POST-SHOW RECAP
SAFE EVENTS SFMA hosted three events this year to benefit the SAFE Foundation .
GOLF TOURNAMENT The SAFE Golf Tournament was held at the LPGA International Course . The winners were Aqui Concolino , Travis Parkinson , Alan Dungey and Brant Williams ( who shot a 58 ).
CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT The SAFE Cornhole Tournament was sponsored by Carolina Green ’ s Game on Grass and was held at the Ocean Center . The cornhole winning team was Matt Price and Mike Bunting .
SAFE NIGHT OF BOWLING The SAFE Night of Bowling was held at GameTime Daytona and featured a record number of bowling teams , as well as many additional members who came to watch and network . The top winner was Jason Goehring , who bowled 200 . The winning team , with a score total of 754 , was team Minnesota ( Greg Brodd , Roger Weinbrenner , Ed Tietel , Jason Goehring and Derek Holanitsch ).
Photos by John Kmitta .
OPENING GENERAL SESSION The Opening General Session on January 23 featured a panel of baseball experts who discussed their fields , how baseball has changed through the years , communication with players , workplace challenges and the future of sports field management . The panel featured Phil Bradley , MLB special assistant for international and domestic player operations ; Dan Kiermaier , head groundskeeper , Chicago Cubs ; Ryan Woodley , senior director of grounds , Milwaukee Brewers ; and Matt Brown , director of field operations , Pittsburgh Pirates .
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