Constitution By-laws And Regulations Of The Professional Golfers' Association Of America

Palm Beach Garden, FL: Professional Golfers' Association of America. Very Good. 1972. Paperback. This is a small format booklet with cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The front cover of the book has several smallish spots of ground-in dirt. The text pages are mostly clean and bright, though the first text page has a spot of darkening / toning." The Professional Golfers' Association of America was established on April 10, 1916, but the genesis of the first all-professional golf body in the United States was sparked by a luncheon on January 17, 1916, hosted by Rodman Wanamaker at Wanamaker's Store on Ninth Street and Broadway in New York City. Sixty attendees were invited by the Taplow Club, which was a business group within Wanamaker's Store and led by professional Tom McNamara of Brookline, Massachusetts, an outstanding player and talented salesman who was keenly aware of the welfare of the club professional. McNamara pressed upon Wanamaker that it was prime time to bring U. S. Professionals together, and that the publicity generated would be advantageous. Locked into a retail battle with rival A. G. Spalding & Bros. For the sale of golf balls, Wanamaker enthusiastically approved the initiative. He asked McNamara to arrange the luncheon inviting prominent amateur and professional golf leaders from throughout the country. " (from Wikipedia) .