 USGA
Does About Face,
Says Palmer Will Stay
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Staff Report
Note: After USGA President Trey Holland adamantly said that
Arnold Palmer could not carry the torch as a spokersperson of the
USGA, the USGA has done an about face and said he will continue
to serve as the volunteer national chairman of its USGA Members
Program.
The USGA immediately
distances itself with its president's remarks.
Far Hills, N.J. - The United States Golf Association emphasizes that
Arnold Palmer will continue to serve as the volunteer national chairman
of its USGA Members Program.
Palmer has held this position since the inception of the Members Program
in 1975 and helped the program grow to more than 900,000 individual golfers.
"There's no one who has done more for the game of golf than Arnold
Palmer," USGA President Trey Holland said. "Our relationship
with Mr. Palmer has benefited our Association greatly over the past
quarter century. He says he wants to continue to help us grow the
Members Program. We intend to work with him to accomplish this goal."
The Association and Palmer have disagreed regarding the use of golf
equipment that does not conform to the Rules of Golf. The USGA supports
the use of only conforming equipment in the game.
The USGA has had several discussions with Palmer about this issue since
it first arose in mid-October of last year.
"We hope that continuing discussions can allow for a suitable settlement
of our differences," Holland added. "We're trying all we can
to find common ground." |
