Friends of Golf Tag

Luke Donald

PGA Tour stars provide coronavirus relief via virtual lesson tee

Kudos to 2013 FOG Honoree Luke Donald for freely sharing his insights into the game for the benefit of golfers of all ages.   Luke Donald and Padraig Harrington take to social media during the pandemic to share their insights on golf. For their large and growing number of followers, the game might even be just a...

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Viktor

Viktor Hovland wins with grins on PGA Tour

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – Viktor Hovland is one of those young golfers who always seems to have a smile on his face. A glued-on, affixed perma-grin. He’s a young man who has a beautiful knack to find the humorous side in so many things that he encounters in his day. And now Hovland has...

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Ben Hogan Award

Ben Hogan Award Announces 2020 Watch List

Thirty-one players recognized as top contenders for most prestigious college and amateur golf award   FORT WORTH, Texas (Feb. 19, 2020) – Thirty-one of the nation’s most accomplished collegiate golfers have been named to the 2020 Ben Hogan Award watch list, according to a joint announcement made by the Hogan Trophy Award Founda- tion, the Friends of...

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Friends of Golf Honorees

FOG To Honor Broadcasters Including Vin Scully at April Event

Friends of Golf (FOG) announced that former CBS golf announcers, Gary McCord and Peter Kostis, will be the 2020 Honorees for the annual FOG Tournament to be held at the Bel-Air Country Club, Monday, April 27. The event will also feature legendary Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster, Vin Scully receiving the Ken Venturi “Spirit of Giving”...

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Sal Cimbolo

FOUNDATION – CONTRIBUTOR’S CORNER, An interview with Sal Cimbolo

Sal Cimbolo is the Chairman and CEO of Friends of Golf   Friends of Golf (FOG) supports student athlete golfers by instilling the values of honesty, ethics, fellowship with a true appreciation for the game.  From the time boys and girls enter grade school through the end of their college experience, FOG makes it possible for aspiring...

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Ben Hogan Award

Hogan Trophy Award Finalists Take Center Stage On Both PGA and European Tours

July 11, 2019, Los Angeles, CA--This past weekend recent Ben Hogan Trophy Award finalists celebrated victories when 20-year-old Matthew Wolff eagled the 72nd hole to win the PGA TOUR’s inaugural 3M Open, while Jon Rahm captured the Irish Open, an event first established in 1927, for his eighth career worldwide win.   In addition to Southern California...

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SCGA

SCGA Junior Golf Foundation Holds 9th Annual Scholar Dinner

The SCGA Junior Golf Foundation hosted its 9th annual Scholar Dinner Sunday. More than 160 scholars, parents, committee and board members gathered to celebrate graduating seniors and new and renewing scholars. The Foundation awarded the 2019-2020 scholarship class $175,000. Consisting of 53 students, they will attend schools throughout nine states, with 26 competing on their...

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