Saturday, 4th February, 2012

Stories tagged ‘PGA’


Tuesday, September 27th, 2011

Angus Hoare

Lottery Award boost for Grass Roots Golfers

Disabled youngsters in Wyre Forest will be among the chief beneficiaries after Wharton Park Golf and Country Club teed up a successful bid for a £10,000 grant from the Sports Lottery .....read the full story »


Tuesday, September 20th, 2011

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Welsh National unveils Ryder Cup Europe Sponsor

Ryder Cup Europe has been announced as the new sponsor for the Welsh National PGA Championship .....read the full story »


Friday, September 2nd, 2011

Jerry Kilby

‘Let’s Get More People into Golf’

Partnership encourages owners and operators to embrace British Golf Industry Association’s Grow Golf Initiative


Wednesday, August 31st, 2011

Dominc Hoskin, aged seven.

Dominic, Open Quiz Champ, enjoys his PGA Collection prize

Dominic Hoskin won a set of PGA Kids range golf clubs in a Golf Foundation competition at The Open .....read the full story »


Friday, July 29th, 2011

Andrew George (courtesy of Jamie Jones Photography)

Sports Ace Sails to Golf Degree Success

A qualified sailing and ski instructor has added to his sporting prowess by eyeing life as a future PGA professional after gaining first class honours in Applied Golf Management Studies .....read the full story »


Wednesday, July 27th, 2011

Bernard Gallacher (l) with Bernard Preston - courtesy of Dave Warren

PGA Golden Generation Gather for Special Celebration

Around 6,000 years of PGA membership were represented during the first of two celebration lunches to mark five decades of the PGA’s world-renowned training programme


Friday, July 22nd, 2011

2011 Open champion Darren Clarke (courtesy of Streeter Lecka at Getty Images)

Open Champion Set for PGA Recognition Award

Open champion Darren Clarke is set to get an early Christmas gift as the next high-profile recipient of the PGA Recognition Award .....read the full story »

Defending Open Champion Louis Ouisthuizen

Golf Foundation thanks R&A and HSBC for ‘most successful ever’ Open

The Golf Foundation has thanked The R&A and HSBC for the significant support that made the 2011 Open Championship the most successful ever for the leading golf charity .....read the full story »


Tuesday, July 19th, 2011

PGA professional Emma Brown (courtesy of Adrian Milledge)

Harmon hails record-breaking PGA professionals

Legendary coach Butch Harmon has hailed the dedicated PGA professionals who gave a record 2,400 free lessons at the Open Championship


Friday, July 15th, 2011

Brian Davis was a great sport with HSBC Golf Roots youngsters

Open players accept the Tri-Golf challenge

Three competitors showed their appreciation of the junior grass roots level of the sport by supporting the Golf Foundation and inspiring youngsters to take up the game .....read the full story »


Thursday, July 14th, 2011

John Heggarty (courtesy of David Wadley)

Heggarty elected Vice-Chairman of PGA Board

Royal Liverpool head professional John Heggarty has been elected vice-chairman of the PGA’s board of directors .....read the full story »


Monday, July 4th, 2011

Tee it Forward Chart

PGA backs TEE IT FORWARD programme

The Professional Golfers’ Association is backing an American inspired initiative that aims to make golf even more enjoyable for its millions of participants .....read the full story »


Wednesday, June 29th, 2011

RBS/SGU clubgolf partnership with Jack Nicklaus Launch

RBS partners with clubgolf to drive future of Scottish Golf

A new partnership between The Royal Bank of Scotland and Scottish Golf was launched yesterday at Gleneagles by golfing legend Jack Nicklaus and First Minister Alex Salmond .....read the full story »


Friday, June 24th, 2011

Scott Cranfield

Cranfield awarded PGA Master Professional status

Scott Cranfield, one of golf’s best-known and respected coaches, has notched another career milestone after being awarded PGA Master Professional status .....read the full story »


Thursday, June 23rd, 2011

England Golf Partnership logo

England Golf to boost adult participation rates

The amended level of £616,977 of National Lottery Revenue funding available for 2011-13 is positive news for golf. This funding (part of more than £12.5 million from Sport England for 2009-13) will be invested through County Golf Partnerships .....read the full story »


Monday, June 20th, 2011

Women’s PGA Professional champion Marie Allen with Glenmuir managing director Colin Mee (courtesy of Warren Little at Getty Images)

Caddie inspires as Allen takes Glenmuir Women’s PGA title

Marie Allen hailed the calming influence of her caddie as she captured the Glenmuir Women’s PGA Professional Championship – bringing an end to Tracy Loveys’ three-year dominance .....read the full story »

PGA Professional Champion Craig Goodfellow (courtesy of Warren Little at Getty Images)

Goodfellow makes PGA history as victory completes unique double

Former PGA Assistants’ winner Craig Goodfellow completed a unique double by securing the Glenmuir PGA Professional Championship in association with Peugeot


Thursday, June 16th, 2011

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Monty backs PGA Pro lessons in TV Campaign

Colin Montgomerie is encouraging golfers to have lessons with a PGA professional in an advertising campaign that premieres on national television today and runs throughout the summer .....read the full story »


Friday, June 10th, 2011

Hall of Fame Accolade for Panton-Lewis

One of the PGA’s most illustrious members has received another accolade after being inducted into the University of Edinburgh Sports Hall of Fame


Monday, June 6th, 2011

Graham Reeve, Danwood managing director for business development and strategy (left) with PGA chief executive Sandy Jones (courtesy of Andy Redington at Getty Images)

PGA extends Danwood partnership

The PGA has strengthened its relationship with Danwood by signing a five year extension to use the company’s high tech print and document solutions .....read the full story »


Friday, June 3rd, 2011

John Jacobs in front of the plaque commemorating his contribution to coaching (picture Dave Warren)

Jacobs takes pride of place in PGA Training Academy

John Jacobs – the man who ‘wrote the book’ on coaching – has been honoured with a special plaque at the PGA Training Academy .....read the full story »


Thursday, June 2nd, 2011

Dr Kyle Phillpots, PGA Director of Education and Career Development

Partnership looks to the future

The Golf Club Management Partnership, which comprises the PGA, GCMA and BIGGA, is exploring ways of meeting the modern needs of the golf industry .....read the full story »


Tuesday, May 24th, 2011

Titleist PGA Assistant of the Year Sarah-Jane Eaves (right) with Titleist director of sales Ken Graham (courtesy of Jamie Jones Photography)

Clean Sweep sees Sarah-Jane make PGA History

A formidable PGA professional has written herself into PGA history after becoming the first female to claim an unprecedented quartet of PGA graduation honours .....read the full story »


Monday, May 23rd, 2011

PGA Captain Eddie Bullock and pupils from Newbrighton Primary School at the launch of Club TG.

PGA Backs New Initiative in Wirral

A new starter course in the Wirral aimed at encouraging a new generation of golfers is set to go with a swing with a little help from the PGA .....read the full story »


Wednesday, May 18th, 2011

From left: Richard Hills Ryder Cup Director; Pascal Grizot, the Chairman of the French 2018 Ryder Cup Bid ; George O'Grady Chief Executive of The European Tour; Chantal Jouanno, the French Minister for Sport; Neil Coles Chairman of the European Tour and Sandy Jones the Chief Executive of the PGA Great Britain and Ireland and the PGA's of Europe. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)

France to host 2018 Ryder Cup

Le Golf National near Paris will host The Ryder Cup in 2018. A critical factor in favour of the French bid was the plan to build 100 urban golf courses, each with 6 to 9 holes, and to boost the number of registered French golfers from 400,000 to 700,000 by 2022,