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PGA Section Announces Awards

The Sun Country Section PGA has announced its 2009 award winners, who will be recognized for their service to golf at the section’s annual meeting in Dec. 14 in Albuquerque.

The list, which was published in the winter issue of Sun Country Golf magazine, omitted the names of two winners: Racquel Huslig of Sandia Golf Club as winner of the President’s Plaque; and Mark Zapach, the region’s Nike rep, winner of the Salesperson of the Year. Their names were omitted from an announcement by the Section received by the magazine prior to our press deadline.

For the complete list of the 2009 winners and their bios, go to the Sun Country Section PGA website.

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Wimberly Hosts Clinic in Timberon

PGA Professional and Sun Country Golf columnist Guy Wimberly will conduct a golf clinic at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 12 at Timberon Golf Course, in Otero County, southeast of Alamogordo.

Following the clinic by Wimberly, a lunch honoring his brother, Herb Wimberly, will be held to recognize Herb’s contributions to New Mexico golf.

Guy Wimberly is a former national vice president and director of the PGA of America. He served as president of the Sun Country Section of the PGA and was awarded the national Horton Smith Award by the PGA for his contributions to golf education. Herb Wimberly is a former championship-winning New Mexico State University golf coach.

Cost of the clinic and lunch is $30 or $10 for lunch alone. Cost for high school and junior golfers for both is $20. For reservations, call the Timberon golf shop at (575) 987-2260 by Sept. 8.

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PGA Section Holds Championship for Kids 7-12

The Sun Country Section PGA will hold a championship for the youngest members of its Junior Tour July 28-29 at UNM North Golf Course.

There will be boys’ and girls’ divisions in the 7-8, 9-10 and 11-12-year-old age groups. Competitors will play nine holes each day of competition, with tee times beginning at 7:30 a.m. both days. Competitors must be members of the section’s Junior Tour, a summer-long series of competitions for juniors grouped by age. For more information, call (505) 867-4690.

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