Billy Dettlaff
Golf Imagineer @Traditions Golf Club
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WORK HISTORY
Golf Imagineer @Traditions Golf Club
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, US
PGA of America - Class A Member- 1981PGA of America - Master Professional #57 (1988)Golf Consultant Author / Artist / PhotographerTPC StorytellerFounder / Tournament Chairman - The Junior PLAYERS Championship / TPC SawgrassBoard Member - American Junior Golf Association (AJGA)Board Member - Help Us Golf (HUG)Adjunct Faculty - PGA of America EducationAdvisory Board - Golf Academy of AmericaMember Authors GuildMember Professional Photographers of America
EDUCATION
Lourdes High School - Oshkosh, Wisconsin
High School, College Prepatory
University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh
BA, Journalism - Radio / TV / Film
ABOUT BILLY DETTLAFF
I am a second generation PGA golf professional raised in the game. I have devoted over 40 years to the business of golf and growing the game. Throughout my career I\'ve put strong emphasis on working with the future of the game through junior golf and hundreds of assistant professionals, mentoring and grooming their skills and commitment to the game, its history and future. I have a step-daughter and son who are our family\'s third generation in the PGA of America.Author of the 2015 PGA of America\'s Official Centennial Commemorative Book - Celebrating the History of the Golf Professional, which was released in December 2015 and is available through SkyboxPress.com. Self-published the award winning \"Doctors of the Game - The History of the Golf Profession. This 696-page 9\"x12\" format tome represents the completion of nearly seven years of research and writing. For complete details visit: doctorsofthegame.comIn 2021 I wrote and published \"Summers at the Muni\"- a family history in golf culminating with my experience at Lakeshore Municipal Golf Course during the 1950s & 1960s. A fun read!Financially supported and co-edited \"Mind the Links\", a Scottish book in support of the Carnoustie Golf Memories Alzheimers project. I have enjoyed giving golf history lectures in the U.S. and Scotland over the past 10 years.
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