Penn State PGA Golf Management

While this wasn't the typical PGA Worldwide Golf Exhibitions Show week, it was wonderful spending time with our students, alumni, friends, and industry partners! Congratulations to this year's alumni award winners: Sean Palmer ('07, pictured) won the Frank B. Guadagnolo Mentoring Excellence Award. Ryan Hager, PGA ('16) received the Emerging Professional Award. Our most prestigious award, the Pride of the Lions Alumni of the Year Award went to Bill Ciccotti ('10). Thanks for an amazing week!

Please join us in congratulating 2001 Penn State PGA Golf Management Andy Miller, Director of Instruction at LedgeRock Golf Club, for winning the PGA of America's Youth Player Development Award. This award recognizes the most outstanding PGA of America member for exemplary contributions and achievements in teaching and coaching with youth. This is a remarkable achievement and we are so proud of Andy! http://ow.ly/ux9b50HFLIl

Congratulations to Josh Tremblay, PSU PGA Alumnus ('02) and Head Professional at Springfield Golf & Country Club on receiving this year's Middle Atlantic Section, PGA of America Player Development Award! Continue to grow the game, Josh!

UPDATE! We regrettably failed to recognize 2004 alumnus Jeremy Marino for winning this year's Philadelphia PGA Justin Riegel Assistant Professional of the Year Award. This is an incredibly meaningful award, named after the late Justin Riegel, another Penn State PGA alumnus. Congratulations, Jeremy! http://ow.ly/ERFB50Hgz7P

As the sun sets on the Golf Marathon benefitting @THON Penn State THON , we celebrate 80 holes played by many of our students! There’s still plenty of time to donate. Thanks for supporting the program and as always, #FTK ! http://ow.ly/vQOi50C7dxD

ALBATROSS ALERT! Congrats to Conrad Benford on his albatross on #10 during today’s Golf Marathon benefiting THON! Whoever committed to Conrad’s play today, you owe a lot of money #FTK !

It’s THON Golf Marathon day! We’ll send out some pictures today of our students who are playing sunup to sundown #FTK ! Here’s a shot of our students just before the marathon gets going. Donate here! http://ow.ly/vQOi50C7dxD

Today is World Mental Health Day! Consider making a gift to the College of HHD's new Caring and Compassion Initiativehelping to ensure students’ well-being while training them to do the same for others. http://ow.ly/F8NO50BNaIQ

We continued our fall speaker series yesterday with Jack and Amanda Davis from Essex County Club! They spoke about golf shop ownership and gave some excellent guiding principles to planning, buying, and daily operations. Thanks @JM5Davis !