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GENERAL INFORMATION * Lehigh Valley Golf Hall of Fame -- purpose: The purpose of the Lehigh Valley Golf Hall of Fame is to honor those individuals who have made a significant and enduring contribution to the game of golf in the greater Lehigh Valley region; and/or have compiled an accomplished amateur or professional competitive playing record.
national, statewide, regional, and/or in local individual stroke play or match play championship tournaments in the greater Lehigh Valley region. Inductees must meet one of the following criteria: 1. be a Lehigh Valley native 2. be a long-term resident of the greater Lehigh Valley region for approximately 10 years during their regional golf-related career, or 3. participate annually in multiple major Lehigh Valley regional individual amateur golf tournaments on a long-term basis.
Defined as Lehigh County, Northampton County, lower Carbon and Monroe counties, and western Warren County, New Jersey. * Induction philosophy: The Lehigh Valley Golf Hall of Fame committee inducted a six-person induction class per year for the initial eight (8) years. Here-after, three-person classes will be inducted per year; which will take the Lehigh Valley Golf Hall of Fame to 100 members after 25 years. The Old-Timers committee will present a person for induction in odd-numbered years beginning in 2015 for individuals who made enduring contributions prior to 1970. * Induction Selection Process:
the public will determine an upcoming year’s induction ballot. Approximately 6-to-12 choices -- per a specific category being considered in a particular year -- will be placed on the ballot.
golf accomplishments, coaching record and/or accomplishments, teaching, leadership. * Minimum induction age: 40 years of age; during the calendar year of induction. Prior to 2012, the minimum age was 45 years of age. * Nominations from the general public: The committee will accept nominations for future induction to the Lehigh Valley Golf Hall of Fame. A nomination given to the committee will not be considered unless it includes supporting documentation and a list of accomplishments and/or contributions. Please send nominations to Lehigh Valley Golf Hall of Fame, 2743 Saxon Street, Allentown, PA 18103. © Golf Association of the Lehigh Valley Foundation, 2015
2. giving the supporting documentation to the Golf Association of the Lehigh Valley 3. getting pictures of the inductee 4. gathering family and supporters of the inductee to attend the induction dinner 5. presenting the inductee at the induction dinner.
1. be a Lehigh Valley native; or 2. have been a long-term resident of the greater Lehigh Valley region for approximately 10 years during their regional golf-related career; or 3. have participated in multiple major Lehigh Valley regional individual amateur golf tournaments on a long-term basis. LEHIGH VALLEY GOLF HALL OF FAME LEHIGH VALLEY GOLF HALL OF FAME COMMITTEE Karl Gilbert: * Express-Times Golf Columnist (28 years) * Executive Director and Co-Founder, Golf Association of the Lehigh Valley * Director: Lehigh Valley Junior Golf Tour * One of four Moravian College golfers named to MAC 100 Century Team (Since it’s founding in 1994, the Lehigh Valley Junior Golf Tour has produced numerous men’s and women’s state high school and state amateur champions, top amateur tournament winners, male and female college golf scholarship recipients and collegiate golfers; high school golf coaches, and golf industry professionals; and the first high school golfers to win the Lehigh Valley Player of the Year award and the Lehigh Valley Amateur title).
* Green Pond Country Club head pro * Conducts the annual Lehigh Valley Amateur * Won the 1976 Allentown and Bethlehem amateur titles. . Jim Muschlitz: * Class A PGA Professional * Southmoore Golf Course head pro * Four-time Lehigh Valley Amateur champion * Qualified for 1981 U.S. Amateur, 1985 U.S. Public Links Mike Zambelli: * Service Electric TV 2 Sports Director * 1978 Lehigh Valley Amateur champion * 1980 Pennsylvania State Public Links champion
* Co-Founder, Golf Association of the Lehigh Valley * 1990 Lehigh Valley Player of the Year * 2005 Lehigh Valley Senior Player of the Year Brian McCall: * President, Britech Inc. * 2000 USGA Senior Open Executive Committee * 2009 USGA Women’s Open Executive Committee * 1995 Colonial League Golf Coach of the Year (Saucon Valley H.S.) * Member of 1972 and 1973 undefeated Saucon Valley H.S. Lehigh Valley League golf champions. 27-0-2 match play record for three seasons.
