Friends of Golf (FOG), founder of the Hogan Trophy is pleased to announce The 2018 Ben Hogan Trophy Award nominees list. Often thought of as the Heisman Trophy of college golf, the award has gone to many of the highest ranking professional golfers on tour. Once again, the list includes 10 of the finest college...
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(April 25, 2018) — LPGA – Friends of Golf was proud to be a part of the first Hugel/JTBC L.A. Open at Wilshire Country Club and congratulates Moriya Jutanugarn on her first LPGA victory. For the 23 year-old, winning on the LPGA has to be the thrill of her young life. Read complete article....
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(April 15, 2018) — Golf Digest – Jon Rahm handles 'the hardest Sunday I have ever had to play' to win Spanish Open. Read complete article....
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(April 8, 2018) — Augusta, GA, Golf Channel – The two-time FOG Hogan Award winner had his best Masters in his young career, with a solo 4th place finish. He was only one of 4 players to end the event double-digits below par. Not bad for the 23-year old—number 3 player in the world...
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The quality of college golf continues to advance every year and the 2018 Hogan Award finalists only amplify the outstanding level it has achieved. Among the three finalists this year are the Masters low amateur winner, Walker Cup and Arnold Palmer Cup participants, the US Amateur finalist and the 2017 NCAA individual winner along with...
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(Feb. 14, 2018) — Fort Worth, TX – Twenty-seven collegiate golfers have been named to the 2018 Ben Hogan Award watch list, according to a joint announcement made by the Hogan Trophy Award Foundation, the Friends of Golf (FOG) and the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA). Read complete article. 2018 Key Dates: Wednesday, February 14 – Watch list...
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(January 30, 2018) — Fountain Valley, California – At the Banquet of Champions, in front of the junior golfers who directly benefit from their support, the Friends of Golf (FOG) received the Bill Bryant Award for extraordinary and exemplary contributions by an individual(s) to grow the game of golf. Led by Eddie Merrins, PGA -...
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The Voice of CBS Sports, Jim Nantz, set to lead a roundtable discussion of never heard golf stories from this year’s legendary honorees. LOS ANGELES, CA – (January 12, 2018) — John Hoffman, President of Friends of Golf (FOG) announced today the inaugural FOG’s “Evening with Champions” Dinner honoring golfing greats Sir Nick Faldo and Jim...
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(January 23, 2018) — Golf Digest - Jon Rahm has seen the putt hundreds of times, he said, and the result is always the same. The ball turns one way, catches the ridge, changes direction, gathers speed, dives into the hole, the crowd erupts and Rahm wonders how he’ll ever top that. Read article....
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(January 2, 2018) — Friends of Golf congratulates SCGA Junior Tour and it’s winners of the 2017 Toyota Tour Cup Championship, Mason Greene and Angela Liu. Read article....
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