Several Keiser University College of Golf (COG) students and staff members recently volunteered their time to support the 2016 Special Olympics Golf Championship recently held at the PGA Golf Club located in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Almost 200 Special Olympics Golfers turned out for the Special Olympics Golf Championship, in which students participated as caddies,…
In 2015, an esteemed British golf club named Royal St. George voted to let in female members. It was the end of a 128-year-old male-only system. The same thing happened in 2012 at Augusta National in the US, when they added Condoleezza Rice and Darla Moore as their first female members since the beginning of…
Several Keiser University English as a Second Language (ESOL) students recently took a break from classroom activities to learn how to play golf along with their professor Maria Verona Garcia. Excitement was high as Keiser University College of Golf (COG) professors and PGA members John Callahan and Frank Longabucco coached the group at the university’s…
Keiser University alumnus Gisle Solhaug recently visited the university’s College of Golf to unveil his BioMatch technique which uses science to pick the right golf clubs based on an individual golfer’s physical characteristics and abilities. Parlaying his Keiser University MBA degree along with his love of golf, Solhaug founded Rational Golf, LLC on the concept…
Several Keiser University College of Golf students recently volunteered their time to support the 2016 Florida Special Olympics State Golf Tournament which was held at the Disney World Magnolia Golf Course in Orlando, Florida. Florida Special Olympics State Golf Tournament As play commenced, 200 athletes playing in all five levels of Special Olympics golf were…
Keiser University College of Golf Program Director Brian Hughes, a PGA Master Professional, and John Callahan, a PGA Professional, Professor and Golf Magazine Adjunct Top 100 Instructor, recently conducted a Coaches Clinic at Keiser University’s Flagship Campus for 12 Florida High School Golf Coaches. Hughes and Callahan thanked the Florida High School Athletic Association and…
When you earn a golf degree, from Keiser University’s College of Golf you’re getting more than the typical golf college experience. Dr. J. B. Ward, the Keiser University Flagship Campus Department Chair for Hospitality Management, coordinated and directed volunteer activities for a recent Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association Charity Golf Tournament which was held at…
John McMurry, Dr. Brian Hughes, Philip Rother, Raphael Tolentino, Stanley Doura-Lamur, Michael Tree, Christopher Psetas and Dr. Eric Wilson Keiser University’s recent Pinning Ceremony marked the end of educational experiences and the beginning of golf industry careers for several thankful College of Golf graduates. The affair, held at the Keiser University Flagship Campus’ Jeannette Hare…
Keiser University College of Golf students recently participated in a scramble golf tournament using persimmon woods and blade irons. Using clubs from the 1960’s and 70’s to play The Palmer Course at PGA National Golf Club, History of Golf class members Ryan Easson, Ian Wrightson, and Jason Fowler emerged victorious with a score of 4-under…
Keiser University Bachelor of Science in Sport Management students recently enjoyed the opportunity to volunteer at South Florida’s Tri-County Junior Golf Match and a partnering Junior Golf Foundation of America (JGFA) camp. In addition to assisting with staging and other preparations for the match, group members served as rules officials, driving range attendants, walking scorers, and shuttle…
