December 2025
Tournament Talk Newsletter
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Calendar of Events
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March 6: Volunteer Recruitment Breakfast
May 8: Volunteer Uniform Pickup, 5-8 pm
May 17: Volunteer Uniform Pickup, 8 am -12 pm
June 12: NOGC&F Member Cocktail Party, 5:30-7:30 pm
June 14: First Year Volunteer Training, 1 pm to 3 pm
June 18-22: Kaulig Companies Championship
2025 Kaulig Companies Championship Announces More than $2.1 Million in Charitable Giving
The 2025 donation is the largest annual charitable total ever generated from professional golf events at Firestone Country Club, surpassing the record that was set in 2024.
We’re teeing it up for another amazing year!
Volunteer registration is now OPEN for the 2026 Kaulig Companies Championship Whether it’s your first time or your twenty-fifth, there’s a place for everyone to get involved, meet great people, and make a lasting impact across Northeast Ohio. Don’t wait — volunteer spots fill up fast! Register Today!
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https://www.nogcf.org/volunteercentral
Meet Your 2026 Volunteer Leadership Team
Nancy Bird, 2026 Volunteer Tournament Chair
Michele Tomer, 2025 Volunteer Tournament Chair
Mark Derrig, 2027 Volunteer Tournament Chair
Jamie Broadhead, Executive Vice Chair, Guest Services
Bruce Clough, Executive Vice Chair, Player Services
Pat Larson, Executive Vice Chair, Scoring
Erin Lehaney, Executive Vice Chair, Hospitality Services
C. Allen Nichols, Executive Vice Chair, Operations
Kim Nixon, Executive Vice Chair, Volunteer Services
Good Samaritan Hunger Center
GSHC has expanded its programming over the last 40+ years to reflect the community’s evolving needs. Today, it functions as a mobile food pantry, taking its services directly to communities that need it most, and meeting people where they are. Our key programs include:* Weekly Food Distribution: In 2023, GSHC administered 385,259 pounds of packaged food and 136,237 pounds of produce across 5 locations in the Akron area. Each distribution consists of a three-five day food supply.* Kid's Bag Program: Volunteers meet every Wednesday to assemble bags filled with food for school students for the weekend. The students served by this program rely heavily on the food served in school, and therefore may go hungry during the weekend. In 2023, we increased the number of schools served to 17, serving over 2,500 students per month.* Senior Box Program: Senior boxes (Commodity Supplemental Food Program - CSFP) are distributed once a month to seniors who are 60+ and meet income guidelines. These boxes provide an additional 30 lbs of food for seniors. In 2023, we distributed approximately 24,000 lbs of food in these boxes.
Northern Ohio Golf Charities & Foundation 2026 Officers
Tom Kingsbury, President
George Van Horne, Vice President
Kevin Hill, Secretary
Kevin Harris, Treasurer
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NOGCF Membership
Please consider becoming a member of Northern Ohio Golf Charities Foundation. Your support funds trainings, happy hours, and other opportunities to grow the NOGCF family.
Benefits include:
2026 Kaulig Companies Championship Volunteer Registration fee
NOGCF Member Lanyard and Pin
Signage on course at the 2026 Kaulig Companies Championship
NOGCF Members-Only Cocktail Party
Become a Member Today!
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https://www.nogcf.org/membership
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NOGCF Upcoming Events
Virtual Bingo - January 21 at 6 PM
Kaulig Companies Championship Recruitment Breakfast - March 5 at 8 AM
MedWish Volunteer Opportunity - April 18 at 9:30 AM
FirstAid Training - April 22 at 6 PM
Volunteer Happy Hour - May 13 at 6 PM
Member Cocktail - June 4 at 6 PM
All Tournament Meeting - June 16 at 6 PM
First Year Training - July 5 at 1 PM
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Miguel Angel Jimenez
Seventeen PGA TOUR Champions Wins, including the 2025 Kaulig Companies Championship
This is his first four-win season on PGA TOUR Champions: Jimenez's multi-win seasons (5): 2 wins (2018); 2 wins (2019); 2 wins (2020-21); 3 wins (2022); 4 wins (2025)
Earned his third senior major title at the 2025 Kaulig Companies Championship; previous: 2018 Regions Tradition, 2018 ISPSHANOA Senior Open
Became the first four-time winner of the 2025 season on PGA TOUR Champions with his win at Firestone, passing Angel Cabrera (3) for the most wins by any player this season
Remains 18th on the PGA TOUR Champions all-time wins list.
Nicknamed "The Mechanic;· but enjoys driving cars as opposed to repairing them. Has an affinity for high-performance vehicles and owns a red Ferrari.
Selected to Team Europe (3rd) in the 2023 Inaugural World Champions Cup.
Background
By the age of 15, Miguel Angel left school and was earning his keep at a garage, as well as collecting golf balls and caddying at a local golf course, Torrequebrada.
Inspired by watching Seve Ballesteros, Sandy Lyle, and Sam Torrance, and his fellow Spanish professionals play and following a spell in the Army doing his compulsory National Service, Miguel became a Professional Golfer in 1982, at the age of 18.
Birthplace: Churriana, Malaga, Spain
Family
Wife, Susanne (married May 3, 2014); Miguel Angel (5/7/95), Victor (1/5/99)
One of seven boys, who grew up in the town of Malaga, on the coast of Andalucia, Southern Spain.
Interests/Hobbies/Quirks
Miguel has always maintained that he owes everything to this game he loves so much and as such is passionate about promoting golf in Spain and particularly in giving children the opportunity to learn to play from an early age.
Course design - Prosper Golf Resort in the Czech Republic, Naco Golf & Country Club in the Dominican Republic, Diamond Country Club in Austria
Favorite Cigars: Cohiba Siglo VI, Arturo Fuentes OPUS X
Favorite Wine: Roda 1, Cirsion (Rioja) Vega Sicilia, Mauro (Ribera del Duero)
Favorite Cars: Ferrari
Favorite singers: Joan Manuel Serrat, Joaquin Sabina
Charity
He is very actively involved in the Miguel Angel Jimenez Junior Circuit, as well as the Miguel Angel Jimenez Junior Matchplay. He has also developed the Miguel Angel Jimenez Golf Academy near his hometown of Malaga, Spain, where he often practices.
In 2020, Miguel Angel Jimenez Junior Circuit celebrated its 10th year in Spain. As well as giving boys and girls from the age of 7 to 18, the chance to learn and enjoy the game of golf, these children gain valuable life skills through competition, as well as respect for their fellow competitors.
The group has organized more than 150 tournaments for over 10,000 junior golfers. The winners of each age category at every event receive prizes and accumulate points towards the Final Ranking. Kids with the most points play at the Final Tournament.
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