ATLANTA, Ga. – Ralph Stokes of Marietta was elected president of the Georgia State Golf Association and will serve a one-year term. Stokes addressed those in attendance at the Association’s 2023 Annual Meeting held at Cherokee Town Club on Saturday, February 11.
“I am honored for the opportunity to serve the golfers of the great state of Georgia,” Stokes said. “I look forward to leading this Association in our continued work of promoting and growing this great game while providing the needed support for our staff and volunteers.”
Stokes is a longtime supporter of the GSGA and has served on multiple committees over the last several years. He was elected to the Board of Directors in 2017, before being elevated to his first term as vice president in 2021.
Ryan Grant of Johns Creek was elected to a one-year term as vice president, while Philip Clinkscales of Atlanta was re-elected to an additional one-year term as the GSGA’s Secretary-Treasurer.
Three new Board members were elected to serve a three-year term, including Jimmy Singer of Marietta, West Streib of Brookhaven and Craig Sullivan of Sandy Springs.
Charlie Anderson of Johns Creek, whose term as GSGA president concluded at the 2023 Annual Meeting, remains a member of the Board of Directors as Immediate Past President while Stokes serves as president.
Other members of the GSGA Board of Directors who will continue in their current terms include:
Jim Hatcher, Atlanta
Bill Hodges, Thomasville
Deb Jackson, Johns Creek
Ed Klein, Atlanta
Linda Lee, Alpharetta
Allen Peake, Macon
Jodie Shepard, Newnan
Ex-Officio Members
Seth Knight, Columbus (GSGA Foundation President)
Mark Grantham, Atlanta (General Counsel)
Matt Vanderpool, Marietta (Chief Executive Officer)
The management of the Georgia State Golf Association is vested in its Board of Directors. The Board meets quarterly to review the activity of the Association and transact any business.
