Ohio Golf Journal December 2020

Brian Tolnar Named PGA Merchandiser of the Year Again Brian Tolnar, Director of Golf at Mill CreekGolf Club, was named 2020 PGA MERCHANDISER OF THE YEAR by the Northern Ohio PGA Section. The award recognizes a PGA Professional who excels in business in the promotion of golf. This marks the third time in the last five years that Tolnar has won this award in Ohio and the fourth time overall, having won earlier when working in the Western New York PGA Section. “I think it is important to keep it fresh, provide a wide selection and learn what your customers want, what styles they like and things of that nature. It takes a while to learn those things.” While working in the Western NewYork PGA Section, Tolnar was honored as the 2012 Junior Golf Leader, the 2013 Merchandiser of the Year, the 2013 Player Development Award winner and the 2014 Golf Professional of the Year. The American Junior Golf Association named him as its National Golf Professional of the Year in 2019, sandwiched between his NOPGA Merchandising Awards in 2016, 2018 and 2019. NOGA Launches new Winter Golf Series The Northern Ohio Golf Association (NOGA) and 1899, a modern indoor golf lounge with locations in Twinsburg and Canton, have launched the NOGA Winter Tournament Series at 1899 starting in November and running through April 2021. 1899 features virtual courses powered by Trackman, the most sophisticated golf performance tracking and enhancing software in the industry. Trackman offers digital versions of the top courses in the world, like the Old Course at St. Andrews and Muirfield Village. Competitors will compete each month in a Four-Ball (two-person team) tournament in one of two division (non-senior or senior) each with three flights based on Handicap Index for prizes. An entry fee of $190 per team can be paid through the NOGA tournament website. 1899 will email an invite to Northern Ohio Golf News From Allen Freeman, NEOHGolf.com Ohio Golf Journal