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Spirit of Giving Award

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

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

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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Eddie Merrins

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

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

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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Eddie Merrins

Friends of Golf (FOG) Releases Statement of the Passing of Golf Icon and Co-Founder Eddie Merrins

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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Friends of Golf Tournament

PGA Tour Standout Max Homa & World Golf Hall of Fame Juli Inkster to be Honored at 43rd Annual Friends of Golf (FOG) Charity Tournament

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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FOG Horn Newsletter

FOG Horn Newsletter — Fall 2022

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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AL MICHAELS TO RECEIVE FOG’S 2022 VENTURI AWARD

Al Michaels Received FOG’s 2022 Venturi Award

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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Friends of Golf Newsletter

FOG Horn Newsletter — Summer 2022

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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