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The PGA of America has announced that it will relocate its headquarters to Frisco, Texas, from Palm Beach County, Florida. The new headquarters will anchor a 600-acre, mixed-use development with an initial investment worth more than $500 million. Open to the public, the development will be home to two golf courses, a short course and practice areas totaling […]
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Golf Channel has announced that Matt Farrell will begin a new position as general manager of alternative golf and executive director for the World Long Drive Association. Farrell, the chief marketing officer of USA Swimming, has more than 20 years of experience in sports and entertainment marketing with positions that have also included the U.S. Olympic Committee […]
Continue ReadingThe PGA of America has announced a new partnership with Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, that will bring eight of its championships and events to the course from 2022 to 2036. Congressional’s Blue Course will host the Ryder Cup in 2036, the PGA Championship in 2031, the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship in 2022 and 2027, the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship in 2025 and 2033, the PGA Professional […]
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Seth Waugh has been named chief executive officer of the PGA of America. Waugh, the former CEO of Deutsche Bank Americas, will guide the business and overall strategy of the golf organization that serves roughly 29,000 PGA professionals. Waugh is completing a three-year term as an independent director on the PGA of America board. Since 2017, […]
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Pete Bevacqua, CEO of the PGA of America, has announced that he is stepping down to become president of NBC Sports Group. In his new role, Bevacqua will oversee programming, marketing, digital properties, regional networks and all the golf business under the NBC umbrella, which includes Golf Channel. PGA President Paul Levy stated in a […]
Continue ReadingThe PGA of America has announced that Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey, will host the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship in 2023 and the PGA Championship in 2029. Both events will be staged at the club’s Lower Course, which opened in 1922 and has hosted 10 major golf events, including seven professional major championships. Founded in […]
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The U.S. Senior Open will return to The Broadmoor Golf Club in Colorado Springs in 2025. The USGA made the announcement at the 39th U.S. Senior Open, which recently concluded at The Broadmoor. The 2025 event will be the venue’s third time hosting a U.S. Senior Open and its ninth time hosting a USGA championship. “Beginning with […]
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The PGA Tour and Omni Hotels & Resorts have reached a sponsorship agreement through 2022. Omni will serve as the official hotel partner…
Continue ReadingThe PGA Tour will stage a new tournament in Detroit for the first time next season in a multiyear deal announced with Quicken Loans, which will serve as title sponsor of the event. The event…
Continue ReadingThe PGA of America and the PGA Championship have named Charles Schwab as sponsor and official wealth management…
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