Ryan Wieme, an assistant at University Ridge Golf Course, was named the Assistant Golf Professional of the Year by the Wisconsin PGA when it announced its 2008 WPGA Special Awards winners Jan. 24. The awards recognize the extraordinary accomplishments of the Wisconsin Golf Professionals on and off the course.
The award winners will be honored at a reception on Monday, March 17 at the Brookfield Suites. This reception is part of the Wisconsin PGA Spring Meeting and Merchandise Show.
Wieme has been employed at University Ridge since 2001. He has served as the golf operations manager from 2004-present, and was the assistant operations manager prior to that. He began at the Ridge in 1999 as the assistant guest service manager before assuming the head guest service manager position in 2001. He became a full-time assistant golf professional in 2002 and has experience in all facets of golf course management including merchandising, maintenance, marketing, tournament coordination and instruction.
Wieme started the University Ridge Junior Golf Program which had over 100 participants this past season. As the golf operations manager at the club, he oversees 48 employees in three different departments. He is also the head buyer for the golf course’s award winning pro shop and is one of only two PGA members in Wisconsin to be certified by the PGA of America in General Management. He also developed and has maintained the University Ridge Web site since 2002.
A 2001 graduate in psychology from the University of Wisconsin, Wieme recorded four top-10 finishes in PGA section events in 2007, and had low medalist honors for his Playing Ability Test recorded in 2000. He has volunteered with the annual Ping Drive, Chip and Putt competitions held at University Ridge since 2002, and was a volunteer at the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits in 2004. He has been a finalist for Wisconsin Assistant Golf Professional the past two years.
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