Members who may have an interest in attending. The balance of the table will be filled by staff and members of
Bent Tree CC who will also be attending the induction ceremony.
Coaching and Teaching Summit: Tony Martinez, Chairman of the Coaching and Teaching Summit and Ryan
Kossick gave a brief overview of the upcoming summit. The Committee has meet and are finalizing the speaker
panel for the inaugural summit. The plan is to have Randy Smith and Hank Haney headline the seminar. It will be
conducted at TopGolf in Allen on December 3.
Course Caddy: Mark Harrison provided an update on Course Caddy. Past President, Tom Campbell is no longer a
part owner of the company that is based in Amarillo. They continue to do quite well in Amarillo. They have paid
$14,000 in sponsorship this year, however, have asked for a reduction in this Section support for the duration of
the agreement which we have granted in an effort to help them be a viable business entity. The Section budgeted
$20,000 in fundraising income in 2012 from the partnership and to date, they have made a donation to our
Foundation of $4,000. Harrison indicated that he did not anticipate that they would reach the budgeted amount
this year and he continues to have questions as to the long-term viability of the business model unless they can get
national support in the form of advertising.
Triple Creek Ranch Development: Mark Harrison informed the Board that he visited and meet with developers of
the development. He informed the Board that the development is a long way from breaking ground and financing
is yet to be secured. Regardless, due to the location of the development, Harrison indicated that he felt that
locating the NTPGA at this new facility would be very unlikely.
NTPGA Home Site: Mark Harrison informed the Board that during the Texas State Open, General Manager of
The Lakes at Castle Hills asked that he put together a summary of the benefits the facility may receive if our
office was located at the facility. Harrison provided the document that was prepared that included a summary of
our vision, our value and the concept. Mr. Bright, owner of the facility has reviewed the document with Chris and
I hope to meet with him later this year. Harrison indicated a facility like Castle Hills would be ideal as we would
be able to provide significant growth of the game programming as well as an opportunity to host Section major
championships. Other options will continued to be looked at and considered if the Lakes declines the potential
opportunity, however, Harrison reiterated that the partnership would need to be mutually beneficial for everyone
involved for the Section to consider such a relocation.
New Business Report
Mark Harrison provided the Board an overview on the following New Business:
Staff Update: Harrison outlined that the packet included the resumes of Brittany Beckett and Katie Hawkins. Both
interns this past summer. Brittany has been hired and has started and absorbed much of Katie Manor’s role. Her
title is Coordinator of Junior Golf Operations and Community Development. Katie Hawkins will start in February
in the position of Coordinator of Junior Golf Operations and Foundation Communications. Both ladies are
exceptional hires and additions to the team. In addition, we are very excited to retain Katie Manor in a part-time
role managing the Deloitte partnership. With the departure of Harold Geyer for a role with the PGA TOUR, Mike
and Stacey are sharing the Director of Tournament Operations responsibilities through the end of the year when
we’ll further evaluate the dual role. Harrison indicated that with the changes it is a great opportunity to reevaluate
the strengths of all our team members and make changes accordingly. Harrison indicated that he is very excited
about the team that is in place and looks for our programs and services to improve even more going forward.
Adjournment
As there was no further business before the Board, the meeting adjourned at 6:11 p.m.
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