A Captivating Year in Golf: NBC Sports to Present The PGA's Year in Review, Jan. 8

A Captivating Year in Golf: NBC Sports to Present The PGA's Year in Review, Jan. 8

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla., Jan. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- A memorable 2005 golf season, complete with upsets as well as validation for veteran performers, will be presented by NBC Sports in The PGA of America's Year in Review, Sunday, Jan. 8, from 5:00 to 5:30 p.m, ET.

Hosted by NBC commentator Jimmy Roberts from the PGA Historical Center at PGA Village in Port St. Lucie, Fla., The PGA of America's Year in Review will feature the national kickoff of The PGA's 90th anniversary celebration throughout 2006. PGA President Roger Warren will review the Association's progress from its origin in 1916 to today. During the program, a new public service announcement will be launched to mark the anniversary.

The PGA's Year in Review also features the 87th PGA Championship, a look back at the week in which Phil Mickelson emerged from a field of 93 of the world's top 100 ranked players and earned a second major championship with a final-hole birdie at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, N.J.

Viewers also will follow Mike Reid's stunning comeback and playoff victory to win the Senior PGA Championship at Laurel Valley Golf Club in Ligonier, Pa.; and Tiger Woods capping a double-major season in which he won a seventh PGA Player of the Year Award, a sixth Vardon Trophy and a sixth PGA Grand Slam of Golf title in Hawaii.

The PGA of America's Year in Review special also features:

* Great Britain & Ireland's upset of a U.S. Team of PGA club professionals to win the 22nd PGA Cup in Ireland.

* University of Illinois Coach Mike Small overcoming the elements in Kiawah Island, S.C., to win the 38th PGA Club Professional Championship

* A review of the 2005 PGA of America national award winners --

-- PGA Golf Professional of the Year - Bill Eschenbrenner, Lone Star Golf Club, El Paso, Texas

-- PGA Teacher of the Year - Peter Krause, Windsong Farm Golf Club, Blaine, Minn.

-- Horton Smith Award - Warren Bottke, Abacoa Golf Club, Jupiter, Fla.

-- Bill Strausbaugh Award - Tom Nieporte, Winged Foot Golf Club, Mamaroneck, N.Y.

-- PGA Junior Golf Leader - Will Reilly, Twining Valley Golf and Fitness Club, Dresher, Pa.

-- PGA First Lady of Golf - Carol Semple Thompson, Sewickley, Pa.

-- PGA Distinguished Service Award - Wally Uihlein, N. Dartmouth, Mass.

* A preview of the 36th Ryder Cup, to be contested in September 2006 at The K Club in Ireland.

Celebrating its 90th anniversary in 2006, The PGA of America was founded in 1916, and is a not-for-profit organization that promotes the game of golf while continuing to enhance the standards of the profession. The Association is comprised of more than 28,000 men and women PGA Professionals who are dedicated to growing participation in the game of golf.

Source: The PGA of America

CONTACT: Jamie Carbone, The PGA of America, +1-561-624-8446, or
jcarbone@pgahq.com

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