register, click here.

October 15th Seminar with Tyler Ferrell of Golf Smart Academy Hosted by Paul Kenney and Eanna Rushe Met PGA Professional Paul Kenney and Eanna Rushe will be hosting Tyler Ferrell of Golf Smart Academy on a program entitled The En-gine and the Steering Wheel. This will include 3D analysis that focuses on the downswing. Program is from 5-8 pm at Biosporttechnol-ogies on 76 Valley Rd., in Cos Cob. Fee is $100.00. Click here for more info.

Congratulations to New PGA Members We welcome our four newest additions to the Met Section roster. Newly elected PGA members include Jeff Calais, A-8 assistant at Lawrence Yacht & CC for Peter Procops, Nicholas Loeb, A-8 assistant to Michael Jacobs at Rock Hill Golf & CC, Michael Moynihan, A-8 assistant for Jack Druga at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club and Brad Smith, A-8 assistant at Sedgewood Club for Adrian Ponce. Congratulations to all four professionals and welcome to the Met Section and the PGA of America.

Passings We are deeply saddened to report the recent passing of Ricky Farrell, younger brother of PGA Head Professional Bobby Farrell and son of legendary PGA Life Member Billy Farrell. Ricky died suddenly on Sept. 22nd from a stroke……..We also are saddened by the recent passing of Hope Treiber, matriarch of the Treiber family on Sept. 14th. Hope was the beloved wife of the late Howard Treiber and she was a fixture at the closing ceremonies of the annual Treiber Memorial along with her sons John, Craig, Bruce, Peter Scott and her daughter Pam. A memorial service will be on Oct. 24th at St. Paul’s in Glen Cove. Click here to read more about her wonderful life.

The Mitch Pro-Am Rescheduled for Oct. 21st at Tamarack CC Four Apprentices Receive William A. Mitchell Scholarship Fund Assistance

Innis Arden Golf Club unfortunately began renovations to their course right after the last scheduled date for The Mitch. After two rain-outs we were afraid the event might not happen this year but we are excited to announce that Tamarack Country Club has stepped in and will host the rescheduled Mitch Pro-Am on Wednesday, Oct. 21st. Obviously their head professional, Bobby Farrell worked in Greenwich near the legendary William A. for many, many years and Ryan Kalista of Tamarack is a product of Innis Arden and worked for Gary Murphy. We are also pleased to announce that Stephen Clark of Sunningdale Country Club, Daniel Young of Innis Arden GC, Maren Crowley of Huntington Country Club and Alex Bardani of Quogue Field Club will all receive awards from the 2015 William A. Mitchell Scholarship Fund. And will be presented at the rescheduled Mitch Pro-Am.

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Wedding Belles Congratulations to Brae Burn Country Club head professional Nick Yaun and his new bride, Rebecca Fonseca who tied the knot on Saturday, Sept. 26th. We wish the happy couple all the very best. We also wanted to report the recent wedding on the east end of Long Island of former Shinnecock Hills assistant Pat Gunning. This has been some year for Pat who took over his head professional position at Kittansett at the start of 2015.

How are You with the Rules? PGA Professionals are generally expected to be the Rules experts at their club or course but more often than not, they are not prepared for that role and the stress of issues that arise at their course in events. There may be no better investment in the business than attending a PGA/USGA Rules Workshop. Check out the 2016 schedule that we will post in upcoming Newsletters.

Vance Levin of E. Gaynor Brennan is Certified as a PAT Examiner Congratulations to A-1 head professional at E. Gaynor Brennan Golf Course in Stamford on scoring a perfect 35 out of 35 to become a qualified PGA PAT Examiner.

For Sale Any Golf Professional wishing to make $500.00-$3000.00 selling High Quality Used Golf Balls with no investment please contact Tom Lupinacci, He is looking for Used Yellow Factory Range Balls in good condition. He is also looking for Pre 1920 Autographs of US Open Winners + 1924 Winner Cyril Walker. .He also has a World Class Museum Quality Antique Golf Collection with over 350 items for sale and will pay a $20,000 Commission to any Professional who will find him a client to purchase the entire Collection. Call Tom - 904-233-1023 or E-Mail - Tlupinacci1943@hotmail.com Tom has Hit-Away Golf Balls @.15ea. Free delivery in Long Island and Westchester for an order of over 3000 Balls

Townhouse Available for Rent

We have been notified that there is a lightly furnished three bedroom. 1.5 bath townhome available for rent in Stewart, FL. The town-house is available now through the spring on a monthly basis. If interested please contact Kelli Clayton at the section office for contact information kclayton@pgahq.com.

