SAINT HELENA ISLAND, S.C. -- Dataw Island Club member Ted Bishop was recently elected as secretary of the Professional Golfers Association (PGA) of America at the 92nd PGA of America Annual Meeting in Scottsdale, Ariz.
A golf member and winter resident of Dataw Island Club since 1994, Bishop is also the director of golf at The Legends of Indiana Golf Course in Franklin, Ind. With his election to the position of secretary, Bishop will automatically become the 38th president of the PGA of America in four years.
Bishop, who has more than 35 years' experience in the golf industry, is a past president of the Indiana Section of the PGA and was the 1998 Indiana PGA Professional of the Year. He has also served on the Indiana Golf Foundation and IGA-PGA board of directors. In addition to the Golf Professional of the Year award, he has also won the Indiana Section PGA Horton Smith Award and the Bill Strausbaugh Award.
Nationally, Bishop has served the last two years on the PGA of America's board of directors representing District Six, which includes Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana. Bishop has also served on the National Membership Committee, on the PGA's Code of Ethics Task Force and was one of only four people to serve on the PGA's Budget Committee. In addition, he served four years on the PGA Board of Control.
Bishop's campaign platform for secretary focused on membership and employment issues. In his role as secretary, Bishop will serve under newly elected PGA president Jim Remy and PGA vice president Alan Wronowski.
"It is a tremendous honor to be elected by my peers as the new secretary of the PGA," said Bishop. "The PGA is the largest sports organization in the world, and I'm looking forward to the responsibilities ahead of me in serving this great organization. I've been an active member since the late 1980s and I plan to serve to the best of my abilities with over the next several years."
"We've been honored to have Mr. Bishop as a member of the Dataw Island Club family for more than 14 years and feel he is a very beneficial member of the club and community," said Silvia Lalinde, director of membership and marketing of Dataw Island Club. "On behalf of all Dataw members, I would like to warmly congratulate him on being elected as secretary of the PGA."
About The PGA of America:
The PGA is the world's largest sports organization and encompasses more than 28,000 PGA members and apprentices nationwide. For more information, visit www.pga.com.
About Dataw Island:
Dataw Island is located just outside of the antebellum town of Beaufort, S.C. and encompasses a life of privacy and luxury. Recognized as one of the top coastal residential communities in the Southeast, this secluded 870-acre gated community offers residents the best in South Carolina Lowcountry living. Adjacent to the Intracoastal Waterway and lush marshes, the Dataw community provides its residents with two of the finest Lowcountry golf courses, elegant dining and an active lifestyle. For more information, contact Dataw Island at (866) 68-DATAW or visit www.dataw.com.
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