CBS Sports to Showcase 'Golf ... PGA Of America Style' With a One-Hour Special, May 5

CBS Sports to Showcase 'Golf ... PGA Of America Style' With a One-Hour Special, May 5

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla., April 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The PGA of America will showcase the game of golf in a CBS Sports special, Golf... PGA of America Style, Saturday, May 5, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. ET.

The program, hosted by Bill Macatee, opens with the 54th PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, Fla., conducted in January, and an event that continues a tradition as the annual largest forum in the golf industry. More than 45,000 industry professionals representing 79 countries reviewed the latest in golf from equipment to fashion to technology to travel and more.

The CBS Special also focuses on Play Golf America, The PGA of America-led industry-wide growth of the game campaign. Viewers can learn how to register and participate in monthly events nationwide.

Play Golf America events highlighted in the special include PGA Free Lesson Month in May, American Express Women's Golf Week in June, and Take Your Daughter to the Course Week in July.

PGA Professionals will be featured in Play Golf America segments, along with sharing their expertise on the latest golf equipment at the PGA Merchandise Show. The PGA Professionals include: Suzy Whaley of Farmington, Conn., Renee Powell of East Canton, Ohio; Northern California PGA President Sue Fiscoe of Modesto, Calif.; Defending PGA Professional National Champion Ron Philo Jr. of Westchester, N.Y.; Middle Atlantic PGA President Bob Baldassari of Fredericksburg, Va.; past National Champion Mike Small of Champaign, Ill.; and 2006 PGA Teacher of the Year Bill Forrest of Scottsdale, Ariz.

Additionally, PGA and LPGA Tour Professionals Jim Furyk, Greg Norman, Nancy Lopez and Annika Sorenstam will provide their comments on selected golf equipment.

The PGA Merchandise Show also honored The PGA of America's 13 national award winners, headed by PGA Golf Professional of the Year Jim Manthis of Coon Rapids, Minn., and Ernie Sabayrac Award Winner Ron McPherson of Scottsdale, Ariz. During the CBS Special, the award winners will share their expertise.

Other CBS Special segments include the PGA's Professional Golf Management Program; the Global Impact of Golf, a travel feature and the inaugural PGA McGladrey Team Championship, which kicks off this spring and culminates in the National Championship, Sept. 10-12, at Pinehurst (N.C.) Resort.

The PGA of America is the world's largest working sports organization, comprised of 28,000 men and women golf Professionals who are the recognized experts in growing, teaching and managing the game of golf while serving millions of people throughout its 41 PGA Sections nationwide. Since its founding in 1916, The PGA of America has enhanced its leadership position in a $62 billion-a-year industry by growing the game of golf through its premier spectator events, world-class education and training programs, significant philanthropic outreach initiatives, and award-winning golf promotions. Today's PGA Professional is the public's link to the game, serving an essential role in the operation of golf facilities throughout the country.

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Source: The PGA of America

CONTACT: Jamie Carbone of The PGA of America, +1-561-624-8446, or
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