Eric Eshleman, PGA of America Secretary

PGA of America Secretary Eric Eshleman is the PGA Director of Golf at the Country Club of Birmingham in Alabama, and a Member of the Alabama-NW Florida Section.

A PGA of America Member for nearly 30 years, Eshleman was elected PGA of America Secretary in 2024 at the PGA of America Annual Meeting in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Eshleman has held numerous leadership roles within the PGA of America, serving most recently as the District 3 Director (2021-’24), overseeing the Alabama-NW Florida, Gulf States and Tennessee Sections. He served two-year terms as Secretary, Vice President, President and then Honorary President for the Alabama-NW PGA Section (2012-’19).

In 2019, Eshleman received the national PGA of America Golf Professional of the Year Award, the highest annual honor given to a PGA of America Member.

Well known as a teaching professional for students such as Graeme McDowell, Patton Kizzire, Paul Dunne and the 66th U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Eshleman was honored by the Alabama-NW Florida PGA Section on several occasions. He received the Section’s PGA Golf Professional of the Year Award (2010, ‘17), the Teacher of the Year Award (2000, ‘04), the Bill Strausbaugh Award (2011) and Youth Player Development Award (2014).

Additionally, Eshleman is a member of the PGA of America Adjunct Faculty, teaching golf to beginners and assisting students and staff in developing their skills and shaping their career paths. He also serves as Co-Chair of the National Junior Golf Committee.

Eshleman resides in Birmingham, Alabama, with his wife Kelli.