| Tim Harris accomplished his 5th hole-in-one on Friday, March 4, 2022, at Lincoln Country Club, Lincolnton, NC. Tim used his 5 Iron, 191 Yards out from the hole with a TaylorMade Club and Titleist Pro V Ball. His playing partner there to witness the feat were James Bullard, Darrell “DJ” Johnson and Dwight Walker. |
Acclaimed Jewelry Designer Frank Fraley of Fine Design By Noah co-hosted the Michigan and Florida Snowbirds Cup, March 11-12, at Martin Downs Country Club, South Florida’s premier golf destination. Proceeds from the golf weekend event are designated to benefit the career of Georgia Oboh, Nigerian Golf’s poster girl.
Oboh is no stranger to competitive golf, the rising star of the Ladies European Tour competed in eight tournaments in 2020 with a season-best finish of 42nd at the Tipsport Czech Ladies Open. Oboh has also won numerous Nigeria awards and won her first professional tournament on her professional debut at the Cote D’Ivoire Open.
Fraley brought it all together at the tournament by awarding winners with the new and beautiful Fulani golf bracelet.
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This has been an exciting off-season for the African American Amateur Golfers’ Association (3AGA) and they are looking forward to sharing all of the news with all of their current and future members.
“The 3AGA of America is on a path to live up to the “of America” portion in our name as the Tennessee 3AGA chapter has begun operations. Our Board of Directors has added a PGA professional who is working to automate and streamline tour play and reduce cost per round. There are many more new features planned that will enhance play and the overall 3AGA experience this season,” said the news announcement.
3AGA preseason meeting is open to all! Individuals can join in person or virtually. The meeting web link is below.
“We look forward to seeing everyone attend,” said the 3AGA of America Board of Directors.
3AGA PRESEASON MEETING AGENDA:
POST MEETING ACTIVITIES: (on-site)
PLEASE RSVP BY 3/10/2022
Time: Mar 13, 2022 03:00 PM Eastern Time (02:00 PM Central Time)
Join Meeting Online:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85631175856?pwd=RTY1cG9wZ2IrMFdsRG9jQVZ2L21rQT09
PGA Career Services team to promote diverse jobs across the golf industry
and opportunities for PGA Membership
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (March 2, 2022) – The PGA of America is expanding the PGA Career Services Department by adding four new Recruitment Specialists: Kate Drimel, PGA, of St. Paul, Minnesota; Caleb Hung, PGA, of Seattle; Leila Mackie, PGA, of Philadelphia; and Dylan Gladney,
of Dallas.
With these newly created positions, the Recruitment Specialists will support and strengthen a PGA Career Services team, which also consists of 20 Career Consultants strategically located across the country, as well as a dedicated leadership team that will be based at the new home of the PGA of America at PGA Frisco (Texas), scheduled to open this Spring.
The hiring reinforces the PGA of America’s commitment to support and promote careers in every sector of the golf industry. The core responsibilities of the PGA Career Services Recruitment Specialists will be to cultivate the next generation of PGA Members and golf industry executives by educating them on the extensive opportunities in the golf industry. This includes promoting the pathway to PGA Membership and its benefits, as well as the diverse lineup of nearly 2 million jobs that encompass all sectors of the $84.1 billion golf industry.
“Our PGA Career Services team continues to evolve by adding the necessary resources and services relevant in today’s marketplace,” said PGA President Jim Richerson. “The new Recruitment Specialists will work alongside our Career Consultants and the 41 PGA Sections to support programs and special events that attract the next generation of PGA Members and golf industry executives.”
The team will work closely with corporations, universities, high schools, PGA Partners and other related organizations and Associations to communicate both PGA of America and golf industry opportunities.
PGA Career Services Recruitment Specialists
Kate Drimel, PGA, a second generation PGA Member who followed her father JD, a former PGA of America Board Member, into the golf industry, earned PGA Membership in 2020. She has worked across many sectors within the golf industry, from private and public green grass facilities to digital marketing companies and the Minnesota PGA Section. Kate holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration Marketing Management from the University of St. Thomas, where she played for the golf team. She has earned several golf scholarships, including the Minnesota PGA Assistants Chapter Associates Scholarship, an Academic Scholarship from the PGA of America and was named an All-American Scholar by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association.
