LEHIGH VALLEY GOLF HALL OF FAME
11th annual Induction Dinner
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Green Pond Country Club, Bethlehem Township, PA
Induction Dinner Ceremony Schedule
* Cocktail Hour: 5:00 p.m. to 5:55 p.m.
* Inductee pictures: 5:00 p.m. All 2014 inductees arrive at 4:45 p.m.
* Dinner: 5:55 p.m. to 6:55 p.m.
* Opening remarks and acknowledgments: 7:00 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.
Master of Ceremonies: Mike Zambelli - Service Electric Cable TV -- Sports Director
Acknowledgments:
* Green Pond Country Club staff 7:00 p.m.
* Induction Awards: made by & sponsored by C.J. Wagner’s (c/o Rick Wagner) 7:01 p.m.
* Front table introductions 7:02 p.m.
* Lehigh Valley Golf Hall of Fame Committee 7:03 p.m.
* Lehigh Valley Golf Hall of Fame -- general information 7:10 p.m.
* Special recognition: 7:15 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.
* Recognition: past Lehigh Valley Golf Hall of Fame inductees 7:15 p.m.
* 2014 USGA national championship qualifiers and state champions 7:25 p.m.
* Local junior golfer recognition 7:30 p.m.
Award Presentations 7:35 p.m.
* 2014 John Kunda Memorial Award – award presentation
(Lehigh Valley Senior Player of the Year)
* 2014 Lehigh Valley Junior Golf Tour – Player of the Year -- award presentation
* 2014 Lehigh Valley Player of the Year -- award presentation
(Sponsored by Sittler Golf Center, Rick Kline)
* 2014 Guest Speaker: 7:45 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Rich Lerner, Golf Channel
* Rich Lerner -- Golf Channel – anchor, host, reporter, essayist
* Lehigh Valley Golf Hall of Fame: 2014 Inductions 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Presenters are allotted five (5) minute presentations of the inductee.
Inductees are allotted eight-to-ten (8-to-10) minute acceptance remarks.
Master of Ceremonies Mike Zambelli will introduce all presenters and acceptors.
* Leroy Klipple Presenter: 8:00 p.m.
Accepting: Karl Gilbert on behalf of family 8:05 p.m.
* Rich Lerner Presenter: Bob Lerner 8:15 p.m.
Accepting: Rich Lerner 8:25 p.m.
* Rick Kline Presenter: John Kulhamer 8:35 p.m.
Accepting: Rick Kline 8:45 p.m.
* Closing remarks: Mike Zambelli: 9:00 p.m.- to - 9:05 p.m.
* Reception: 9:10 p.m.- to - 9:40 p.m.
LEHIGH VALLEY GOLF HALL OF FAME
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2014
GREEN POND COUNTRY CLUB, BETHLEHEM TOWNSHIP, PA
INDUCTION DINNER PROGRAM
OPENING REMARKS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: 7:00 p.m. -- 7:15 p.m.
Master of Ceremonies: Mike Zambelli – Service Electric Cable TV -- Sports Director
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
* Green Pond Country Club staff:
* Food and Beverage manager: Brian Drake
* General Manager: Rodger Zellner
* Head Golf Professional: John Kulhamer
* Green Pond food and beverage staff
* Induction Awards:
made by & sponsored by C.J. Wagner’s (c/o Rick Wagner)
* Front table:
Karl Gilbert
Co-Founder -- Golf Association of the Lehigh Valley
2007 Lehigh Valley Golf Hall of Fame inductee
Mike Zambelli:
Service Electric Cable TV – Sports Director
2008 Lehigh Valley Golf Hall of Fame inductee
LEHIGH VALLEY GOLF HALL OF FAME COMMITTEE
Karl Gilbert: * Express-Times Golf Columnist (28 years)
* Executive Director & Co-Founder, Golf Association of the Lehigh Valley
* Director: Lehigh Valley Junior Golf Tour
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 regional amateur tournament winners
* male and female college golf scholarship recipients and collegiate golfers
* high school golf coaches
* golf industry professionals
* first high school golfers to win the Lehigh Valley Player of the Year award
* first high school golfer to win the Lehigh Valley Amateur
John Kulhamer: * Class A PGA Professional
* 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 Cable TV 2 -- Sports Director
* 1978 Lehigh Valley Amateur champion
* 1980 Pennsylvania State Public Links champion
Rich Kovacs: * Owner, Kovacs Benefits
* 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 the 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 – GENERAL INFORMATION
SPECIAL RECOGNITION: 7:15 p.m. -- 7:45 p.m.
