It will be the third time the Springfield, N.J. club has hosted the major tournament. It was also announced that Baltusrol will host the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship in 2023.   The PGA of America announced on June 29th that Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, N.J. will host the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship in 2023…

At the management firm’s annual awards dinner, The Country Club of St. Albans (Mo.) was named Facility of the Year, and James Fitzsimmons, General Manager of The Governors Club in Brentwood, Tenn., earned the James R. Seeley Award at General Manager of the Year. Joe Smith of Swenson Park Golf Course and Van Buskirk Golf Course in Stockton, Calif. was given the Emil Esposito Golf Professional of the Year Award, and Jason Pierce of Heron Glen Golf Course in Ringoes, N.J. was named Superintendent of the Year.

The golf organization will support Topgolf’s hiring efforts, while the golf-oriented entertainment venues will promote PGA of America events and support Junior League Golf. Topgolf was also the subject of a report about a potential partnership with the Ala Wai Golf Course in Hawaii.

The event in Chaska, Minn., which will be conducted June 20-23, 2019 and is a collaboration among The PGA of America, LPGA and KPMG, will mark the first time the women’s major championship is played in the state. Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn., has been selected as the site of the 2019 KPMG…

After 20 years with the management firm, John Easterbrook Jr. will leave his position as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer to take the new role, which will oversee the core PGA member-focused areas of the organization, including education, employment, member services and section business operations.

With 36,000 participants across 2,900 teams nationwide last year, The PGA of America’s youth grow-the-game initiative has seen a 300% increase in participants compared to three years ago. The DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation has also committed $500,000 to The PGA of America to provide underprivileged kids with the opportunity to play golf.

Even though The PGA of America opted to move the Grand Slam of Golf from Trump National Los Angeles in October in response to Donald Trump’s comments about Mexican immigrants, the 2017 Senior PGA Championship and 2022 PGA Championship are still scheduled to be held at Trump properties.

Through a collaboration with The PGA of America and Wexford Golf, the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport will offer retail, food and beverage, and a hands-on golf experience with simulators and instruction. The concept will open in March 2015.

The PGA of America Board of Directors voted to remove Bishop on October 23 after he referred to Ian Poulter as a “Lil Girl” on Twitter and Facebook.

The creator of the Polo Golf brand will be the official outfitter of the PGA Championship and U.S. Ryder Cup competitions and teams.

The former executive with Sporting News, MasterCard and SI Digital will now head the PGA’s primary commercial areas, including media, sponsorship, merchandising, marketing/communications and international activities.

The PGA of America and PGA Worldwide Golf Exhibitions will launch the event August 18-20 at The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino in Las Vegas and Cascata Golf Club in Boulder City, Nev.

In an effort to grow the game by redefining the golf experience, the PGA of America has created a task force comprised of industry and non-industry experts that will focus on developing concepts that can be quickly implemented by the industry. Task force members include Arlen Kantarian, Bode Miller, Damon Hack, Ashley Mayo, Melvin Bullitt, Dottie Pepper, and Ted Bishop.

The Board of Directors approved a five-year contract extension through 2018 for Chief Executive Officer Pete Bevacqua, the organization’s third CEO. One notable landmark overseen by Bevacqua during his first year is an unprecedented NBC broadcasting multi-platform agreement through 2030 for the Ryder Cup and Senior PGA Championship.