Iowa PGA Fall Events
Iowa PGA Fall Events
The Iowa PGA Fall Events will be hosted by Riverside Casino & Golf Resort on Monday and Tuesday, October 21-22. There are no fees to attend these functions due to fantastic sponsorship support. Please make sure to sign up for each event if you plan to attend so the Iowa PGA can properly prepare. Feel free to call the Section office at (319) 648-0026 or email the Section staff with any questions or with assistance with registering.
There is a special hotel rate available for Sunday and Monday night at Riverside Casino & Golf Resort. Please call the hotel directly – (319) 648-1234 and mention the Iowa PGA.
Iowa PGA Members will earn two general PDRs for attending the Merchandise Show and hour for hour PGA Education PDRs for any and all education on Monday and Tuesday. Members will also earn two general PDRs for attending the Luncheon and hour for hour PGA Meeting PDRs for attending the Business Meeting.
Current PDR Cycle began June 16, 2022 and runs through Juen 15, 2025. Requirements and PDR classifications are new and different for this cycle. CLICK HERE for complete details.
Monday, October 21st – Dress for Monday is Golf Casual
Iowa PGA Merchandise Show 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
–Lunch provided for all registered attendees courtesy of Russ Luedloff/M & M Golf Cars and Club Car. CLICK HERE to register.
VENDOR REGISTRATION – CLICK HERE
IOWA PGA MEMBERS/ASSOCIATES/NON-PGA BUYERS – CLICK HERE (no retail sales)
For a list of registered vendor attendees, CLICK HERE.
Iowa PGA Merchandise Show Education
9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
–Tracey Faenza, Corebridge Financial: Golf Retirement Plus & Deferred Compensation
11:00 – 11:45 a.m.
–Kevin Mohler, All Star Pro Golf: Lever-Aging the P&L. Are you clever with your levers?
Lunch
1 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
–Elyse Mohler, All Star Pro Golf: Marketing & Branding. The dollar and “sense” of branding your course.
3 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
–Merchandiser of the Year Panel: Sharnae Winters (Hyperion Field Club, Private), Matt Sherlock (MK Golf Shops/Edmundson/Harvest Point, Public), Mike McNamara (Blue Top Ridge, Resort).
6 p.m. – 9 pm.
–PGA National Awards Celebration at Pinseekers in North Liberty. All are invited – PGA Members, PGA Associates, Sales Reps, Sponsors and feel free to bring a family member if you wish. We want to celebrate Mark Egly’s Deacon Palmer Award and the Iowa PGA’s Herb Graffis Award for being the #1 Section in Growth of the Game efforts. Come one, come all. All we ask is for you to sign up by clicking here or below to give us a rough number of who will be attending.
- When: Monday, October 21
- Time: 6 pm to 9 pm
- Where: Pinseekers – 1515 Andersen Pl, Tiffin, IA 52340, just North of the I-380/I-80 interchange
- Dress: Golf attire because you will be playing some golf
- What: Free games on TopTracer Range, Mini Golf, Mini Bowling
- Other: Food and Drinks provided
Tuesday, October 22nd – Dress for Tuesday is coat preferred, tie not required.
–7:30 am – 8:45 am
Registration and continental breakfast
–8:45 a.m.
Introductions
— 9:00 a.m.
Iowa PGA Fireside Chat with 2023 and 2024 Professional of the Year, Assistant Professional of the Year and Golf Executive of the Year award winners. Hosted by Iowa PGA Vice President JR Millar. Updates also presented by District 8 Director Phil Anderson and PGA Career Consultant Kevin Drew.
–11:00 a.m. – Iowa PGA Special Awards Luncheon
IOWA PGA MEMBERS/ASSOCIATES AND THEIR GUESTS – CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR LUNCHEON
**You do not need to register for Tuesday AM or Tuesday PM sessions. PDR check in will be done before each event.
–1:00 pm – Iowa PGA Section Fall Business Meeting
Meet Our Speakers
Tracey Faenza is a Senior Financial Advisor for Corebridge Financial since 2018 and has over 20 years of experience in the financial service industry. She is Series 6, 63 and 65 registered, and maintain my Life & Variable licenses in all 50 states. I have been fortunate to work with the PGA’s Golf Retirement Plus program for more than 10 years, and greatly enjoy working with the PGA professionals as they strive to realize their hopes and dreams for retirement. Her experience, knowledge and resources can help with a range of financial needs.
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Dr. Kevin Mohler is All Star Pro Golf’s President and in this role, he creates, communicates, and implements the company’s vision, mission, and overall direction. As an avid believer in the power of strategic partnerships, Kevin has had some early wins in identifying and inking several of these relationships that serve as a foundation for the 60-year-old company’s new go-to-market strategy and catalyst for growth. Kevin’s diverse experience in business and healthcare spans over three decades. His skill set and ability to understand the challenges of small- to mid-sized businesses are derived from his experience in sales, contracting, operations, process improvement, and ownership of several businesses. Dr. Mohler received his Doctor of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix in 2016. His dissertation entitled, “A Correlational Study of Leadership Tactics and Performance in Healthcare Organizations” has been presented at the Global Process Improvement Operational Excellence Summit and the Global Entrepreneurship Week 2023 in Kansas City. He received his Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Technology – Nuclear Medicine from the University of Oklahoma, holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Oklahoma City University, and is a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt. While Kevin calls himself a lifelong learner, students at the University of Missouri call him professor. Others call him their golf partner and Ironman finisher, and a very select few call him Husband and Dad.
Elyse Mohler is All Star Pro Golf’s Vice President of Operations — a position that is responsible for bringing new products to market, identifying and implementing cost-savings measures, sourcing, warehouse operations, e-commerce strategies, marketing, communications and social media, HR, and fiscal management. Elyse comes to the Midwest via Arizona, where she managed media relations, event planning, internal communications, community outreach and philanthropic efforts for Wells Fargo Bank. As the Asst. Vice President for Corporate Communications in that state, she was brought in to help the bank rebrand itself and rebuild strained relationships following its reputational challenges with the public and with regulators. Elyse has a long history of working with governmental entities to build and rebuild brands, garner media successes, and develop thought leadership platforms and messaging campaigns. Elyse has been a small business owner before. Her marketing communications company handled, among other things, Motorola’s NFL contract in five key cities. She was also involved in the building and opening of Chase Field (then called the Bank One Ballpark) in Phoenix, Arizona, and the new Wind Surge baseball stadium in Wichita, Kansas. A self-described foodie, Elyse can usually be found in the kitchen when not at work, using ingredients she has grown in her extensive garden and trying to corral the family’s crazy red Doberman. Together with her husband, Elyse is a parent to five amazing young adults who live in various cities around the country.
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Matt Sherlock is the PGA Head Golf Professional at Edmundson Golf Course and Harvest Point in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Matt is this year’s Public Merchandiser of The Year. Michael McNamara is the PGA Director of Golf Operations at Blue Top, Riverside, Iowa, and is this year’s Resort Merchandiser of The Year. Sharnae Winters is the PGA Head Golf Professional at Hyperion Field Club in Johnston, Iowa. Sharnae is this year’s Private Mercndiser of The Year.