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2 unusual facts about National Golf Foundation


Frank M. Smith, Jr.

After leaving CBS, Frank became the first paid president of the National Golf Foundation, located in Palm Beach, Florida in 1982.

Herb Graffis

Graffis was also founder of a number of golf organizations: the National Golf Foundation, the Golf Writers Association of America, the Golf Course Superintendents Association, the Club Managers Association.


Dedman School of Hospitality

The state of Florida has more golf courses than any other state in the country and is the headquarters for the PGA, LPGA, PGA Tour, and National Golf Foundation and FSU has a long, distinguished history of graduating professional golfers and educating students for business and hospitality operations.

Golf Industry Show

The Golf Industry Show is an annual trade show put on by the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA), the National Golf Course Owners Association (NGCOA), the Golf Course Builders Association of America (GCBAA), the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA), the National Golf Foundation (NGF), the United States Golf Association (USGA), the International Golf Course Equipment Managers Association (IGCEMA), and the Society of Golf Appraisers (SGA).


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