PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - The Business of Golf Career Expo was created 13 years ago and has become the primary tool to introduce student athletes who participate in the PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship to the golf industry. The Business of Golf Career Expo, formerly known as the Career Fair, has been expanded and will take place on Thursday, May 10, from 3:00 - 9:00 p.m. at the PGA Education Center in Port St. Lucie, Fla. The Expo will precede the 21st PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship, which will be conducted May 11-13, on The PGA Golf Club's Ryder and Wanamaker Courses.
PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship
"We are very excited to have such a varied group of sponsors represented at the Business of Golf Career Expo this year," said PGA of America Chief Executive Officer Joe Steranka. "We hope each student athlete can take advantage of this great opportunity to gain valuable information and tools from these world-class golf organizations."
Student athletes will be offered the opportunity to learn more about employment possibilities within the golf industry from golf organizations around the country. For further information about the 2007 Business of Golf Career Expo sponsors, please visit: www.pga.com/employment.
Golf Governing Bodies/Associations
American Junior Golf Association
Executive Women's Golf Association
Golf Course Superintendents Association of America
Ladies' Professional Golf Association
The First Tee
The National Minority College Golf Scholarship Fund
The PGA of America
The PGA TOUR
The United States Golf Association
Golf Manufacturers
Acushnet Company
Nike Golf
TaylorMade-adidas Golf
Golf Management Companies
Century Golf Partners
KemperSports Management
Troon Management
Other Participating Organizations
Multi Golf Systems
PGA Magazine
State Farm Insurance
The 21st PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship will feature approximately 180 participants, representing 38 historically minority colleges and universities, with nine participating for the first time.
"The PGA of America is proud to host the 21st Minority Collegiate Golf Championship," said PGA of America President Brian Whitcomb. "The PGA Golf Club is a wonderful venue and we are so pleased to have the student-atthletes competing here for a 10th consecutive year."
The three-day, 54-hole stroke play event will consist of four divisions: Men's Division I & II, NAIA Men's, and Women's. In addition, there is an Individual Invitational for minority Men and Women contestants.
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.
