CDGA 2014 ANNUAL REPORT
For Everyone Who Plays the Game
At the Forefront The centennial celebration of the CDGA and 70th anniversary of the STGF in 2014 reinforced the integral role both organizations have and continue to play in the growth of golf
The Sunshine Through Golf Foundation turned 70 in 2014
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“The First 100 Years are the hardest” is part of an epigram attributed to playwright Wilson Minzer, some time early in the last century. I wonder whether the presidents of 25 Chicago area golf clubs were thinking that when they had the foresight to meet in Chicago and formally adopt the Charter for the Chicago District Golf Association on March 18, 1914. Since that time the CDGA has grown, both in membership (currently in excess of 80,000), in member clubs (now numbering 399 public, private, and clubs without real estate), in tournaments (60+ each year), and course rating (50+ each year). Thirty years after our founding, on December 29, 1944, the Chicago District Golf Charities was born, to assist returning veterans from the Second World War using the great game of golf. Now recognized as the Sunshine Through Golf Foundation, and with an expanded message of “Bringing Joy to People with Special Needs Through Golf,” we partner with groups such as RevelationGolf and IPGA professionals to bring golf to hundreds of special needs individuals and veterans each year. The Three-Hole Sunshine Course at Midwest Golf House is utilized daily each summer with camps, teaching, and games of golf by eligible players. Our turfgrass program’s research provides
an ongoing demonstration of alternative grass variations, and maintenance techniques in conjunction with area universities. In celebration of our centennial, we hosted a unique team competition for 100 players in July at Midlothian Country Club. Congratulations to Glen View Club for taking honors. Our tournament season concluded with 13 of the original founding clubs competing for the Centennial Founders Club Championship at Hinsdale in late October. Congratulations to Flossmoor Country Club on the victory. Best of success to both clubs when they defend in 2114. Capping off our 100-year celebration was our Centennial Dinner, held at the Palmer House in November, hosted by Dan Roan, and highlighted by a discussion of the state of the game with USGA President Tom O’Toole, and Executive Director Mike Davis. The CDGA and the STGF have grown significantly over the past 100 and 70 years, respectively. The first 100 years were indeed the hardest. We look forward to the next 100 years with drive, determination, and dedication. We hope you can join us as we continue our journey both supporting and growing the great game of golf in the Midwest.
» IN THIS ISSUE President’s Message......................................................................... 2 2014 Board of Directors..................................................................... 3 Foundation Focus.............................................................................. 4 Foundation Board of Trustees........................................................... 4 Sunshine Club................................................................................... 4 Turfgrass Program............................................................................. 5 Course Rating/Education.................................................................. 5 Communications................................................................................ 6 Corporate Partners............................................................................ 6 CDGA Programs: Electronic Usage.................................................. 7 Membership & Competitions............................................................. 8 2015 Tournament Schedule.............................................................. 9 2015 Nominating Commitee Report....................................................10 Professional Staff.............................................................................11 Awards..............................................................................................11 In Remembrance..............................................................................11
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PRESIDENT David Haverick The Club at Strawberry Creek
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VICE PRESIDENT AT LARGE Gary B. Koch At Large
GENERAL COUNSEL John A. Childers Elgin CC
SECOND VICE PRESIDENT Sheldon Solow Briarwood CC
SECRETARY Mike Nass Cantigny Golf
EX-OFFICIO Keith Frankland Village Greens of Woodridge
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Thomas R. Artz...............................................................................Sportsman’s CC William R. Buecking.............................................................................. Biltmore CC Edward T. Clissold...................................................................... Westmoreland CC Robert J. Cunningham.....................................................................Indian Hill Club Jeffrey D. Echt..................................................................................Lake Shore CC Kevin Gratkowski....................................................................................Lost Dunes Michael Griem........................................................................................Exmoor CC J. Loren Hall..................................................................................... Blackstone GC John Henderson. ..............................................................................Arrowhead CC Jack Kieckhefer.................................................................. Mauh-Nah-Tee-See CC
James B. Madison ....................................................................................... Illini CC Dennis A. Reed..........................................................................................Pekin CC Michael J. Scheer..............................................................................Oak Brook GC Don Schwarz....................................................................................... Prestwick CC Phillip Shannabarger............................................................. The Den at Fox Creek Gerald Skoning..................................................................................Cog Hill G&CC Richard J. Skrodzki.............................................................................LaGrange CC Rebecca A. Smith.................................................................................Oak Park CC A. Glenn Stith.................................................................................... Arrowhead GC Mike Sullivan..................................................................................Bloomington CC
