Updated New Mexico COVID-19 Golf Course Guidelines
On Thursday, April 22, New Mexico Governor Grisham and the NM Department of Health updated the “Red-to-Green Framework,” and many counties’ color codes. Please click the link to view your county’s color.Additionally, they identified that some golf’s restrictions in the state were put in place at the beginning of the pandemic and had not been addressed since. As a result, some of the restrictions have been …
Board Approves Changes to Tournament Fees
At their meeting on March 1, the Sun Country Board of Directors approved changes to the structure of tournament entry fees. Currently, the Section underwrites some expenses that should truly be covered by tournament participants and/or their respective events. The Board of Directors unanimously voted that for all Section-run tournaments, the Section will collect a $10 administrative fee per person …
Cory Armstrong Hired as New Sun Country Golf House Executive Director
Sun Country is excited to welcome Cory Armstrong as the new Executive Director of the Sun Country Golf House. A graduate of West Virginia University, Summa cum Laude in Sports Management, Cory brings 19 years of golf administration experience from his time in the Michigan, Southern Ohio and Carolinas PGA Sections. Most recently he served as Assistant Executive Director in …
University of New Mexico Head Coach Jill Trujillo, PGA Honored with Prestigious Coaching Award
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida– The Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) and Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA), in collaboration with the PGA of America, today announced the recipients of the prestigious Labron Harris Sr. Award, as well as the Kim Evans Award. University of New Mexico Head Women’s Golf Coach Jill Trujillo, PGA received the 2020 Kim Evans Award, while Le …
PGA Financial Assistance Fund Scholarship Application
The PGA Financial Assistance Fund Scholarship application will be available on December 1, 2020 on PGA.org. It is open to the children and/or grandchildren of PGA Class A Members or Life Members in good standing. The student must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.4 (unweighted GPA based on a 4.0 scale). The scholarship will apply to the 2021-2022 school …
Remainder of 2020 Season Cancelled
The governor’s office is re-implementing a required 14-day quarantine for all individuals entering the state from “high-risk” states, which includes Texas. There will no longer be an exemption for negative COVID tests within 72 hours of entering the state. This obviously has large implications for our Section that includes El Paso. After discussions with the tournament committee, executive committee, and …