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Volunteers of the Year - Charlie Bedford Award

Charlie Bedford

Charlie Bedford Award
The volunteer-of-the-year award is named after Charlie Bedford who was an outstanding FSGA Committee Member and volunteered his time as both a Tournament Chairman and Course Rater. Charlie was an expert on the Rules of Golf and a USGA Master Course Rater. He spent countless days of service to the game he loved and cherished.

Charlie was recognized as the 2000 Volunteer-of-the-Year, received the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004 and was inducted into the Florida Golf Hall of Fame in 2005. He was a USGA Committee Member for ten years and officiated four US Opens, six US Amateurs, seven US Senior Opens and ten US Amateur Public Links Championships.

Current Recipients
Rick Greenleaf and Pat Finfrock have been awarded the 2008 Charlie Bedford Award for their hard work and dedication to amateur golf in the state. These fine gentlemen will be recognized at the FSGA Annual Dinner in November.

Rick Greenleaf, of Jupiter, was selected as the Tournament Volunteer-of-the-Year. Greenleaf has been involved with the FSGA since 2002 and was previously a 15 year member of the Philadelphia PGA tournament staff, a 5 year Rules Official veteran of the Golf Association of Philadelphia, and a Rules Official for the Pennsylvania Golf Association.  Since his time with the FSGA, Rick Greenleaf has volunteered more than 60 events, ranging from the Florida Junior Tour, the FSGA Winter Series, USGA qualifiers, and the FHSAA High School Championship.  Mr. Greenleaf is also involved with the Palm Beach Country Golf Association.

In the Course Rating department, Pat Finfrock, of Port St. Lucie, was awarded the Volunteer-of-the-Year. Pat joined the Section 12 Course Rating Team in 1994 and became Captain in 2000. With four counties and over 100 courses to rate, Pat’s team keeps busy rating 10-12 courses per year.  Mr. Finfrock continues his course rating education by attending seminars and sharing his experiences with his team.

Past Volunteers-of-the-Year


Rick Greenleaf
2008

Pat Finfrock
2008

Mike Lonergan
2007

Scrib Kelly
2007

Ron Audi
2007

Steven Jones
2006

Collier County
Rating Team
2006

Pete Sneizko
2005

Brenda Davis
2004

Neil McGillicuddy
2004

Pep & Pat McPhillips
2003

Karen Korf
2003

Bob Forward
2002

Brian Robideau
2002
Jim Marshall
2001
Ed Boyer
2001
Jim Sweet
2000

Charlie Bedford
2000 & 1995

Johnny Williams
1999
Clyde Hobby
1999

Mallory Privett
1998 & 1995
Bruce Flower
1994
Don Williams
1993