Olajuwon Ajanaku, owner, Eastside Golf, Trevor Anderson, owner, Better Every Day, and Damon Hack, NBC Sports/Golf Channel are among the list of winners for 2024 Golf Fitness Association of America (GFAA) Industry Leaders Awardees. The award recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the golf industry.
Olajuwon Ajanaku’s Eastside Golf, based in Atlanta, GA., gains its brand’s names from the Eastside of Atlanta, where the founder grew up. The lifestyle apparel brand that sells golf gear and other clothing. The brand’s mission is to make golf more accessible and diverse, and to inspire young people to play the sport.
Trevor Anderson, owner, Better Every Day is a renowned speaker, performance educator, and a multi-sport performance expert who is committed to helping people of all ages enhance their quality of life, achieve a greater level of success, and truly find their own personal excellence with endeavors to educate students of all disciplines, motivate athletes of all ages, and INSPIRE people of all levels and goals.
Damon Hack of NBC Sports/Golf Channel serves as host for Golf Today and Golf Central. Additionally, Hack serves as an on-site reporter for NBC Sports’ PGA TOUR coverage.
Ambrose Coleman, Integrity Golf Performance (Frisco, TX)
Randall Hunt, CEO, Apex Fitness (Orlando, FL)
Trevor Hypolite, Owner, GOLFZON Leadbetter Golf Academy (Orlando, FL)
Troy Mullins, Owner, Troy Mullins Long Drive. She is a World Long Drive competitor and educator from Los Angeles who has played in an LPGA Qualifier.
Gary Player, Pro golfer, Philanthropist and Golf Course Designer received the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Learn more about GFAA and view the full list of 2024 winners at https://golf.fitness.
GFAA is the creation of the publishers of PGA Magazine announced the creation of the Golf Fitness Association of America (GFAA) aimed at helping golf and fitness professionals grow and manage their businesses in the growing segment of the golf industry. Announcement made by the Great Golf Resorts of the World (GGRW) CEO Rick Summers. GFAA also features certification programs that improve the performance of golf patrons, fitness practitioners and teaching professionals.
The GFAA is owned and managed by GGRW, Inc, a Philadelphia based, privately held company incorporated in 1988. The parent company manages over 90 different golf platforms reaching the most influential professionals and consumers including (but not limited to): PGA Magazine, Golf Range Association of America, and 50% ownership in the PGA Show and PGA Demo Day in Orlando, Florida.
Under the leadership of DR. STEVEN LORICK, GFAA PRESIDENT, the mission of the GFAA is to facilitate environments where golf and fitness professionals can network and share best practices with their peers. The GFAA is visible through a variety of programming and content platforms, which include an e-publication – Golf Fitness Monthly, weekly best practice emails, Golf.Fitness website, in-market Boot Camp events around the country, virtual events and access to an industry-leading GFAA Advisory Team.
