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About the Southern California PGA Section
Making the Game Better for Nearly 100 Years
The Southern California Section of the PGA of America was established in 1924, and today is comprised of over 1,700 Golf Professionals working at over 500 facilities within the Section. The mission of the Southern California Section (SCPGA) is the purpose of the PGA of America, to promote the enjoyment and involvement in the game of golf and to contribute to its growth by providing services to golf professionals and the golf industry. The SCPGA provides competitive playing opportunities, educational seminars, and player development initiatives, within a geographic area that stretches from Baywood Park to the Mexican border and from the Pacific Ocean to the Nevada and Arizona borders.
2020 Presenting Partners
FINAL DAY TO REGISTER! SCPGA Assistant Championship -
Registration Closing Soon! SCPGA Assistant Championship -
Don't Forget to Register! Women's Stroke Play at Coto de Caza -
Elizabeth Schultz erases a seven shot deficit to claim the 2020 Women’s California State Open title by a single stroke!
Full recap/photo gallery: http://scpga.com/news/wcso20 #WomensCaliforniaStateOpen #WCSO #SCPGA
ONE WEEK LEFT TO REGISTER! SCPGA Assistant Championship -
Final round of the Women’s California State Open at Bear Creek Golf Club today! Leaderboard: https://bit.ly/33s2nnt #WomensCalStateOpen #WeAreSoCalPGA
Aki Yorihiro, founder of @sacksparente, joins this week’s #SCPGACatalyst! The presentation starts tomorrow, August 6th at 8am PDT.
🔗 to register: https://bit.ly/2EUrvJz
Round one of the Women’s California State Open is underway at Bear Creek Golf Club! #WeAreSoCalPGA #WomensCalState #CSO leaderboard: https://bit.ly/33s2nnt
Senior Section Championship - REGISTRATION CLOSES TOMORROW! -
Senior Section Championship - REGISTRATION CLOSES IN 3 DAYS! -
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Doubles Golf Week in America is coming August 17-23! Register your two-man team and post a nine-hole score to trigger a donation in your team’s name to the Golf Emergency Relief Fund.
Registration 🔗: www.doublesgolf.com/
Join us Tuesday, September 1st from 9am to 12pm for the Virtual Southern California Women’s Golf Summit! 🏌️♀️ The Summit will include empowering speakers from the golf industry who will focus on topics that include life on tour, diversity, the state of the game and the future of women’s golf.
🔗 to register>> bit.ly/2Fcq9tO
Register for the Free Virtual Summit!
Register for the Free Virtual Summit!
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Through our new, 365 online platform, PGA Show Connects Virtual Summit will be comprised of a half day of engaging webinars addressing market trends, player development, customer experience and retail strategies.Rick Sessinghaus on Collin Morikawa
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Great start for Collin but let's not for get Jordan Spieth the next prodigy. LOL
Well done Team Morikawa! A very impressive performance.
Playing the PGA Championship when you only drive the ball 240 yards
Register for the Free Virtual Summit!
Register for the Free Virtual Summit!
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Through our new, 365 online platform, PGA Show Connects Virtual Summit will be comprised of a half day of engaging webinars addressing market trends, player development, customer experience and retail strategies.@pga Jeff Hart from DEEEEEEEEP. #teamof20 #PGAChamp #WeAreSoCalPGA
Jamie Jacobs of Encinitas claims the low amateur honors at the 2020 Women’s California State Open today at Bear Creek Golf Club! #WomensCaliforniaStateOpen #SCPGA
Comment on Facebook Jamie Jacobs of ...
Great playing Jamie! All the best in your golfing career/future. Congratulations! #scpgaprez #wearesocalpga
Congratulations Jamie way to go.
Congrats Jamie!
Elizabeth Schultz erases a seven shot deficit to claim the 2020 Women’s California State Open title by a single stroke!
Full recap/photo gallery: scpga.com/news/wcso20 #WomensCaliforniaStateOpen #WCSO #SCPGA
Comment on Facebook Elizabeth Schultz ...
Congratulations Elisabeth! I apologize I was unable to present you the trophy. All the best in your career and nice playing! #scpgaprez #wearesocalpga
Nicely played Elizabeth!