David Allard................................................................................ Olympia Fields CC Louise Allard................................................................................................At Large Tom Allison.............................................................................................Beverly CC Philip Angelini......................................................................... Edgewood Valley CC Robert Bach..................................................................................... Mt. Hawley CC Randall Becker....................................................................................Winnetka GC Daniel M. Blouin....................................................................................Chicago GC Pryce Boeye................................................................................TPC at Deere Run Michael Camino..........................................................................Conway Farms GC Ralph Chapman..........................................................................................At Large Frank Charhut......................................................................................Wilmette GC Steven L. Cherveny.........................................................................Foxford HillsGC Henry Close.............................................................................................Aldeen GC David Crockett.............................................................................................At Large Robert L. Cunningham....................................................................... Turnberry CC Timothy Daw..................................................................................... Flossmoor CC Robert Dewey.......................................................................................CC of Peoria Michael J. Dickman...............................................................................Calumet CC Anthony Dobush............................................................................Randal Oaks GC John Drennan......................................................................................Ivanhoe Club Keith Dunkelbarger..........................................................................Sunset Hills GC Martin Durkin...................................................................................... Butterfield CC John Dushney............................................................................... Bowes Creek CC David A. Esler................................................................................. Black Sheep GC Bill Fates................................................................................................... Itasca CC William Finn.........................................................................................Riverside GC Michael Forde..............................................................................................At Large Buzz Frank.............................................................................................. Skokie CC Dennis Freund.................................................................................. Blackstone GC Jim Fruin........................................................................................... Crestwicke CC Thomas Gehr.................................................................................Sportsman’s CC Ronald Gray................................................................................. Twin Orchard CC Bill Green........................................................................................ Lake Carroll GC Gregory Grygiel.......................................................................... Heritage Bluffs GC Eugene N. Halladay.............................................................................Hinsdale GC John L. Hammond, II...........................................................................Evanston GC Robert Hinton..............................................................................Panther Creek CC Bill Inglese..............................................................................................Exmoor CC Jack Ingold.........................................................................................Lake Bluff GC George Jameson............................................................................. Glen View Club
Deborah Johnson........................................... Harborside International Golf Center Betty Kaufmann............................................................................... Knollwood Club Peter Keffer.............................................................................................Aldeen GC Karl Keller...................................................................................Kankakee Elks GC Tom Kierna.....................................................................................Crystal Lake CC Laurence J. LaBoda....................................................................Kemper Lakes CC Frank LaFranco............................................................................... Knollwood Club Josh Lesnik.......................................................................................The Glen Club R. Scott Malmgren...............................................................................Glen Oak CC Bob Malpasuto...................................................................................Kankakee CC David Matasar........................................................................................Idlewild GC John Mattson.........................................................................................Big Foot CC Hugh R. McCombs..............................................................................Oak Park CC Michael Millhouse........................................................................... River Forest CC David Mortell............................................................................Balmoral Woods CC Thomas E. Mott....................................................................................Rockford CC Edward Mulcahy.................................................................................Midlothian CC H. Steven Nichols.............................................................................Champaign CC James J. O’Hagan............................................................................ Park Ridge CC Ronnie Oakes..................................................................................Bartlett Hills GC John Paladino...................................................................................Forest Hills CC Arthur W. Peters.................................................................................Ruth Lake CC Ronald Potter................................................................................. White Eagle GC John Reid............................................................................................ Deerfield GC James Rolfe......................................................................................Northmoor CC Michael Rooney.......................................................................... Butler National GC Tom Roth............................................................................................ Inverness GC James F. Rudwall................................................................................Ivanhoe Club Joe Salierno..................................................................................Bowes Creek CC Martin Salzman................................................................................Lake Shore CC James Siemers........................................................................... Steeple Chase GC Laura Spring..................................................................................... St. Charles CC James Troy................................................................................ Crystal Tree G&CC Kenneth Urbaszewski.......................................................................... Deerfield GC Debbie VanSistine.............................................................. Mauh-Nah-Tee-See CC Ben Waldie....................................................................................... St. Charles CC Joe Williamson.................................................................................Briar Ridge CC James E. Winslow.............................................................................. Inverness GC J.C. Wise.............................................................................Plum Tree National GC
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As the CDGA celebrated its 100th year in 2014, the Sunshine Through Golf Foundation also commemorated its 70th anniversary. Originally founded to serve veterans returning from duty in World War II, the Foundation continues to assist servicemen and women today, while also broadening its mission to “bringing joy to people with special needs through golf.” The core of the Foundation’s work continues to be its camp program. In 2014, 92 camps were held in conjunction with local clubs and special recreation associations for more than 1,200 special needs athletes. The camps ranged from basic instructional sessions for beginners to Tournament Series events for advanced players with a goal of improving for the Special Olympics. Through a partnership with RevelationGolf, a not-for-profit that uses golf as a therapeutic tool for veterans, the Foundation continued to strengthen the connection with veterans that was the basis of its founding seven decades ago. With funding from the Foundation, RevelationGolf hosted: • Two Veterans Golf Days, one at Willow Glen Golf Club and another cohosted by Cog Hill Golf & Country Club and the Three-Hole Sunshine Course at Midwest Golf House • The 3rd Annual Veterans Golf Tournament at Cantigny Golf, which featured 30 disabled veterans competing in a nine-hole event • The Great Lakes Program at Great Lakes Naval Base, which included veterans and their families An annual highlight continues to be the Play With a Pro Day, which features professional golfers taking time away from their preparations for that week’s
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event to play golf with Foundation athletes. This year, Champions Tour members Billy Andrade, Chip Beck, Bob Gilder, Morris Hatalsky and Gary Hallberg all came to Westmoreland Country Club during Encompass Championship week to impart some golf wisdom and play a few holes with excited participants. None of these programs would be possible without the Foundation’s fundraising efforts. The 2013 Holiday Mailing and 2014 one-time gifts combined to provide the Foundation with more than $87,000. Two events that raised large sums of money were the Sunshine Through Golf Foundation Outing and the Par-3 Golf Marathon. The outing, held at Exmoor Country Club for the first time, raised $75,000 in 2014, and has accumulated more than $1.7 million since its inception 14 years ago. In its sixth year, the Par3 Golf Marathon at Zigfield Troy Golf Course in Woodridge raised more than $60,000, as 18 golfers played 100 holes each. The 3rd CDGA Par-3 Championship, held at Lost Dunes Golf Club, garnered $10,000 for the Foundation, as eight participants individually raised funds prior to competing. The Chicago White Sox program continued to be a popular event among Foundation participants and supporters in its seventh year, as more than 100 tickets were sold and donated back to the Foundation for athletes to enjoy. An average of 40 clubs make up the Sunshine Club, whose annual contributions continue to be a major source of Foundation funding. This year, Evanston Golf Club and Prestwick Country Club joined the Sunshine Club.
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Beverly Country Club Biltmore Country Club Bryn Mawr Country Club Butler National Golf Club Butterfield Country Club Calumet Country Club Cress Creek Country Club Crystal Lake Country Club Crystal Tree Golf & Country Club Edgewood Valley Country Club Evanston Golf Club Geneva Golf Club Glen Oak Country Club Hinsdale Golf Club Ivanhoe Golf Club Inverness Golf Club Kankakee Country Club Knollwood Club La Grange Country Club Lake Shore Country Club Midlothian Country Club Naperville Country Club North Shore Country Club Olympia Fields Country Club Ouilmette Golf Club Park Ridge Country Club Prestwick Country Club Ridge Country Club Ridgemoor Country Club Riverside Country Club Rockford Country Club Ruth Lake Country Club St. Charles Country Club Twin Orchard Country Club Village Greens of Woodridge-Legends Winnetka Golf Club
» 2015 BOARD OF TRUSTEES President: Michael J. Grandinetti Vice President: Sheldon Solow Treasurer: C. Daniel Cochran General Counsel: Jack Childers Ex-Officio: David Haverick Secretary: Carolyn Nagle Trustee: Tom Allison Trustee: Tom Artz Trustee: Mike Bruni Trustee: Keith Frankland Trustee: Kevin Gratkowski Trustee: Matthew Pekarek
Champions Tour member Chip Beck offers instruction to a Foundation athlete on Play With a Pro Day
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In his second season with the CDGA, Dr. Ed Nangle continued to grow the CDGA Turfgrass Program, with the program hitting several high marks in 2014. During a winter in which the region broke all-time records for low temperatures, the program filled its vacant research position with Ron Townsend from Ohio State University coming aboard as the Manager of Turfgrass Research.
