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With over 28,600 members and apprentices and over 400 staff members throughout the country, The PGA of America is the largest working sports organization in the world. Formed in 1916, the purpose of The PGA is to promote the enjoyment of and involvement in the game of golf, and to contribute to its growth by providing services to the golf professional and the golf industry. The PGA accomplishes this by enhancing the skills of its member golf professionals and providing quality golf opportunities and experiences for amateurs, junior golfers, golf facilities, golf manufacturers and the general public.
In doing so, The PGA will elevate the standards of the game, stimulate interest, and promote the overall vitality of the game of golf. The Northern Texas PGA is one of the 41 sections that comprise The PGA of America and has a professional membership of more than 800. In addition to managing the day-to-day affairs of the Section, the headquarters operates the Northern Texas PGA Junior Golf Foundation, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. The Junior Golf Foundation provides The PGA golf professional an opportunity to impact the game in a most important and lasting fashion. Active involvement with junior golf is, indeed, an opportunity to promote and teach this game of a lifetime to the youth of our communities.
The PGA has the responsibility to impact the traditions and history of golf to the future caretakers of the game. The PGA of America, the Northern Texas PGA and its member golf professionals are recognized as the leaders in the world of golf today.
Northern Texas PGA Section
The Northern Texas PGA is one of the 41 sections that comprise the PGA of America and has a professional membership of 750. In addition to managing the day-to-day affairs of the Section, the headquarters operates the Northern Texas PGA Junior Golf Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt organization. The PGA of America, the Northern Texas PGA, and its member golf professionals are recognized as the leaders in the world of golf today.
Northern Texas PGA Junior Golf Foundation
The Northern Texas PGA Junior Golf Foundation is committed to its mission of introducing the game of golf to children of all ages and socioeconomic backgrounds, providing instruction and playing opportunities to boys and girls of various skill levels, administering a scholarship program, and serving as a clearinghouse for junior golf related activities.
The Foundation is the largest and most comprehensive organization of its kind, with a membership (boys and girls, ages 7-18) of more than 2,600 junior golfers in 2006.
The Northern Texas PGA Junior Golf Foundation is governed by the Northern Texas PGA Board of Directors and Junior Golf Committee.
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