Ex-Shawnee golf pro recognized

PONTE VEDRA, Fla. — Bill Hughes, general manager of TPC Sawgrass and a former head pro at the Shawnee Country Club, is the winner of the national 2015 Bill Strausbaugh Award, which acknowledges a PGA professional’s outstanding display of integrity, leadership and commitment to mentoring others.

He will be recognized next Wednesday at the PGA of America annual meeting in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

Hughes, a member of the PGA and a PGA Master Professional since 1995, has been at TPC Sawgrass, the site of the Players Championship, for nine years.

By Staff Reports