Jim remy, pga

Personal: Wife, Darlene; Children: Niki

Hobbies/Special Interests: Snow skiing (a former professional ski racer); sports cars
PGA of America

100 Avenue of the Champions

Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. 33418
, loves dogs


DANNY BALIN, PGA
Residence: Greenwich, Conn.

Affiliation: Burning Tree Country Club, Greenwich, Conn.

Birth Place: Rockville, Md.

Birth Date: April 9, 1982

Age: 29

Turned Professional: 2004

Player Notes: PGA assistant professional at Burning Tree Country Club in Greenwich, Conn. . .Tied for fourth for the second consecutive year in the PGA Professional National Championship, earning his second consecutive berth in a PGA Championship. His 2011 National Championship performance featured a final-round course-record 8-under-par 63 on the East Course at Hershey (Pa.) Country Club. . .Tied for ninth in 2008 Metropolitan Open and tied for eighth in 2007 … Finished 25^th in 2009 Argentine Open … Two-time Squire Cup Member (2008 & 2009) … Runner-up, 2010 PGA Winter Stroke Play Championship … Co-hosted a Golf Academy Live episode before the 2006 U.S. Open at Winged Foot with The Golf Fix’s Michael Breed … Has recorded one hole-in-one.

Personal: Single

Hobbies/Special Interests: Fishing, snowboarding, traveling, movies, all sports

Affiliation: Oswego Lake Country Club, Lake Oswego, Ore.

Birthplace: Christchurch, New Zealand

Birth Date: March 23, 1977

Age: 34

Turned Professional: 1997

PGA Cup: Debut

Player Notes: PGA assistant professional at Oswego Lake Country Club in Lake Oswego, Ore. . .Finished tied for second in the 2011 PGA Professional National Championship, his debut in the Championship, and earned his first berth in a PGA Championship. . .Lost to David Hutsell of Baltimore, Md., in a three-way playoff with Faber Jamerson of Appomattox, Va., on June 29 at Hershey (Pa.) Country Club’s East Course, bowing out on the first extra hole. . .Winner, 2009 Pacific Northwest Assistants Championship, 2005 Oregon Assistants Championship. . .Runner-up, 2010 Pacific Northwest PGA Championship, 2009 Section Assistant Championship. . .2009 Section Assistant Professional Player of the Year. . .Carries dual citizenship in New Zealand and the United States. . .Arrived in the United States when he was 2 years old.

Personal: Wife, Ionella (“Yo-nella”); Children: Zachary, Jacob

Hobbies/Special Interests: Snow skiing, fishing

Affiliation: The Elkridge Club, Baltimore, Md.

Birth Date: Aug. 21, 1970

Birthplace: Ft. Meade, Md.

Age: 41

Turned Professional: 1993

PGA Cup: Debut

Player Notes: PGA director of instruction at The Elkridge Club in Baltimore, Md. ...Captured the 2011 PGA Professional National Championship, June 29, at Hershey (Pa.) Country Club. . Defeated Faber Jamerson of Appomattox, Va., and Scott Erdmann of Tigard, Ore., on the second extra hole of the Championship playoff on the East Course. . .Became the third Middle Atlantic PGA Professional to earn the national crown. . . Earned second consecutive berth in the PGA Championship, missing the cut in both appearances. . .Two weeks after 2011 National Championship, turned in a course record final-round 65 at Maryland Golf and Country Club in Bel Air, Md., to win the Maryland State Open. . .Tied for 25^th, 2001 PGA Professional National Championship and tied for 33^rd in 2000 ... Tied for 70^th, 2002 PGA Tour Booz Allen Championship …Was the 2010 Middle Atlantic PGA Player of the Year. . . Tied for 72^nd, 2002 Nationwide Tour Virginia Beach Open … Medalist at 2000 U.S. Open Local Qualifying Tournament. . .Pitched the state title game for Havre de Grace High School in 1988, and went to pitch for Towson University before suffering a shoulder injury that turned him to golf.

Personal: Wife, Patricia; Children: Madeleine.

Hobbies/Special Interests: Playing guitar, movies, baseball

Affiliation: Falling River Country Club, Appomattox, Va.

Birth Date: March 1, 1977

Birthplace: Lynchburg, Va.