Welcome New Partners We are excited to announce that two more new Partners will be joining us at the Expo at The Bridge, having just come aboard. Please say hello to Mike Duhamel and the folks from Blast Golf and also to Joe Jung, David Nordmann and our new Partner, Zero Friction. You will hear more from both of these Partners in the educational arena down the road as well.

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PGA Updates The 2015 PGA Tournament Series presented by GolfAdvisor will start to accept entries on Oct. 21st. Event schedule begins on Nov. 30th & Dec. 1st and continues until Dec. 17th and 18th with six two day events in all at the PGA Golf Club……….For those changing their address or Section affiliation as the off-season approaches, make sure that you use the PGA online change forms and not by Section staff. ………..Are you receiving the PGA Best Practices E-mail Series on Teaching, Retailing, Travel, Women’s Golf, Tournaments & Outings or Player Development? If not contact Patrick Cherry at pcherry@pgamagazine.com. ………PGA Trade-In Network reminds you that with new product intros it is time to clear out existing club inventory and turn clubs into cash. Go to info@pgatradein.com or call 888 777-3540……….The PGA Credit Union (IBMSECU) has 2-year certificates offering 1.15 apy and they also have rates as low as 3% for home equity lines of credit and special rates for auto loans. Call 800 873-5100 for more details…….Office Depot and OfficeMax are now one company. Go to PGA.org to see the benefits available for document outsourcing and supplies……….Chase Sapphire is offering a new Golf Retirement Plus benefit for those accepting VISA at their facilities. Check out other PGA Retirement Plus offerings by calling 877-RET-PLUS.…….. PGA Cup Team suffered a heart-breaking loss when the matches came down to the final hole and the final putt and a 15 footer scored the victory for the visiting GB&I team. It was still a proud representation for our three Met Section stars, Matt Dobyns, Ben Polland and Grant Sturgeon.

Propourri Tom Watson has declined an invitation to be inducted into the PGA Hall of Fame. Click here to read more………How about Tom Joyce shooting 65 at this year’s Woodstock Open? It was the 80th edition of the event and Joyce shot the best round of the tournament, even though he only entered the senior competition. The 65 bettered his age by 10 as the former Glen Oaks head professional is more than competitive still at the age of 75. Tom Sutter was tied for 4th in the regular division while Sutter, John DeForest and Peter Serafimoff shared 2nd place in the seniors…………Later that same week of Labor Day, Craig Thomas of Metropolis won the 2015 Otesaga Seniors Open up in Cooperstown. Craig fired three consecutive rounds of 68 for a 204 total and one shot margin over Tim Conley. Tom and Bob Joyce were 10th and 11th respectively in the men’s 70-90 division. ………….Former Met Section Member, Dave Alvarez has sent us information about a Fall Pro-Am at WE-KO-PA Golf Resort and Casino outside Scottsdale, Nov. 30th – Dec. 3rd. Click here for more details…………Another former Met Section member, Tom Gleeton of the Connecticut Section has notified us about a management service that he is involved with. To learn more of if your club might be interested go to their website at www.pgsa.club for more information……Professionals can apply for recognition as one of US Kids Top 50 Kids Teachers. To apply or for more info go to playandlearn@uskidsgolf.com or call 1 888 387-5437……….

Senior Treiber Memorial Moves to Deepdale, Oct. 26th – 28th to Avoid Conflict with PGA Senior Professional Championship in Northern California

We will have a very strong contingent of players traveling to Seaside, CA on Oct. 15th – 19th for the PGA Senior Professional Champion-ship at Bayonet and Black Horse. In addition to Tom Joyce of Glen Oaks who is exempt as a past champion, the Met qualifiers include Darrell Kestner, Charlie Bolling, Bill Van Orman, Craig Thomas, Bobby Heins, Mark Mielke and David Young.

Since this National event is the week of the Treiber Memorial, we have moved the Senior Treiber to the last week of October and are thrilled to be able to take this event to Deepdale Golf Club. Registration is now open.

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Met PGA Club Association Count At 115

Our thanks to all the professionals, GM’s and clubs who once again have supported the Met PGA Club Association and our efforts in communications, employment, education and player develop-ment. Our current list of member facilities is included in this Newsletter.

