Howard top South Central PGA professional

Barry Howard of Hot Springs has been named the 2018 South Central PGA Golf Professional of the Year.

Howard, the Hot Springs Country Club general manager since 2002, has been a PGA member for 27 years.

Prior to receiving his current honor, Howard was the South Central PGA Bill Strausbaugh Award recipient in 2013 and the Resort Merchandiser of the Year in 1999, 2003, 2006, 2010, 2013 and 2015.

Howard will be recognized March 3 at the South Central PGA Section Annual Special Awards Banquet at The Stoney Creek Hotel and Conference Center in Tulsa.