Tennessee Golf Foundation
615-790-7600 ext. 330
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Golf House Tennessee 400 Franklin Road
Franklin, TN 37069
Organization Details

Executive Director


Executive Director Mr. Whit Turnbow
E-mail wturnbow@tngolf.org
Term Start July 2018
Whit's Experience: Former Middle Tennessee State University's (MTSU) Senior Associate Athletic Director Whit Turnbow was named President of the TGF starting this fall, 2018.

Turnbow is a graduate of Middle Tennessee where over a 16-year career he served as golf coach then Senior Associate Athletic Director. As head men's golf coach, he led his team to 15 championships, including six NCAA appearances, and was named Coach of the Year on three different occasions. In that role, he also secured funding for the completion of the Jeff Hendrix Golf Performance Center, which houses both the men's and women's golf teams. In 2017 he successfully bid and hosted a Division 1 NCAA Regional Championship at The Grove Club in College Grove, Tennessee. Turnbow's teams had 100% graduation rate and a perfect 1000 Academic Performance Rating for eight consecutive years.

Whit, who is an accomplished amateur player himself, plays off a +3.6 handicap index. As Senior Associate AD at MTSU, he was instrumental in the creation of a new dynamic Strategic Facility Plan for MTSU athletics and has launched a successful $100 million capital campaign.

Turnbow will manage and be responsible for growing the TGF endowment fund and its annual giving programs. Turnbow and Horton will be active in expanding legacy gifts to the TGF's Honour Council from lifetime golfers and friends who embrace the foundation's mission "To promote golf and its life enhancing values with an emphasis on teaching youth and the disadvantaged".

Senior Staff


Name Title
Ms. Connie Pearce Executive Secretary - Hall of Fame Curator
Mr. Scott Flynn CFO/Director of Golf
Mrs. Barbara Sircy Controller

Staff

Full Time Staff 20
Part Time Staff 7
Volunteers 50
Contractors 25
Retention Rate 100%

Plans & Policies

Does your organization have a Fundraising Plan? Yes
Does your organization have a Strategic Plan? Under Development
Years Strategic Plan Considers
When was the Strategic Plan adopted?
Does your organization have a Management Succession Plan? No
Does your organization have a Policy and Procedure Plan? No
Does the organization have a Nondiscrimination Policy? Yes
Does the organization have a Whistle Blower Policy? No
Does the organization have a Document Destruction Policy? No

Evaluation

Is there a formal evaluation for... Frequency (if applicable)
CEO/Executive Director Yes Annually
Senior Management Yes Annually
Non-Management Yes Annually

Affiliations

Affiliation Year
Williamson County Chamber of Commerce 2000

Awards


Award / Recognition Organization Year
Founder's Award The First Tee 2004