including the Ohio Turfgrass Foundation and Show and the Wisconsin Turfgrass Research Day. Additionally, he was invited to serve as an associate editor for the Applied Turfgrass Science Journal and was published in the Agronomy Journal—a first for the CDGA. In all, the team of Nangle and Townsend combined for five professional trade articles in 2014—up from three in 2013. Dr. Nangle’s expertise was utilized to judge poster and oral presentation competitions at the annual American Society of Agronomy
Following the unprecedented winter, the program immediately mobilized with a communications campaign to clubs throughout the Chicago District outlining the scope of winter damage and providing a timeline for a return to turf health. The level of analysis and proactive nature of the communication was heralded by many clubs. As the season progressed, the number of course visits eclipsed the program’s all-time record—163 in all. In addition, 10 courses were visited in the Southern Illinois Golf Association. There were more than 40 disease diagnoses throughout the region, predominantly anthracnose on weakened Poa annua. On the research front, with the additional staff member, the number of projects was able to be increased from four in 2013 to 18 in 2014 with research income increasing more than 50%. Research ventures included a collaboration with 10 member clubs for an applied research project and also a global project with teams in Ireland and New Zealand. Dr. Nangle was asked to speak at nearly a dozen conferences in 2014,
meetings and to help local stadia, as the program’s reputation spread outside of the golf course. Turfgrass Field Day returned to the Three-Hole Sunshine Course at Midwest Golf House in 2014, with 65 professionals from throughout the Chicago District attending. Researchers from University of Illinois, University of Wisconsin and Ohio State University were showcased along with 10 research projects that were ongoing around Chicago. The Turfgrass Scouting Report, a weekly email outlining conditions within the Chicago District as well as industry best practices, was produced during 38 weeks in 2014, up from 32 in 2013. Readership for the Scouting Report was up 8% from the previous year. The turf staff also communicates with industry members from the around the globe via Twitter. Dr. Nangle manages the program’s Twitter account (@TurfResearch) with more than 1,800 followers. With the arrival of Townsend, a new researchfocused account was created in 2014 (@CDGAresearchmgr).
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Course Rating/Education The CDGA provided 58 member clubs with new USGA Course Ratings in 2014; 44 clubs in the Chicago area and 14 in central Illinois. The Course Rating Committee continues to show its passion for providing this service to our clubs, as nearly all ratings were filled to capacity and a large percentage of ratings being oversubscribed. Along with the ratings, committee members and other Blue Coats continued their education by attending the annual Course Rating Seminar at Midwest Golf House in May. The Association partnered with the allied associations to put on another successful Club Leadership Conference at Medinah Country Club in early March. More than 50 private clubs were represented by 200 individual attendees at the event, which focuses on challenges faced by private clubs in the areas of membership, finance, clubhouse, golf and greens. On the public golf side, the CDGA hosted the Public Golf Round Table at Midwest Golf House in October. The annual event brings together course managers, owners and operators from public facilities to discuss the challenges they face and best practices in the current golf landscape. A lively discussion was had amongst nearly 80 public golf course officials--a high water mark in attendance for the event which has been conducted for more than a decade. A total of eight Rules of Golf workshops were conducted by the CDGA in 2014, both open to the public and for member clubs. Three basic Rules of Golf workshops were conducted in March, along with four member club workshops and a seminar on rules for the Chicago Women’s District Golf Association. Attendance across all CDGA workshops was nearly 300 individuals.