Apawamis Club Aspetuck Valley CC Atlantic GC Bedford G & TC Bonnie Briar CC Brae Burn CC Bridge, The Brooklawn CC Brookville CC Brynwood G & CC Burning Tree CC Centennial GC Cherry Valley Club Cold Spring CC Connecticut GC Creek, The Darien, CC Of Doral GC East Hampton GC Elmwood CC Engineers CC Fairfield, CC Of Fairview CC Fresh Meadow CC Friar's Head Garden City CC Garden City GC Gardiners Bay CC Garrison GC Glen Head CC Glen Oaks Club Glenarbor GC Greens @ Half Hollow GC Greenwich CC Griffith E. Harris GC & Range Hamlet Golf & CC Hempstead G & CC Hollow Brook GC Hudson National GC Huntington CC Indian Hills CC

Innis Arden GC Inwood CC Laurel Links CC Leewood GC Lido GC Long Island National GC Mahopac GC Maidstone Club Manhattan Woods GC Mansion Ridge, The Golf Club At Meadow Brook Club Metropolis CC Middle Bay, Golf Club At Milbrook Club Mill River Club, Inc. Minisceongo Golf Club Mount Kisco CC Muttontown Club, The Nassau CC National GL of America New Canaan, CC Of Nissequogue GC North Fork CC North Hills CC North Shore CC Noyac GC Oak Hills Park GC Old Oaks CC Old Westbury G & CC Pelham CC Pine Hollow CC Piping Rock Club Port Jefferson CC Powelton Club, The Purchase, The GC of Quaker Hill CC Quaker Ridge GC Quogue Field Club Redding CC Rockaway Hunting Club

Rockland CC Rockrimmon CC Rolling Hills CC Round Hill Club Rye GC Saint Andrew's GC, The Salem GC Sands Point GC Scarsdale GC Seawane Club Sebonack GC Shinnecock Hills GC Shorehaven GC Silver Spring CC Silvermine GC Siwanoy CC Sleepy Hollow CC South Fork CC Stanwich Club, The Sunningdale CC Tam O'Shanter Club Tamarack CC Trump Golf Links At Ferry Point Trump National Golf Club Tuxedo Club, The Village Club Of Sands Point Vineyards Golf Club, The Waccabuc CC Westhampton CC Wheatley Hills GC Whippoorwill Club Willow Ridge CC Woodway CC Wykagyl CC

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THANK YOU 2015 PARTNERS & SPONSORS

2UNDR

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Anheuser Busch

Arccos

Associates Golf Car Service

Blast Motion

Bobby Jones

Brooks Brothers/Page & Tuttle

Bushnell

Callaway

Carr Golf

Casa de Campo

Club Car

Cobra/Puma Golf

Cutter & Buck - Paul McManus

Donald Ross Sportswear

Empire Casino

EY

EZ-GO

Fairway Golf Car

Fit Golf

Golf Genius Software

Haas Jordan

Heritage Creations

J. Lindeberg

Michael Hebron

The Hermitage Club

Jani-King

JBA Awards

Kirk & Matz

KPMG

Lenox Advisors

Lincoln

The Loden Group Martin Golf/Fennec Golf

Mastercard

Mercedes Benz

Middleton Golf Group/Cleveland Srixon

Mizuno

Mohegan Sun

Morell Studios

National Car Rental

NIKE Golf

OMEGA

Peter Millar

PGA National Resort & Spa

PGA Tour

PING

Polo

Prospect Mortgage

Rivers End Trading

Stonehouse Golf

Sun Mountain

SwingOIL/Back9Beverages

Streamsong Resort

TaylorMade - Adidas - Ashworth - Adams Golf

Terry Murphy - Fairway & Greene

Titleist/Footjoy

Treiber Insurance

UnderArmour

WeatherBug

Wheels Up Powered by Tour Golf

Zero Friction

Dirk Zuhlke - Golf Max/Volvik

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Employment Update Rod Heller, who has been at St. George’s Golf & Country Club for 40 years, and the head professional for 37 as of this coming December, has announced that he is retiring at the end of the year and will be moving to Florida closing out an incredible tenure at the same club. St. George’s Golf & Country Club has formed a Committee and will begin the search for a replacement immediately. Our Committee will be meeting with their Committee within the next week at which time we will hopefully have some additional details including a job description and a club profile.