Caleb Hung, PGA, a native of Bellingham, Washington, is a graduate of the University of Washington, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics. He began working as an Assistant Golf Professional in 2008, at Fairwood Golf and Country Club in Renton, Washington, before earning PGA Membership in 2013. In 2015, he moved to Overlake Golf and Country Club in Bellevue, Washington, where he worked as an Assistant Professional for three years in the golf operation before transitioning into the role of Membership and Communications Director. He is also a graduate of the PGA LEAD program, which was created by the PGA of America to identify, mentor and progress PGA Members from diverse backgrounds along a guided path to volunteer leadership roles at the Chapter, Section and National levels of the Association.
Leila Mackie, PGA, became a PGA Member in 2013. She is a graduate of Clemson University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration and Management. Mackie spent nine years with the Philadelphia PGA Section, where she served as the Player Development Director and the Foundation Director for their 501(c)(3) charitable arm, PGA REACH Philadelphia. Mackie also has served as an Adjunct Professor at Temple University from 2014-2015, where she was a Golf Course 1 Instructor. She also earned a certificate in Nonprofit Management from Duke University in 2019.
Dylan Gladney, MBA, who has held roles for various public relations and marketing companies across the sports and aerospace industry, is a graduate of Prairie View A&M University, where he earned a Masters of Sports Business Management. He has also earned a Masters of Business Administration and Sports Business degree from the University of Central Florida. Prior to becoming a PGA Recruitment Specialist, Gladney served as a Gateway Logistics Intern at NASA.
PGA Career Services offers a toolbox of invaluable resources to meet the hiring requirements demanded by employers today, while better serving employers, PGA Members and individuals seeking to gain employment within the golf industry. The department was created to assist golf industry professionals over the entire span of their career, while creating lifelong partnerships with employers to support their needs in today’s golf economy.
Additional resources available through PGA Career Services include career consulting, resume review, job placement outreach and continuing education resources, among others.
For more information on PGA Career Services, please visit PGA.org.
March 3, 2022
Heavy favorite Rory McIlroy sits atop the leaderboard after day one at the API. McIlroy’s -7 (65) is closely challenged by Billy Horschel, Beau Hossler, and J. J. Spain’s -5. Quite a few others are log jammed at -4. Although the rough at Bay Hill was making things difficult for most, there were still a lot of birdies available to those who found the greens in regulation.
Even though defending champion Bryson DeChambeau and Jason Day withdrew from the tourney, it’s still a star-studded field, with over 2,000,000 going to the winner. Weather today was about as good as you could hope for and the forecast for the rest of the week looks good as well, so expect the scores to go low.
When it’s sunny, you’ll find 93-year-old Victoria Kingdom hitting golf balls in her backyard in Riviera Beach. The Honda Classic is now creating a scholarship in her name for minority kids.
National Black Golf Hall of Fame Class of 2021 Induction video. Recognizing Cobbs Creek into the NBGHOF Class of 2021.
CHICAGO – For the first time in cinema, iconic Masters Tournament caddie of 54 years, Carl Jackson, is opening up about his life – an extraordinary journey of triumph over obstacles interwoven through six decades of American civil, social, and political unrest. His stories and the stories of that time have been kept in his personal vault – until now.
Jackson has begun working with award-winning Chicago-based studio Sheridan Road Productions on Rise Above: The Carl Jackson Story, a documentary that will explore his life and that time in American history in a way he hopes will inspire all people to rise above their own challenges.
Despite his impoverished beginnings, as a young boy in the deep south who dropped out of school at the age of ten to support his family by caddying for some of America’s greatest golfers, Jackson’s story is not one of blame, anger, resentment, or hate. Rather, Jackson is adamant that the story of his life reflects the goodness and miracle of it all.
“I want to show people what freedom is. From an early age, I knew there was a better way than anger and rage,” said Jackson. “I want to show people that when you face injustice or seemingly insurmountable obstacles, you can either let those things defeat you, or you can rise above them. I wasn’t going to be oppressed or let my circumstances crush me. I was going to rise above.”
In Rise Above: The Carl Jackson Story, this historic figure will recognize and honor the people who helped him succeed and show how through dedication, hard work, dignity, and strength of character, he overcame every obstacle he faced and an almost pre-ordained destiny at birth, as an uneducated, poor black child from the deep south during the decades that changed the face of America.
Acclaimed by some of the best golfers in the world for his keen understanding of the greens at Augusta National, Jackson caddied his first Masters Tournament in 1961 at the age of 14, and his final round in 2015 at the age of 67. During this time, he was on the bag for such greats as Bruce Devlin, Gary Player, and Ben Crenshaw, including Crenshaw’s Masters victories in 1984 and 1995 when one of the most epic sports photos (of Jackson and Crenshaw) of all time was taken. Today, Jackson runs a foundation called Carl’s Kids, which seeks to bring the game of golf and all of its life lessons to underserved youth.
