**FULL** 1st Annual Women’s Golf Summit and Social

The North Florida PGA, Florida State Golf Association, and the Tampa Sports Authority have partnered together to host its FIRST EVER annual Women’s Golf Summit and Social! Join us for this special event that is focused on empowering, motivating, and growing the game of golf on a local level for women!

Entry Fee - $15

To enter, you will need to have created a free, online account at this website.

Who Should Attend

The Women’s Golf Summit and Social is open to amateur golfers, LPGA and PGA members, and business professionals in the North Florida area. This event offers networking opportunities, career building, player development, golf tips, and fun and appealing ways to grow the game of golf in your life! Did we mention that you will also be WINED and DINED?

Why Participate?

What do business and golf have in common? Relationships. A round of golf has the ability to build lasting relationships, promote your business, build your team, break down barriers, and create a stress-free and fun environment for all to enjoy. You don’t have to be an expert to receive the benefits that the game of golf has to offer, you just need a few solid fundamentals. This event is your opportunity to ENGAGE with those who share the same values as you!

Schedule of Events

• 8:00 - 8:45 AM - Registration
  • Coffee, tea and donuts provided

• Opening Remarks & Guest Speakers

•  Lunch & Wine Social

• Golf Clinic

• 2:30 PM - Closing Remarks & Dessert 

Wine and Dine

Before the golf clinic, we would like for you to sit back, relax, and allow us to wine and dine you as a thank you for attending!

This includes a tasty lunch on us AND wine provided by the LPGA Superstar and Winemaker herself, Jan Stephenson!

Event Location

Rogers Park Golf Course
7910 N 30th Street
Tampa, FL 33610
813-356-1671

Guest Speakers 

The day will begin with powerful and uplifting speeches from LPGA Professional, Jan Stephenson, Tampa Bay's leading female entrepreneur, Sally Dee and PGA of America's, Linnet Carty. Two of the most prominent women in the golf industry!

Jan Stephenson

LPGA Professional and Tour Star, Jan Stephenson, is an Australian professional golfer and was one of the top players in women’s golf in the 1970’s and 1980’s. During her career, Jan won 3 major championships, 16 LPGA Tour events, and a total of 41 worldwide victories. She is one of the few women in the course design business along with her charitable efforts including being an honorary chairman of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Jan was named LPGA Rookie of the Year in 1974 and is a member of both the Sports Australia and World Golf Hall of Fame.

Jan began her pro career on the Australian LPGA circuit where she won four events. She designs golf courses and was honored among GOLF Magazine’s “100 Heroes” during the 1988 Centennial of Golf in America celebration Jan was also recognized during the LPGA’s 50th Anniversary in 2000 as one of the LPGA’s top-50 players and teachers She was the honorary chairman of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (Tri Cities of Texas Chapter). Jan has produced an exercise video for people who have arthritis and more than 100,000 copies of her golf video have been sold.

Jan works extensively with many charities, including “Jan for Juniors,” a non-profit organization which offers opportunities for the top two Australian female junior golfers to travel to the United States and experience an LPGA Tour event. She has appeared on the ESPN trivia show “2-Minute Drill” on Sept. 28, 2001. Jan represents Lady Razor and the Jan Stephenson Signature Series, as well as her own line of jewelry, clothing and wine. In 2010, she competed as a contestant on the Australian version of, “Dancing with the Stars”.

Sally Dee

Sally, a three-time Academic All-American, attended the University of South Florida where she played for the nationally ranked women’s golf team and graduated Cum Laude in 1994 and then set off for a career on the LPGA tour. On the LPGA Tour, Sally had five top 10 finishes before her career was cut short by an elbow injury. 

While playing on tour, Sally always had a passion for the “business side” of golf. She acted as her own agent and created a successful marketing and branding strategy that helped secure endorsements with Callaway, Nike, Adidas, Titleist, and Lacoste, over the course of her career. In 2004, she was crowned World Long Drive Champion at the ReMax Long Drive Championship. She also was a contestant on the Golf Channel reality show, Big Break X.