Their deadline for resumes is Nov. 20th, 2015 and all resumes and cover letters should be directed to: GolfChair@stgeorgesgolf.com

We have the following staff positions available immediately in the Met Section: Theron C. Harvey, Hudson National GC – (Interested candidates must submit resumes to Theron at

tharvey@hudsonnational.org – Phone calls are welcome at 914-271-7600 ext. 112 ) Position of Golf Shop Manag-er / Merchandiser open for the 2016 season and beyond – Year round salary, benefits, & 401K – On site from Mid-March thru Mid-November

Tom Henderson, Round Hill Club (Resumes to Tom at quandegot@gmail.com) - Seeking First Assistant. Deadline is November 10th. Please click here for job description.

Craig Thomas, Metropolis Country Club – (Please submit any and all correspondence to cwtpga@gmail.com – No phone calls) - Director of Instruction - Opening for the 2016 season, Metropolis in now accepting resumes for the position of Director of Instruction. For information on the position please click here. (Oct)

Bob Minicozzi, Powelton Club (Call Bob at 845-728-4802 or 845-561-7409) - Seeking 1st Assistant. Responsibilities include: Tournament Operations, Shop duties, Junior Golf, Ladies clinics, and Outings. March 15-Nov 1.

Chris Muldoon, The Tuxedo Club (Resumes to cmuldoon@thetuxedoclub.org) – Seeking Seasonal Assistant Pro-fessional (April/May through October). The position will assist in all aspects of the golf operation including tour-nament operations and management, outing coordination, junior golf instruction, and additional teaching and clinic opportunities. This person will be an active ambassador for an exceptional golf experience and be expected to play with member groups frequently. Strong organizational, planning, and prioritization skills as well as profi-ciency in computer applications (including tournament software) required. Compensation includes weekly salary, lesson income, junior golf income, meals on duty, health benefits, staff clothing, and possible complimentary housing.

Chris Muldoon, The Tuxedo Club (Resumes to cmuldoon@thetuxedoclub.org) – Seeking Director of Outside Oper-ations (March/April through October/November). This position is tasked with providing Members and guests with optimal service in a variety of responsibilities which may include, but not limited to, providing caddies, starting and directing play on the golf course, enforcing golf rules and policies, monitoring pace-of-play, golf club cleanliness and storage, maintaining the golf car fleet, preparing a professional-staged practice facility, and re-cording accurate daily play totals and applicable fee billing. For complete job description click here. Compensa-tion includes weekly salary, meals on duty, health benefits, staff clothing, and possible complimentary housing.

Chris Muldoon, The Tuxedo Club (Resumes to cmuldoon@thetuxedoclub.org) – Seeking Golf Shop Manager for the 2016 season and beyond. This position will have a primary focus of delivering a consistently high level of ser-vice to members and their guests, maintaining the appearance of the golf shop and merchandise displays, han-dling special orders, invoice processing and bookkeeping, managing inventory and handling service requests as necessary. While previous golf shop experience is not required, a general understanding of the private club in-dustry is preferred. Compensation will be comprised of an hourly wage plus overtime based on experience, po-tential junior golf income (based on golf experience), meals on duty, health benefits, staff clothing and a holiday bonus.

Employment Continued John Schob, Huntington Crescent Club (resumes to glfpro77@aol.com) - 1st assistant position Patrick Sullivan - The Links at Union Vale (send resumes, questions/inquiries to psullivan3@pga.com) Seeking Assistant

Professional for 2016 season. Approximately April 1st thru October 31st. Responsibilities will include Shop Duties, Tournament Operations/Outings, Oversee outside operation staff, assist with Ladies Clinic and Summer Junior Golf Academy. Increased teaching opportunities to qualified individuals.

Christopher Toulson, Sunningdale CC (resumes to christoulson@gmail.com) Seeking Assistant Professional to assist in all aspects of the golf operation including tournament management, teaching, playing with members and junior golf. The successful candidate must have excellent playing and teaching skills, along with individual lesson experience. Strong computer skills (Event Man software) required. The position will report directly to the First Assistant Profession-al. Compensation package includes: an excellent salary, 100% of lesson income, complimentary housing and meals, full health benefits and staff clothing. MET PGA tournament participation encouraged. April-Oct.

