Category: News
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Ron Green Jr. to Receive PGA of America Lifetime Achievement Award in Journalism
This piece appears on the PGA of America’s website. FRISCO, Texas (Jan. 23, 2023) ー The PGA of America today named Ron Green Jr. of Charlotte, North Carolina, as the 2023 recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award in Journalism. Green Jr. and his work will be celebrated on April 5 at the Golf Writers Association…
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Steve Stricker, Bob Ford, Peter Jacobsen to be honored at April’s ISPS/GWAA Dinner in Augusta
By Jeff Babineau, GWAA (ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 19, 2023) – In a matter of weeks, Steve Stricker went from the high of captaining a 2021 U.S. Ryder Cup team to victory on home-state soil in Wisconsin to beginning the 2022 PGA Tour Champions season bedridden, fighting a mysterious illness that would deplete his strength and…
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Zach Johnson Names Davis Love III as Vice Captain for U.S. Ryder Cup Team
This appears on RyderCup.com. United States Ryder Cup Captain Zach Johnson today named Davis Love III as one of his Vice Captains for the 2023 Ryder Cup, which will take place Sept. 29-Oct. 1 at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Rome, Italy. Johnson previously appointed former Ryder Cup Captain Steve Stricker as a…
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Scottie Scheffler, Lydia Ko, Steven Alker Voted GWAA Players of the Year
(ORLANDO, Florida, January 10, 2023) – Scottie Scheffler, Lydia Ko and Steven Alker have been voted 2022 Players of the Year in their respective divisions by the Golf Writers Association of America. Ko, 25, voted Female Player of the Year, is the only golfer among the three to have been previously honored as a…
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Meghan Stasi Named 2024 U.S. Curtis Cup Captain
Posted directly from the USGA website. Four-time U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur champion Meghan Stasi, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has been named by the USGA as captain of the 2024 USA Curtis Cup Team. A biennial competition between top female amateur golfers from the United States of America and Great Britain and Ireland (GB&I), the 43rd Match…
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Block, Changkija, Sowards Win 2022 PGA Professional Player of the Year Awards
This appears on the PGA of America’s website. FRISCO, Texas ー Michael Block of Mission Viejo, California; Sandra Changkija of Kissimmee, Florida; and Bob Sowards of Dublin, Ohio, won their respective 2022 PGA of America PGA Professional, Women’s PGA Professional and Senior PGA Professional Player of the Year Awards presented by Rolex in conjunction with…
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LPGA Legend Kathy Whitworth Dies at 83
Kathy Whitworth, a World Golf Hall of Fame member, winner of 88 career LPGA titles and six major championships, died December 24 at age 83. Below are statements from Whitworth’s longtime partner, Bettye Odle and LPGA commissioner Mollie Marcoux Samaan. A full obit from Ron Sirak can be found here on the LPGA’s website. “It…
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Statement Regarding 2023 Masters Field
Statement from Augusta National Chariman Fred Ridley, from Masters.com. From its inception in 1934, the purpose of the Masters Tournament has been to benefit the game of golf. Each April, the Masters assembles the world’s leading golfers to compete for the Green Jacket and a place in history. It provides a stage for fans to…
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Fred Perpall Nominated as 67th USGA President
From the USGA Fred Perpall of Dallas, Texas, has been nominated to serve as the 67th president of the United States Golf Association. If elected, Perpall will succeed Stu Francis of Hillsborough, Calif., who will conclude his three-year term in February 2023. Highlights of Francis’ presidency include helping to guide the organization successfully through the…
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Golf World Reacts to the Passing of Queen Elizabeth II
Below is a compilation of social media messages from the golf world regarding the passing Thursday of Queen Elizabeth II. The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/VfxpXro22W — The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) September 8, 2022…