Established 1955

The Golf Professional of the Year Award is the highest honor paid to a PGA Professional within the Indiana Section PGA. The following guidelines are used to determine nominees for this prestigious award: overall performance as a golf professional at his/her facility, level of service to his/her Section and to the Association, leadership ability, image and ability to inspire fellow professionals and promoiton of golf. While this honor should be based on a professional's entire record, emphasis shoulde be placed on his/her performance and achievements over the last five years.

2010 Winner

Denny Ford - Pleasant Run Golf Course

Denny Ford began his career in 1972 working at private facilities Heather Hills Country Club and Plainfield Elks Country Club. He eventually left the private sector in 1978 to manage Pleasant Run Golf Course, an Indianapolis city course, where he still holds a contract to own and operate along with another city course, Sarah Shank Golf Course. During his time at these facilities he has mentored six assistants who have gone on to become head professionals. Ford has also hired on to his staff several Professionals who have lost their head professional positions and helped them regain a head golf professional position at another club. Other people he mentors include parents and high school athletes in need of guidance on the college recruiting process. His first hand knowledge and experience comes from both of his children playing at Big-10 universities - Ryan at Purdue University and Danah at Indiana University. When not mentoring, he also supports Play Golf America programs, serves on the Committee of the Properties Board for the PGA of America, and supports the Indiana Section PGA. He has served on the Board of Directors twice in different decades and has volunteered his time to numerous committees and speaking and educational engagements. Also, one of Ford's proudest achievements is creating the Indianapolis Junior Golf Foundation.

Past Winners

Year	Name
1955	Wayne Timberman, Sr.
1956	John Watson
1957	Herman Uebele, Sr.
1958	Wayne Hensley
1959	Don Fischesser
1960	Jimmy Scott
1961	Don Padgett
1962	William Heinlein
1963	Tommy Vaughn
1964	Noel Epperson
1965	James Guinnup
1966	Mal McMullen
1967	John Suveges
1968	William Heinlein
1969	George Thomas
1970	Bill Kratzert, Jr.
1971	Ray Jones
1972	Mickey Powell
1973	James Gallagher, Sr.
1974	Don Essig, III
1975	Don Street
1976	Richard Walker
1977	John Raidy
1978	James Gallagher, Sr.
1979	Glade Montgomery
1980	Robert Kruse
1981	Jim Romar
1982	Ed Knych
1983	John Dunham
1984	Jim Ferriell, Jr.
1985	Tony Clecak
1986	Pat Welch
1987	Doug Booth
1988	Larry Bianco
1989	Gary Gant
1990	Ron Fueger
1991	Eric Schneider
1992	Dick Walker
1993	Don Dicken
1994	Jim Ferriell, Jr.
1995	Paul Bessler
1996	Jack Barber
1997	Dave Schumaker
1998	Sam Carmichael
1999	Sam Carmichael
2000	Todd Smith
2001	Eric Noble
2002	Jack Sudac
2003	Jim Ferriell
2004	Lon Kinney
2005	Greg Havill
2006	Tom Harris
2007	Jan Tellstrom
2008 2009	Denny Dennis Tony Pancake