Steve Mona, CEO of the World Golf Foundation and former GCSAA CEO, has been named the 2008 recipient of Distinguished Service Award from the International Association of Golf Administrators.

Mona was tournament director for the Northern California Golf Association from 1980 to 1982. Then was assistant manager of press relations for the USGA. In 1983 he became the executive director of the Georgia State Golf Association.

In 1993 he was named the CEO of GCSAA, and in March 2008, became the CEO of the World Golf Foundation.

At the World Golf Foundation, Mona oversees the World Golf Hall of Fame, The First Tee and Golf 20/20, among other areas including anti-doping and global initiatives on behalf of the industry. Mona continues to be an active member and supporter of the IAGA.

IAGA president and Carolinas Golf Association executive director Jack Nance summed up Mona's influence on the golf industry by saying, "Steve has proven his leadership skills in so many different aspects of the golf industry. He leaves a trail of success wherever he goes and does so with great integrity."

Mona will be presented with this honor at the IAGA DSA awards dinner Nov. 2, 2008 at the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort in Sandestin, Fla.