June 2024Editor's Letter

TitleWelcome to the June 2024 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.In this month’s issue, we feature:

Maulana Dotch, the 2015 Northern Texas PGA Section Player Development Award Recipient and PGA of America General Manager at Hermann Park Golf Course in Houston, Texas.

In addition:

Jim Miller, PGA, the Vice President and Secretary of the Colorado PGA Section and PGA of America General Manager at Sonnenalp Golf Club in Edwards, Colorado, highlights a secret members’ tee that is valued at his facility and creates bonds among his membership.

We discuss the importance of PGA of America Golf Professionals sharing ideas with their colleagues, and we highlight the insights of PGA of America General Managers Chris Nowlen, of Missoula (MT) Country Club; Ned Graff, of TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm, in Maryland; Mark Lammi, of Westhaven Golf Club in Franklin, Tennessee and Maulana Dotch, of Hermann Park Golf Course in Houston, Texas.

We pay homage to the nine-hole public golf course and tell the tales of three Hudson Valley, New York courses that are giving golfers their start in the game and feeding the industry with its customers of the future.

Adam Kushner, the PGA of America General Manager at Berkeley Hall Club in Bluffton, South Carolina, discusses his close and productive working relationship with Assistant General Manager Dustin Dunn.

If you have stories to highlight, processes to share or questions to ask, reach out to me at vjmanginelli@pga.com, and I’ll shine a light on your topic. For your reference, all emailed publications are available on our PGA General Managers 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 – Avendra, Bioesque Solutions, Concert Golf Partners, E-Z-GO, Fiberbuilt, FlagD, Full Swing, Golf Genius Software, IZON Technology, Sister Bay Furniture, SKIM Turf Management and The Cart Locker – for their continued support. All the best!— Vinnie Manginelli, PGAEditorial Director
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