The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Teaching and Club Professional (T&CP) membership has announced the 2006 recipients of its prestigious annual national awards presented by Etonic: Janet Phillips, Windy Hills Sports Complex, Midlothian, Va., Professional of the Year; Cheryl Anderson, Wykagyl Country Club, New Rochelle, N.Y., Teacher of the Year; and Janet Bolle-Carl, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, Coach of the Year. The LPGA T&CP membership's Executive Committee selects the national award winners from the pool of sectional award winners voted on by the members of the five regional sections. All three of this year's award winners are first-time national winners.

Phillips, Professional of the Year presented by Etonic
Phillips, who had been a Class A T&CP member since 2000, has been the co-owner of the Windy Hills Sports Complex for 16 years. Her main duties include merchandising, accounting, club repair, public relations, supervising personnel and tournament organization and administration. At Windy Hills Sports Complex, she has developed numerous programs, which include: the first Special Olympics for golf in the Richmond Area, enrichment programs for underprivileged children, junior golf programs as well as women's and senior golf leagues. She also maintains the website for the complex.

Phillips is currently serving on the Board of Directors of the Executive Women's Golf Association Greater Richmond Chapter as the golf education and player development chairwoman. She is also in charge of organizing, scheduling and producing extensive lesson brochures. She has also hosted and served as tournament director for the EWGA Chapter Championship.

A T&CP member advisor since 2001, she has belonged to the organization since 1991. Phillips was nominated for the 2006 Junior Golf Leader Award and has also been presented with multiple awards for her dedication in hosting Special Olympics, clinics and tournaments. Phillips also assisted in establishing the women's golf program at the University of Richmond.

“This is truly an amazing honor with all of the fabulous professionals in this industry,” Phillips said. “I am proud to represent the Northeast Section. Thank you to Etonic for sponsoring this award.”

A member of the James Madison University women's golf program from 1984-88, Phillips graduated with a sports management and recreation degree. She played on the Futures Tour in 1989 before taking over as co-owner and Director of Instruction at Windy Hills Sports Complex. She has also been a PGA Class A member since 1998 and is on the PGA President's Council with Play Golf America.

The LPGA Professional of the Year Award presented by Etonic was established in 1980 and awarded annually to a female golf professional involved directly in the entire golf operation.

Anderson, Teacher of the Year presented by Etonic
Anderson, who has been a T&CP Class A member for 10 years, is the director of instruction at Wykagyl Country Club. She works with all types of golfers, including juniors, seniors, women, men and golfers with disabilities.

A T&CP member since 1994, Anderson works to increase the junior participation at Wykagyl through interclub matches and clinics. She was instrumental this year in starting the club's first junior camp. She coaches several junior golfers, and assists with the Junior newsletter, which is distributed to all families of the club before the season begins. Just a few of her students' accomplishments include a 9-year-old who qualified for the U.S. Kids Tour World Championships two years in a row, a young woman who was a finalist at the 2006 Connecticut State Girls' Golf Champion, and the leader on the 2006 Metropolitan PGA Junior points list.

Anderson has also focused on making golf fun for the women who belong to the club. She hosts weekly women's clinics with speakers who have included Pia Nilsson and Lynn Marriott as well as Val Skinner.

Anderson has been recognized for the past six years by Golf for Women Magazine for her achievements as a golf instructor as she has been named to the Top-50 Teachers list. She also served as co-chairperson for the Northeast Section Team Championship in 2005.

“I was very surprised and shocked when I heard that I had received this award, and I truly appreciate this opportunity,” Anderson said. “My main focus has always been to be the best teacher I could be and to have this validation is just wonderful. I plan to use this award to motivate myself to become a better teacher in the future.”

Aside from teaching, Anderson is also quite a competitive golfer as she has won the Metropolitan PGA Women's Player of the Year award five consecutive years. She was a member of the Rutgers women's golf team for four years and graduated in 1991. Anderson has also competed in six different LPGA Tour events, making the cut in the First Union Betsy King Classic.

The LPGA Teacher of the Year Award presented by Etonic was established in 1958 and is presented to a female teaching professional who best exemplifies her profession during the year.

Bolle-Carl, Coach of the Year presented by Etonic
Bolle-Carl, a LPGA T&CP Class A member since 1995, is the head golf coach at the University of Cincinnati. She just finished her fifth season with the team, as she first started as an assistant coach for the women's golf program and is now the head golf coach for both the men's and women's teams.

On the women's side, the Lady Bearcats won three team titles in 2006, including the Krump Kup, Dayton Fall Invitational and the Big River Telephone Classic. The team also finished fifth in the Big East Conference, with three players individually finishing in the top-20. Sophomore Hillery Wilson captured four individual titles, while freshmen Chelsa Dooley and Marianne Erb combined for eight top-10s during the year. The Lady Bearcats also set a new school record with a low team round of 295.

Aside from coaching, Bolle-Carl was also responsible for running three collegiate events: Cincinnati Women's Fall Classic, Cincinnati Women's Spring Invitational and the UC/UD Spring Invitational.

Bolle-Carl has also served as the site director for the LPGA-USGA Girls Golf of Northern Kentucky. Over 50 young girls participated twice a month in the golf program. She has also volunteered her time at The Golf Ranch, a high school golf developmental program, during the summer months. In the fall, she works with four high school teams in the area, teaching them short game techniques and golf course management. Bolle-Carl has also been a guest speaker at local physical education classes and has hosted golf clinics for junior golfers in the area.

An LPGA T&CP member since 1991, Bolle-Carl was named Midwest Section Coach of the Year in 2002.

“I think that it is almost unbelievable to be included in the group of coaches who have won this award in the past,” Bolle-Carl said. “This is the pinnacle of my coaching career and receiving this award is a motivational tool to continue to improve on my coaching.”

She began her playing career at Western Kentucky University and transferred to the University of Alabama to finish her collegiate golf career in 1982. After college, Bolle-Carl worked as a high school science teacher, before turning professional in 1989. In 1990, she joined the LPGA T&CP and worked for several golf schools, and as a high school golf coach before she was hired by the University of Cincinnati.

The LPGA Coach of the Year Award presented by Etonic, established in 1980, is awarded annually to a female golf professional actively engaged in teaching and/or coaching golf at the collegiate or high school level.