UPCOMING EVENTS

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CCPGA SPONSORS

A note from CCPGA Chapter President Greg Yeomans

January 11, 2012

Hello Cape Cod Professionals and Apprentices,

We wanted to wish each of you and your families a Happy New Year. Recognizing we are in the off-season we wanted to provide you with a brief update as to where we are with our 2012 Tournament Schedule as well as acknowledge our Special Award Winners again.  We also wanted to remind you of the wonderful Chapter support we received from our many partners this past season and ask that you consider reaching out to them to offer thanks.

Congratulations again to our 2011 Award Winners:

• Gary Philbrick Professional of the Year - Steve Demmer, Kittansett
• Teacher of the Year - Jeff Halunen, Pocasset
• Assistant Professional of the Year - Keith Gagnon, New Seabury
• Junior Golf Leader of the Year - David Donnellan, Hyannis
• Dutch Wessner Player of the Year - Greg Yeomans - The Bay Club

As many of you will be attending the PGA Merchandise show shortly, we would like to remind you of the outstanding support our chapter gratefully received last year from the many sponsors/partners who contributed to the success of the Chapter.

A simple thank you and acknowledgement of their participation goes a long way!

2011 Sponsorship Summary:

• Dave Moynihan,PGA david_moynihan@acushnetgolf.com & Dave Woods dave_woods@acushnetgolf.com (Titleist & FootJoy) - sponsored  our Pro-Junior, the Gary Philbrick Memorial,  Richie Iwaszko's Best of the Best, and the Parent-Child at Blue Rock
• Cary Gordon cgordon1@metrocast.net  & Mike Benning MikeBenning1@gmail.com (Prato & Oxford) sponsored the Ballymeade Pro-Am
• Alex Mairone amairone@hammockbeach.com (Hammock Beach Resort) sponsored the Bay Club Pro-Am
• Debra Walsh dwalsh@capecodfive.com (Cape Cod Five Bank) sponsored Pro-1Am Championship at Cape Cod National
• Keith Tortorella ktortorella@ccegolfcars.com  (CCE) sponsored the Cummaquid Pro- Am
• Jamie Griffiths Jamie.griffiths@tmag.com  (Taylor-Made) sponsored the Dutch Wessner Award payouts to the top five from 2011
• Clem Lamarre clamarre.cobrapuma@gmail.com  (Cobra-Puma) sponsored both the Eastward Ho! Pro-Am & the Woods Hole Pro-Pro
• Jeff Moore jmoore@bobbybyrnes.com  (Bobby Byrnes Pubs) sponsored the Pocasset Pro-Am (Reminder:  there are three Bobby Byrnes to enjoy; Sandwich, Hyannis & Mashpee, and Hyannis is having a huge Super Bowl Party!)
• Wendy Esche (Seacrest Beach Resort) sponsored the successful raffle organized, created and administered by Jeff Halunen & Greg Yeomans
• Peter Guild peter.guild@callawaygolf.com (Callaway Golf) sponsored the Chapter Championship, the Island Classic & the Match Play Championship.
• Terry Frechette terryf@aheadhq.com (Ahead) sponsored the Cape Cod Cup

We are so fortunate to have this many high-quality partners - and with an eye on 2012 - we ask each of you to consider getting involved.  Contact either Greg Yeomans or Mickey Herron with sponsorship inquiries, comments or questions for this upcoming season.  Sponsor email addresses are included in this note for a follow-up thank you as we head into a new season.

Below are some of the highlights 2012 tournament season.  

2012 Tournament Schedule Highlights:

• April 9   Chapter Spring Meeting - Sandwich Hollows GC - PGA Host/ Jesse Schechtman
• April 17   Kick off, Pro-3Am  Eastward Ho! - PGA Host/  Brian Hamilton
• May 3    Pro 3Am - Pocasset - PGA Host/Rich Iwaszko
• May 15   Pro-1Am Championship - Farm Neck - PGA Host/  Mike Zoll
• June 21   Pro-Lady - White Cliffs - PGA Host/ Rick Baptist
• July 10    Pro-4 Junior  -  Squirrel Run - PGA Host/David Moore
• Aug 14    Pro-3Am  - Golf Club of Cape Cod - PGA Host/ Doug Errhalt
• Sept 6     Pro-3Am  - CC of New Bedford - PGA Host/Joe Cordani
• Sept. 18  Pro-3 Senior  -  Olde Barnstable - PGA Host/Merry Holway
• Sept. 20  Cape Cod Cup   Hyannisport - PGA Host/  Mike Haberl
• Sept. 27  Chapter Championship - New Seabury - PGA Host/  Brendan Reilly
• Oct. 10/11  Island Classic    Sankaty Head - PGA Host/  Mark Heartfield
• Oct. 23/24  Match Play Championship - Woods Hole - PGA Host/  Glenn Kelly

Additionally, we anticipate adding a Spring Pro/Pro, an July Pro-Am and potentially Pro-Am’s at Wianno and the Bay Club in the fall.  We would also like to point out that the Section will be playing at Eastward Ho! and TGCC for Cape Week October 18th and 19th.  A complete schedule we will available on our website shortly. 

We also want to thank PGA Professionals Rich Iwaszko, David Moore, Dour Errhalt, Merry Holway and the Bay Club for once again providing their venues for a Chapter Pro-Am.

Here's hoping to a prosperous 2012!

Greg Yeomans, Cape Cod Chapter President
&
Mickey Herron, Cape Cod/RI Tournament Manager