4 | GSGA
Georgia’s first amateur championship,
they went on to form the Georgia State
Golf Association, which today, is recog-
nized as one of the largest and most dy-
namic of state golf associations in Amer-
ica.
Incorporated in 1924, the GSGA was
initially managed by a dedicated group of
volunteers, but as it expanded services,
grew its membership, and increasingly
sanctioned tournaments, it became neces-
sary to appoint full-time staff to manage
operations. Today, in addition to facilitat-
ing two dozen state and interstate compe-
titions, the GSGA provides oversight of
the handicapping system to which play-
ers adhere, provides ratings and measur-
ing of all Georgia golf courses, and offers
advocacy and education through a variety
of initiatives, events and communications
through newsletters and publications
such as the award-winning Golf Georgia
magazine, but that’s just for starters. The
GSGA additionally manages Georgia’s
Golf Hall of Fame, and beneficially af-
fects lives through scholarships awarded