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@DoublesGolfUSA Week in America is coming August 17-23! Register your two-man team and post a nine-hole score to trigger a donation in your team’s name to the Golf Emergency Relief Fund. Registration 🔗 in the bio #DoublesGolf
Join us Tuesday, September 1st from 9am to 12pm for the Virtual Southern California Women’s Golf Summit! 🏌️♀️ The Summit will include empowering speakers from the golf industry who will focus on topics that include life on tour, diversity, the state of the game and the future of women’s golf. 🔗 to register in the bio. @thescga #WomensGolfSummit
#WeAreSoCalPGA is never more true at the first major of the year. Congrats to our Junior Tour Alum @collin_morikawa on winning the @pgachampionship 🔥🔥🔥 And to #SCPGA member @ricksessinghaus for helping Collin every step of the way. #WinnerWinner #Champion #pgachampionship #HomeGrown #firstofmany
Jeff Hart is off the tee in his first PGA Championship! #WeAreSoCalPGA @pga @pgachampionship
Jamie Jacobs of Encinitas claims the low amateur honors at the 2020 Women’s California State Open today at Bear Creek Golf Club! #WomensCaliforniaStateOpen #SCPGA
Elizabeth Schultz erases a seven shot deficit to claim the 2020 Women’s California State Open title by a single stroke! Full recap/photo gallery 🔗 in bio. #WomensCaliforniaStateOpen #WCSO #SCPGA
The SCPGA will be well represented at this year’s @pgachampionship! Jeff Hart, PGA, will tee off at 7AM PST. Best of luck Jeff! #WeAreSoCalPGA
The #TeamOf20 at the 2020 @pgachampionship includes SCPGA member Jeff Hart! #WeAreSoCalPGA
Final round of the Women’s California State Open at Bear Creek Golf Club today! Leaderboard 🔗 in bio. #WomensCalStateOpen #WeAreSoCalPGA
Aki Yorihiro, founder of @sacksparente, joins this week’s #SCPGACatalyst! The presentation starts tomorrow, August 6th at 8am PDT. 🔗 to register is in the bio. #WeAreSoCalPGA
Round one of the Women’s California State Open is underway at Bear Creek Golf Club! Leaderboard 🔗 in bio. #WeAreSoCalPGA #WomensCalState #CSO
It’s not too late to create your PGA.Coach profile! Look for heavy marketing this week during the coverage of the #PGAChampionship! #WeAreSoCalPGA @alisoncurdtgolf
@pgachampionship week is finally here! Who’s ready to watch the @pgatour compete on the beautiful @tpchardingpark in the @norcalpga!? #PGAChampionship @pga
Join tomorrow’s California-Nevada PGA Chat at 10am PDT to hear from Dr. John Landsberger (COVID-19 Consultant), Barry Deach (Tournament Director, PGA Championship), Tom Smith, PGA (General Manager, Harding Park), & Kevin Fitzgerald (Assistant Director of Governmental Affairs, SCGA). Those attending will earn 1 MSR credit. 🔗 to register in the bio.
The Southern California PGA is excited to announce that the 2020 Southern California Open has been rescheduled for September 1-3 at Indian Wells & Desert Willow Resorts in the Coachella Valley! The 288 player field will be limited to 100 amateurs, registration opens tonight at 5pm PST. 🔗 in bio. #WeAreSoCalPGA #SoCalOpen
Zeb Welborn, CEO of 19th Hole Media, joins this week’s #SCPGACatalyst for a discussion on “How to Become a Social Golf Pro”! The presentation starts tomorrow, July 30th at 8am PDT. 🔗 to register is in the bio. #WeAreSoCalPGA @zebwelborn
Congratulations to Frank Talarico for being selected as the fifth Chief Executive Officer of the Pacific Northwest Section! @ftalarico @pacificnwpga @pga
Want to win 12 twosomes to play SoCal’s finest tracks?
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We’re excited to announce the 12 participating courses in the “Free Golf For A Year Sweepstakes!” Participating courses include: Anaheim Hills Golf Course, Arrowood Golf Course, Black Golf Golf Club, Industry Hills Golf Club, Omni La Costa Resort & Spa, PGA West, Rams Hill Golf Club, Monarch Beach Golf Links, Sandpiper Golf Club, Sherwood Country Club, SilverRock Resort and Victoria Club.
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Click the 🔗 in our bio to enter thru 8/24/20. Winner will be announced on 8/25/20. Swing away & good luck! #WeAreSoCalPGA #SCPGA #Golf #Golfer #Sweeps #Sweepstakes #GolfLife #Contest #InstaGolf #GripAndRip
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