Luke Clanton spent the better part of two days crafting his introductory remarks for his Tuesday pre-tournament press conference ahead of his professional debut at the PGA Tour’s RBC Canadian Open. Not leaving anything to chance, he scribbled it down on paper. “Today my dream becomes a reality, a professional golfer on the PGA Tour,” he...
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FORT WORTH, Texas (May 14, 2025) – The Hogan Trophy Award Foundation has announced a $20,000 gift to the Southern California PGA (SCPGA) Foundation to help underserved high school programs and local youth golfers adversely affected by the Eaton and Palisades wildfires in January. The SCPGA Foundation, the charitable arm of the Southern California PGA, is a...
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Three-Time All-American at Pepperdine University to be Honored at 45th Annual Charity Tournament Tournament Presented by Konica Minolta Set for October 20th at Bel-Air Country Club Los Angeles, CA (May 6, 2025)—Friends of Golf (FOG) is set to honor PGA standout and Pepperdine University’s three-time NCAA All-American Sahith Theegala at its 45th annual charity tournament on October...
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Eddie Merrins was known as “The Little Pro,” but there is nothing small about the legacy he left behind in the game of golf. Merrins, the legendary PGA golfer, UCLA men’s golf coach, longtime teaching pro at Bel-Air Country Club and co-founder of Friends of Golf, passed away in 2023 and was posthoumously honored at FOG’s...
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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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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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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...
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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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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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