Age: 34

Turned Professional: 2002

PGA Cup: Debut

Player Notes: PGA general manager at Falling River Country Club in Appomattox, Va.. ...Made his debut in the PGA Professional National Championship on June 29, in Hershey, Pa., and lost a three-way playoff to David Hutsell of Baltimore, Md., on the second extra hole. The playoff also involved Scott Erdmann of Tigard, Ore., who bowed out on the first extra hole. . .Earned a berth in his first PGA Championship. . .Finished T-5 in the 2011 Suntrust Virginia State Open. . .Will have good friend and 2009 PGA Professional Player of the Year Rick Schuller of Chester, Va., caddying for him at Atlanta Athletic Club. Schuller tied for 44^th in the 2001 PGA Championship. . .Winner, 1999, 2006, ’09 Virginia State Open, 1999 Middle Atlantic Amateur Championship. . .Runner-up, 2006 Callaway Golf PGA Assistant Championship.

Personal: Wife, Phillips Newton; Children: Berkley, Jake

Hobbies/Special Interests: Hunting, fishing

Affiliation: PING Golf, Phoenix, Ariz.

Birth Date: Aug. 24, 1980

Birthplace: Gallup, N.M.

Age: 31

Turned Professional: 2002

Player Notes: Since 2004, has served as Senior Design Engineer for PING Golf in Phoenix, Ariz.. . .Made his debut in PGA Professional National Championship, finishing tied for fifth at Hershey (Pa.) Country Club. . Competed in his first PGA Championship. . . Winner, 2010 Southwest PGA Professional Championship. . .2008 Southwest PGA Assistant Championship. . Medalist, 2010 Justin Timberlake Shriner’s Hospital for Charity PGA Tour qualifier. . .Runner-up, 2010 Southwest PGA Section Championship. . .Fourth, 2005 Arizona Open. . .Third, 2007 Southwest PGA Assistant Championship. . .Credited with the design of the PING Anser iron and co-designer of the G20 irons, a set of which he used at Atlanta Athletic Club in the PGA Championship.

Personal: Wife, Kellyn

Hobbies/Special Interests: Designing golf clubs, Pilates, real estate

Affiliation: Miramont Country Club, Bryan, Texas

Birth Date: April 29, 1965

Birthplace: New York, N.Y.

Age: 46

Turned Professional: 1989

Player Notes: PGA director of golf at Miramont Country Club in Bryan, Texas . Tied for fifth in the 2011 PGA Professional National Championship to earn his second berth in a PGA Championship. . .Tied for 16^th in the 2007 National Championship . Member of the PGA Tour for six years, competing in 96 events between 1991 and 2005, with a best finish of T-18 in the 1991 Independent Insurance Agent Open. . . Tied for 16^th in the 2007 PGA Professional National Championship. . .Winner, 1995 and 1996 Texas State Open. . .Tied for 58^th in the 2002 U.S. Open (Bethpage). . .Winner, 2006 PGA Assistant Professional Championship, one of four in Southern Texas PGA history to capture that national title. . Winner, 2006 Southern Texas PGA Championship.

Personal: Wife, Kim; Children: Lily, Nicklaus, Margot, Will

Hobbies/Special Interests: Bass fishing, music, travel

Affiliation: Butler (Pa.) Country Club

Birth Date: Jan. 5, 1980

Birthplace: Butler, Pa.

Age: 31

Turned Professional: -2002

Player Notes: PGA head professional at Butler (Pa.) Country Club. . Tied for fifth in the 2011 PGA Professional National Championship to earn a second consecutive PGA Championship berth. . .2010 Tri-State Section Player of the Year….Winner, 2010 Tri-State PGA Section Tour Championship, 2010 Tri-State Section Match Play Championship, 2010 Tri-State Section Falling Rock Classic….Competed in the 2010 PGA Championship at Whistling Straits….Finished T-15 in 2010 National Championship at French Lick (Ind.) Resort. . .Winner, 2009 Tri-State PGA Falling Rock Classic, 2009 Tri-State Wildwood Classic, 2008 Tri-State Christopher Seretti Memorial,.2007 Tri-State Section Sewickley Heights Invitational, .2007 Tri-State PGA Assistant Championship, 2005 Tri-State Section Sewickley Heights Invitational, 2005 Tri-State Callaway/Odyssey Classic, 2003 Tri-State PGA Assistants Championship….Was a 2002 Academic All American at Liberty University.

