Carolinas PGA Section Dedicates New Headquarters - PGA Carolinas

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
04/24/2012
Sara Beth Gardocki
Ph: (336) 398-2742
E: sgardocki@pgahq.com
Carolinas PGA Section Dedicates New Headquarters
Greensboro, NC (April 24, 2012) - The Carolinas PGA Section held a grand opening ceremony on
Monday, April 23, 2012 to dedicate its new headquarters located in Bryan Park Golf and Conference
Center. The ceremony brought together many North Carolina and local government dignitaries,
partners of the CPGA, members of the CPGA, and members of the Joseph M. Bryan Foundation Board of
Directors to commemorate the occasion.
Attendees of the event included US Congressman Howard Coble, Lt. Governor Walter Dalton, President
of The PGA of America, Allen Wronowski, PGA, Carolinas PGA President, Mike Casto, PGA, Mayor of
Greensboro, Robbie Perkins, Guilford County Board of Commissioners, Chairman, Skip Alston, and
President of the Bryan Foundation, Jim Melvin, just to name a few.
The Carolinas PGA Section was founded at Greensboro Country Club in May 1923 and officially
recognized as a Section of The PGA of America in 1940. The CPGA had its headquarters in Greensboro
and Durham until 1976 when the decision was made to move the Section Headquarters to Myrtle Beach,
South Carolina. When the Section’s Myrtle Beach property was sold to Loris Healthcare, the CPGA Board
of Directors set out in earnest to find the best location for the Carolinas PGA Section to call home into
the future.
After much consideration and research of all areas in the Carolinas, Greensboro came out on top as the
location that would be home to the new Carolinas PGA Section headquarters. The 3.1 acre parcel of
land at the entrance to Bryan Park Golf and Conference Center, that the CPGA Headquarters now calls
home, provided what the Section was looking for, a true Home Site.
The ceremony began with CPGA Vice President Chad Newton, PGA, and CPGA Secretary John Marino,
PGA, unveiling a “Coming Home” plaque recognizing the Section’s return to where it first was formed.
The theme of coming home was echoed in all the speeches made by attendees that both welcomed the
Section to Greensboro and also expressed thanks to all those that made the move possible.
"I applaud the PGA for moving its Carolinas Section Headquarters from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, to
Greensboro, North Carolina," Rep. Coble told the crowd assembled at the dedication today. "Golf is
more than just a leisure activity. It means jobs and economic development for our district and state. The
6th District is already home to Pinehurst, the site of past and future U.S. Open Championships. Adding
the Carolinas Section Headquarters is another notable achievement for our district. I am thrilled that the
PGA decided to ‘come home’ to Greensboro."
Following the Dedication Ceremony, lunch was served at the Bryan Park Golf and Convention Center,
with optional golf. The Champions Course at Bryan Park GC will host the CPGA’s first Open Tournament
of the Year, the Carolinas Open, May 6 th - 10 th , 2012.

About Carolinas PGA Section
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
04/24/2012
Sara Beth Gardocki
Ph: (336) 398-2742
E: sgardocki@pgahq.com
Established in 1923, the Carolinas PGA Section of the Professional Golfers’ Association has grown to be
the largest of the PGA’s forty-one sections with almost 2,000 professional members. The Carolinas PGA
Section embraces North and South Carolina as well as a small portion of southern Virginia, representing
more than 800 golf facilities. The Carolinas PGA is dedicated to nurturing and improving the quality of
the game for the thousands of golfers using its member facilities. PGA professionals are responsible for
conducting a variety of golf-related functions which include human resource management, golf shop
merchandising, golf instruction, tournament operations, junior golf programs, growth of the game
initiatives, golf club repair, administering the rules, public relations and much more. For additional
information, contact Sara Beth Gardocki, Media and Promotions Director, at (336) 398-2742.
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