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The Association’s centennial was a primary focal point for communications in 2014, with the history of the CDGA taking center stage in all of the CDGA’s communications platforms. Each issue of Chicago District Golfer magazine focused on a 20-year segment of Association history and included features on the founding, innovators throughout CDGA history and the three executive directors in Association history. The Chicago District Golfer television show focused on the tournament history of the CDGA and founding among its historical features. CDGA.org/100 served as a compilation website of historical information for the Association. Growth of usage of the My CDGA smartphone app reached 18,000 members in 2014, representing more than 20% of the membership. By utilizing the app, members have their membership cards with them at all times on their phone, allowing the Association to be more environmentally friendly by not printing paper cards and welcome letters (both are sent electronically to members with the app). The Association’s Twitter following (@CDGAGolf) grew nearly 40% in 2014, with more than 1,400, while the Association Facebook page’s audience expanded by 12% to 1,250. The CDGA YouTube page continues to serve as a resource for past TV episodes, as well as coverage of Championships. Casey Richards, an Indiana University alum and recent graduate from grad school at Illinois State University, joined the staff in April as Manager of Communications. Richards’ primary
duties consist of managing the Association’s mass email communication programs, creating content for use on CDGA. org and social media. CDGA Senior Director of Communications Matt Baylor was a presenter at the 2014 International Association of Golf Administrators Conference, providing peers from around the world with best practices on Association Branding and Public Relations Image.
After declining from all-time highs in revenue last year, the corporate partnership program bounced back in 2014 to produce its second-highest total annual revenues in history. Revenues advanced 10% over 2013, buoyed by growth in the corporate partner category (partners spending $25,000 or more with the Association) and the continued growth of the program’s national sales initiatives, which began in 2012. The national program, in just its third season, doubled revenues from 2013. Part of this season’s turnaround included bringing eight new marketing partners into the fold. These partners included the 2015 U.S. Amateur Championship, Chicagoland Acura Dealers, Cool Clubs, Destination Kohler, GolfTEC, the John Deere Classic, PGA Tour Superstore and Potawatomi Hotel and Casino. These partners joined the CDGA in a variety of programs including web marketing, targeted emails and gatefold advertisements as part of Chicago District Golfer magazine. This year, the Association added more advertising inventory to CDGA.org, as well as the My CDGA mobile app, allowing for more partners to be featured in more places. In addition, the CDGA continues to work with prospective advertisers to customtailor a marketing plan to the individual partner’s needs in an effort to maximize the benefits both for the Association and the corporate partner. Andrew Louthain, senior director of corporate partnerships, presented at the 2014 International Association of Golf Administrators Conference on Developing Partnerships and Alternative Revenue Streams.
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» MEMBERSHIP & COMPE TITIONS DEPARTMENT The Chicago District Golf Association celebrated its 100th year by maintaining its membership and revered tournament slate, while also adding two events to help commemorate the centennial. Despite the unseasonably cold weather well into April and May, individual membership remained steady at about 81,000 golfers in 2014. Club membership numbers in 2014 stayed the exact same as 2013, with 399 member clubs. There were a total of 2,330 entries into CDGA events in 2014, accounting for nearly 97% of all possible tournament spots. The tournament season, which ran from April through Oct., consisted of 14 CDGA-sponsored Championships and numerous qualifiers for USGA events. As part of the Association’s yearlong centennial celebration, both the Centennial Team Championship and Centennial Founders Club Championship were created as one-time events. The Centennial Team Championship featured 50 pairs competing in a unique flighted event at Midlothian Country Club. The tournament season concluded with the Centennial Founders Club Championship at Hinsdale Golf Club, where fourperson teams from 13 of the CDGA’s founding clubs took part in a stableford competition. As for the traditional events, another great group of champions was crowned in 2014. Illinois State University golfer and Peoria-native Jordan Fahel won the 95th CDGA Amateur Championship at Hinsdale Golf Club with a 2 and 1 victory over Winnetka’s Blake Johnson, who made his second-consecutive
championship match. In the 13th CDGA Senior Amateur Championship, Taylorville’s Dave Ryan topped Tom Miler of Kewanee 4 and 3 to claim his first title in the event. All three major state events also saw first-time winners. Naperville’s Raymond Knoll, a University of Iowa golfer, emerged victorious after four playoff holes with Northbrook’s Nick Hardy in the 84th Illinois State Amateur Championship at Cantigny Golf. Andrew Price of Lake Bluff posted a wire-to-wire victory in the 22nd Illinois State Mid-Amateur Championship at Flossmoor Country Club, while Tremont’s Ed Whitaker won the 28th Illinois State Senior Amateur Championship at Royal Country Club of Long Grove by four strokes. At 18 years old, Arlington Heights native Doug Ghim became the youngest player ever to win the CDGA Player of the Year award. Despite not playing in any CDGA-sponsored events, Ghim, currently a freshman golfer at the University of Texas, won the award due in large part to his runner-up finish at the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship. Ghim topped some of the nation’s best amateurs at Sand Creek Station Golf Course in Newton, Kan., en route to the championship match, where he fell to Byron Meth in the first playoff hole. Finishing just behind Ghim in the Player of the Year race, but still winning his record fifth CDGA Senior Player of the Year award, was the 60-year-old Ryan. In addition to his CDGA Senior Am win, Ryan posted solid results in the State Mid-Am (T3) and Illinois Senior Open (2), while also qualifying for match play at the CDGA Am.
