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BREAKING: GreensKeeper.org Announces WORTH THE GREEN FEE Awards 2021

Worth the Green Fee Honors for 2021 from GreensKeeper.org

Worth the Green Fee Winners for 2021 from GreensKeeper.orgBest Playing Conditions Winners for 2021 wouldn’t be complete without the Worth the Green Fee honors as well.  So GreensKeeper.org presents its Worth the Green Fee Honors for 2021.

Worth the Green Fee” is award to the golf courses open to the public listed on GreensKeeper.org that stand out above the rest with our site users at providing a consistent, quality golf experience at an outstanding price.

Let’s face it, golf can be VERY expensive, especially post Covid-19.  Thankfully for us, it doesn’t have to be.  All you have to know is where to play to get your best value and that’s something GreensKeeper.org excels.  In addition to helping golfers decide where to play their next round of golf based on reviews, ratings, and maintenance alerts, we’ve recently revamped our GK Coupons, GK Plays and GK Guru Visits.  Stay tuned for more chances to play some spectacular golf with our GK Golf Club or our USGA sanctioned SCGA GK Golf Club.

How Award Winners Are Determined

Golf Course Reviews and ratings submitted by our 76,000+ GreensKeeper.org community are tabulated over 12 months.  Winners are determined for each area.

This year we divide awards into 11 Regions —  San Diego County, Orange County, Los Angeles County, Inland Empire, Santa Barbara County, Palm Springs Region, and Ventura County with Regional Winners for Southern Nevada, Southern California, Central California, and Northern California.

We provide the list below in no particular order.  This is done on purpose.  Any golf course that provides outstanding conditions in their region should not overshadow other golf courses simply because of their location.  For most avid golfers, the playing experience is what matters.  Knowing where to play in your area is important.

Greenskeeper.Org Awarded For the Good of the Game Award 2017 by the CGCOA
Greenskeeper.Org Awarded For the Good of the Game Award 2017 by the CGCOA

Editor’s Note:  Johnny GK and Greenskeeper.Org has been recognized by the California Golf Course Owners Association as Good for the Game of Golf in 2017.  It proves that both golfers and golf course operators understand the benefit of working with Greenskeeper.Org.  We are the RESOURCE where avid golfers come to make their decision where to play their next round.  “Know Before You Go”® with Greenskeeper.Org.  You’ll be glad you did.

And Now our Winners for Best Playing Conditions for 2019 (in no particular order). . .

Click on images below to visit their Golf Course Home Page on Greenskeeper.Org.

Arrowood Golf Course Winner Worth the Green Fee San Diego County 2021 Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club Winner Worth the Green Fee for Orange County 2021
DeBell Golf Club Winner Los Angeles County Worth the Green Fee 2021 Soule Park Golf Course WINNER Ventura County Worth the Green Fee 2021
Goose Creek Golf Club Winner Inland Empire Worth the Green Fee 2021 La Purisima Golf Course Winner Santa Barbara County Worth the Green Fee 2021
Marriott's Shadow Ridge Golf Resort WINNER Palm Springs Region Worth the Green Fee 2021 The Club at Sunrise Winner Worth the Green Fee Southern Nevada 2021
Ridge Creek Dinuba Golf Club Winner Worth the Green Fee Central California 2021 Rancho Solano Golf Course Winner Worth the Green Fee for Northern California 2021
Soule Park Golf Course WINNER Ventura County Worth the Green Fee Southern California 2021
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JUST IN: GreensKeeper.org Announces BEST PLAYING CONDITIONS AWARDS 2021

Winners Best Playing Conditions for 2021 from GreensKeeper.org

Best Playing Conditions 2022 GreensKeeper.orgPost Covid-19, It’s finally back! Greenskeeper.org presents it’s Best Golf Playing Conditions Awards for 2021.

Not to be confused with “Worth the Green Fee,” “Best Playing Conditions” is awarded to golf courses open to the public listed on Greenskeeper.org that stand out above the rest with our site users at providing consistently the best greens, fairways, rough, tee boxes and bunkers around.

