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Sprague Elected as PGA of America’s 39th President

Derek Sprague

Derek Sprague


Indianapolis, United States: Derek Sprague has been elected the 39th President of the PGA of America at the Association’s 98th Annual Meeting.
Sprague is the PGA General Manager and Director of Golf at Malone Golf Club. Elected to PGA membership in 1993, Sprague has held leadership roles at both the National and Section PGA levels since 1998.
Sprague previously served as PGA Secretary from 2010-12, and as Vice President from 2012 until October 24, 2014, when he was named PGA Interim President. He also previously served as the District 1 Director on the National PGA Board from 2007-10.
Succeeding Sprague as Vice President is Paul Levy who served the past two years as Secretary and held the roles of Secretary and Interim Vice President from October 24 until today.
Suzy Whaley was elected Secretary. Sprague, Levy and Whaley will each serve two-year terms.
The Board of Directors extended the role of Honorary President to Allen Wronowski for two additional years.
In addition, three new members of the PGA Board of Directors were sworn in at the PGA Annual Meeting. The new PGA Board members are Jeff Drimel, Tim Fries and Kyle Heyen. The new PGA District Directors each will serve three-year terms.
The PGA Board of Directors is composed of the Association’s President, Vice President, Secretary, Honorary President and 17 Directors. The Directors include representatives from each of the PGA’s 14 districts, two Independent Directors and a member of the PGA Tour. New District Directors are elected by their local PGA Sections.
Sprague began service on the Northeastern New York PGA Board of Directors in 1998 and served as Section President from 2003-04. He was named the 2005 and 2008 Northeastern New York PGA Golf Professional of the Year.

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