Suzy Whaley was elected the first female president of the PGA of America on Friday. The historic occasion came at the associations annual meeting in Indian Wells, California.Whaley has been in the public spotlight since she qualified for the 2003 Greater Hartford Open by winning the previous years Connecticut PGA Championship. Though Annika Sorenstam played earlier in 2003 at Colonial on a sponsors exemption, Whaley was the first woman to qualify for a PGA Tour event since Babe Zaharias in 1945. Whaley shot 75-78 to miss the cut.
Whaley, 51, is the director of instruction at Suzy Whaley Golf in Cromwell, Connecticut. She has been a member of the PGA of America since 2001 and has previously served two-year stints as secretary and vice president.Whaley is the 41st PGA president. Jim Richerson, the senior vice president for business development for Troon, moved from secretary to vice president. John Lindert the director of golf and COO of The Country Club of Lansing (Mich.) was elected the new secretary.The PGA of America consists of 29,000 golf professionals and also runs prestigious events, such as the PGA Championship, KPMG Womens PGA Championship and the Ryder Cup [when hosted in the U.S.].Nov 14, 2018 · Suzy Whaley, PGA Of America's First Female President, On Taking Her Shot Just 40 years ago, PGA membership comprised men only. But Suzy Whaley is used to breaking new ground in a male-dominated sport.
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The PGA of America started a new chapter Friday night when it swore in the first female president in the organization's 102-year history. Suzy Whaley now leads one of the world's largest working
Suzy Whaley elected as 1st female president of PGA of America
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The first woman ever elected to serve as an Officer of the PGA of America, PGA President and PGA Master Professional Suzy Whaley is the PGA Director of Instruction for the Country Club at Mirasol
Suzy Whaley Officially Elected PGA of America President
Whaley officially named first female president of the PGA of America (November 9, 2018) Suzy Whaley was elected the first female president of the PGA of America on Friday, November 9, 2018. The historic occasion came at the associations' annual meeting in Indian Wells, California.
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Suzy Whaley made history Friday, as she was elected as the PGA of America's president at the association's annual meeting in Indian Wells, Calif. She becomes the PGA's 41st president but
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"Serving the nearly 29,000 PGA Professionals as PGA President is the honor of a lifetime and my way of saying thank you for all the PGA of America has given me," said Whaley. "I may be the first woman to serve as President, but first, I'm a PGA Professional, and I am incredibly excited by the opportunities that lie ahead.
Suzy Whaley's path to PGA of America president How Suzy Whaley became the first female PGA of America president . BY Joe Juliano | The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 14th, 2019 ·
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