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About the Georgia PGA
The Georgia PGA is one of the 41 Sections of The PGA of America. Its membership includes over 890 PGA Professionals working at over 260 golf courses, clubs, and ranges throughout the state. Additionally, more than 20 Georgia PGA members compete on one of the PGA Tours. In keeping with the fundamental objectives laid down by its founders, one of the Georgia PGA’s primary goals is promoting the game of golf through clinics, junior and minority golf programs, consumer programs, and print and television media.
Upcoming Events
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The Club Car Championship
Thu 23, Deer Creek Course at The Landings Golf & Athletic Club Click here for more details -
Club Car Pro-Pro Scramble
Mon 27, Berkeley Hills Country Club Click here for more details
In celebration of National Women's History Month, we honor PGA Professional and Georgia PGA Junior Tour Alum, Lacey Fears! Currently, she serves as Head Golf Professional at Houston Lake Country Club. #NationalWomensHistoryMonth 🎉⛳️
Continuing our National Women's History Month celebration, let's take a moment to thank PGA and LPGA Professional, Gale Peterson. Peterson is an elite instructor at Sea Island Golf Club and has earned the National LPGA Teacher of the Year award! #InternationalWomensDay
This National Women's History Month, let's celebrate the women in golf who have made such a tremendous impact in the game. We thank you for breaking down barriers, making history, and competing at the highest levels! #WomensHistoryMonth
Check out Jeff Dunovant, PGA Professional @JohnAWhiteGC with the @FirstTeeATL on @GCGolfToday talking about honoring his father's legacy with the National Black Golf Hall of Fame!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6X8oN7a3lks
Look who came to visit “The Beer of Golf” @firemakerbeer #CalamityJane @suwaneebeerfest! Keep the VP inline CEO!
In celebration of National Women's History Month, we honor PGA Professional and Georgia PGA Junior Tour Alum, Lacey Fears! Fears college golf career consists of six consecutive wins at Mercer and then joined the Symetra Tour. Her passion for golf instruction launched her career as the Assistant Golf Professional at Idle Hour Club before moving into the Head Golf Professional role at Houston Lake Country Club. #womeningolf #NationalWomensHistoryMonth 🎉⛳️
Congratulations 🎉🎈🎊 Beautiful inside and out! Great role model for young people ‼️🎉🎉🎉❤️❤️❤️
Congratulations Lacey!!!!!!!
Congrats Lacey!
That's awesome! Congratulations!
Awesome! Congratulations
Congratulations Lacey Fears!
Way to go Lacey!! 👏🏻👏🏻
Continuing our National Women's History Month celebration, let's take a moment to thank PGA and LPGA Professional, Gale Peterson. Peterson is an elite instructor at Sea Island Golf Club who has taught for over 30 years. Her talent has led her to many accolades, including National LPGA Teacher of the Year, Golf Magazine’s Top 100 Teachers, and LPGA’s Top 50 Teachers. She also serves as a Member on the Georgia PGA Education Committee. #InternationalWomensDay #GeorgiaPGA #Golf
This National Women's History Month, let's celebrate the women in golf who have made such a tremendous impact in the game. We thank you for breaking down barriers, making history, and competing at the highest levels! #WomensHistoryMonth
Check out Jeff Dunovant, PGA Professional at John A. White Park Golf Course with the First Tee Metro Atlanta on Golf Channel talking about honoring his father's legacy with the National Black Golf Hall of Fame!
It's National Women's History Month, and we're excited to celebrate the inspiring female PGA Professionals of the Georgia PGA! 🎉
Meet Pamela Shelley, a 16-year veteran serving as an At Large Director for the Georgia PGA Section.
Shelley's contribution to women's golf began with coaching the Women's Golf team for her alma mater, Jacksonville University, from 2007-2010. She now serves as PGA Head Professional of The Landing at Reynolds Lake Oconee!
#womensgolf #georgiapga #golf
Congrats Pam. Well deserved recognition.
Congratulations Pam!
Congrats, Pamela!
Congratulations!!
Much deserved!
Congratulations to Georgia PGA Member, Chris Kirk on winning The Honda Classic!Chris Kirk wins in a playoff at The Honda Classic for his fifth career PGA TOUR victory and first since 2015! 🏆
Packed house for the Georgia PGA / Georgia State Golf Association Rules of Golf Workshop at Bobby Jones Golf Course! Click the link below to see where others are around the state to further your Rules of Golf knowledge!
georgiapga.com/education-pdr/
I see three Rivermonters in the pic…Deb Jackson, Belinda Kramer Marsh and Don Marsh
FSGA one day today in FT Myers.
Look who came to visit “The Beer of Golf” @firemakerbeer #CalamityJane @suwaneebeerfest! Keep the VP inline CEO!
In celebration of National Women`s History Month, we honor PGA Professional and Georgia PGA Junior Tour Alum, Lacey Fears! Fears college golf career consists of six consecutive wins at Mercer and then joined the Symetra Tour. Her passion for golf instruction launched her career as the Assistant Golf Professional at Idle Hour Club before moving into the Head Golf Professional role at Houston Lake Country Club. #WomenInGolf #NationalWomensHistoryMonth 🎉⛳️
Continuing our National Women`s History Month celebration, let`s take a moment to thank PGA and LPGA Professional, Gale Peterson. Peterson is an elite instructor at Sea Island Golf Club who has taught for over 30 years. Her talent has led her to many accolades, including National LPGA Teacher of the Year, Golf Magazine’s Top 100 Teachers, and LPGA’s Top 50 Teachers. She also serves as a Member on the Georgia PGA Education Committee. #InternationalWomensDay #GeorgiaPGA #Golf
Check out Jeff Dunovant, PGA Professional of @johnawhitegc for the @firstteemetroatlanta on @gcgolftoday sharing about his father’s legacy with the @blackgolfhof!
