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Media Misses the Green, Golf Isn’t “Dying”

Posted on January 18, 2017

LOS ANGELES, CA (January 17, 2016) – With less than 14 weeks before the arrival of Dustin Johnson at Bel-Air Country Club for the 38th annual Friends of Golf (FOG) event, the golf world continues to build on the excitement of DJ’s 2016 PGA season.

Golf has truly reached new heights with the plethora of young, attractive and talented PGA Tour pros capturing one tour win after another.

The game itself is exploding! High school golf teams are continuing to fill their rosters with eager boys and girls and aspiring junior golfers.

Major golf organizations are highlighting special events and introducing one new program after another to attract the weekend golfer. Manufacturers are offering equipment designed to get the new golfer off and running faster and with more enjoyment, and the courses and driving ranges are reaching record levels of participation.

This is an exciting time to be a golfer! Read how, as Kai Sato adeptly points out, golf is again on the rise and quickly becoming the game for everyone.

Read article here.

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SOLD OUT.

Posted on January 2, 2017

in Events

LOS ANGELES, CA (January 2, 2016) – It will come as no surprise that the 38th Annual FOG Charity Golf Tournament is completely sold out.

WHY? It’s simple…Dustin.

The Bel-Air Country Club will explode on April 24th when FOG honors Dustin Johnson as their professional golfer of the year. According to John Hoffman, FOG President and Tournament Chairman, the 2016 Player of the Year and U.S. Open Winner was announced in December as the 2017 FOG Honoree and, in a record-setting timeframe, the event was completely sold out by Christmas.

Over the years, FOG has hosted most of the golf greats—Arnie, Jack, Phil, Anika and Gary Player, to name a few. All have filled the Bel-Air course with a maximum number of players, but none have done so as fully and as fast as Dustin.

Maybe it is just Dustin’s year. Winning the U.S. Open is a career accomplishment that every single golfer in the world dreams of winning. Add to the Open victory, the 2016 Player of the Year honor and one can quickly realize how in demand Dustin must be in 2017. And, on April 24th, he will be at the Bel-Air Country Club with all those lucky enough to have a playing spot and/or a seat at the dinner.

During the evening, Dustin will relive his favorite memories of his 2016 season—what it was like to win the U.S. Open, to make that final putt and maybe how he felt, playing in that final round, with a possible two stroke penalty centered on his mind. It took the mental toughness of a true champion to handle such pressure and to breeze home to victory without any apparent pain. How did he do it? You’ll have to be present to find out!

The day will be a memory-making experience, to be sure. From exceptional golf … an incredible honoree … the noon golf clinic … a cocktail party and dinner … and the always amazing auctions (luxury trips around the world, unique experiences, and major sports events and memorabilia), it’s a full day not available anywhere else.

If you’d like to be added to the tournament waitlist or sign up for the evening’s festivities, please visit the registration page on the FOG website. We hope to see you on April 24th!