Archive for October, 2006

Gary Wiren PGA Golf Hall of Fame

Posted in Golf, Golf News on October 5th, 2006

Gary Wiren - A golf educator, PGA Master Professional, a Master  Certified Teacher and a former national PGA staff director, Gary Wiren is a graduate of Huron University in South Dakota with a master’s   degree from the University of Michigan and a Ph.D. from the University of Oregon.

 A PGA member since 1966, Wiren is a PGA teaching professional at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Fla.,  and Senior Director of Instruction for all Trump Golf Properties. The    author of more than 200 magazine articles and 11 books, Wiren is a past  board member of the National Golf Foundation, the American Junior Golf
       Association and the Children’s Golf Foundation. He has taught,   privately, in groups, at seminars and in stage performances before more  than 250,000 people in 34 countries. Wiren was recipient of the 1987    PGA Teacher of the Year Award. He served The PGA of America for 12 years, founding its National Academy of Golf and was director of       education, learning and research.

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Roger Warren PGA Golf Hall Of Fame

Posted in Golf, Golf News on October 5th, 2006

 Roger Warren - The 34th president of The PGA of America, Roger Warren has been a leader in the development of PGA education, a passion that followed an 18-year career as a high school instructor and coach in the Dundee (Ill.) School system.

The president of the Kiawah Island (S.C.) Golf Resort, Warren was elected to PGA membership in 1990, and served as a member of the Golf Professional Training Program (GPTP) faculty for three years. In 1996, he served on the task force that developed
 CareerLinks, The PGA’s job identification service.

As PGA President, Warren has been instrumental in advancing several member-based       education and research programs, including the PGA Certified Professional Program and PGA PerformanceTrak. Warren was the 1992 Illinois PGA Merchandiser of the Year for public facilities and the 1998 Illinois PGA Golf Professional of the Year.

Nationally, he has served on The PGA’s task force on governance, and was elected president in 2004. A native of Galesburg, Ill., Warren graduated from Western Illinois University in 1972 with a degree in education. He earned his master’s degree in 1981 from Northern Illinois University. He joined Kiawah Island Golf Resort as director of golf in April 2003 and assumed his present position in September 2005.

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