Tag: PGA of America

National Golf Day 2016 set for May 18

January 11, 2016 By Golfdom staff

We Are Golf, a coalition of golf’s leading organizations, has announced it will host the ninth annual National Golf Day on May 18, 2016, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. National Golf Day celebrates the game’s nearly $70 billion economy, $4 ...

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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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