The job of the superintendent is the life blood of the golf course industry and most important contributing factor to enjoying a golf experience.  It takes enormous dedication, resources and expertise by a superintendent and their staff to provide excellent turf conditions.  A golf course is a living, breathing organism whose health is constantly in flux. Greenskeeper.org’s trademark and creed, “Know Before You Go”®, centers on communicating these current playing conditions. The rating system used on Greenskeeper.org is in part created by superintendents.

How Awards Winners Are Determined

Golf Course reviews and ratings submitted by our 76,000+ Greenskeeper.org community are tabulated over 12 months. Winners are determined for each area.

We divide awards into 10 Regions or Sections —  San Diego County, Orange County, Los Angeles County, Inland Empire, Santa Barbara County, Palm Springs Region, and Ventura County with Regional Winners for Southern Nevada, Southern California, Central California, and Northern California.

We provide the list below in no particular order.  This is done on purpose.  Any golf course that provides outstanding conditions in their region should not overshadow other golf courses simply because of their location.  For most avid golfers, the playing experience is what matters.  Knowing where to play in your area is important.

Greenskeeper.Org Awarded For the Good of the Game Award 2017 by the CGCOA
Greenskeeper.Org Awarded For the Good of the Game Award 2017 by the CGCOA

Editor’s Note:  Johnny GK and Greenskeeper.Org has been recognized by the California Golf Course Owners Association as Good for the Game of Golf in 2017.  It proves that both golfers and golf course operators understand the benefit of working with Greenskeeper.Org.  We are the RESOURCE where avid golfers come to make their decision where to play their next round.  “Know Before You Go”® with Greenskeeper.Org.  You’ll be glad you did.

 

And Now our Winners for Best Playing Conditions for 2019 (in no particular order). . .

Click on images below to visit their Golf Course Home Page on Greenskeeper.Org.

Maderas Golf Club Best Playing Conditions in San Diego County 2021 Ojai Valley Inn Golf Course Winner Best Plaing Conditions Ventura County 2021
Santa Barbara Golf Club Winner Santa Barbara County 2021 Pelican Hill Golf Club Winner Best Playing Conditions 2021
Soboba Springs Golf Course Winner Inland Empire Best Playing Conditions 2021 Trump National Golf Club Winner Best Playing Conditions Los Angeles County 2021
Quail Lodge & Golf Club Winner Best Playing Conditions Central California 2021 Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort Winner Best Playing Conditions Southern Nevada 2021
Half Moon Bay Golf Links Winner Best Playing Conditions Northern California 2021 Desert Willow Golf Resort Winner Best Playing Conditions Southern California 2021
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Congratulations Bob Roth of Moorpark California Completing 10,000 Rounds of Golf

Bob Roth:  10,000 Rounds of Golf

Congratulations to Mr. Bob Roth of Moorpark California, father of PGA Professional Champion Jim Roth, who completed 10,000 rounds of golf.

The PGA Newsletter recently wrote an article congratulating Mr. Roth on this rather unique and monumental benchmark in golf.   (Click HERE to view the full article.) Funny enough we celebrated a similar feat completed by our very own prolific golfer, golf course reviewer and all-around great guy GK Member Weber some 3+ years ago.

I thought it auspicious to bring back that forum post to recognize not only Mr. Roth and his accomplishment but also Mr. Weber’s.  (Click HERE for our Forum post.)  It’s no easy feat.  The amount of time involved comes to literally one golf course a day for almost 27 1/3 years (248 months) without a holiday.  That’s almost 4 years of golf at 3.5 hours per golf round.

That’s a lot of golf and one heck of a claim to fame.

So here’s to Mr. Roth and Mr. Weber on the completion of such a monumental task.  May all us golfers out there be so lucky and so healthy as to hit that landmark number.

