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PGA METROPOLITAN SECTION The 41 geographic regions throughout the United States, called PGA Sections, provide the grass-roots network necessary to accomplish direct communications with the nation's 25 million amateur golfers and with the PGA's 27,000 members. Each Section conducts, for example, regional qualifying tournaments for amateur events such as the Buick Scramble and the Westfield Junior PGA Championship, as well as sponsor junior clinics. |
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THE LONG ISLAND GOLF ASSOCIATION dates back to 1922 and was formed for the purpose of promoting friendly rivalry among golf clubs on Long Island, determining the various golf champions, promoting the game of golf on Long Island, and supporting the Long Island Caddie Scholarship Fund. Today the LIGA conducts 14 championships each year. |
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METROPOLITAN GOLF ASSOCIATION was officially chartered on April 14, 1897; at Delmonico’s restaurant in NYC. There, representatives from 26 Founding Clubs got together and drafted a charter. Its purpose, was to foster sportsmanship, run tournaments, provide handicaps and promote the best interests of the game. |
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UNITED STATES GOLF ASSOCIATION (USGA) has served as the national governing body of golf since its formation in 1894. It's a non-profit organization run by golfers for the benefit of golfers. The Association sponsors programs that benefit everyone who plays the game. These essential services affect all golfers, whether they are amateurs or professionals, public- or private-course players. |
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EXECUTIVE WOMAN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION Long Island Chapter Whether you're looking for an occasional round of informal golf, or a chance to play regularly with other avid golfers, the Executive Women's Golf Association provides those opportunities. Over the past year, the Long Island Chapter of EWGA has grown to almost 500 members, and is significantly impacting the world of women's golf on Long Island. |
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LADIES PROFESSIONAL GOLF ASSOCIATION is the longest-running women's sports association in the world, having celebrated its 50th anniversary in the year 2000. The organization has grown from its roots as a playing tour into a non-profit organization involved in every facet of golf. The LPGA Tour and the LPGA Teaching & Club Professional (T&CP) Division comprise the backbone of what has become the premier women's sports organization in the world today. |
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GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (GCSAA) was formed on May 21, 1928: "to advance the art and science of greenkeeping; to cement the greenkeepers of the United States and Canada into a closer relationship with each other; to collect and disseminate practical knowledge of the problems of greenkeeping with a view of more efficient and economical maintenance of golf courses; to provide direct financial benefits to greenkeepers who are disabled or to their families and to the families of greenkeepers who die." |
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PGA OF AMERICA was founded in 191 and is the largest working sports organization in the world, comprised of more than 27,000 dedicated men and women promoting the game of golf to everyone, everywhere. |
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