Weekly E-News of April 26, 2019

April 26th, 2019

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PGA.com Link Added to NENY Home Webpage

Please note that we've added a PGA.com Email link to our section website for your ease and convenience! No need to go to PGA.org to just log into your email if you have a pga.com email! Just save the neny.pga.com as a favorite site!

PGA.org Making Revisions With Site Renovation

Maybe you've seen the new website that PGA.org has been implementing gradually in the last year in their voluntary Beta site (link located at the top of PGA.org when you log in). They have been working hard to update to the site in an effort to provide a better user experience for PGA members, students and associates. From the I.T. team's feedback they gathered meeting with members one-on-one, and testing the designs in an effort to make this a resource that is easy to use, and which provides the information our members want and in an attempt to put together a similar theme using Web.com service (similar to our own NENY PGA Section webpages.

Over the past few months, they have been slowly increasing the rate at which site visitors are moved over to the new experience instead of the current one. The goal is to have 100% of users going to the new site by April 29, 2019. We want the new experience to be the one members see when they go online to pay their dues beginning in May.

52nd PGA of America Professional Championship
A field of 312 PGA Professionals including 3 of our own NENY PGA Section Members (Anders Mattson, Kyle Kressler and Jeremy Kerr) will compete in the 52nd PGA Professional Championship beginning Sunday (April 28) at Belfair.

NENY PGA HOPE Program Ready to Begin -
PGA Instructors Needed

Hosted at Town of Colonie Golf Course, Schenectady, NY

Program Dates run for 6 Weeks with the Sessions Taking
Place every Tuesday from May 21-June 25
*Tuesday, July 2nd will be a Graduation Ceremony Day

Times of the Session: 6pm-8pm

GET ENGAGED! To all of our NENY PGA Professionals if you are interested in setting aside some time and becoming involved in this life changing program and helping to instruct the veteran students who attend please contact Christian Torres at ctorres@pgahq.com or by calling 518-438-8645.

Monday, May 6th
Hosted by: Orchard Creek Golf Club, Altamont, NY
Tee Times Starting at: 8:00am
Entry DEADLINE Before Late Fees: Wed, May 1st at Midnight
*OMEGA POY; APOY; SrPOY and Legends POY points event
& Satch Sales Hole of the Week Competition

Members on the Move & Section Updates
Congratulations to Jeff Nackel, PGA Section professional who just recently earned his Quarter Century status with the PGA. Kudos Jeff!

Welcome back to the section Christopher Dowling, PGA. Chris worked as an Assistant at a few NENY PGA Section facilities as a PGA Associate and has been working as an Assistant Professional at Seawane CC in the MET PGA Section and will be in a Teaching Professional role at Woodstock GC.

Joining the Waubeeka Golf Links golf staff is a PGA Associate, Robert Aronowitz. Robert transferred in from the South Florida PGA Section where he worked at The Yacht & CC in Stuart, Florida.

PGA Junior League Special Airing on April 27th - 2pm!

Be sure to promote that an hour-long special spotlighting PGA Jr. League and stories of its players and coaches will air Saturday (April 27) at 2 p.m. ET on CBS Sports.ams and planning and PGA Junior Golf opportunities are in full swing!

Good Luck to Our NENY PGA Team in the Upcoming Challenge Cup!

Next Thursday, May 2nd our team of NENY PGA Professionals representing the pro's will take on the local Capital Regional Amateur team at Albany Country Club in this annual Challege Cup Match. The players all earned their spots on the teams in this complimentary playing event by their fine play last year from each of our organizations player of the year list. Play consists of both team and individual matches and the Amateur team earned the victory last year so go get 'em Professionals to bring the cup home!


To view the complete pairings click HERE