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Greenskeeper.Org Awards KemperSports Best Playing Conditions & Worth the Green Fee Kudos 2017

Congratulations to KemperSports

Recently Greenskeeper.Org posted Regional Awards to Golf Course Operators with Best Playing Conditions and Worth the Green Fee for 2017.  Kemper Sports, one of these operators, took top spot in several of these regions.  We would like to recognize Kemper Sports for providing not only great playing conditions but also worth the green fee mentions,  After all golf is not cheap.  It’s these value oriented specials we look for and the experiences these courses provide that keep us coming back.

About Greenskeeper.Org

Golf Course Reviews, Specials, Maintenance and Aeration Alerts.

Greenskeeper.org is that and so much more.

For the last 12 years Greenskeeper.org has been the inside source for Golf Course Conditions and maintenance alerts for the “avid” and “core” Golfer.

The “avid” Golfer as defined by the National Golf Course Operators Association (NGCOA) play a minimum of 25 regulation rounds or more in a year.  The “core” golfer play 8-24 regulation rounds per year.  At Greenskeeper.Org over 50% of these avid golfers represent our more than 70.000 members.  It’s a significant and highly valuable demographic golf course operators in the know cater.  Our social media footprint focuses on these avid golfers.  In short we help them decide where to play their next round of golf.

About KemperSports

KemperSports was founded in 1978 by James Kemper, Jr. and Steven H. Lesnik. One of the company’s first projects was the development of Kemper Lakes Golf Course on the campus of Kemper Insurance in Long Grove, IL. Kemper Lakes received national acclaim as the host of the 1989 PGA Championship, the first public access course to do so in history.

From that successful beginning, our company steadily grew to become the most trusted name in golf by developing an award-winning portfolio that includes nationally-ranked courses and tournament venues. Today, we continue to develop and manage a broad range of private clubsgolf resortspublic golf courses and municipal golf courses, and we have expanded our management expertise to include conference centerslodging operations and recreational facilities.

Kemper Properties

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Arizona

Bear Creek Golf Complex (Bear & Cub)

California

Buenaventura Golf Course

Black Gold Golf Club

Desert Willow Golf Resort (Firecliff & Mountain)

Dublin Ranch Golf Course

Dryden Park Golf Course

Creekside Golf Course

Oakmont Golf Club

Olivas Links

Paradise Valley Golf Club

Rancho Solano Golf Club

Ridge Creek Dinuba

Quail Lodge & Golf Club

San Jose Country Club

Swenson Park Golf Course

The Crossings at Carlsbad

The Links at Bodega Harbour

Van Buskirk Golf Course

Wild Wings Golf Club

Florida

Bay Point Resort Golf & Tennis Club (Meadows & Nicklaus)

St. James Bay Golf Resort

Streamsong Resort (Black, Blue & Red)

Nevada

The Club at Sunrise

Oregon

Bandon Dunes (all courses)

Heron Lakes Golf Club (Great Blue & Greenback)

Texas

The Wilderness at Lake Jackson

La Torretta Resort & Spa

Forest Creek Golf Club

Washington

Chambers Bay

The Home Course

Lake Spanaway Golf Course

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WTGF Black Gold 2017 - Orange County
Black Gold 2017 – Orange County

 

Rancho Solano 2017 - Northern California
Rancho Solano 2017 – Northern California

 

Best Playing Conditions 2017 Quail Lodge & Golf Club - Central California
Best Playing Conditions 2017 Quail Lodge & Golf Club – Central California

 

WTGF The Club at Sunrise 2017 - Southern Nevada
WTGF The Club at Sunrise 2017 – Southern Nevada

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BREAKING: Greenskeeper.Org Awards Top Golf Courses Best Playing Conditions 2017

Greenskeeper.org Awards Best Playing Conditions 2017

Greenskeeper.Org Awards Top Golf Courses Best Playing Conditions 2017

Greenskeeper.Org "Know Before You Go®"
Greenskeeper.Org “Know Before You Go®”

Greenskeeper.org proudly presents it’s Best Playing Conditions Awards for 2017.

