Letter from the PGA of American President

Dear MI Golf Journal Readers,

I’m excited to share another of my updates as I write to you all from my office at the Country Club of Lansing. As you all know, summertime, and more specifically summer golf, in Michigan is truly something special. 

It’s been a busy time during the height of the PGA of America’s championship season where we’ve had an amazing few months of championship golf – starting off with Brooks Koepka winning his third Wannamaker at Oak Hill Country Club. 

From there, we went to the new home of the PGA in Frisco, Texas for our KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship which saw a playoff duel between Ryder Cup captains won by Steve Stricker, and most recently a major breakthrough for a budding star on the LPGA Ruoning Yin at our KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Baltusrol.

With all of these amazing events and a Ryder Cup coming up this September in Rome, it’s undoubtedly going to be a special year for our championships. 

While handing trophies to the champions on the 18th green is always special, it's the moments that our PGA Professionals provide that stick with me the most. 

From seeing a kid get their first lesson from a PGA Coach at one of our onsite lesson zones, to our PGA Professional staff at all of our incredible venues providing a world class experience for the best golfers in the world, it's truly an honor to be a part of this great association. 

Then there’s the play of our Corebridge Financial PGA Teams which shows the world how good of players our PGA Professionals truly are. No more was this more apparent than at the PGA Championship with Michael Block and his “Block Party” thrown at Oak Hill. These are moments that make the hair on the back of your neck stand up and will stay with you forever. 

Speaking of special moments, each event also hosted a special day for PGA Jr. League participants that included behind the scenes look at broadcasting, lessons from the players, tours of the facilities and a welcome by the PGA of America Officers. Seeing the passion that these young athletes have for the sport of golf is something that really lets us know that the game is in a great place going forward. 

I hope that you have enjoyed watching our championships to date and are getting fired up for the Ryder Cup. I also hope that you are enjoying your own championships within the game, big or small. No matter what your goals are within the game, a PGA Professional can help you along your journey. 

On behalf of the nearly 28,000 PGA Professionals, including the more than 800 in the Michigan PGA Section, we hope that you have a great summer of Michigan Golf ! 

Sincerely,

John Lindert, PGA
President, PGA of America