Stories tagged ‘PGA’
Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
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
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
‘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
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
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
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
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 »
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
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
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
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
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 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
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 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
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 »
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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,
