Category: News
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Keegan Bradley named U.S. Ryder Cup captain for 2025 matches
From the PGA OF AMERICA NEW YORK, NEW YORK (July 8, 2024) – PGA of America President John Lindert today announced that Keegan Bradley will serve as Captain of the United States Ryder Cup Team for the 45th Ryder Cup, which will be played September 26-28, 2025, at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, New York. The Woodstock,…
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Doug Ferguson’s speech as Memorial Tournament Journalism Honoree
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Tiger Woods Accepts Special Exemption Into U.S. Open
LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (May 2, 2024) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced that three-time U.S. Open champion Tiger Woods has accepted a special exemption into the 124th U.S. Open Championship, which will be contested June 13-16 on Pinehurst Resort & Country Club’s Course No. 2, in the Village of Pinehurst, N.C. Woods,…
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Public Event to Honor the Late Pete Brown Scheduled May 1
(Burneyville, OK, April 11, 2024) The residents of Falconhead Resort in Burneyville, OK, are holding a public event on May 1 to honor the late Pete Brown, who was the first African American member of the PGA to win a Tour event. Brown made history in the 1964 Waco Turner Open, when Falconhead was known…
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Ben Parris is the 2024 Ron Balicki Scholarship Recipient
NORMAN, Okla. — The GCAA announced today that Ben Parris is the recipient of the 2024 Ron Balicki Scholarship. The Sports Journalism sophomore minoring in Political Science at Arizona State University will receive a $5,000 grant. “Being honored with the Ron Balicki Scholarship means so much because it represents an investment in my future as I…
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Complete Video from the 2024 GWAA Dinner
A wonderful evening. Here is the video for the full ceremony.
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GWAA Podcast, Ep. 1: Beth Ann Nichols
Exciting news … we launched a podcast. And here is our first episode. This brand-new pod from the GWAA gives listeners an in-depth look at the inner workings of golf’s biggest stories. Host Amy Rogers interviews content creators from across the media landscape to find out how they learned about their story, where they found…
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Herbert V. Kohler Jr./GWAA Journalism Scholarship Information
Starting this fall, the GWAA will award two (2) Herbert V. Kohler/GWAA Journalism Scholarships to deserving students to help with their college costs. Each scholarship is for $5,000 per year; the Kohler family has generously committed to doing this for the next five years. We are seeking applicants who have an interest in pursuing a…
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Developer Mike Keiser Earns GWAA’s Richardson Honor; Luke Donald Voted Jim Murray Award Winner
By Jeff Babineau, GWAA ORLANDO, Florida (March 4, 2024) – Mike Keiser’s hunch to incorporate links golf into the sandy dunes of the barren Oregon coast more than two decades ago sparked a modern resurgence in American golf. It was a gamble that paid off not only for Keiser, but also for many golfers who…
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Gary Woodland Captures GWAA’s 2023 Ben Hogan Award
By Jeff Babineau, GWAA ORLANDO, Florida (March 4, 2024) – Gary Woodland went from the lush green fairways of the PGA Tour to lying on an operating table, undergoing brain surgery last year on his path to overcoming the toughest test of his life. Woodland, 39, had surgery in September to remove part of a…