Golf Channel is celebrating 20 years on the air with anniversary-themed initiatives both on-air and online surrounding the official anniversary on Saturday, Jan. 17. On-air plans will include a Morning…
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The cast for Golf Channel’s 23nd season of its popular Big Break reality competition series – Big Break The Palm Beaches, FL – was revealed today, featuring 12 aspiring golfers hoping to take that next…
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Maulana Dotch, LPGA/PGA Teaching Professional, To Be Inducted into Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame
by Debert Cookby Debert CookThe 19th Class of The Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame will be formally honor Maulana Dotch, LPGA/PGA Teaching Professional, at their 19th annual Induction luncheon on Saturday, February 7, 2015,…
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BY AAGD STAFF (January 13, 2015) — The John Shippen Memorial Golf Foundation is embarking on an aggressive initiative for a U.S. Postal Stamp to honor John Matthew Shippen, Jr.,…
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Golf’s popularity is growing precipitously in China, where oddly, the game has long been banned. A loophole that developers have used to build golf courses in the country since the…
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Wendell Haskins, Former Def Jam Executive, Tapped to Head PGA of America Diversity Effort
by Debert Cookby Debert Cook(January 2, 2014) In his new role, Haskins wrote us to say,“There is more opportunity for me with the marketing position and it better enables me to do what I…
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Golfers are some of the most optimistic people on earth, in my opinion. We consistently expect the next round of golf to be better than the last, often times without…
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BY AAGD STAFF (December 23, 2014) Tiger Woods gives all that he’s got at the Hero World Challenge, a tournament that he hosts annually. The greatest player of his era,…
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Between the good, the bad, and the ugly, during 2014 golf season Tiger Woods still ranked as one of the most popular and most recognizable golfers in the world. Some…
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A golf professional’s earnings cover a very wide spectrum, based on the golfer’s ability, whether he plays on a pro tour and whether he endorses any products. According to GolfSmith.com…
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SAVE THE DATE: Lawrence Taylor’s 7th Annual Throwback Celebrity Golf Weekend April 24-26, 2015. For more information on registration and sponsorship opportunities, contact Paula Tucker at [email protected]
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Ryder Cup Task Force Co-Chairman and PGA President Derek Sprague Statement:
by Debert Cookby Debert CookDec. 9, 2014 “The Ryder Cup Task Force met today at PGA of America Headquarters in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. for more than four hours. It was a very productive…