Special Announcements

Spirit of Giving Award

Friends of Golf (FOG) To Honor Longtime Board Member Joe Fields With Ken Venturi ‘Spirit of Giving’ Award

Posted on August 21, 2024
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Fields Joins Former LPGA Star and Longtime Broadcaster Dottie Pepper as Honorees at FOG’s Upcoming 44th Annual Charity Tournament   Tournament Presented by Konica Minolta Set for October 7th at Bel-Air Country Club   Los Angeles, CA (August 20, 2024) Friends of Golf (FOG) will honor longtime board member and accomplished veteran financial services executive Joe Fields with The...

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Dottie Pepper

Friends of Golf (FOG) Set to Honor Former LPGA Star and Longtime Broadcaster Dottie Pepper

Posted on August 2, 2024
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2-Time Major Winner and CBS On-Course Announcer to be Honored at 44th Annual Charity Tournament      Tournament Presented by Konica Minolta Set for October 7 at Bel-Air Country Club   Los Angeles, CA,  Friends of Golf (FOG) is set to honor former LPGA Tour standout and longtime broadcaster Dottie Pepper at its 44th annual charity tournament on October...

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2024 Dinah Shore Trophy

Vanderbilt’s Celina Sattelkau Awarded 2024 Dinah Shore Trophy

Posted on June 28, 2024
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Sattelkau honored for golf excellence, leadership and community service DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., June 25, 2024 – The LPGA Foundation announced today that Celina Sattelkau of Vanderbilt University is the recipient of the 2024 Dinah Shore Trophy, cementing her status as one of the top collegiate female players in the country.   The Dinah Shore Trophy recognizes the top...

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2024 Ben Hogan Award

Koivun wins 2024 Ben Hogan Award presented by PNC Bank

Posted on May 21, 2024
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FORT WORTH, Texas (May 20, 2024) – The Hogan Trophy Award Foundation, Friends of Golf (FOG) and Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) have announced that Auburn freshman Jackson Koivun is the recipient of the 2024 Ben Hogan Award presented by PNC Bank.   Koivun joins Rickie Fowler of Oklahoma State in 2008 as the only freshmen ever...

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Ben Hogan Award

Gregg Grost to Receive 2024 Eddie Merrins Award

Posted on March 27, 2024
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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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Eddie Merrins

Eddie Merrins, the ‘Little Pro’ who had an enormous influence on golf in LA, dies at 91

Posted on November 28, 2023
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Pittsburgh 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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Eddie Merrins

Appreciation: Eddie Merrins, the ‘Little Pro’ and a giant of golf, dies at 91

Posted on November 28, 2023
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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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