May 7, 2009 -- The 15th Business of Golf Career Expo, which introduces student-athletes competing in the PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship to the golf industry and the opportunities it provides, will be conducted May 7, at the PGA Education Center in Port St. Lucie, Fla.

Featuring 20 golf associations and other companies outside the golf industry, the Business of Golf Career Expo will run from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m., a day prior to the 23rd PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship.

"The Business of Golf Career Expo will once again feature a wide variety of organizations from both inside and out of the golf industry," said PGA of America President Jim Remy. "Every student-athlete will have the opportunity to gain valuable insight and tools from these organizations that they will be able to use once they graduate."

Student-athletes will be offered the opportunity to learn more about employment possibilities within the golf industry from the participating associations and companies that represent manufacturing, media, trade, golf course management and the premier governing bodies in the industry.

For further information about the 2009 Business of Golf Career Expo sponsors, please visit:

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The following organizations will participate in the 2009 Business of Golf Career Expo:

Golf Governing Bodies/Associations
American Junior Golf Association
Executive Women's Golf Association
Ladies Professional Golf Association
The First Tee
The National Golf Course Owners Association
The PGA of America
The PGA Tour
The United States Golf Association
World Golf Foundation

Other Participating Organizations
Acushnet Company
Golf Channel
Golf Digest
Marriott Golf
Nike Golf
PGA Magazine
Reed Expositions
State Farm Insurance
SweetSpot Apparel
TaylorMade-adidas Golf
Troon Golf

2009 PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship

The Championship, May 8-10, will be staged for the 12th consecutive year at the PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Fla.

A total of 38 colleges and universities are scheduled to participate in the three-day competition that will be contested on the Tom Fazio-designed Ryder and Wanamaker Courses.

About the PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship

The PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship originated from a meeting in November 1986 following the Jackson State University Golf Tournament. The late Dr. Herschel Cochrane, Dr. Joe D. Saunders of the National Negro Golf Association, Jackson State University Golf Coach Eddie Payton, Rose Harper-Elder of the Sports Management Institute and William (Bill) Dickey founder of the Bill Dickey Scholarship Association and the 1999 PGA Distinguished Service Award winner, are credited as the founders of this Championship.

The goal was to elevate the game of golf in minority colleges and universities by giving them a chance to compete in a championship because of being denied opportunities to compete in NCAA Collegiate Golf events. The first Championship was conducted in the spring of 1987 at Highland Park Golf Course in Cleveland, Ohio. Since 1998, The PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Fla., has been host to the Championship.

In 2006, The PGA of America was granted complete ownership and management of the championship by the National Minority Collegiate Golf Scholarship Fund.

In 1990, a Career Fair was conducted for the first time in conjunction with the Championship to provide corporate sponsors the opportunity to interview and recruit outstanding college students for future employment. As a result, the Career Expo has developed into an invaluable resource to assist students in gaining internships and full-time positions within the golf industry.

Also, State Farm Insurance continues its support of the PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship through 2010. The State Farm sponsorship provides funding of a one-hour Championship highlight program on Golf Channel, which will debut on Golf Channel will air on Thursday, July 9 at 7:30 pm ET. Additional airing times will be released at a later date.

About The PGA of America

Since 1916, The PGA of America's mission has been twofold: to establish and elevate the standards of the profession and to grow interest and participation in the game of golf.

By establishing and elevating the standards of the golf profession through world-class education, career services, marketing and research programs, the Association enables PGA Professionals to maximize their performance in their respective career paths and showcases them as experts in the game and in the multi-billion dollar golf industry.

By creating and delivering dramatic world-class championships and exciting and enjoyable golf promotions that are viewed as the best of their class in the golf industry, The PGA of America elevates the public's interest in the game, the desire to play more golf, and ensures accessibility to the game for everyone, everywhere.

The PGA of America brand represents the very best in golf.

Contact: Randy Stutzman

561/809-8609

rstutzman@pgahq.com