FORT WORTH, Texas (May 7, 2024) – The Hogan Trophy Award Foundation, Friends of Golf (FOG) and Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) have announced the three finalists for the 2024 Ben Hogan Award presented by PNC Bank, which annually awards the top men’s NCAA Division I, II or III, NAIA or NJCAA college golfer based...
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FORT WORTH, Texas (April 17, 2024) – The Hogan Trophy Award Foundation, Friends of Golf (FOG) and Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) have announced the 10 semifinalists for the 2024 Ben Hogan Award presented by PNC Bank, which annually awards the top men’s NCAA Division I, II or III, NAIA or NJCAA college golfer based...
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FORT WORTH, Texas (March 27, 2024) – The Ben Hogan Award Foundation and Friends of Golf (FOG) have selected Gregg Grost, a former national champion college golf coach at Oklahoma and past Executive Director and CEO of the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA), as the recipient of the 2024 Eddie Merrins Award. Recipients of the...
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Non-Profit Friends of Golf (FOG) Teams with G/FORE To Donate 2,000 New Golf Shoes to High School Golf Student Athletes CIF Southern Section Students to Get Shoes at Event Saturday, February 3 in Los Alamitos Event Description: Friends of Golf (FOG) has teamed with G/FORE to donate 2,000 pairs of brand-new golf shoes to Southern California...
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By Kendall Capps | Nov 29, 2023 | SB Nation's Eddie Merrins is a member of the World Golf Teaching Hall of Fame and the co-founder of Friends of Golf, a leading philanthropic organization. The golf world was dealt a tough blow last week with the news that Eddie “The Little Pro” Merrins passed away at the...
Read MorePittsburgh Post-Gazette Eddie Merrins was known as “The Little Pro” because of his 5-foot-7 stature, certainly not his influence on golf. The longtime pro at Bel-Air Country Club touched everyone from U.S. Open champion Corey Pavin to Fred Astaire and even Mikhail Baryshnikov. Mr. Merrins died Wednesday in Los Angeles at age 91 after a long illness,...
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Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times Eddie Merrins, the beloved teaching pro at Bel-Air Country Club and longtime UCLA golf coach, famously distilled the complicated motion of striking a golf ball into one thought: Swing the handle. Don’t worry about the club head, he advised his pupils. Control what’s within your grasp — the club handle — and the...
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World Golf Teachers Hall of Famer, Former UCLA Men’s Golf Coach and Bel-Air Country Club Teaching Professional Co-Founded Non-Profit Organization The Eddie Merrins Statue Annually Awarded to Golf’s Top Players Los Angeles, CA (November 23, 2023) Friends of Golf (FOG), the non-profit organization co-founded by World Golf Teachers Hall of Famer, former UCLA men’s golf coach and...
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The 43rd Friends of Golf tournament was hosted at Bel Air Country Club last week with honorees Max Homa and Juli Inkster giving their time. By Kendall Capps | Oct 25, 2023 The 43rd annual Friends of Golf – Tournament of Friends at Bel Air Country Club was held last week, helping to promote and inspire young...
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Non-Profit Friends of Golf (FOG) Teams with G/FORE To Donate 2,000 New Golf Shoes to CIF High School Golf Students CIF City Section Students to Get New Shoes at Event This Saturday (Oct 21) at Birmingham Community Charter HS in Lake Balboa Event Description: Friends of Golf (FOG) has teamed with G/FORE to donate 2,000 pairs of...
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