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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Tournament Presented by Konica Minolta Set for October 16 at Bel-Air Country Club Non-Profit Started by Golf Legend Eddie Merrins Has Donated Millions to Local & National Colleges, High Schools and More Los Angeles, CA (June 28, 2023) Friends of Golf (FOG) will honor PGA Tour standout and Southern California native Max Homa and LPGA star and...
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Have you checked out the latest issue of the FOG Horn newsletter? Learn about the tournament, the Eddie Merrins Award, read letters and view award recipients and honorees. Click on the link to view the latest! Take a look: https://friendsofgolf.org/fog-horn-newsletter-fall22/...
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Friends of Golf (FOG) announced that legendary broadcaster, Al Michaels, will be the 2022 recipient of the Ken Venturi Spirit of Giving Award. The award which bears the name of Venturi, due to his long-time support and participation in FOG, will be presented to Michaels during the 2022 FOG Charity Golf Tournament scheduled for Monday,...
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Have you checked out the latest issue of the FOG Horn newsletter? Learn about the tournament, read letters and view award recipients and honorees. Click on the link to view the latest! Take a look: https://friendsofgolf.org/fog-horn-newsletter-summer22/...
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FORT WORTH, Texas (May 23, 2022) – Texas Tech junior Ludvig Aberg has been named the 2022 recipient of the Ben Hogan Award presented by PNC Bank. The annual award – which honors the top men’s college golfer based on collegiate, amateur and professional events over the previous 12 months – was announced tonight at a...
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We at Friends of Golf (FOG) have proudly supported the SCGA Junior Golf Foundation since 2009 and founded the SCGA Junior Player & Youth Development program in Southeast Los Angeles in 2015. We couldn’t be more proud of what this partnership has turned into and the program growth we’ve seen. Our mission at FOG is to support student-athlete...
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