Brad Becken — President, Donald Ross Society
The Donald Ross Society was founded in 1989 to promote the recognition of Donald Ross, the excellence of his golf architecture and the preservation and restoration of the golf courses he designed. Brad Becken, who has played on 367 Ross courses, currently serves as its President.
ListenKate Tempesta — Early Childhood Educator and Golf Evangelist
With Kate Tempesta at the helm over the past 12 years, the Urban Golf Academy has delivered the joy of golf to at least 1,000 children each year.
ListenRyan Carey — Owner, Green Jacket Auctions
Ryan Carey and his partner have created what’s become a thriving enterprise that’s expanded beyond online auctions to include related services such as appraisals, authentication and private searches for hard to find golf collectables.
ListenHank Gola — Veteran Sportswriter & Author
Hank Gola has spent more than four decades as a journalist, covering professional football and golf for the New York Daily News and the New York Post. Hank is also author of 3 sports books, including “City of Champions,” which chronicles Garfield (NJ) High School’s unlikely path to a national football championship in 1939.
ListenBen Kline — Shivas Irons Society Executive Director
Ben Kline serves as Executive Director of the Shivas Irons Society, a California-based non-profit organization established in 1992 that’s based on the deeper mysteries of golf and life found in a book written 20 years earlier in 1971 by Michael Murphy, called “Golf in the Kingdom”…which is one of the best selling golf books of all time.
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