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What is Arnold Palmer’s favorite drink after a round of golf? Eliza Gaudet, founder of Executive Golf International, has released a new book that answers this question. The book, Two Good Rounds, combines golf, cocktails and 19th hole stories from 36 of the top PGA Tour Pro golfers.

Gaudet interviews Gary Player, Ernie Els, Padraig Harrington, Jim Furyk and many others. Learn the preferred drinks of these top players, and fun stories – from raucous celebrations to heartfelt memories of childhoods.

www.twogoodrounds.com

 

• Western Golf Properties promoted Rob Ford to President and John McNichlos to the position of Chief Financial Officer. 

Ford has been with the company for two decades, the last six as Vice President of Golf Operations. He has also been Director of Golf at Stonewall Golf Club in Northern Virginia as well as Pelican Hill Golf Club and Oak Creek Golf Club in Southern California.

David Chu, known by many as the grandfather of golf in China, passed away at the age of 61 after a long battle with nasal cancer.

The Hong Kong native, who picked up his first set of golf clubs on a Toronto course in the late 1980s, was inspired to scoop up a piece of land shortly after in an area north of Shenzhen. The first course of his on that land, designed by Jack Nicklaus, hosted the World Cup in 1995. Nearly two dozen golf courses later, he has built what is now the largest golf club in the world known as Mission Hills.

Jeff Burkle joined Affiniti Golf Partners as a strategic partner, responsible for new business development and acquisitions. He was previously Senior Vice President of Credit & Product Development for Textron Financial Corporation’s Golf Finance Division.
 

• OB Sports appointed Steve Hupe as Director of Golf at Victory Ranch club in Park City, Utah. Hupe will be responsible for all golf operations, membership services, sales, merchandising, and tournaments for this Rees Jones-designed course.Hupe is a twenty eight year PGA of America member and is a Park City resident. Prior to joining Victory Ranch, he was the Director of Golf at Promontory Ranch Club in Park City Utah. He is a 27 year associate for Marriott International were he held various golf professional positions.

•Jack Hrad, a former Golf Inc. Most Admired Operator, has moved from Pearl Valley Golf Estates to Brynwood Golf & Country Club in Armonk, NY, both Troon Golf facilities.

Rudy Anderson, former vice president of investments for CNL Income recently joined ClubSpecialists Intl. (CSI) as their executive vice president of global business development.

J. Rhett Evans is the new chief executive officer of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA). Evans has been with the GCSAA since 2009 when he became chief operating officer. He has been serving as interim CEO since June, when Mark Woodward stepped down.

Prior to his career with the GCSAA he was the director o parks, recreation and commercial facilities for Mesa, Ariz. In this position he oversaw a $32.5 million budget. Evans' new position also makes him chief executive officer for The Environmental Institute for Golf.

David Fay retired as executive director of the United States Golf Association in late December, ending a 21-year tenure with the golf institution.

Throughout his time as executive director, Fay was a proponent of bringing the US Open to courses that are open to the public. His hard work paid off when the Open was played at the Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina in 1999. His work toward that goal will live on after his retirement, with the 2015 Open scheduled to be held at Chambers Bay and the 2017 games to be at Erin Hills.

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