This week as part of our Centennial celebration in 2025, we want to recognize our 3rd Section President and founding MAPGA member, Charles Betschler! He also was the Section's first Treasurer (1929), and he served two terms as MAPGA Vice President (1927, 1938).

Charles, a Baltimore ...native, started his life in golf at 11 years old as a caddie at the Maryland Country Club, and during his professional career he competed in the 1921 US Open. #MAPGA100

As we celebrate 100 years, we want to celebrate the MAPGA’s growth and success as well. So, let’s take a look at the numbers! 📈

- One of the largest out of 41 sections of the PGA of America
- Over 1,100 members and associates who service and teach 900,000 golfers
- More than... 16.5 million rounds of golf played each season in the Mid Atlantic Region
- Oh yeah, and 100 years of the MAPGA 😉

We can’t wait to keep growing for 100 more! #mapga100

This week as part of our Centennial Celebration, we want to recognize and salute our 2nd Section President, Robert Barnett! He served as president from 1926-1927, is a MAPGA Hall of Fame member, and was one of the founding members of our section. While serving as a professional at Chevy Chase Club,... he also spent nearly twenty years as a head professional in Miami where he trained Bill Strausbaugh.

Fun fact: Robert also served as the @Philadelphia PGA 's first Section President and was the unanimous choice to be their president, even though he was just 25 years old!😉

Join us in congratulating Troy Thorne, PGA on being named to the Northern Neck Sports Wall of Fame! 👏
Read the full story here:

Five prominent athletes named to Northern Neck Sports Wall of Fame - Rappahannock Record

by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi The Northern Neck Sports Wall of Fame committee continues to play catch up from COVID-19 interruptions to its annual...

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As part of our Centennial Celebration in 2025, we want to salute our 1st Section President, founding member, and MAPGA Hall of Famer, Fred McLeod.

McLeod was a Scottish-American professional golfer who had a distinguished career in the United States, which included a victory in the 1908 ...U.S. Open. He won a total of 7 professional events throughout his career! #mapga100

Follow this link to read more about his Fred McLeod! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_McLeod_(golfer)

Happy New Year everyone! 2025 is an exciting year for us here at the MAPGA as we celebrate our 100th Anniversary, having been established on March 2, 1925! 🎂

Throughout this year, we will be celebrating our history and most especially MAPGA Members, past and present, who have ...contributed in so many ways to the growth and success of the game and business of golf throughout the Mid-Atlantic Region! #MAPGA100

Today is your LAST CHANCE to donate to our HOPE 4 Heroes Campaign!! Don't miss out on some of the great items that we have up for auction on our website!

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OR you can donate ...using the link in our bio!

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Season’s greetings from all of us at the MAPGA! We hope that this holiday season brings you peace and joy heading into the new year. Thank you all for a great year! 🌟