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Names Collegiate Advisory Panel
ORLANDO, Fla. (Jan. 17, 2003) - The Alumni & Fans Golf Association announced its newly-formed Collegiate Advisory Panel. The AFGA, a nationwide membership organization, has as its goals to raise scholarship funds for colleges and universities and to enhance the spirit and camaraderie of collegiate fans across the U.S. through golf.
The AFGA Collegiate Advisory Panel includes: Dr. P. Timothy Brown, head men's golf coach, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, N.Y., member - Golf Coaches Association of America Hall of Fame; Dr. Edwin Cottrell, retired college golf coach, Pinehurst, N.C., Director of Education/NGF-Far East, member - Golf Coaches Association of America Hall of Fame; Jill Fjelstul, head women's golf coach, U. of Central Florida, Orlando, Fla.; Doug Gordin, head men's golf coach, Florida Southern College, Lakeland, Fla., member - Golf Coaches Association of America Hall of Fame; George Jacobson, retired college golf coach, Beverly, Mass., Director - New England Intercollegiate Golf Association, member - Golf Coaches Association of America Hall of Fame; Vince Jarrett, head men's golf coach, Abilene Christian U., Abilene, Texas; Rod Myers, head men's golf coach, Duke U., Durham, N.C., USGA committeeman, member - Golf Coaches Association Hall of Fame; and Skip Wagnon, athletic director, Central Oklahoma State U., Edmond, Okla.
"The Alumni & Fans Golf AssociationT will create camaraderie and competition while contributing substantial scholarship funds to colleges and universities," said Tim Brown, chairman of the Collegiate Advisory Panel. "With the support of golfers from coast to coast, the AFGA will serve to enhance the educational experience for students from many walks of life."
The Orlando, Fla.-based AFGA will host The Alumni & Fans Golf Classic annually, a nationwide amateur event in which AFGA members will compete in qualifying events beginning in April around the U.S. in both gross and net divisions. Golfers will name the college or university of their choice and play in two-person teams for their schools, competing for the chance to play in the national championship in Orlando, Fla., and for the chance to provide scholarship funds in their names to their chosen schools.
To kick off its inaugural season, the AFGA presented a check in the amount of $10,000 to the FedEx Orange Bowl Foundation at the 2003 FedEx Orange Bowl game, to be used for scholarship funds.
Charter membership in the AFGA is free, and includes the right to compete in AFGA tournaments and the chance to win a golf trip for four to Ireland. For further information see www.afgaonline.com; call toll free 800-655-AFGA (2342) or, in Orlando, 407-248-2800; or visit the AFGA booth #6412 at the upcoming PGA Merchandise Show. ///
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