* Past Lehigh Valley Golf Hall of Fame inductees 7:15 p.m.
* USGA national championships: 7:25 p.m.
Saucon Valley Country Club: hosted 2014 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship
Matt Mattare: Advanced to match play (round of 16) in the 2014 U.S. Mid-Amateur
Amy Loughney: Advanced to match play (round of 64) in the 2014 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur
Noreen Mohler: Advanced to match play (round of 16) in the 2014 U.S. Women’s Senior Amateur
* Noreen Mohler: 7:25 p.m.
Won Pennsylvania State Women’s Golf Association Senior Amateur Championship
* Robin McCool: 7:25 p.m.
Won Pennsylvania Golf Association Senior Amateur Championship
* Local junior golfer recognition: 7:30 p.m.
2014 District 11 golf champions:
AAA boys: Carter Test, Northampton senior
AA boys: Nick Maff, Bethlehem Catholic junior
AAA girls: Samantha Fritzinger, Emmaus sophomore
AA girls: Franca Hurtado, Central Catholic junior
Award Presentations : 7:35 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.
* 2014 John Kunda Memorial Award – Robin McCool (seventh time in nine years)
Trophy sponsored by Bob Kunda, Connie Kunda, and family.
Prizes sponsored by Sittler Golf Center (C/O Rick Kline)
The John Kunda Memorial Award is given to the Lehigh Valley Senior Player of the Year. The award, annually presented by the Golf Association of the Lehigh Valley (GALV) since 2005, is given to the local senior amateur golfer (over 50 years of age) who accumulates the most points in the Lehigh Valley Senior Player of the Year points system.
The winner receives a set of irons from Sittler Golf Center, and the John Kunda Memorial Award trophy.
* 2014 Lehigh Valley Junior Golf Tour Player of the Year award – Chad Hess
The Parkland graduate won the Bethlehem Junior Boys Match Play Championship, Penn-Jersey Junior Boys Championship, Lehigh Valley Junior Tournament of Champions.
* 2014 Lehigh Valley Player of the Year award – Cole Miller (three consecutive years)
Cole Miller: 2014 -- won Lehigh Valley Medal Play Championship, Eastern Pennsylvania Amateur, Allentown City Amateur Stroke Play Championship.
Sittler Cup: Sponsored by Sittler Golf Center (C/O Rick Kline). Sittler Golf Center sponsors the annual Lehigh Valley Player of the Year award. The award has been presented by the GALV since 1990 to the local amateur golfer who accumulates the most points in the Lehigh Valley Player of the Year points system.
The winner receives a set of irons from Sittler Golf Center, and the “Sittler Cup” award. Player with high school or college eligibility: prize awarded to parent.
* Induction Dinner Guest Speaker: Rich Lerner 7:45 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
* Golf Channel
* Anchor, host, reporter, essayist
* 2014 Lehigh Valley Golf Hall of Fame inductee
* Lehigh Valley Golf Hall of Fame -- 2014 Inductions: 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
* Presenters will give 5 minute presentations, and inductees will give 8-10 minute acceptance remarks.
* Master of Ceremonies Mike Zambelli will introduce all presenters, and present the induction award to the inductees.
* Inductee: Leroy Klipple, 1912-2005
Presenter:
Accepting: Karl Gilbert -- on behalf of the family
2007 Lehigh Valley Golf Hall of Fame inductee
* Inductee: Rich Lerner, 53
Presenter: Bob Lerner brother of Rich Lerner
Accepting: Rich Lerner Golf Channel – anchor, host, reporter, essayist
* Inductee: Rick Kline, 52
Presenter: John Kulhamer 2006 Lehigh Valley Golf Hall of Fame inductee
Green Pond Country Club: head golf professional
Accepting: Rick Kline Owner / Head Golf Professional – Sittler Golf Center
2013 PGA National Merchandiser of the Year: Public Facilities
* Closing remarks: Mike Zambelli 9:00 p.m. to 9:05 p.m.
* Reception 9:10 p.m. to 9:40 p.m.