109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 471
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Whereas The Professional Golfers’ Association of America 
(The PGA of America) was founded in 1916 by a group 
of amateur and professional golfers in New York City, 
led by department store magnate Rodman Wanamaker, 
with a mission to promote interest in the game of golf, 
elevate standards of the golf professional’s vocation, hold 
meetings and tournaments for the benefit of members, 
assist deserving unemployed members to obtain positions,
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and establish a benevolent relief fund for deserving mem-
bers; 
Whereas during World War I The PGA of America began its 
tradition of serving the military by purchasing and main-
taining an ambulance throughout the war for the Amer-
ican Red Cross and encouraging employers of members 
to hold open positions for its members serving in the 
United States Armed Forces; 
Whereas The PGA of America has continued its tradition of 
serving the military by partnering with the National Am-
putee Golf Association to offer golf programs for wound-
ed military service members that include free golf in-
struction, free use of golf equipment, and free golf; 
Whereas in 1954 The PGA of America created a charitable 
foundation, The PGA Foundation, as a public philan-
thropic foundation to provide resources and professional 
expertise to make golf accessible in the community by of-
fering free golf programs for youth, the disabled, and the 
underserved; 
Whereas The PGA of America and its PGA Foundation offer 
such programs as Play Golf America Days for youths in-
volving free instruction, skills competition, and equipment 
demonstration; golf programs for inner city youths in 
Louisville, Kentucky, and Detroit, Michigan, that com-
bine golf, education enrichment and life skills preparation 
to prepare youths for employment and college; and pro-
fessional golf instruction and funding for the First Tee 
golf program for youths; 
Whereas The PGA of America partners with Special Olym-
pics International to make golf an official Special Olym-
pics sport and supports the Special Olympics golf com-
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petition at the National Special Olympics and the World 
Games Special Olympics; 
Whereas The PGA of America in partnership with eighteen 
four-year college and universities has created an accred-
ited major for students to receive degrees in Professional 
Golf Management and The PGA of America awards 
scholarships to ensure women and minorities have the op-
portunity to obtain Professional Golf Management de-
grees and membership in The PGA of America; 
Whereas The PGA of America conducts more than 30 tour-
naments for its members and apprentices, including the 
Ryder Cup, PGA Championship, PGA Grand Slam of 
Golf, and Senior PGA Championship, and conducts chari-
table programs related to these tournaments where the 
tournaments are held; 
Whereas The PGA of America has hosted and sponsored for 
nine years the PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Champion-
ship to provide opportunities for students at predomi-
nately minority colleges and universities to participate in 
collegiate golf championships, career awareness pro-
grams, and employment recruiting; 
Whereas The PGA of America is dedicated to providing edu-
cational opportunities at the PGA Education Center for 
PGA members and apprentice professionals and The 
PGA of America also provides information to the public 
at the adjacent PGA Historical Center, which celebrates 
the growth of golf in the United States and honors PGA 
members who have made significant contributions to the 
game of golf;
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Whereas The PGA of America is the world’s largest working 
sporting organization with a mission of growing the game 
of golf and making it accessible; 
Whereas The PGA of America is a not-for-profit professional 
association which has a membership of approximately 
28,000 golf professionals who promote the game of golf 
and make golf a better game; and 
Whereas The PGA of America, its members, and the golf in-
dustry annually contribute approximately $62.2 billion to 
the economy of the United States: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress—
(1) congratulates The Professional Golfers’ As-
sociation of America (The PGA of America) on its 
90th anniversary; 
(2) commends The PGA of America and its 
members for their contributions to the game of golf 
and their efforts to make golf accessible; and 
(3) applauds The PGA of America and its 
members for their contributions to employment and 
economic growth in the United States. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 25, 
2006. 
Attest:
Clerk.
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 471
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Congratulating The Professional Golfers’ Associa-
tion of America on its 90th anniversary and com-
mending the members of The Professional 
Golfers’ Association of America and The PGA 
Foundation for the charitable contributions they 
provide to the United States.