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Five PGM students have been chosen to receive a portion of the John Zoller - Morty's Kids Professional Golf Management scholarship for academic year 2012-2013.
The $20,000 scholarship is the largest of its kind in the Department of Horticulture and Crop Science as well as in the College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
The award was established in 2007 through gifts and donations from the Morton Foundation. Scholarship criteria is based on outstanding leadership,...
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Ohio State’s Professional Golf Management program for aspiring PGA professionals is the only one in Ohio and one of only three in the Midwest.
Some Ohio State students view golf as a perfect pastime. They may hit a bucket of golf balls on the weekend or take in a round of 18 holes with friends. Others are passionate for the game and want to make golf into a career. For these students, Ohio State’s 4 1/2-year Professional Golf Management (PGM) program combines the business of golf...
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Last fall brought more than football to Ohio State. On Oct. 23 and Oct. 24, Tom Crow, one of golf's legendary figures, visited The Ohio State University for the first time.
Tom Crow has had success both on and off the golf course. He is a former Australian Amateur Champion and also went on to represent Australia in the Eisenhower International Teams Championship. After moving to the United States in 1973, Crow founded Cobra Golf. Today it is one of the top manufacturers of golf equipment.
Crow'...
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Aspiring golf pros now have another option
The Agricultural Technical Institute and Ohio State's Department of Horticulture and Crop Science are teaming up to make the professional golf management (PGM) program even more accessible. Beginning in autumn 2010, students will be able to complete the first year of the PGM program on the Wooster campus. Students who complete the first year successfully will be able to transition to the Columbus campus for the remaining three years of the program....
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The Morton Foundation and the Monterey Peninsula Foundation have teamed up to create the $20,000 John Zoller-Morty's Kids Professional Golf Course Management/Turfgrass Science Scholarship for students at Ohio State.
The Morton Foundation operates Morty's Kids, a summer program that provides equipment and instruction to kids ages 7 to 15. The program uses golf to teach kids social, ethical and moral values, as well as golf skills at the Walnut Hills Golf Course. "We decided we wanted to do...