Not to be confused with “Worth the Green Fee,” “Best Playing Conditions” is awarded to golf courses open to the public listed on Greenskeeper.org that stand out above the rest with our site users at providing consistently the best greens, fairways, rough, tee boxes and bunkers around.

The job of the superintendent is the life blood of the golf course industry and most important contributing factor to enjoying a golf experience.  It takes enormous dedication, resources and expertise by a superintendent and their staff to provide excellent turf conditions.  A golf course is a living, breathing organism whose health is constantly in flux. Greenskeeper.org’s trademark and creed, “Know Before You Go”®, centers on communicating these current playing conditions. The rating system used on Greenskeeper.org is in part created by superintendents.

How Awards Winners Are Determined

Golf Course reviews and ratings submitted by our 70,000+ Greenskeeper.org community are tabulated over 12 months. Winners are determined for each area.

We divide awards into 11 sections —  Inland Empire, Los Angeles County, Orange County, Palm Springs Area, San Diego County, Santa Barbara County, Ventura County, Southern California, Central California, Northern California and Southern Nevada.

Greenskeeper.Org Awarded For the Good of the Game Award 2017 by the CGCOA
Greenskeeper.Org Awarded For the Good of the Game Award 2017 by the CGCOA

We provide the list below in no particular order.  This is done on purpose.  Any golf course that provides outstanding conditions in their region should not overshadow other golf courses simply because of their location.  For most avid golfers, the playing experience is what matters.  Knowing where to play in your area is important.

Editor’s Note:  Johnny GK and Greenskeeper.Org has been recognized by the California Golf Course Owners Association as Good for the Game of Golf in 2017.  Shows you that both golfers and golf course operators understand the benefit of working with Greenskeeper.Org.  We are the RESOURCE where avid and casual golfers come to make their decision where to play their next round.  “Know Before You Go”® with Greenskeeper.Org.  You’ll be glad you did.

And Now our Winners for Best Playing Conditions for 2017 (in no particular order). . .

Click on images below to visit their Golf Course Home Page on Greenskeeper.Org.

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Best Playing Conditions 2017 Rams Hill Golf Club - Southern California
Best Playing Conditions 2017 Rams Hill Golf Club – Southern California

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Greenskeeper.Org Awards Best Playing Conditions for 2016
Check our our Previous Winners Best Playing Conditions for 2016

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Best Playing Conditions 2017 Half Moon Bay Golf Links - Northern California
Best Playing Conditions 2017 Half Moon Bay Golf Links – Northern California

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Best Playing Conditions 2017 Wolf Creek Golf Club - Southern Nevada
Best Playing Conditions 2017 Wolf Creek Golf Club – Southern Nevada

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Best Playing Conditions 2017 Indian Wells Golf Resort - Palm Springs Region
Best Playing Conditions 2017 Indian Wells Golf Resort – Palm Springs Region

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Best Playing Conditions 2017 Trump National Golf Club - Los Angeles County
Best Playing Conditions 2017 Trump National Golf Club – Los Angeles County

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Best Playing Conditions 2017 Journey at Pechanga - Inland Empire
Best Playing Conditions 2017 Journey at Pechanga – Inland Empire

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Best Playing Conditions 2017 River Ridge Golf Course - Ventura County
Best Playing Conditions 2017 River Ridge Golf Course – Ventura County

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Best Playing Conditions 2017 La Purisima Golf Course - Santa Barbara County
Best Playing Conditions 2017 La Purisima Golf Course – Santa Barbara County

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Best Playing Conditions 2017 Rams Hill Golf Course - San Diego County
Best Playing Conditions 2017 Rams Hill Golf Course – San Diego County

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Best Playing Conditions 2017 Pelican Hill Golf Club - Orange County
Best Playing Conditions 2017 Pelican Hill Golf Club – Orange County

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Best Playing Conditions 2017 Quail Lodge & Golf Club - Central California
Best Playing Conditions 2017 Quail Lodge & Golf Club – Central California

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Greenskeeper.Org Honored For the Good of the Game 2017 Award by CGCOA

For the Good of the Game Award 2017

Greenskeeper Honored by the California Golf Course Owners Association

On November 8, 2017, Greenskeeper.org and it’s founder John Hakim (aka JohnnyGK) were recognized for their efforts to help improve the Game of Golf by the California Golf Course Owners Association (CGCOA).

