Board & Staff

About

The TGF Board of Directors is comprised of four officers of the Tennessee Section PGA, two officers of the Tennessee Golf Association, two elected members from the Tennessee Golf Association and one board-elected independent director with no office or title with either organization.

TGF Board of Directors

Jim Seabury

Chairman

Johnny Bridgeman, PGA

Secretary/Treasurer

Julie Frist

Joey Hickman, PGA

Mike Jenkins

Brad Martin

Kevin Teeters

Loren Roberts, PGA

Jamison Monroe

Stuart Smith

Jeff Tickle

Paul Reid, PGA

Whit Turnbow

President

Dick Horton

Advisor to the Chairman

Chuck Ruttan

Legal Counsel

Allison Brown

Ex officio

Clayton Hromadka

Ex officio

Emeritus Board Members

Kirk Bailey

Emeritus

Lew Conner

Emeritus

Bill Greene

Emeritus

Willie Gibbons, PGA

Emeritus

Toby Wilt

Emeritus

Tennessee Golf Foundation Staff

Executive

Whit Turnbow

President

wturnbow@tngolf.org

Connie Pearce

Executive Assistant & Hall of Fame Curator

cpearce@tngolf.org

Danny Briggs

Director of Advancement

dbriggs@tngolf.org

Darren Reese

Director of Communications

dreese@tngolf.org

Barbara Sircy

Controller

bsircy@tngolf.org

Ann Harris

Assistant Controller

aharris@tngolf.org

Dick Horton

Advisor to the Chairman

dhorton@tngolf.org

Regional Directors & Staff

Andy Mears, PGA

Director, West Tennessee Region

amears@tngolf.org

Lamar Mills, PGA

Director, Chattanooga Region

lmills@tngolf.org

Hayden Echols

Director, Knoxville Region

hechols@tngolf.org

Cody Weems, PGA

Director, Tri-Cities Region

cweems@tngolf.org

Junior Golf & Golf House Learning Center

Lissa Bradford, PGA

Director of Junior Golf

lbradford@tngolf.org

Rob Cherry

Director, Sneds Tour & Tennessee Junior Cup

rcherry@tngolf.org

Scott Flynn, PGA

Director of Golf, Golf House Tennessee Learning Center

sflynn@tngolf.org

Valerie Vaughn, PGA

Assistant Golf Professional, Golf House Tennessee Learning Center

vvaughn@tngolf.org

Gaylon Cude, PGA

Assistant Golf Professional, Golf House Tennessee Learning Center

gcude@tngolf.org

Daniel Booker, Jr.

Golf Program Coordinator, Golf House Tennessee Learning Center

dbooker@tngolf.org

The First Tee of Tennessee Staff

Shawn Mauer

Executive Director, The First Tee of Tennessee

smauer@tngolf.org

Adam Dean, PGA

Program Director, The First Tee of Tri-Cities

adean@tngolf.org

Joseph Brown

Program Director, First Tee Middle Tennessee

jbrown@tngolf.org

Hannah Sudbury

Program Coordinator, First Tee Middle Tennessee

hsudbury@tngolf.org

Tim Haralson

Program Director, First Tee Chattanooga

tharlson@tngolf.org

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