Mr. Grosch will be on Sunday, December 1st at the 2019 Awards Banquet hosted by Meadowbrook Country Club

CHESTERFIELD, Mo. (November 13, 2019) – The Gateway PGA is proud to announce the election of Terry Grosch to the Gateway PGA Section Hall of Fame in 2019. Mr. Grosch is the 20th Gateway PGA Professional to be elected to the prestigious family of golf professionals who have been recognized for their service to the PGA and the Gateway PGA Section.

Mr. Grosch is a PGA Master Golf Professional with more than 40 years of experience in just about every facet of the business since entering the industry in 1973. Mr. Grosch earned his Master Professional certification in Teaching & Coaching in 1995. He has long been considered one of the top instructors in the Midwest by Golf Digest and Golf Magazine and has worked with numerous PGA Tour players as well as many top amateurs around our area.

For his efforts in teaching he earned and was awarded the Gateway PGA Teacher of the Year Award four times, (1990, 1998, 1999 & 2000). He was also awarded the Joe Dodich Gateway PGA Professional of the Year Award. In addition to the numerous accolades that Mr. Grosch has amassed, his service to the Gateway Section is far reaching. He served as Treasurer, Secretary, Vice-President, President and Past-President for the Gateway PGA Section for 16 years, spanning from 1978 until 1994. While serving on the Board of Directors, he was a delegate to the National PGA Meeting from 1981 until 1987. He also served as tournament committee chairman, employment committee chairman and junior golf committee chairman.

Mr. Grosch is extremely proud of the former Assistant Golf Professionals that have worked for him and have gone on to become Directors of Golf, Head Golf Professionals and Section Award Winners. The list of former Assistants include but are not limited to, Joe Schwent, Pol Montano, Ron Akin, Jim Opp, John Gilchrist, Ed Cruickshank, Travis McCubbin, Ryan Johnson and his very first assistant, Mark Ruediger.

The Gateway PGA Section Membership will honor Mr. Grosch on Sunday, December 1st at the 2019 Awards Banquet hosted by Meadowbrook Country Club. Until then, please join us in congratulating the newest member of the Gateway PGA Hall of Fame.

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