Michigan Golf Journal April 2018

Michigan Golf News The Country Club of Lansing’s John Lindert is currently serving on the PGA of America Board of Directors and could become the next Secretary of the PGA of America – which eventually leads to the ƉƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ ʹ Ă ŚƵŐĞ ŶĂƟŽŶĂů ŚŽŶŽƌ͘ If elected in November at the PGA Annual DĞĞƟŶŐ ŝŶ WĂůŵ ^ƉƌŝŶŐƐ͕ ĂůŝĨ͕͘ >ŝŶĚĞƌƚ ǁŝůů ƐƚĂƌƚ ĂŶ ϴͲLJĞĂƌ ǀŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌ ĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŚĞ ƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚǁŽ LJĞĂƌƐ ĞĂĐŚ ĂƐ ƐĞĐƌĞƚĂƌLJ͕ ĂƐ ǀŝĐĞͲ president, then as president followed by two years as honorary president. “I am proud of John for stepping up and taking ŚŝƐ ĚĞƐŝƌĞ ƚŽ ƐĞƌǀĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŶĂƟŽŶĂů ůĞǀĞů͕͟ ƐĂŝĚ <ĞǀŝŶ ,Ğůŵ͕ ĞdžĞĐƵƟǀĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ DŝĐŚŝŐĂŶ ^ĞĐƟŽŶ͘ ͞tĞ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞ ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ :ŽŚŶ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ ĨŽƌ LJĞĂƌƐ ŝŶ ůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ŚĂƉƚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ^ĞĐƟŽŶ ůĞǀĞů ĂŶĚ / ŬŶŽǁ ŝĨ ĞůĞĐƚĞĚ Secretary he will do an outstanding job serving ĂŶĚ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ W' ŽĨ ŵĞƌŝĐĂ͘͟ >ŝŶĚĞƌƚ ŝƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ĨŽƵƌ ŶĂƟŽŶĂů ĐĂŶĚŝĚĂƚĞƐ͘ dŚĞ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ĂƌĞ dŽŵ tŝůĚĞŶŚĂƵƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ^ŽƵƚŚ &ůŽƌŝĚĂ ^ĞĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ W' ͕ ZŝĐŬ DƵƌƉŚLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĂƌŽůŝŶĂƐ ^ĞĐƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ :ŝŵ ŽƌŵĂŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ 'ƵůĨ ^ƚĂƚĞƐ ^ĞĐƟŽŶ͘ “I view the wealth of talent among PGA of American members from across the country and it is truly humbling to be one of four running for ŶĂƟŽŶĂů ŽĸĐĞ͕͟ >ŝŶĚĞƌƚ ƐĂŝĚ͘ ͞/ƚ͛Ɛ ŶŽƚ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ I charted a course for, but it has been presented as a great opportunity with great responsibility. “I consider being part of this will help me be ďĞƩĞƌ Ăƚ ǁŚĂƚ / ĚŽ ĨŽƌ ŵLJ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ĂŶĚ ŵLJ ĐůƵď͕ and it will give me the opportunity to help my fellow PGA members on an individual level.” CC OF LANSING GOLF PROFESSIONAL JOHN LINDERT RUNNING FOR PGA OF AMERICA LEADERSHIP POST