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2020 Georgia PGA Fall Meeting
2020 Georgia PGA Fall Meeting Sea Island Retreat – Sunday, December 6, 2020 Earn 3 MSR Credits! Please join us on Sunday, December 6, 2020
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Claxton Claims Yamaha Georgia Senior Open
Paul Claxton, PGA Life Member from Claxton captured the Yamaha Georgia Senior Open contested at Coosa Country Club in Rome. Claxton fired a
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Shircliff Captures Georgia PGA Professional Championship
Chris Shircliff, PGA head professional from The Standard Club won the Georgia PGA Professional Championship. Shircliff will lead five Georgia Section
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About the Georgia PGA
The Georgia PGA is one of the 41 Sections of The PGA of America. Its membership includes over 890 PGA Professionals working at over 260 golf courses, clubs, and ranges throughout the state. Additionally, more than 20 Georgia PGA members compete on one of the PGA Tours. In keeping with the fundamental objectives laid down by its founders, one of the Georgia PGA’s primary goals is promoting the game of golf through clinics, junior and minority golf programs, consumer programs, and print and television media.
Congratulations to PGA Director of Golf Brannen Veal of @SeaIslandResort for being awarded Professional of the Year. This award is determined by the membership to honor the working professional whose total contribution to the game exemplifies the complete PGA golf professional.
Congratulations PGA Director of Instruction, Jason Kuiper of @bobbyjonesgc for being awarded Teacher of the Year. This award is designed to recognize a PGA Professional who is an outstanding teacher of golf, also a professional’s overall performance in teaching.
Congratulations to PGA Head Professional Scott Schroeder of @CountryAtlanta for being awarded the Bill Strausbaugh Award. This award recognizes a PGA Professional who has distinguished themselves by mentoring their fellow PGA Professionals.
Congratulations PGA Director of Golf, Steve Archer of @ATLCapitalCity for being awarded the PGA Professional Development Award. This award gives special recognition to a PGA Professional for outstanding service to developing opportunities for fellow PGA Professionals.
The Georgia PGA Board & Staff wishes you and your family a happy and healthy Thanksgiving!
Congratulations to PGA Assistant Professional of the Year, Jake Keen of @GolfMapleRidge. This award is given to the professional that has showcased excellent overall performance, service and leadership abilities to the section and the association. #GAPGAAward
Congrats to PGA Assistant Professional, @TiltGolfer of @AnsleyGC for being awarded the Youth Player Development Award. This award recognizes a PGA Professional who has shown leadership in junior golf while promoting the development of junior golf at the club & national levels.
Congrats PGA Golf Instructor, Diane Whitman of Braelinn Golf Club for being awarded the Player Development Award. This recognizes a PGA Professional for their extraordinary contributions towards player development & the PGA Professional’s growth of the game leadership commitment.
Congratulations to PGA Director of Golf Jim Arendt for being awarded the Patriot Award. This award gives special recognition to a PGA Professional who personifies patriotism & demonstrates a commitment to the men & women who have served & protected the United States of America.
Congratulations Phil Taylor, PGA Director of Golf at @AnsleyGC for being awarded Merchandiser of the Year in the Private Category. #GAPGAAwards
Round One of the Junior Tour Championship has teed off on the brisk morning @sea_palms_resort! Follow scores at georgiapga.com/Junior-Golf!
Congratulations to PGA Director of Golf, Brannen Veal of Sea Island Golf Club for being awarded Professional of the Year. This award is determined annually by the Georgia PGA Section to honor the working club professional whose total contribution to the game exemplifies the complete PGA golf professional.
Well deserved Brannen! Hope to see you soon!
Congrats!
Congrats Brannen!
Awesome!
Wow, He looks a lot like you Scott.
Congratulations, Brannen!
Congratulations Brannen
Nobody more deserving 👍⛳️⛳️ Congrats Brannen !!!!
Congratulations Brannen; well deserved.
Congrats!
Great job Brannon.
Congratulations
Well deserved. Congrats!
Congrats BV!
Well done Brannon!! We will be on the Retreat course tomorrow and Sunday. Can’t wait.
Congrats. It is alot of hard work.
Congratulations 🎈🎉
Congratulations PGA Director of Instruction, Jason Kuiper of Bobby Jones Golf Course for being awarded Teacher of the Year. This award is designed to recognize a PGA Professional who is an outstanding teacher of golf, also a professional’s overall performance in teaching, & special teaching programs that the Professional has initiated or played a key role in implementing.
Congratulations to PGA Head Professional, Scott Schroeder of Atlanta Country Club for being awarded the Bill Strausbaugh Award. This award recognizes a PGA Professional who has distinguished themselves by mentoring their fellow PGA Professionals by improving their employment situations and through their service to the community.
Way to go Scott. The best in the business.
Schroeder is the man...
Awesome!!!
Congrats Scott! A special honor indeed!!!
THE Best
Congrats Scott
Congratulations!!
Congratulations Scott!
Congrats, Scotty! Well deserved! You and your guys are the best group of pros I have had the pleasure to work with!
Jack Barber In case you didn’t see this Pops.
Well deserved, Scott is absolutely first class.
Awesome Scott, congrats! The hair is definitely award-winning!!
Congratulations Scotty! You and your team are the best I’ve ever worked with!!!!
Scott, Congratulations on this tremendous honor and award. You are truly deserving of this recognition. Continue giving back and mentoring young men and women. By the way— Great picture, good looking hair!! Jack
Congratulations PGA Director of Golf, Steve Archer of Capital City Club-Brookhaven for being awarded the PGA Professional Development Award. This award gives special recognition to a PGA Professional for outstanding service to developing opportunities for fellow PGA Professionals.
The Georgia PGA Board & Staff wishes you and your family a happy and healthy Thanksgiving!
