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Jack Nicklaus PGA Hall of Famer

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

      Jack Nicklaus - Regarded by most historians as the greatest player in
       golf history, Jack Nicklaus also has been revered for his efforts in
       sportsmanship, philanthropy, respect for the game of golf and its
       effect upon future generations. The 2000 recipient of the PGA
       Distinguished Service Award, Nicklaus partnered with his wife, Barbara,
       to begin the Barbara & Jack Nicklaus Junior Golf Endowment Fund.
       Nicklaus remains honorary chair of PGA Junior Golf, and partnered with
       The PGA of America to create a $2 million endowment to provide teaching
       grants to certified Chapters of The First Tee that use PGA
       Professionals and Apprentices for instruction. To date, 123 of the 202
       active Chapters of The First Tee nationwide have been recipients of
       either a PGA of America or Nicklaus/PGA teaching grant. The combined
       PGA and Nicklaus/PGA grants total $1,520,000. In addition to a playing
       career that includes 18 professional major championships, Nicklaus was
       a six-time U.S. Ryder Cup member and a two-time Ryder Cup Captain
       (1983, ‘87). In 1977, Nicklaus was credited in leading a campaign to
       include European players in the Ryder Cup to enhance competitive
       balance in what today is golf’s ultimate spectacle. In November 2005,
       Nicklaus was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s
       highest civil award, and presented by President George Bush.

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William Heald PGA Golf Hall of Fame

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

       William Heald - A PGA member since 1952, William “Bill” Heald is a PGA
       Master Professional and a two-time winner (1981 and 1999) of the Bill
       Strausbaugh Award for distinguishing himself in mentoring PGA
       Professionals. Heald served as PGA head professional at Riverside Golf
       Club in North Riverside, Ill., for 33 years and spent a decade at the
       facility as general manager. He served as Illinois PGA president from
       1976-77, and as District 6 Director from 1993-95, and a 1991 member of
       the National Club Relations Steering Committee. Among his initiatives
       was coordinating PGA members, Park District presidents, management
       companies and non-private facility amateur players for a video
       presentation which promoted why facilities are better served in
       employing PGA Professionals. During his presidency of the Illinois PGA
       Section, Heald established the first Section executive office with a
       full-time executive director. In 1997, Heald was inducted into the
       Illinois PGA Hall of Fame. Though retired from Riverside Golf Club,
       Heald remains one of the most active Illinois PGA Professionals while
       serving on the Section Employment and Rules Committees.

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