Tag: PGA of America

Being a superintendent: It’s not as easy as we make it look

November 13, 2015 By Mark Woodward

Golf is hard enough for 98 percent of golfers who enjoy playing the game, but as each year passes the business of golf gets harder for those of us who make a living in this industry. ¶ Thinking about where ...

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NGCOA releases guidelines for online tee time distribution

June 26, 2015 By Joelle Harms

The National Golf Course Owners Association (NGCOA) has released a set of guidelines for the online distribution of tee time reservations. Endorsed by The PGA of America, the guidelines set a framework for third-party online agents and golf course owners ...

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Club Car donates $10K to Folds of Honor Foundation

March 24, 2015 By Joelle Harms

Club Car President and CEO Marc Dufour presented a check for $10,000 to the Folds of Honor Foundation on March 20. The organization sponsors scholarships for dependents of veterans who were disabled or killed in service to our nation. The ...

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McIlroy, Lewis, Langer voted GWAA players of the year

January 6, 2015 By Grant Gannon

The votes have been counted and the results are in from the Golf Writers Association of America’s (GWAA’s) Player of the Year awards, and Rory McIlroy, Bernhard Langer and Stacy Lewis each came away with their second honor. McIlroy’s stellar 2014 ...

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Pioneering golfer Dr. Charles L. Sifford receives Presidential Medal of Freedom

November 12, 2014 By Joelle Harms

Dr. Charles L. “Charlie” Sifford had the best seat in the East Room of the White House Monday afternoon when he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama. Sifford was the first African-American PGA member to successfully compete professionally ...

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Exclusive: PGA, Mangum Recant Brush Damage Statements Made During 2011 PGA Championship

February 6, 2012 By Golfdom Blog Staff

Mangum addresses the media during the 2011 PGA Championship. If the glove does not fit, you must acquit. Or, in this case, if you can’t prove the brush did the damage, you must take it back. That’s what has been ...

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