Completion of the documentary Rise Above: The Carl Jackson Story is expected within the year. This announcement of Sheridan Road Productions’ rights to the life story of Carl Jackson comes on the heels of its latest feature film, The Road Dance, which won “The Audience Award for Best Picture” at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in 2021, and celebrated its U.S. premiere at the Santa Barbara Film Festival earlier this month. Rise Above: The Carl Jackson Story is not the first golf-themed production for Sheridan Road Productions, having also produced Tommy’s Honour, which won a 2016 BAFTA Scotland best picture award, as well as the sports/lifestyle television series pilot The Golf Explorers filmed in St. Andrews in 2019.
Sheridan Road Productions is an award-winning international television and film development and production company. With more than 50 years of combined entertainment and media experience, Sheridan Road Productions delivers outstanding film and television projects for a diverse viewing audience. For more information visit https://sheridanrp.com. Any questions about the production of the film may be directed to Maryilene Blondell ([email protected]) or Jim Kreutzer, Co-CEOs at Sheridan Road Productions.
Amari Avery, was one of eight junior golfers featured in the 2013 Netflix documentary, “The Short Game.” Today, the four-time Rolex All-American and the No. 2 ranked senior in Golfweek’s rankings, joins the Trojans golf team at the University of Southern California (USC) as a 2022 spring semester freshman and will immediately compete for playing time.
Avery, age 18, is from Riverside, Calif., and already has an impressive biography. She has played on some of the game’s biggest stages, including the 2021 Augusta National Women’s Amateur and at the 2021 Women’s U.S. Open. The homeschooled student’s resume includes medalist honors at the 2019 California Women’s Amateur, a 3-0 record playing for the 2021 U.S. Junior Solheim Cup team and playing in the 2021 LPGA Founder’s Cup.
Avery was co-medalist at the Brentwood C.C. to make the U.S. Open and captured The John Shippen Shootout to earn her berth in the Founder’s Cup. She tied for ninth at both the 2021 Girls’ Junior PGA Championship and the 2021 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship. The 5’6” player ranked second by Golfweek in the 2022 Class, won a 2020 Cactus Tour event as an amateur and also played in the 2021 Symetra Tour’s Garden City Charity Classic.
She reached the round of 32 in the 2020 U.S. Women’s Amateur, was a semifinalist in the 2019 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball and reached the Round of 16 of the 2018 U.S. Girls’ Junior. Avery finished at 3-under to win the girls division of the inaugural 2021 Mack Champ Invitational at Memorial Park G.C. in March 2021 and won her first four Toyota Tour Cup events in 2017. The standout athlete was second alternate at her 2017 U.S. Open qualifying site and was the 2019 SCGA Majoring in communications at USC, Avery strives to be her best in every aspect.
AUGUSTA, GA (March 2, 2022) ─ Lee Elder, Calvin Peete, Jerry “Hobo” Osborne, Carrie Russell, and Joseph Rice are just a few of the legends who will be honored during a special invitation-only event set to be held on Monday, March 14, 2022, at Martin Downs Golf and Country Club in Palm City, Florida.
The private function will begin at 5:30 p.m. and is organized by the Georgia- based concerned citizen’s group, Preserve The Legacy Committee, to salute, honor, and remember the amazing achievements of several distinguished honorees. Serving as emcee for the evening is Mr. Earnie Ellison, Managing Partner, Ellison Consulting Group, LLC.
A celebratory toast will highlight the significant contributions that each has made to the sport of golf during their lifetimes while recognizing the challenges faced during their era. The event will conclude with a 21 Ball Salute to Pioneers and Legends with participants being those who stand on the shoulders of those who paved the way.
“We are looking forward to commemorating the great golf achievements and contributions to American history of these legends,” said Committee Member Ramona Harriet, a Black golf historian, author, of “The Journey of African Americans in Golf,” and Creator/Executive Producer of the first-ever African American Golf Museum on Wheels. “We will pay tribute to these great pioneers in the sport, whom we cannot forget, as we honor their perseverance, pride, boldness, and passion,” said Ms. Harriet.
“Those whom we celebrate and honor at this tribute have sacrificed much in their lifetimes, they never gave up the fight for inclusion, and because of them, Black people are able to participate at the highest level of the game today,” said Founding Committee Member Arthur Johnson.
The evening program has limited seating and will include an exhibition of historic golf artifacts and memorabilia and a special presentation will be shared. Dress attire is golf casual.