Personal: Wife, Kimberly; Children: Leah, Levi

Hobbies/Special Interests: Skiing, table tennis, bowling

Affiliation: Merion Golf Club, Ardmore, Pa.

Birth Date: Aug. 22, 1974

Birthplace: Hanover, Pa.

Age: 37

Turned Professional: 1998

Player Notes: PGA teaching professional at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pa. … Shared runner-up honors in 2009 PGA Professional National Championship and finished third in 2010. . .Member of winning 2009 U.S. PGA Cup Team, scoring the decisive point at The Carrick on Loch Lomond in Scotland and finished 2-2-0… Competed in 2009 and ’10 PGA Championship … Winner, 2008 Tournament Players’ Division Championship and 2006 AB Thorn Tournament … Finished runner-up, 2004, ’07 Philadelphia Open … Owns three top-10 finishes in the Pennsylvania State Open … Runner-up, 2006 Philadelphia PGA assistant professional Championship.

Personal: Wife: Nicole; Children: Ty Edward

Hobbies/Special Interests: Spending time with the family, movies, music

Affiliation: River Pointe Golf Club, Albany, Ga.

Birth Date: Aug. 18, 1960

Birthplace: Portsmouth, Va.

Age: 51

Turned Professional: 1982

PGA Cup: 2009 (4-0-0)

Player Notes: PGA head professional at River Pointe Golf Club in Albany, Ga. … Tied for sixth in the 2010 Senior PGA Professional National Championship . . .Runner up, 2008 and 2010 PGA Professional National Championship. . .Finished T-52 in the 2011 National Championship. . .Only player in PGA of America history to capture both the PGA Professional Player of the Year (2008) and Senior PGA Professional Player of the Year (2010) Awards. . .Finished as the Low PGA Club Professional in the 2011 Senior PGA Championship presented by KitchenAid. . .Winner, 1993 Nike/Nationwide Shreveport Open, 1994 Nike/Nationwide Richmond Open, 2010 PGA Match Play Championship, three PGA Tournament Series events (2006, ’09, ’10); the 2006 Georgia PGA Match Play Championship and the 2000 Griffin Classic Championship … Competed in 287 Nationwide Tour events from 1990 through 2008, earning $591,480. ..Undefeated (4-0-0) member of the victorious 2009 U.S. PGA Cup Team that defeated Great Britain & Ireland in Loch Lomond, Scotland. . .Qualified four times through PGA Tour Q-School (1990, ’92, ’97, ’98) … 2006 Georgia PGA Section Player of the Year

Personal: Wife, Genia; Children: Marlee

Hobbies/Special Interests: The beach, traveling, anything to do with the family

Affiliation: University of Illinois

Birth Date: March 4, 1966

Birthplace: Aurora, Ill.

Age: 45

Turned Professional: 1990

Player Notes: Since 2000, Small has served as head men’s golf coach at the University of Illinois in Champaign, guiding the Fighting Illini to three consecutive Big Ten Conference titles, and a fifth place NCAA finish this past season, the best performance for the school since 1941. . .Winner of the 2005, 2009, and 2010 PGA Professional National Championships. Has competed in 7 PGA Championships and 10 overall major championships. Finished as the Low PGA Club Professional in the 93^rd PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club. . .Competed on the 2009 U.S. PGA Cup Team after previously competing on the 2005 and ’07 Teams. Winner, 2006, ’07, ’10 PGA Professional Player of the Year. . .Is the only player in Illinois PGA history to win the Illinois Open Championship and Illinois PGA Championship in the same year (2003, 2005-07). Winner of a record nine Illinois PGA Championships, including eight straight - 2001, ’03, ’04, ’05, ’06, ’07, ’08, ’09, and ’10. Winner of the 2003, ’05, ’06, and ’07 Illinois Open. Has led the University of Illinois to the NCAA Championships six times in the past nine seasons. Earned his first of four Big Ten Coach of the Year awards in 2002, and is a two-time 2003, ’09 Midwest Region Coach of the Year. . .Competed in the 1994, ’98 and 2007 U.S. Open. . .College teammate and close friend of Steve Stricker, as they teamed to win the 1988 Big Ten Conference Championship.

Personal: Wife, Ann: Children: Will, Wyatt

Hobbies/Special Interests: Fishing, NCAA sports