Award Consideration Criteria

For the Good of the Game Award is presented to an individual/s who has worked tirelessly as an advocate for a program, initiative or cause that will help shape the future of golf in a positive way.
Award criteria includes:

  • Individual has volunteered time for a worthy golf-related cause, and always in a highly professional manner.
  • Has developed literature or program material that helps communicate the mission, purpose and/or cause in an effective and concise manner.
  • Has reached out to others encouraging them to support the cause because it is good and/or imperative to the future of the game.
  • This award is considered an “open” award and can be presented to CGCOA members and/or non-members.

Greenskeeper.Org Awarded For the Good of the Game Award 2017 by the CGCOA
Greenskeeper.Org Awarded For the Good of the Game Award 2017 by the CGCOA

Greenskeeper.Org & JohnnyGK Recognized

Greenskeeper.org is continuously connecting avid golfers with golf courses to drive more rounds and increase enthusiasm for the game.   Greenskeeper.org is considered the “Gold Standard” resource helping golfers decide where to play golf by providing not only golf course maintenance alerts but also informational, relevant, genuine golf course reviews. It is an essential marketing tool for hundreds of golf courses over the years interested in reaching golfers inexpensively and effectively through its marketing partnerships.

A Champion For The Golf Course Industry

Greenskeeper.org has stood steadfast for over 15 years in the name of healthy business practices for the golf course industry. Its goal is to work closely with golf courses to create/strengthen direct relationships with avid golfers that translate into measurable results.  From its very popular website to its successful GK Coupons, GK Gurus, Social Media Support, E-Mail Marketing and GK Plays Outings, Greenskeeper.org is dedicated building positive relationship with golfers and golf courses. If you are not already a supporter of Greenskeeper.org, please do so by contacting John Hakim golf@greenskeeper.org (805) 807-5945 and join the cause of helping the game of golf.

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Twitter @realGolfChat #GolfChat Join Us October 7 2017 at 5PM PST

#GolfChat on Twitter Every Tuesday 5PM PST

#Twitter #GolfChat @realGolfChat October 31 2017 at 5PM PDT

Join Us! Be there Tonight at 5PM PST

#GolfChat on Twitter Every Tuesday 5PM PST
#GolfChat on Twitter Every Tuesday 5PM PST

Happy Halloween! Join us for #Golf #GolfChat on #Twitter October 31, 2017 this Tuesday evening at 5PM PDT.

It’s a Question & Answer format using Twitter.  Check it out.  Join a community of golf enthusiasts and strike up a dialogue.  Join other fanatic golfers, enthusiasts, bloggers, photographers, professionals, and even the occasional celebrity from the golf industry.  It’s fast paced and informational as well as fun.

We do it and love it.  We think you may too.

Use #GolfChat to join in the conversation using your Twitter account.  Hosted by Zeb Welborn of Welborn Media, Cassie Norris (@GolfBandWagoner on Twitter), Blogger for GolfBandWagoner.Com and Headmistress for #GolfChat and Jeremy White (@Connectgolf on Twitter), COO Fairways Fund and GolfChat Author.

I will be there Today, Tuesday at 5PM.  Will you?  Like us.  Follow us.  Join us.

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This Week’s #Golfchat Questions

#Q1 from @realGolfchat – What’s was the best thing you saw in golf last week?

#Q2 from @iamdiesel18 – With public courses closing down, is this golf’s form of evolution where only the strong survive?

#Q3 from @MikeLednovich – What are your favorite golf movies?