For those who receive the highly sought-after invitation, the RSVP deadline is March 5. Afterward, any open seats will be made available free of charge.
Supporters for the Special Tribute Event include MRA Mobile Experiential, Summit Golf Foundation, Stanley Campbell, Club Pro Manufacturing USA, African American Golfer’s Digest, and Epochs of Courage African American Golf History Exhibition and Mobile Museum.
For more information contact Ramona Harriet at 352-434-0204 or email [email protected].
The full roster of special tributes and honorees is shown below.
ABOUT PRESERVE THE LEGACY COMMITTEE
Preserve The Legacy Committee is an independent citizens group based in Augusta, GA. Board Members include Ramona Harriet, Arthur Johnson, David Rachels, and Rosevelt Walden.
ABOUT MARTIN DOWNS GOLF CLUB
Martin Downs Golf Club is South Florida’s premier golf destination. The former PGA & US Tour qualifying course is owned by Stanley Campbell and is among the few African American-owned golf courses in America. Situated on 83 acres of natural Floridian scenery in Palm City, Fla., Martin Downs aims to transform the sport of golf into a lifestyle that promotes health and wellness, regardless of age or ability. For more information visit https://www.martindownsgolfclub.com
Scottsdale, Ariz. – Troon®, the leader in providing golf and club-related leisure and hospitality services, is pleased to announce the launch of its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion scholarship program at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) in Princess Anne, Maryland. Troon will annually award a $25,000 scholarship to a UMES student enrolled in the PGA Professional Golf Management Program or Hospitality Management Program.
The Troon Diversity, Equity & Inclusion scholarship program is committed to providing educational assistance to students from diverse backgrounds seeking to enter the field of hospitality, including Hotel and Restaurant Management, Professional Golf Management, and Turf Sciences.
“Troon is dedicated to providing opportunities for individuals to grow their love of the game of golf and the endless career opportunities within the industry,”said Kendall Murphy, Director of DEI at Troon. “This new scholarship is more than growing the golf and hospitality industry, it is about providing opportunities to make the industry more diverse, equitable, and inclusive. That is the future of the industry, and this scholarship allows us to facilitate that growth moving forward.”
https://www.pga.org/membership/associate-programThe Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Scholarship is the work of the University’s Golf Development Council, whose sole purpose is to increase the visibility of UMES’ profound PGM program. UMES is the only historically black college with an accredited undergraduate program for Professional Golf Management. The program partners with the PGA of America, country clubs, and golf courses across the country to provide students with authentic opportunities and experiences to benefit them in the profession and sport.
“The generosity of Troon will go to directly help the mission of our Professional Golf Management Program and that is to produce a diverse and talented group of professionals in the golf industry,” said UMES Director of Athletics Keith Davidson. “Our University has made their niche in golf and we are proud that Troon has recognized us and are happy to partner with them on this and future initiatives. I also want to thank Troon, the Development Council here at Maryland Eastern Shore and President Anderson for her trust in me to help steer this initiative that helps lay the foundation for future golf partnerships that will create jobs and opportunities for our students.”
“On behalf of the entire UMES Golf Development Council, I want to personally extend my thanks to Troon and the DE&I Council for their commitment, tireless effort, and collaboration over the last year in making this a reality,” said Anthony G. Stepney, PGA Master Professional Senior Advisor and Chairman of the UMES Golf Development Council. “There is no doubt that this scholarship will make a difference for our students and ultimately the hospitality industry as a whole.”
The UMES Golf Development Council is comprised of leaders in the golf industry, UMES administrators, alumni, and local and regional leaders. The sole purpose of the council is to serve as an advisory board on the progression of the only HBCU undergraduate PGA Golf Management program. This council strives to utilize its network and skills to build the presence of the program in the Golf industry.
Headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz., Troon is the world’s largest golf management company providing services at 630-plus locations around the globe, including managing 650-plus 18-hole equivalent golf courses. In addition to golf, Troon specializes in homeowner association management, private residence clubs, estate management and associated hospitality venues. Troon’s award-winning food and beverage division operates and manages 615-plus food and beverage operations located at golf resorts, private clubs, daily fee golf courses and recreational facilities. With properties located in 45-plus states and 30-plus countries, Troon’s family of brands includes Troon Golf, Troon Privé, Troon International, Indigo Sports, CADDIEMASTER, True Club Solutions, Cliff Drysdale Tennis, Peter Burwash International, Casa Verde Golf, and RealFood Hospitality, Strategy and Design. For additional news and information, visit www.Troon.com.