* Has won five flight titles at Lehigh Valley Amateur * Chairman: Lehigh Valley Golf Hall of Fame Old-Timers Committee Mark Wogenrich: * Morning Call Sports Writer & Golf Columnist Deceased Committee Member: John Kunda (1933-2005) * Morning Call Sports Columnist - 42 years LEHIGH VALLEY GOLF HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES YEAR 1: CLASS OF 2004 GOLF TEACHER / CLUB PROFESSIONAL: Morry Holland (Honorary first inductee) TOURING PROFESSIONAL: Jim Booros AMATEUR: Robin McCool AMATEUR: Barry Klinikowski PRE-1970 AMATEUR / CLUB PROFESSIONAL: Joe Hoch GOLF COACH / AMATEUR: Kelly Gutshall YEAR 2: CLASS OF 2005 CLUB PROFESSIONAL / TOURING PROFESSIONAL: Robert P. “Junie” Schoener Jr. (represented by Rodger Zellner, Green Pond Country Club general manager) GOLF MEDIA: John Kunda (represented by his twin brother, Bob Kunda) AMATEUR: Jim Muschlitz AMATEUR: Dominic Carr PRE-1970 AMATEUR: T. Francis “Tarz” Ford HIGH SCHOOL GOLF COACH: Neil “Skip” Hamsher YEAR 3: CLASS OF 2006 CLUB PROFESSIONAL: John Kulhamer TOURING PROFESSIONAL: Debbie Massey TOURING PROFESSIONAL: Gloria Ehret AMATEUR: Rich Hallman AMATEUR: Manny Palos (represented by John Suter, grandson of Manny Palos) PRE-1970 AMATEUR: Clyde Oskin
CLUB PROFESSIONAL / TOURING PROFESSIONAL: Roger Stern CONTRIBUTOR: Karl Gilbert AMATEUR: Miguel Biamon AMATEUR: Barry Brackenbury PRE-1970 AMATEUR: Ted Beckowski YEAR 5: CLASS OF 2008 PRE-1970 CLUB PROFESSIONAL: Ralph Hutchison AMATEUR: Mike Zambelli AMATEUR: John Cannon PRE-1970 AMATEUR: Jack Thomas PRE-1970 AMATEUR: Dick Adam CLUB PROFESSIONAL: Gary Hardin LEHIGH VALLEY GOLF HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES YEAR 6: CLASS OF 2009 CLUB PROFESSIONAL: Wayne Phillips AMATEUR: Bruce Young AMATEUR: Ray Silnik PRE-1970 AMATEUR: Harold Bilheimer SENIOR AMATEUR: Darrell Lawson GOLF COACH: John Makuvek YEAR 7: CLASS OF 2010 PRE-1970 AMATEUR: Norm Schadt AMATEUR: John McCurry AMATEUR Sal Picone AMATEUR: Gary Daniels WOMAN’S AMATEUR: Noreen Mohler CONTRIBUTOR/ SENIOR AMATEUR: Rich Kovacs YEAR 8: CLASS OF 2011 CLUB PROFESSIONAL / TOURING PROFESSIONAL: Jack Eckenrode AMATEUR: Ed Williams AMATEUR Dave Blichar AMATEUR: Craig Scott SENIOR AMATEUR: Tom Stitt CONTRIBUTOR / SENIOR AMATEUR / GOLF COACH: Fran Tusak YEAR 9: CLASS OF 2012 TOURING PROFESSIONAL: Tom Carter CLUB PROFESSIONAL: Gene Mattare AMATEUR / CONTRIBUTOR: Jeff Wambold
AMATEUR / CLUB PROFESSIONAL: Dave Olexson CLUB PROFESSIONAL: Mickey Sokalski
GOLF MEDIA: Rich Lerner CLUB PROFESSIONAL / TEACHING PROFESSIONAL: Rick Kline
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GOLF MEDIA: Rich Lerner CLUB PROFESSIONAL / TEACHING PROFESSIONAL: Rick Kline
Easton resident Two-time Lehigh Valley Amateur champion: 1934, 1938 Was the champion of the first Lehigh Valley Amateur. Lehigh Valley Amateur runner-up: 1937, 1939, 1941 Won club championships at Harkers Hollow Golf Club. Played in professional exhibition tournaments with Gene Sarazen at Harkers Hollow Golf Club in 1935, and with Ben Hogan at Northampton Country Club in 1941. YEAR 11: CLASS OF 2014 Rich Lerner, 53 (age at time of induction) South Whitehall Township, native Maitland, Florida resident
* PGA Tour, LPGA Tour, Champions Tour events: anchor, play-by-play * Has covered all of golf’s four major professional championships, Ryder Cup
Telly Award – contributions to a story on 1964 U.S. Open champion Ken Venturi Golf career: Berkleigh Country Club – club champion: 1981, 1987 1987 LNGCA Amateur – champion Lehigh University golf team member: 1979, 1980 Dorneyville Golf Center, located in South Whitehall Township – worked at the former golf facility as a youth, co-founded by his father. YEAR 11: CLASS OF 2014 Rick Kline, 52 (age at time of induction) Whitehall Township native, Fleetwood resident Kutztown University, 1985 Owner / Head Golf Professional: Sittler Golf Center: 1995 - present. * named one of the nation’s top 50 golf ranges, top 100 clubfitters Purchased Sittler Golf Center -- 1992
Assistant Golf Professional, Golf Shop Manager: Seaview Golf Resort, Atlantic City, NJ: 1985-1992 Worked at Seaview Country Club, Atlantic City, NJ: 1982-1984