#Q4 from @SharkGregNorman – What do you think of my “revolution” in golf, the Shark Experience golf carts?

#Q5 from @SharkGregNorman – If you walk, would the Shark Experience encourage you to drive a golf cart instead? Why?

#Q6 from @SharkGregNorman – Would you prefer to get yardages, scores & live content on my golf carts or via your phone? Why?

Who is #GolfChat?

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Zeb Welborn of Welborn Media #GolfChatZeb Welborn(909) 973 – 9089
Chairman of the Board for the Chino Valley Chamber of Commerce
Organizer of the Southern California Charity Golf Classic
Co-Author of The Social Golf Course
Host of the Defining Success Podcast

19th Hole Media – Social Media Marketing for Golf Courses, #GolfChat and the Southern California Charity Golf Classic

Welborn Media – Share Your Passion. Grow Your Business.

2013 Chino Hills Business of the Year

Find us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube and Google+

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Cassie Norris @golfbandwagonerCassie Norris – @golfbandwagoner 
Golf blogger
Headmistress of

Social media strategist

Rescue dog mom

Instagram:

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Jeremy White @ConnectGolf

Jeremy White – @connectgolf

COO

Editor

Authors – .

Sydney, Australia

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Twitter @realGolfChat #GolfChat Join Us October 31 2017 at 5PM PDT

#GolfChat on Twitter Every Tuesday 5PM PST

#Twitter #GolfChat @realGolfChat October 31 2017 at 5PM PDT

Join Us! Be there Tonight at 5PM PST

#GolfChat on Twitter Every Tuesday 5PM PST
#GolfChat on Twitter Every Tuesday 5PM PST

Happy Halloween! Join us for #Golf #GolfChat on #Twitter October 31, 2017 this Tuesday evening at 5PM PDT.

It’s a Question & Answer format using Twitter.  Check it out.  Join a community of golf enthusiasts and strike up a dialogue.  Join other fanatic golfers, enthusiasts, bloggers, photographers, professionals, and even the occasional celebrity from the golf industry.  It’s fast paced and informational as well as fun.

We do it and love it.  We think you may too.

Use #GolfChat to join in the conversation using your Twitter account.  Hosted by Zeb Welborn of Welborn Media, Cassie Norris (@GolfBandWagoner on Twitter), Blogger for GolfBandWagoner.Com and Headmistress for #GolfChat and Jeremy White (@Connectgolf on Twitter), COO Fairways Fund and GolfChat Author.

I will be there Today, Tuesday at 5PM.  Will you?  Like us.  Follow us.  Join us.

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This Week’s #Golfchat Questions

#Q1 from @realGolfchat – What’s the scariest thing you’ve seen in golf?

#Q2 from @notecaddie – If your golf game was a Halloween character, what would it be?

#Q3 from @connectgolf – What candy goes straight from the treat bag into the golf bag?

#Q4 from @zebwelborn – What’s the craziest costume you’ve worn for a game of golf?

#Q5 from @TheGratefulGolf – What’s the best trick you’ve played on a fellow golfer?

#Q6 from @cencalhack – What wild animals have you seen on a golf course?

Who is #GolfChat?

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Zeb Welborn of Welborn Media #GolfChatZeb Welborn(909) 973 – 9089
Chairman of the Board for the Chino Valley Chamber of Commerce
Organizer of the Southern California Charity Golf Classic
Co-Author of The Social Golf Course
Host of the Defining Success Podcast

19th Hole Media – Social Media Marketing for Golf Courses, #GolfChat and the Southern California Charity Golf Classic

Welborn Media – Share Your Passion. Grow Your Business.

2013 Chino Hills Business of the Year

Find us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube and Google+

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Cassie Norris @golfbandwagonerCassie Norris – @golfbandwagoner 
Golf blogger
Headmistress of

Social media strategist

Rescue dog mom

Instagram:

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Jeremy White @ConnectGolf

Jeremy White – @connectgolf

COO

Editor

Authors – .

Sydney, Australia

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