» BY THE NUMBERS: CDGA MEMBERSHIP Individual Membership 80,670 Members IJGA 3%
Public 44%
Club Membership 399 Member Clubs CWORE 4%
Private 53%
80,670: Total number of individual CDGA members 42,948: Members of private clubs (53.2%) 35,631: Members of public courses (44.2%) 2,091: IJGA members with CDGA membership (2.6%) 15,160: Members of public courses who renewed online (42.5%)
33,295: CDGA Gold members (41.3% of total members) 32,034: Private CDGA Gold members (96.2% of Gold) 1,261: Public CDGA Gold members (3.8% of Gold)
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Private 33%
Semi-Private 4%
Public 59%
399: Total CDGA member clubs 234: Public course members of the CDGA (58.6%) 131: Private club members of the CDGA (32.8%) 18: Clubs without real estate (4.5%) 16: Semi-private clubs with CDGA membership (4.0%) 379: Number of clubs within the state of Illinois (95.0%) 20: Clubs outside of the Land of Lincoln (5.0%) 88: CDGA Gold Member clubs (22.1%)
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SITE (CITY) Coyote Creek GC (Bartonville) Village Greens of Woodridge (Woodridge) Bridges of Poplar Creeek (Hoffman Estates) Joliet CC (Joliet) Stonewall Orchard GC (Grayslake) Bowes Creek CC (Elgin) Flossmoor CC (Flossmoor) Westmoreland CC (Wilmette) Harborside International GC (Chicago) Inverness GC (Inverness) White Eagle GC (Naperville) Pontiac Elks CC (Pontiac) Elgin CC (Elgin) Onwentsia Club (Lake Forest) Oak Park CC (River Grove) Calumet CC (Homewood) Fox Bend GC (Oswego) Piper Glen GC (Springfield) U of I GC (Orange Course) (Champaign) Kankakee Elks CC (St. Anne) PrairieView GC (Byron) Effingham CC (Effingham) Lake Bluff GC (Lake Bluff) Sanctuary GC (New Lenox) Marengo Ridge G&CC (Marengo) Knollwood Club (Lake Forest) McHenry CC (McHenry) Senica’s Oak Ridge (LaSalle) Bull Valley CC (Woodstock) Ruth Lake CC (Hinsdale) Weibring GC at ISU (Normal) Royal CC of Long Grove (Long Grove) Panther Creek CC (Springfield) Stonebridge CC (Aurora) Sportsman’s CC (Northbrook) Merit Club (Libertyville) Rolling Green CC (Arlington Heights) Balmoral Woods CC (Crete) Ironwood GC (Normal) Palatine Hills GC (Palatine) Schaumburg GC (Schaumburg) Bartlett Hills GC (Bartlett) CC of Peoria (Peoria Heights) Flossmoor CC (Flossmoor) Silver Lake CC (Orland Park) La Grange CC (La Grange) Heritage Bluffs GC (Channahon) Village Links of Glen Ellyn (Glen Ellyn) Kemper Lakes GC (Kildeer) Crestwicke CC (Bloomington) Glen View Club (Golf) Ravisloe CC (Homewood) Oak Park CC (River Grove) Mistwood GC (Romeoville) Kankakee CC (Kankakee) The Glen Club (Glenview)
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PRESIDENT David Haverick The Club at Strawberry Creek
VICE PRESIDENT AT LARGE Steven S. Birky Danville CC
TREASURER C. Daniel Cochran Biltmore CC
FIRST VICE PRESIDENT Michael Grandinetti Calumet CC
VICE PRESIDENT AT LARGE Gary B. Koch At Large
GENERAL COUNSEL John A. Childers Elgin CC
SECOND VICE PRESIDENT Sheldon Solow Briarwood CC
SECRETARY Mike Nass Cantigny Golf
EX-OFFICIO Keith Frankland Village Greens of Woodridge
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Thomas R. Artz...............................................................................Sportsman’s CC William R. Buecking.............................................................................. Biltmore CC Edward T. Clissold...................................................................... Westmoreland CC Robert J. Cunningham.....................................................................Indian Hill Club Jeffrey D. Echt..................................................................................Lake Shore CC Kevin Gratkowski..............................................................................Lost Dunes GC Michael Griem........................................................................................Exmoor CC J. Loren Hall..................................................................................... Blackstone GC John Henderson................................................................................Arrowhead CC Jack Kieckhefer.................................................................. Mauh-Nah-Tee-See CC
James B. Madison........................................................................................ Illini CC Dennis A. Reed..........................................................................................Pekin CC Michael J. Scheer..............................................................................Oak Brook GC Don Schwarz.......................................................................................Prestwick CC Phillip Shannabarger............................................................. The Den at Fox Creek Gerald Skoning..................................................................................Cog Hill G&CC Richard J. Skrodzki............................................................................La Grange CC Rebecca A. Smith.................................................................................Oak Park CC A. Glenn Stith.................................................................................... Arrowhead GC Mike Sullivan..................................................................................Bloomington CC