It`s National Women`s History Month, and we`re excited to celebrate the inspiring female PGA Professionals of the Georgia PGA! 🎉
Meet Pamela Shelley, a 16-year veteran serving as an At Large Director for the Georgia PGA Section. Shelley`s contribution to women`s golf began with coaching the Women`s Golf team for her alma mater, Jacksonville University, from 2007-2010. She now serves as PGA Head Professional of The Landing at Reynolds Lake Oconee! #WomensGolf #GeorgiaPGA #golf
Packed house for the Georgia PGA / @gsga1916 Rules of Golf Workshop @bobbyjonesgolfcourse! Click the link in our Bio to see where others are around the state to further your Rules of Golf knowledge!
Wishing everyone a Happy President’s Day!
Let`s honor PGA Professional Willie Smith as we celebrate Black History Month!
Smith was introduced to golf at the early age of six in Macon, Georgia. He attended Ballard Hudson high school and became a caddie at Bowden Golf Course. Throughout his life, Smith always had a passion for the game, which led him to become a PGA Professional in the year 2000. Throughout his career in the golf industry, he has been an Assistant Golf Professional at Charlie Yates Golf Club, Eagles Brooke Golf Course, and Crystal Lake Golf Club.
His most noteworthy accomplishment is competing in the Senior PGA Professional Championship twice throughout his career. We are proud to have Willie Smith as a Life Member of the Georgia PGA. #BlackHistoryMonth #CelebrateDiversity #Golf 🎉
Tune in at 7 p.m. to the 16th Annual Georgia PGA Special Awards & Weir Scholarship Banquet! Link in bio to watch live.
We had a great Seminar today on The Financial Benefits of Junior Golf Programming @bobbyjonesgolfcourse in the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame room. Shout out to our PGA Members that sat on the panel! @shawnkochgolf @jasonkuipergolf @jcochranpga Chris Moore Bill Murchison Lisa Rogers Doug Wert
Following our celebration of Black History Month, we`d like to take a moment to recognize the incredible achievements of our distinguished member, Daryl Batey.
For 21 years, Batey has been a member of the PGA of America and has served on the Georgia PGA Board of Directors and as Chairman of the Education Committee. He was born in Raleigh, NC, and attended South Carolina State University on a golf scholarship.
Prior to his retirement in 2021, Batey was the Player Development Manager for the Carolinas and Georgia Section of the PGA of America for nine years. He currently sits on the PGA Player Development National Junior Golf Committee and the Women In Golf Foundation Inc. advisory board. We celebrate his success and are grateful for his contributions to the game and the Georgia PGA. #blackhistorymonth #celebratediversity
Achievements:
1. In 2018, Batey was elected into the African American Golfer`s Hall of Fame.
2. He was the Head Golf Coach of Spelman College and oversaw golf education programs at Emory University and Agnes Scott College.
3. For twelve years, Batey was Head PGA Golf Professional at Charlie Yates Golf Course, the home course for The First Tee of East Lake.
Proud of our PGA Professionals! Check out who made @golfdigest Best Young Teachers list!
The final round of the Senior-Junior Team Championship is underway and five Georgia PGA Members made the cut. They are led by PGA Director of Instruction from @springhillcountryclub, Sonny Skinner`s team at -23!
To kick off this Black History Month, we are excited to honor our esteemed PGA WORKS Fellow, @destanyhall . She is a former HBCU collegiate golfer from Texas Southern University and has spent her past year assisting with the Georgia PGA Junior Tour, Drive Chip & Putt, and partnering with PGA WORKS to create the Georgia PGA WORKS Mentorship Program. This program offers students from underrepresented backgrounds the opportunity to develop meaningful professional and personal relationships with PGA Professionals and executives in the golf industry. We are so thankful for her hard work and dedication to our team! 🎉
#blackhistorymonth #celebratediversity #pgareach #pgaworks
Our 2022 Player of the Year, Tim Weinhart, PGA of Heritage Golf Links, his partner Luke James of @royallakesgolf, and the other nine Georgia PGA Professionals and Associates tee it up today for Round 2 of the Senior-Junior Team Championship!
Check out Georgia PGA Professional Steve Archer from @capitalcityclubatlanta on @siriusxm at the 2023 @pgagolfshows!
From everyone here at the Georgia PGA, we wish that you and your families all have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Congratulations to PGA Life Member, Butch Hansen, Jr. on being inducted into the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame! Mr. Hansen has been a PGA Professional for 56 years around the metro Atlanta area! Read more about him and the other inductees at gsga.org!
2nd Annual Putting Contest at the Pro-Pro Championship presented by Golf Pro Payments @globalgolfsales @clippdgolf!
GEORGIA PGA NEWS
Dunovant Honors Father’s Legacy at Black Golf HOF
Over three decades after his father Harold founded the National Black Golf Hall of Fame, PGA Professional of John A. White Golf Course, Jeff Dunovant,
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Georgia PGA Celebrates Award Winners at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta
The 16th Annual Georgia PGA Special Awards & Weir Scholarship Banquet presented by The Shirley & Billy Weir Foundation and Club Car celebrated
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