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The Minnesota PGA Championship is a golf tournament that is the championship of the Minnesota section of the PGA of America. Although the Minnesota section was formed in August 1917, there were no section championships held until 1931.
The Minnesota State Open is the Minnesota state open golf tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers. It is organized by the Minnesota section of the PGA of America . It was first played in 1917 and has been played at a variety of courses around the state.
The Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA of America) is an American organization of golf professionals that was founded in 1916. Consisting of nearly 29,000 members, the PGA of America's undertaking is to establish and elevate the standards of the profession and to grow interest and participation in the game of golf.
Johnston won the Minnesota State Amateur title seven straight years (1921–1927) [2] and won the Minnesota State Open twice (1927–28). [1] He was elected to the Minnesota Golf Hall of Fame in 1988. [3] Johnston's biggest win came at the 1929 U.S. Amateur where he beat Oscar Willing, 4 and 3, at Pebble Beach Golf Links. [4]
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Today he is a partner in a golf course architecture and design business with fellow former PGA Tour golfer Dan Halldorson. [7] Most of the courses Morley has designed are in Minnesota. Morley was inducted into the North Dakota Golf Hall of Fame in 1977, [8] and is also a member of the Arizona State University Hall of Fame. [9]
Harris took over as director of golf at the University of Minnesota in July 2010 after the departure of Brad James. In December 2010, the Minnesota Daily published a report that Harris kept associate women's head coach Katie Brenny from coaching, traveling with the team, or recruiting while letting his son-in-law and former caddy, Ernie Rose ...
Minneapolis Golf Club is a golf club located in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Designed by Willie Park, Jr. and Donald Ross, the Minneapolis golf course opened in 1916. The club hosted the U.S. Amateur in 1950 as well as the PGA Championship in 1959, which Bob Rosburg won.