Special Announcements

Ben Hogan Award

27 Players Named to the Ben Hogan Award Watch List

(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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Ben Hogan Award

Three-time Finalist McNealy WINS 2017 Ben Hogan Award

FORT WORTH, Texas (May 23, 2017) — Colonial Country Club, Friends of Golf (FOG) and the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) have announced that Stanford senior Maverick McNealy is the 2017 winner of The Ben Hogan Award presented by Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta). He is the second Stanford winner in the...

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Patrick Cantlay

The Resurrection Of Patrick Cantlay

(March 21, 2017) – The Ben Hogan Award is fast becoming the nationally recognized Heisman Trophy of amateur golf. This past year, our most recent honorees have excelled. Here is a look into our 2014 winner Patrick Cantlay.   by Ted Johnson | Fore   Read complete article....

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Myra Einberg

L.A. City Section Inducts Newest Hall of Fame Class

LOS ANGELES, CA (March 6, 2017) – The L.A. City Section of the C.I.F. will induct the 2017 members to HALL OF FAME honors at a dinner at the West L.A. Double Tree in Culver City on April 23rd. Among this year’s honorees will be FOG’s very own Myra Einberg.   The L.A. City Section Hall of...

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game for everyone

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

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,...

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