Ping Regional Club Fitter of the Year – 2012 Top 50 Mizuno Club Fitter: 2005-2012 US Kids Teacher of the Year: 2009 Golf Digest Best Teacher in the State award - 2003, 2004 Ping Regional Club Fitter of the Year – 2002 Seaview Golf Resort, Atlantic City, NJ: Top 100 Golf Shops in America: 1989-1995 Elected PGA membership: 1989 PGA National Merchandiser of the Year, Public Facilities: 2013 Merchandiser of the Year, Philadelphia Section PGA, Public Category: 2005, 2011 Merchandiser of the Year, Philadelphia Section PGA, Resorts Category: 1992, 1994
Kutztown University Golf Team: 1981-1985 LEHIGH VALLEY GOLF HALL OF FAME YEAR 10: CLASS OF 2013 CLUB PROFESSIONAL: Bob Hutnik AMATEUR / CLUB PROFESSIONAL: Dave Olexson CLUB PROFESSIONAL: Mickey Sokalski
Easton, Pennsylvania native Palmer Township resident
East Stroudsburg University: 1958 Long-time head golf professional and teaching pro in the Lehigh Valley Head Golf Professional: Woodland Hills Country Club: 1977-1988 Head Golf Professional: Northampton Country Club: 1967-1976 Assistant Golf Professional: Northampton Country Club: 1965-1966 Assistant Golf Professional: Lehigh Country Club: 1964 Turned professional in 1964 Founded the Lehigh Valley Better Ball of Partners tournament in 1977 Conducted “Monday Night Golf” better ball of partners competition in the 1980’s Club Professional Victories (Philadelphia Section PGA): 1991: Senior Pro-Junior Pro (Miguel Biamon) 1989: Philadelphia Section PGA Senior Championship 1969: Pro-Assistant Pro (Roger Stern) * Won several tournament titles in the Philadelphia Section PGA
1989: Bucks County Section event 1970: Philadelphia Open
1961: Fox Hill Invitational (Harold Bilheimer) YEAR 10: CLASS OF 2013 Dave Olexson, 45 (age at time of induction) Bloomsbury, New Jersey native Williams Township, Pennsylvania resident
Assistant Golf Professional: Huntingdon Valley Country Club, Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania: 2004-2005 Teaching Golf Professional: 2 T’s Driving Range, Forks Township, Pennsylvania: 2003 Inside Department Manager: Fiddlers Elbow Country Club, Bedminster, New Jersey: 1996-2002 Assistant Golf Professional: Oak Hill Golf Club, Milford, New Jersey: 1993-1995 Assistant Golf Professional: Fox Hollow Golf Club, Branchburg, New Jersey: 1991-1992 Assistant Golf Professional: Bedens Brook Golf Club, Skillman, New Jersey: 1990
2009: The McQuiston Pro Senior-Junior Pro Championship (with Wayne Phillips) 2009: Pro-Assistant Championship (with Wayne Phillips) 2008: Pro-Pro Championship Club Professional Second Place finishes (Philadelphia Section PGA): 2007: Coley Pro-Am 2006: Doylestown Open 2005: William Hyndman Open, Woodcrest Open, Shawnee Open Pocono Pro-Am Golf Series: 2008: PPGS Match Play -- champion 2006-2009: Won several Pocono Pro-Am Golf Series low professional victories
1993: Trenton District Pro-Scratch champion 1993: Coors Pro-Scratch champion (with Rob Bradley) 1992: Played on the Tommy Armour Mini-Tour (Florida) Philadelphia Section PGA -- Professional Awards and Honors: 2007, 2008: Nominated for Philadelphia Section PGA Teacher of the Year 2007: Philadelphia All-Star Challenge Team 2006: Philadelphia Assistant Pro North-South Team 2006: Dick Smith Cup Team 2005: Philadelphia All-Star Challenge Team 2005: Philadelphia Section PGA Most Improved Player of the Year award
2002: Lehigh Valley Tournament of Champions 2002: Eastern Pennsylvania Amateur 2002: Northeast Pennsylvania Match Play Championship 2000: Eastern Pennsylvania Amateur 2000: Lehigh Valley Mid-Amateur 2000: Bethlehem Golf Club Stroke Play Championship
Donald Ross Invitational: 2014 Dave Olexson, 45 (age at time of induction) Awards: 2002 Lehigh Valley Player of the Year 2010: inducted into the North Hunterdon Regional High School Athletic Hall of Fame – Class of 2010
