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elcome to the April 2025 issue of General Managers Monthly, brought to you by PGA Magazine. This publication provides timely and relevant information about many aspects of general management by speaking to and collaborating with PGA of America General Managers and industry experts from across the country. For your reference, all past General Managers Monthly issues are available on the GM website (pgageneralmanagers.com).
In this month’s issue, we feature:
• Tim Tilma, the 2009 Carolinas PGA Section Bill Strausbaugh Award winner, Quarter Century PGA Member and the PGA of America General Manager at Sandpiper Bay Golf & Country Club in Sunset Beach, North Carolina.
• Ryan Fahler, the PGA of America General Manager at West Lake Country Club in Augusta, Georgia, highlights the importance of assembling a quality leadership team to facilitate your club’s success.
• Kyle Holmes, the PGA of America Owner/Operator of Quail Ridge Golf Club in Ada, Michigan, shares his leadership and ownership story.
• Chris Hunt, the Executive Director of the New Jersey Golf Foundation, discusses a new endeavor in the Garden State for 2025. The New Jersey Heroes Tour is a chance for active military, veterans and first responders to compete on the links and foster relationships and camaraderie.
• Derek Sprague, a Past President and current CEO of the PGA of America, is the focus of this month’s Working Together feature. His story from the Bag Room to the Boardroom should inspire and motivate all PGA of America Golf Professionals to reach for the stars in their careers.
If you have stories to highlight, processes to share or questions to ask, contact me at vjmanginelli@pga.com, and I’ll shine a light on your topic. All emailed publications are available on our website, www.PGAGeneralManagers.com.
We thank this group of PGA of America Golf Professionals and industry experts for sharing their time and knowledge and look forward to continually growing this collaborative resource. We also thank our partners in this endeavor – 2Hemispheres, Avendra, Bioesque Solutions, E-Z-GO, FlagD, Full Swing, Golf Genius Software, Sister Bay Furniture, SKIM Turf Management, Technogym and The Cart Locker – for their continued support. All the best!