David Allard................................................................................ Olympia Fields CC Louise Allard................................................................................................At Large Tom Allison.............................................................................................Beverly CC Philip Angelini......................................................................... Edgewood Valley CC Robert Bach..................................................................................... Mt. Hawley CC Randall Becker....................................................................................Winnetka GC Pryce Boeye................................................................................TPC at Deere Run Mike Bruni.................................................................................. Olympia Fields CC Michael Camino..........................................................................Conway Farms GC Ralph Chapman..........................................................................................At Large Frank Charhut......................................................................................Wilmette GC Steven L. Cherveny........................................................................Foxford Hills GC Mike Clark....................................................................................... Eagle Brook CC William Clevenger................................................................................... Scovill GC Henry Close.............................................................................................Aldeen GC David Crockett.............................................................................................At Large Robert L. Cunningham....................................................................... Turnberry CC Timothy Daw..................................................................................... Flossmoor CC Robert Dewey.......................................................................................CC of Peoria Michael J. Dickman...............................................................................Calumet CC Anthony Dobush............................................................................Randal Oaks GC John Drennan......................................................................................Ivanhoe Club Keith Dunkelbarger..........................................................................Sunset Hills GC Martin Durkin...................................................................................... Butterfield CC John Dushney............................................................................... Bowes Creek CC David A. Esler................................................................................. Black Sheep GC Bill Fates................................................................................................... Itasca CC William Finn.........................................................................................Riverside GC Michael Forde..............................................................................................At Large Buzz Frank.............................................................................................. Skokie CC Dennis Freund.................................................................................. Blackstone GC Jim Fruin........................................................................................... Crestwicke CC Thomas Gehr.................................................................................Sportsman’s CC Ronald Gray................................................................................. Twin Orchard CC Bill Green........................................................................................ Lake Carroll GC Gregory Grygiel.......................................................................... Heritage Bluffs GC Howard Haberkorn.......................................................................... Terrace Hill GC John L. Hammond, II...........................................................................Evanston GC Robert Hinton..............................................................................Panther Creek CC Bill Inglese..............................................................................................Exmoor CC Jack Ingold.........................................................................................Lake Bluff GC Preston Irwin................................................................................. Schaumburg GC George Jameson............................................................................. Glen View Club Deborah Johnson.......................................................................Harborside Int’l GC Will Kadel..................................................................................... Sunset Ridge CC
Betty Kaufmann............................................................................... Knollwood Club Peter Keffer.............................................................................................Aldeen GC Karl Keller...................................................................................Kankakee Elks GC Tom Kierna.....................................................................................Crystal Lake CC Donald Kohlbacher.......................................................................Sandy Hollow GC Laurence J. LaBoda....................................................................Kemper Lakes GC Frank LaFranco............................................................................... Knollwood Club Josh Lesnik.......................................................................................The Glen Club John Lyons..................................................................................................At Large R. Scott Malmgren...............................................................................Glen Oak CC Bob