Larry Moore of US Golf Cars Deserves “Distinguished Service Award” from MGCOA
When you volunteer for an organization, like the Michigan Golf Course Owners Association or the PGA or your PTO or Rotary, for that matter, you either show up or you don’t. Not referring to just physically showing up but rather to the commitment it takes to follow through on the choice you make to be a volunteer, this is what the “Lyle Leeke Distinguished Service Award” is all about for the golf industry in Michigan.
Larry Moore started his career in western Pennsylvania in the late 1960s and when Club Car started setting up distributorships, Larry was one of the first to step up; only six months after Club Car began the distributorship business.
Larry started US Golf Cars in Grand Rapids in 1990 with 5 employees. At the time Club Car’s market share in the territory was only 4%. US Golf Cars now employs 21 and has a market share of 52%. Larry and his brother Tom also own Softee Inc. a manufacturer and distributor of driving range mats.
Larry has been on the Michigan Golf Course Owners Association board for 8 years. In eight years Larry has attended all but 5 Board of Directors meetings. Understanding that the operation of a successful Association depends on the contribution of its Board of Directors, Larry is always there, at the meetings, at the events, at the other end of the phone when information is needed or council is requested. Larry is what every Association would want in a corporate member and partner. And it is greatly appreciated.
Larry serves on the Distributor Action Council (DAC) for Club Car and is its incoming Chairman. US Golf Cars was recognized by Club Car in 2005 for Overall Superior Performance (Dist. of the Year). US Golf Cars was recognized by Club Car in 2004 for Superior Service.
The “Lyle Leeke Distinguished Service Award” is named after one of the founders of the MGCOA, a gentleman who helped create a voice for Michigan golf course owners. The recipient of the award is an individual who has displayed distinguished service to the MGCOA and the golf industry.
Past winners are Lyle Leeke, Old Channel Trail Golf Course, Montague (1996), Cecil McKay, McKay Golf Properties, Lansing (1997), John Dodge, ROI Golf Management, Lansing (1998), Marcia Johnson, Cheshire Hills Golf Course, Allegan (1999), Jeff Hoag, Scott Lake Country Club, Comstock Park (2000), Jim Scott, Gull Lake View Golf Course, Augusta (2001), Kathy Aznavorian, Fox Hills Golf and Banquet Center, Plymouth (2002), Meriam Leeke, Old Channel Trail Golf Course, Montague (2003), Lynn Miller, Indian Lake Hills Golf Course, Eau Claire (2004) and Tom Schwark, Sycamore Hills Golf Course, Mt. Clemens (2005). |
