PHIT America: Announces LPGA player Ryann O’Toole as one of three celebrity ambassadors. PHIT America is a nonprofit education and advocacy organization designed to address inactivity and obesity in the United States,
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Robert Trent Jones, Jr. Honored At Chambers Bay
Robert Trent Jones Jr.: Honored by the University of Washington Tacoma with a scholarship fund in his name. The event took place at the Jones-designed Chambers Bay Golf Course, which will host the 2015 U.S. Open.
GolfTEC Places Nine Certified Personal Coaches On Golf Digest “Best” List
GolfTEC: Placed nine of its certified personal coaches on the Golf Digest list of Best Teachers In America, with James Kinney ranked No. 1 in Nebraska.
K-Motion Interactive: Reports That Forty Five K-Vest Certified Professionals Named Best Teachers By Golf Digest
K-Motion Interactive: Announces that 45 K-Vest certified golf professionals were named to Golf Digest’s 2013-2014 Best Teachers in America list. The list is published in the November issue.
Billy Casper Golf-Managed Rock Manor Golf Course, Architect Lester George Honored By ASGCA
Billy Casper Golf: Reports that golf course architect Lester George has been honored by the American Society of Golf Course Architects for his renovation of Rock Manor Golf Course as part of its Design Excellence Recognition Program. Rock Manor is managed by Billy Casper Golf.
GolfTEC Places Nine Certified Personal Coaches On Golf Digest "Best" List
GolfTEC: Placed nine of its certified personal coaches on the Golf Digest list of Best Teachers In America, with James Kinney ranked No. 1 in Nebraska.
Nor Cal PGA Selects Phil Green Of Home On The Range For Its Player Development Award
PGA of America / Northern California Section: Announces Phil Green, PGA professional and owner/manager of Home on the Range in Newcastle, CA, as recipient of its 2013 Player Development Award.
Nor Cal PGA Honors Dave Carr, Shawn McEntee, Larry Babica, And David Solomon With The Player Of The Year Awards
PGA of America / Northern California Section: Announces the respective winners of its 2013 Player of the Year Award – Dave Carr, of Sacramento (Regular Division); Shawn McEntee, of Napa (Senior Division); and Larry Babica, of Redding (Super Senior Division).
PGA Professionals Eric Alpenfels And Mike Adams Become The First To Earn PGA Master Professional Designation Through The PGA MPP 2.0 Program
PGA of America: Announces that Eric Alpenfels, PGA director of instruction at Pinehurst (NC) Country Club, and Mike Adams, PGA director of instruction at both Hamilton Farms Golf Club, in Gladstone, NJ, and Medalist Golf Club in Hobe Sound, FL, are the first PGA Professionals to ever graduate from the new PGA Master Professional Program 2.0.
Rick Smith/Jason Guss Golf Academy Staff Recognized By Golf Digest, Among 50 Best Teachers And Top 10 In Michigan.
Rick Smith/Jason Guss Golf Academy at Treetops: Instructor Rick Smith is ranked among Golf Digest’s 50 Best Teachers in America and No. 1 in Michigan, while Jason Guss and Henry Young were ranked among the top 10 instructors in the state.
Billy Casper Golf Chairman And CEO Peter Hill Ranks No. 8 Among Golf Inc.’s ‘Most Powerful People In Golf’
Billy Casper Golf: Chairman and CEO Peter Hill is ranked No. 8 on Golf Inc.’s international ranking of the Most Powerful People in Golf.
Billy Casper Golf Chairman And CEO Peter Hill Ranks No. 8 Among Golf Inc.'s 'Most Powerful People In Golf'
Billy Casper Golf: Chairman and CEO Peter Hill is ranked No. 8 on Golf Inc.’s international ranking of the Most Powerful People in Golf.
Nor Cal PGA Selects Tim Burr, Rob Dugan, And Kyle Winn As Top Merchandisers Of The Year
PGA of America / Northern California Section: Announces the winners of the 2013 Merchandiser of the Year awards – Private, Tim Burr, PGA director of golf at Blackhawk Country Club in Danville; Public, Rob Dugan, PGA head golf professional at Presidio Golf Course in San Francisco; and Resort, Kyle Winn, PGA head golf professional at Half Moon Bay Golf Links in Half Moon Bay.
Mosaic Clubs & Resorts Names Shawn Mckinnon General Manager At Berkeley Hills CC In Duluth, Ga.
Mosaic Clubs & Resorts: Promotes Shawn McKinnon to general manager at Berkeley Hills Country Club, a private club in Duluth, GA.
PGA Professional Faber Jamerson Of Appomattox, Virginia Wins Middle Atlantic PGA Player Of The Year
PGA of America / Middle Atlantic Section: Announces that Faber Jamerson, PGA general manager at Falling River Country Club in Appomattox, VA, is its 2013 Middle Atlantic PGA Player of the Year. Jamerson edged out Dirk Schultz, of Beaver Creek Country Club in Hagerstown, MD, by 11 points.
Nor Cal PGA Names Joe Dolby Of Palo Alto As Assistant Apprentice Of The Year
PGA of America / Northern California Section: Announces Joe Dolby, of Palo Alto Hills Golf and Country Club in Palo Alto, as recipient of its 2013 NCPGA Assistant Apprentice of the Year Award.
The Olympic Club’s Pat Finlen Named Nor Cal PGA Golf Course Superintendent Of The Year
PGA of America / Northern California Section: Announces Pat Finlen, of The Olympic Club in San Francisco, as the recipient of its inaugural 2013 NCPGA Golf Course Superintendent of the Year Award.
Mosaic Clubs & Resorts Names Shawn Mckinnon General Manager At Berkeley Hills CC In Duluth, Ga.
Mosaic Clubs & Resorts: Promotes Shawn McKinnon to general manager at Berkeley Hills Country Club, a private club in Duluth, GA.
The Olympic Club's Pat Finlen Named Nor Cal PGA Golf Course Superintendent Of The Year
PGA of America / Northern California Section: Announces Pat Finlen, of The Olympic Club in San Francisco, as the recipient of its inaugural 2013 NCPGA Golf Course Superintendent of the Year Award.
Inventor Of Spotless Swing® Golf Towel To Make Guest Appearance On Tee it Up Radio Show
BrightSpot Solutions: President Scott Salzman, inventor of the Spotless Swing golf towel, will appear on the “Tee It Up” radio show, Sunday, Oct. 20.