Malpasuto...................................................................................Kankakee CC David Matasar........................................................................................Idlewild GC John Mattson.........................................................................................Big Foot CC Hugh R. McCombs..............................................................................Oak Park CC Jack Miller....................................................................................... White Eagle GC Michael Millhouse........................................................................... River Forest CC Thomas E. Mott....................................................................................Rockford CC Edward Mulcahy.................................................................................Midlothian CC H. Steven Nichols.............................................................................Champaign CC Kevin O’Connor.......................................................................... Heritage Bluffs GC Ronnie Oakes..................................................................................Bartlett Hills GC John Paladino...................................................................................Forest Hills CC Arthur W. Peters.................................................................................Ruth Lake CC Ronald Potter................................................................................. White Eagle GC John Reid............................................................................................ Deerfield GC James Rolfe......................................................................................Northmoor GC Michael Rooney.......................................................................... Butler National GC Tom Roth............................................................................................ Inverness GC James F. Rudwall................................................................................Ivanhoe Club Joe Salierno..................................................................................Bowes Creek CC Martin Salzman................................................................................Lake Shore CC Lawrence Schweik..........................................................................Bartlett Hills GC Lorraine Scodro..................................................................................Midlothian CC Howard Sharfman.............................................................................Bryn Mawr CC James Siemers........................................................................... Steeple Chase GC Laura Spring..................................................................................... St. Charles CC Robert Stracks...................................................................................Northmoor CC John Sylwestrak.................................................................................Wynstone GC James Troy................................................................................ Crystal Tree G&CC Kenneth Urbaszewski.......................................................................... Deerfield GC Debbie VanSistine.............................................................. Mauh-Nah-Tee-See CC Ben Waldie....................................................................................... St. Charles CC Joe Williamson.................................................................................Briar Ridge CC James E. Winslow.............................................................................. Inverness GC
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MATT BAYLOR Senior Director of Communications
ROBERT MARKIONNI Executive Director
JOHN PETRARCA Senior Director of Club Relations
KEVIN BLUMENTHAL Manager of Information Technology
NICOLE MUNROE Assistant Green Superintendent & Facility Manager
SHEILA PETRARCA Director of Association Administration
LYNN BOYD Director of Handicapping
DR. ED NANGLE Director of Turfgrass Programs
CASEY RICHARDS Manager of Communications
JODI CIOTTI Senior Director of Membership & Competitions
ALEX NOLLY Director of Foundation Administration
NICKOLAS SCILLIA Director of Rules & Competitions
RICK LeHEW Director of Field Services
BRITTANY OTTOLINI Senior Director of Administration
MICHAEL SULLIVAN Manager of Membership
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» INTERNS AND PART-TIME STAFF DENNY DAVENPORT Foundation Consultant
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» AWARD RECIPIENTS 2014 Past Presidents Award Recipients Carl D. Berry • Robert F. Berry • William R. Buecking • Alan J. Hunken • John W. Ingold • Matthew L. Pekarek Past Distinguished Service Award Recipients 1989 2000 Charles N. Eckstein John Kenny Joe Jemsek 2001 Carol McCue Joel Hirsch Arnold Palmer 2003 1991 Carl Hopphan James O’Keefe Brent Wadsworth William J. Pailey, Jr. 2004 1994 Frank Jemsek & Family Raymond B. Anderson 2009 Marlene Miller Michael J. Maykut Ken Venturi 1996 Gordon “Joe” Ewen
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Anthony Ferino Mr. Anthony Ferino, a CDGA Director from Arrowhead Golf Club, passed away in March. Mr. Ferino had been a Blue Coat since 2010, regularly officiating at tournaments throughout the Chicago District and serving as a member of the CDGA Computer Technology Committee. Kenneth Murphy Mr. Kenneth Murphy, a CDGA Director from Medinah Country Club, passed away in June. Mr. Murphy had been a CDGA Director since 2010, and was an active member of the CDGA Course Rating Committee.
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