Noel Gebauer is a Colonie Central High School Class of 1988 graduate. He played on the Varsity Golf team 1985-88 and Varsity Bowling Team 1987-88. He was a captain of the 1988 Golf team, which won the team golf Section II championship in 1986-87 and he posted the lowest round at the Section II Class A Championships in 1987-88.In college he was an NJCAA All-Region individual selection in bowling and a JUCO Academic All-American while at Hudson Valley Community College.As a professional player Gebauer won the 1993 NENYPGA Assistants Professional Classic, the 1995 NENYPGA Buick Classic, and the 2009 NENYPGA Spring Pro-Pro Championship.Professionally, Gebauer was the 2003 NENYPGA Teacher of the Year, was named in Golf Magazine’s list of Best Golf Teachers in America in 2005. Gebauer has also been awarded the NENYPGA Horton Smith Award (contributions to PGA education) and in 2009 was named PGA’s highest honor NENYPGA Golf Professional of the Year. In 2018 Gebauer was honored with a Town of Colonie Proclamation for his service to the town’s golfers.