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STAMFORD, Conn. Angela Aulenti, director of golf at Sterling Farms and E. Gaynor Brennan Golf courses in Stamford, was named the Professional of the Year by the Ladies Professional Golf Association.
Aulenti, of Fairfield, was selected by the LPGA's Teaching and Club Pro membership's executive committee from the pool of sectional award winners voted on by the members of the five regional sections: Central, Midwest, Northeast, Southeast and Western.
Aulenti is a Class A Member of the LPGA Teaching and Club Pro as well as the PGA of America. She has served the LPGA Northeast section as vice president and is serving a two-year term as Northeast section president.
In her role as director of golf, Aulenti manages the day-to-day operations at both facilities and plans and oversees tournaments. In addition, she directs the golfing education at each facility, teaching and co-coordinating golf instruction through private lessons, clinics and seminars. In 2010, she established the state-of-the-art Aulenti Club Fitting Studio featuring Trackman technology.
Aulenti has received many golf industry awards, including the LPGA Northeast Section Professional of the Year in 1998, 2003 and 2011. In 1998, she was recognized by the PGA of America as the Metropolitan Merchandiser of the Year.
An expert in golfing instruction, Aulenti was recognized by Golf for Women magazine in 2003 as one of the top 50 golf instructors in America. An accomplished player, she was the LPGA T&CP Senior National Champion in 2007 and won the LPGA National Team Championship in 2008. The LPGA T&CP Professional of the Year award was established in 1980 and is awarded annually to a female golf professional.
Contact Tom Renner at trenner@mainstreetconnect.us.
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