Congratulations to PGA Assistant Professional of the Year, Jake Keen of Maple Ridge Golf Club. This award is given to the professional that has showcased excellent overall performance, service and leadership abilities to the section and the association.
Congratulations to PGA Assistant Professional, Jacob Tilton of Ansley Golf Club for being awarded the Youth Player Development Award. This award recognizes a PGA Professional who has shown leadership in junior golf while promoting the development of junior golf at the club & national levels.
Congratulations PGA Golf Instructor, Diane Whitman of Braelinn Golf Club-Peachtree City for being awarded the Player Development Award. This award recognizes a PGA Professional for their extraordinary contributions towards player development & the PGA Professional’s growth of the game leadership commitment. #GAPGAAwards
Congratulations to PGA Director of Golf Jim Arendt of Bull Creek Golf Course for being awarded the Patriot Award. This award gives special recognition to a PGA Professional who personifies patriotism & demonstrates a commitment to the men & women who have served & protected the United States of America.
Congratulations didn't know you were in Columbus
Congrats Jim. Well deserved. Bull Creek is blessed to have a guy like you.
Well Done Jim! Glad to see you in Columbus. You follow some great guys there at Bull Creek, Hugh Royer & Johnny Milam. Ray W.
Congrats Jim!
Congrats Jim well deserved
Congrats!
Congratulations Jim Arendt
Congrats Jim!
Congrats!!
Congratulations Jim
What a gem the Veterans of Columbus have in fellow PGA Member Jim Arendt 🇺🇸 Jim took the reins and rocked out 12 straight weeks of clinics for Military Veterans of Columbus (Fort Benning) where he and other stellar PGA members (trained adaptive golf coaches) nurtured participation from just 1 Veteran to having over 40 on the roster after 3 months. Well deserved recognition to say the least.
Congrats Pro!
Congrats Jim!!
Nice award Jim,
Congratulations Jim!
Good job pro. I am especially proud of you.
Congratulations Jim
Great job
Congrats Jim, well deserved!
Congratulations to PGA Director of Golf, Brannen Veal of Sea Island Golf Club for being awarded Professional of the Year. This award is determined annually by the Georgia PGA Section to honor the working club professional whose total contribution to the game exemplifies the complete PGA golf professional.
Congratulations PGA Director of Instruction, Jason Kuiper of Bobby Jones Golf Course for being awarded Teacher of the Year. This award is designed to recognize a PGA Professional who is an outstanding teacher of golf, also a professional’s overall performance in teaching, & special teaching programs that the Professional has initiated or played a key role in implementing.
Congratulations to PGA Head Professional, Scott Schroeder of Atlanta Country Club for being awarded the Bill Strausbaugh Award. This award recognizes a PGA Professional who has distinguished themselves by mentoring their fellow PGA Professionals by improving their employment situations and through their service to the community.
Congratulations PGA Director of Golf, Steve Archer of Capital City Club for being awarded the PGA Professional Development Award. This award gives special recognition to a PGA Professional for outstanding service to developing opportunities for fellow PGA Professionals.
The Georgia PGA Board & Staff wishes you and your family a happy and healthy Thanksgiving!
Congratulations to PGA Assistant Professional of the Year, Jake Keen of Maple Ridge Golf Club. This award is given to the professional that has showcased excellent overall performance, service and leadership abilities to the section and the association.
Congratulations to PGA Assistant Professional, Jacob Tilton of Ansley Golf Club for being awarded the Youth Player Development Award. This award recognizes a PGA Professional who has shown leadership in junior golf while promoting the development of junior golf at the club & national levels.
Congratulations PGA Golf Instructor, Diane Whitman of Braelinn Golf Club for being awarded the Player Development Award. This award recognizes a PGA Professional for their extraordinary contributions towards player development & the PGA Professional’s growth of the game leadership commitment. #GAPGAAwards
Congratulations to PGA Director of Golf Jim Arendt for being awarded the Patriot Award. This award gives special recognition to a PGA Professional who personifies patriotism & demonstrates a commitment to the men & women who have served & protected the United States of America.
Congratulations Phil Taylor, PGA Director of Golf at Ansley Golf Club for being awarded Merchandiser of the Year in the Private Category.
Congratulations to PGA Director of Retail Caroline Basarab of Reynolds Lake Oconee for being awarded Merchandiser of the Year in the Resort Category.
Congratulations PGA Head Professional, Justin Sigmon of Stone Creek Golf Club for being awarded Merchandiser of the Year in the Public Category.
A huge congratulations to Dan Janton, on being awarded Salesman of the Year with Bridgestone Golf.
Congratulations to PGA Assistant Professional, Anthony Cordes of Cherokee Town & Country Club for winning the 2020 Omega / Billy Weir Georgia PGA Player of the Year Award! This is Cordes’ first time winning this award.
#omega #BillyWeirAward #POY
PGA Life Member Paul Claxton of Richmond Hill GC is our Gregg Wolff Award recipient with a scoring average of 71.27. This is Claxton's second time winning the Gregg Wolff Award.
#GreggWolffAward
Congratulations to PGA Golf Instructor, Chuck Little of Cuscowilla on Lake Oconee for winning the 2020 Super Senior Division Player of the Year.
#SuperSrDivPOY
Congratulations to PGA Life Member, Sonny Skinner for winning his 6th record Omega Senior Player of the Year Award.
#SeniorDivPOY
Congratulations to our Georgia Section, PGA of America Assistants’ Division Player of the Year, Anthony Cordes of Cherokee Town & Country Club.
#AssistantsDivPOY
Paul Claxton is the 2020 Yamaha Georgia Senior Open Champion!
Beautiful morning for Round 1 of the Yamaha Georgia Senior Open at Coosa Country Club in Rome, GA!
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