Westchester Country Club – Assistant Golf Professional- 3 positions available for 2016. Primary responsibilities are Out-side Operations. Will be given responsibility in tournaments, junior instruction and additional operational areas. Ex-pected to observe lessons and grow professionally. Resumes with references to harveylannakpga@hotmail.com

Sam Wiley, Wee Burn CC, Golf Shop Merchandiser. Interested candidates should submit their cover letters and re-sumes to sam@weeburn.com

Cameron Wood, Inwood C.C (Send resumes to Cwoodpga@yahoo.com)- Looking for 2nd Assistant beginning March 1, 2016. Duties include Shop, tournaments, some teaching.

Previously Listed Employment

We have the following positions available in the Met Section for 2015: Inwood C.C.-Seeking a full time Starter/Caddymaster, Salary and benefits. Please contact Cameron Wood at

Cwoodpga@yahoo.com, or 516-239-4454. (Sept) Frank Mattei, Bonnie Briar (Please call or fax to (914) 834-1627) - Seeking Outside Attendant: 30-40 hours per week,

$10 per hour, meals and uniforms provided. Start A.S.A.P.

We have the following off-season job opportunities outside the Met Section: Matt Tinti, Head Golf Professional at Apache at Desert Mountain in Scottsdale, AZ is looking for assistants as well as outside services staff. Pay rate is hourly and preferred season goes from Oct. 15 – May 15, with some flexibil-ity. If interested, contact Matt at Desert Mountain (480 595-4090) or by email to mtinti@DesertMt.com.

We also have the following opportunity available with other sections of the PGA and PGA of America: Carolinas Section PGA is seeking candidates for the position of Executive Director. Click here for more info (Aug) Senior Director, Employment with the PGA of America. Click here for more information (Sept) Employment Consultant Director, Eastern Division—Click here for more information (Sept)

We have the following position available outside the section: Late Fall/Winter assistant position available at Quail Creek CC, Naples FL: Primary responsibilities are golf shop and tournament management duties with some first tee and clinic teaching. Send resume to mikedero@quailcreekcc.com

We also have the following municipal bid opportunity outside the Met Section: Beaver Island State Park in Erie County, in Upstate New York. This is a 5-year term with the State of New York. Click here for information on how to get the RFP and for background on this concession. The deadline for sub-missions is 2:00 pm on Sept. 10th, 2015 to the Niagara Frontier State Parks Region. Click Here for more info

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Previously Listed Employment Continued

We also have the following golf course and investment opportunities outside the Section that are available:

Wedgefield Golf Club, Orlando, FL - Click here for more info. (Sept)

Taylor Glen Golf Club in Bethel, OH - Click here for more info (Sept)

Confidential Southeast 3 Golf Asset Opportunity—Click here for more info (Sept)

Kiskiack Golf Club, Williamsburgh, Virginia—Click here for more info (Sept)

The Crossings Golf Club , Glen Allen, VA Click here for more info (Sept)

Deerfield Lakes CC, Callahan, FL—Click here for more (Sept) Country Club in Portland, Oregon (Aug) Lost Lake Resort in the Catskills (Aug) Scotland Yards GC in Dade, FL (Aug)

Beaver Island State Park Golf Course in Buffalo, NY (Aug) Beaver Brook CC in Annandale, New Jersey. - click here for more info (Aug) Rancocas Golf Club in Willingboro, New Jersey - click here for more info (Aug) Skyline Country Club in Lanesborough, MA. Click here for information (Aug) Deer Creek CC in Overland Park, KS. Click here for information (Aug) Tallgrass CC in Wichita, KS. Click here for information (Aug) A Private Golf Club in SE Michigan. Click here for information (Aug)

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Tournament Results

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Sep 4-29 Women's Match Play

TBA - Results

Sep 8-9 National Car Rental Met Assistant Champ

Bethpage SP - Red - Farmingdale, NY Results

Sep 10 "The Mitch" at Innis Arden

Innis Arden GC - Old Greenwich, CT Results

Sep 14 Assistants Tour Championship @ Rockaway

The Rockaway Hunting Club - Lawrence, NY Results

Sep 21 Senior Junior Championship

Eisenhower Park GC- Red - East Meadow, NY Eisenhower Park GC- White - East Meadow, NY

Results

Sep 21 AT Patterson

Patterson Club - Fairfield, CT Results

Sep 22 Westchester Pro Lady Championship Bedford Golf & Tennis - Bedford, NY

Results

Sep 28 Met PGA Championship Pro Am

Fenway - Scarsdale, NY Results

Sep 29 - Oct 1 Lincoln Met PGA Championship

Fenway - Scarsdale, NY Results