2000: Lehigh Valley Tournament of Champions – second place United States Golf Association national championship qualifying: 2002 U.S. Mid-Amateur -- Lost in an eight-person playoff for two final qualifying spots. College: 1987: attended Methodist University, North Carolina High School Accomplishments – 1982-1986 -- North Hunterdon Regional High School: 1986: New Jersey Sectional champion 1986: Hunterdon County champion 1985: Hunterdon County champion 1985: New Jersey Mid-State Conference champion
North Hunterdon Regional High School: number one player for three years. YEAR 10: CLASS OF 2013 Mickey Sokalski, 51 (age at time of induction) Coopersburg, Pennsylvania native Maple Glen, Pennsylvania resident
Methodist University: 1984 Head Golf Professional: Philmont Country Club, Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania: 1989 - present Assistant Golf Professional: Philmont Country Club, Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania: 1988 Assistant Golf Professional: Allentown Municipal Golf Course, Allentown, Pennsylvania: 1984-1987
U.S. Public Links: 1981 -- qualified for match play, lost in the opening round of 64 Club Professional Victories (Philadelphia Section PGA): 2010: Volunteers of America Pro-Am 2007: Senior Pro-Junior Pro (Jim Booros) Two-time winner of the AB Thorn, Spring Meeting Pro-Pro, Fall Pro-Pro, Pro-President Won PPGS Stroke Play Championship
2004: Philadelphia Section PGA Most Improved Player of the Year award Amateur Golf Tournaments: Pennsylvania Public Links Championship: second place: 1981, 1983 College golf accomplishments: Methodist University, Fayetteville, North Carolina: four-year team member (1980-1984) 1982, 1983, 1984 NCAA Division III All-American Two-time Southern Athletic Conference champion Four-time all-conference first team Won five collegiate tournament titles Helped lead team to four top-6 finishes in the NCAA Division III National Championships: sixth, third, third, second. 2004: inducted into Methodist University Athletic Hall of Fame High School Golf Accomplishments: 1979 District 11 Championship: champion Colonial League champion: 1979 Two-time Colonial League First-Team All-Star (Southern Lehigh High School): 1978, 1979 8 career hole-in-one’s LEHIGH VALLEY GOLF HALL OF FAME YEAR 9: CLASS OF 2012 TOURING PROFESSIONAL: Tom Carter CLUB PROFESSIONAL: Gene Mattare AMATEUR / CONTRIBUTOR: Jeff Wambold
2010 Lehigh Valley Golf Hall of Fame inductee Tom Carter, 44 (age at time of induction) Abington, PA, and Upper Saucon Township native Jupiter, Florida resident
Temple University: 1991 Temple University Golf Team: four-year team member, number one player and team captain: 1990 and 1991, won over 10 collegiate tournaments, Atlantic 10 All-Conference: 1987, 1988, 1990.
Won $500,923 on the PGA Tour PGA Tour top-25 finishes: 4 PGA Tour starts: 45 Career Cuts Made: 22 2003 Funai Classic, Orlando, Florida: 11th place (played a round with Tiger Woods)
Won $779,946 on the Nationwide Tour Nationwide Tour top-10 finishes: 19 Nationwide Tour top-25 finishes: 36 Nationwide Tour starts: 195 Career Cuts Made: 85 Three (3) Nationwide Tour victories: 2003 Samsung Canadian PGA Championship 2003 Price Cutter Charity Championship 2003 Alberta Calgary Classic
Nationwide Tour: 2001 -- led driving distance stat on all pro tours Nationwide Tour: sixth player in tour history to earn a Battlefield Promotion to the PGA Tour (three victories in a season).
Qualified for the 2004 U.S. Open (tied for 55th place) Professional mini-tours: 1992-2000 * won over 30 mini-tour tournaments Turned professional in 1992 United States Golf Association national championship qualifications: U.S. Amateur: 1990, 1991 YEAR 9: CLASS OF 2012 Tom Carter, 44 (age at time of induction) Amateur Tournament Victories (Individual): * Golf Association of Philadelphia Tournament of Champions: 1991 * Old York Road Country Club Invitational: 1991 * Philadelphia Amateur: 1990 * Sandy Run Golf Club club championship: 1989, 1991 * District 11 Championship: 1985 * Colonial League Championship: 1985 * Allentown Mayor’s Trophy Tournament: 1985
Washington D.C. native Lower Saucon Township resident
Washington, D.C. BA Psychology, 1974
PGA Business School II, Jacksonville, FL 1978 National and Sectional Educational Seminars
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