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PLAY TPC SAWGRASS AFTER THE PLAYERS

Take advantage of these opportunities to challenge your game on THE PLAYERS Stadium Course.

 
   

TPC executives represent decades of rich experience in professional golf. We’re proud to introduce our organization’s leaders:


 

David Pillsbury
President of PGA TOUR Golf Course Properties
EVP Championship Management

Mr. Pillsbury was appointed President of PGA TOUR Golf Course Properties in March 2006. He joined the TOUR in 2004 as Chief Operating Officer. As President, Mr. Pillsbury is responsible for all strategic and operational aspects of PGA TOUR Golf Course Properties, including TPC business development and operations, sales and marketing, player relations, executive and corporate affairs, Board Member Relations, and the leadership of 2,900 TPC Network employees. He also recently spearheaded a multi-million dollar renovation of PGA TOUR Golf Course Properties’ flagship TPC Sawgrass designed to help elevate THE PLAYERS Championship to a new level. In his role as President, Pillsbury also sits on the Commissioner’s Strategic Planning Committee for the PGA TOUR.

In June 2008, David was named Executive Vice President of Championship Management. With this additional responsibility, he assumed oversight for 10 of the PGA TOUR’s Championship Management events, including THE PLAYERS Championship, The four World Golf Championships, The Barclays, THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola, MasterCard Championship at Hualalai, Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf, Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship, the Charles Schwab Cup Championship and The Presidents Cup.

Prior to joining the PGA TOUR, Mr. Pillsbury served as U.S. General Manager for Nike Golf, following a 14-year career with American Golf Corporation (AGC), the world’s largest golf course management company. Appointed President of AGC in 2002, Pillsbury led a corporate restructuring and played a key role in a $1.1 billion sale of the company.

Formerly a member of the Board of Directors of the National Golf Foundation (NGF), Mr. Pillsbury has been an active leader in a multitude of industry associations and philanthropic endeavors. He served on the Executive Committee of GOLF 20/20, an industry-wide initiative aimed at growing the game of golf for four years, and in 2007 was appointed Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America’s (GCSAA) Environmental Institute for Golf – an organization for which he also serves on the Advisory Council. Additionally, Mr. Pillsbury is Co-Chairman of the Jordan & Kyra Memorial Foundation, a non-profit organization that raises funds for pediatric brain tumor research and family care.

Mr. Pillsbury received his undergraduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley, where he was Co-Captain of the Cal football team, and holds an MBA from the University of Southern California. He and his wife have five children and reside in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.

 

  John Hugghins
Senior Vice President TPC Operations
Golf Course Properties - TPC Management

John Hugghins has more than 20 years of leadership experience and has played a major role in the strategic development and growth of the organization. John’s on and off the course experiences offer a unique blend of practical and operational strengths.

Mr. Hugghins joined the TPC at Sawgrass as an Assistant Golf Professional in 1984 and was quickly promoted to Head Golf Professional at TPC Plum Creek, After serving as General Manager/Director of Golf at MetroWest Country Club and the Bay Hill Club, John returned to the TPC Network as General Manager/Director of Golf for several TPC properties including TPC Eagle Trace, TPC Southwind, TPC at Sugarloaf, and TPC Sawgrass. Mr. Hugghins has also served as a Regional Director of Operations and in TPC development. He assumed his current responsibilities in 2004.

Mr. Hugghins is a graduate of Auburn University, and has been a Class A member of the PGA of America since 1985. He and his wife Mona have three children, Leanne, Thomas, and Karlin.

 

  Jim Triola
Senior Vice President, Golf Course Properties Business & Legal Affairs

Jim Triola joined the PGA TOUR in 1990 with an impressive background in corporate and private law, including a post at Marriott Corporation and positions with leading Washington, DC-based law firms.

In his current role, Mr. Triola oversees the legal and business affairs associated with the development and operation of TPCs. He also manages the full scope of documents associated with TPC development and operations, including business formation, financing, conveyance agreements, and management and license agreements.

Mr. Triola is a graduate of the University of Dayton and the National Law Center at George Washington University in Washington, DC. He is also a member of the District of Columbia and Virginia Bar Associations.

 

  Cal Roth
Senior Vice President, Agronomy

Cal Roth joined PGA TOUR Golf Course Properties, Inc. in 1983 as Golf Course Superintendent at TPC Plum Creek; he is one of the most experienced and knowledgeable experts in the areas of golf course agronomy and maintenance. He subsequently served in the same role at TPC Scottsdale, where he hosted several TOUR events – including the FBR Open, the largest spectator golf event in the world.

In 1989, Cal was promoted to Director of Golf Course Maintenance Operations for the TPC Network, where his responsibilities included orientation, training and employee development programs for all TPC golf course maintenance employees; oversight of each golf course’s maintenance budget and agronomy program; and standardization of all record keeping, operating procedures, reporting, and inventory control. In this role, he also developed the TPC Golf Course Maintenance Operations Manual and established national contracts, course construction specifications, and maintenance building plans for all new TPCs.

In March 2006, Cal was promoted to Senior Director, Agronomy, PGA TOUR; in July 2006 to Vice President, Agronomy, PGA TOUR; and in March 2008 to his current position as Senior Vice President, Agronomy, PGA TOUR. In this role, Cal oversees course conditioning for more than 120 golf courses that host professional tournaments annually on the PGA TOUR, Champions Tour and Nationwide Tour, as well as several of the PGA TOUR’s prestigious World Golf Championship events. He also has overall responsibility for the TPC agronomy program, encompassing 28 premier private and resort TPC clubs throughout the United States.

In addition to his work at the TOUR, Cal’s experience also includes eight years as a golf course superintendent at various golf clubs in Colorado and Illinois. He began his career in the golf industry after earning a Bachelors degree from Southern Illinois University. He has been a member of the GCSAA since 1978, was a Certified Golf Course Superintendent for nine years, and is a member of several regional turfgrass associations. Cal is a sought-after guest speaker at national conferences, and has been honored with numerous industry accolades – including the Turfgrass Man of the Year Award from the Rocky Mountain Turfgrass Association.