IAGA Quick Hits – 12.4.24

 

High-Level Competition, Boatwright Internship Preps Hoffman for Career in Golf

A story from the Iowa Golf Association

Decades from now, when Paige Hoffman looks back on what most certainly will be an impactful career in golf administration, she will have no trouble identifying what got her start in the business. An Iowa High School state golf champion at age 16 and an Iowa Women’s Amateur Champion at age 17, the highly decorated Hoffman is underway with her senior season at Northwest Missouri State University, an NCAA Division II school in Maryville, MO.

Her playing accomplishments aside, an internship with the Iowa Golf Association during the 2023 and 2024 seasons modified her career path. Hoffman participated in the P.J. Boatwright Internship program sponsored by the United States Golf Association (USGA).

 

Maine Golf Center Freeport: Year in Review

A story from Maine Golf

In just the second full year that Maine Golf has taken over the operations at Maine Golf Center Freeport, we saw a great uptick in both the number of rounds played and in the amount of programming offered to the general public. Junior golf is on the rise here in Maine, and at Maine Golf Center Freeport we were doing out part to get as much programming in place as we can to keep this trend moving forward.

Over 1,800 rounds of golf played by Youth on Course participants, where the youth greens fee is only $5 for golfers aged 6-18. Local host site for the Drive, Chip & Putt Championship. MGC Freeport hosted over 100 junior golfers looking to move onto regionals and eventually Augusta National for the finals.

 

2024 Kaulig Companies Championship Gives $1.3 Million to Charity

A story from the Northern Ohio Golf Association

With combined proceeds from the 2024 Kaulig Companies Championship and the Ambassador of Golf Event presented by FirstEnergy Foundation, $1,343,640 was raised for Northeast Ohio charities.

The 2024 donation is the largest annual charitable total ever generated from professional golf events at Firestone Country Club, surpassing the record that was set in 2023.

With the 2024 donation, events at Firestone Country Club have now generated more than $33 million in charitable giving through professional golf tournaments, dating back to 1984. The 2024 tournament marked the second year with title sponsor, Kaulig Companies, for this PGA TOUR Champions major event. Next year’s tournament dates are June 18-22, 2025.