After golf, she worked for two Fortune 500 companies, and then went back to school and in 2011, graduated with an MBA from USF. Sally founded Playbook Public Relations, LLC in 2012. Playbook Public Relations is full-service public relations and marketing firm with a diverse portfolio of clients including transportation innovators like the Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority and Real Estate market leaders like Smith & Associates Real Estate.

Playbook Public Relations won Tampa Bay Business Journal’s “Best in the Biz” award in 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017. Also in 2017, Playbook Public Relations ranked #7 of the 56 businesses inducted into the USF Fast 56 by USF System President Judy Genshaft and USF Alumni Association Board of Directors Chair Jim Harvey.

Linnet Carty

Linnet Carty has been a part of the PGA of America for over three years and brings great experience in diversity and inclusion. Being a first generation CuMaican, her mother is from Cuba and father is Jamaican, Linnet leads programming for the four PGA LEAD Cohorts and implements inclusion strategies. At the PGA she trains and educates Professionals across the nation. With twelve years experience in diversity, equity, and inclusion she strives for workforce diversification.

Linnet earned her B.A. from the University of Connecticut and MBA from Western New England University. She is passionate about children education and was an Elementary School Teacher, Senior Director for the Village for Families and Children, and Equity Educator for the Connecticut State Department of Education. Known for her great public speaking on global diversity and inclusion, Linnet has been an NBC-WVIT Television Talk Show Host and Producer.

Clinic Instructors

Following the opening speeches, a golf clinic will be conducted by LPGA and PGA Professionals, Cheryl Anderson and Dawn Mercer.

Cheryl Anderson

Cheryl Anderson brings a unique combination of teaching and playing skills to the Mike Bender Golf Academy in Lake Mary, FL. She is currently one of Golf Digest’s America’s Top 50 Teachers. GOLF Magazine has recognized her as one of America’s Top 100 Teachers since 2013. She is one of the LPGA’s Top 50 Teachers and was recognized in 2006 as the LPGA National Teacher of the Year. A native of Connecticut, Cheryl taught in the Metropolitan New York area from 1992-2007. She was recognized by the Metropolitan PGA Section in 2007 as the Teacher of the Year and was one of the first instructors in the world to be certified as a golf coach by the Certified Golf Coaches Association. 

Cheryl has taught several top 100 juniors in the country including a number one ranked junior girl whom she had taught for nearly a decade. She also coached the Lake Mary Prep Girls Golf team to two state championship victories in Florida including a national record of 14 under par performance in an 18-hole event. Cheryl has been with the Mike Bender Golf Academy for more than 10 years. She enjoys working with every level of golfer from beginners to the professionals. 

Dawn Mercer

Dawn Mercer is a Class A PGA member and was an LPGA teaching and coaching member. She has been employed as the PGA instructor at Innisbrook for more than 20 years and has been instructing for over 17 years. Dawn has won awards such as the 2007 and 2008 PGA President’s Council on Growing the Game.

As the PGA director of instruction at the Golf Academy at Innisbrook Resort & Golf Club in Palm Harbor, Fla., Mercer is always looking for ways to encourage participation from golf’s next generation and grow the game among niche groups. “At the end of the day, golf should not have gender,” Mercer said. “There should not be a lady’s club and a man’s club because there are short guys that need the softer flex, shorter club… and there are tall women that need a longer club.”

As added incentive for more female juniors to pick up the sport, Mercer pointed out that girls have a better chance of getting a golf scholarship than boys. “Girls scoring in the 80s to 110 range at 5,800 yards have a good shot while boys need scores of 72 to 76 from 7,000 to 7,200 yards to get on the teams of the same schools.”

Contact Information

Should you have further questions, please contact Amanda Raynes, North Florida PGA at araynes@pgahq.com