Ted Bishop Owner and General Manager of The Legends Golf Club in Franklin, Ted Bishop is forever dedicated to the game of golf and those who play it. His career as a golf administrator was rewarded when he was named and served as the 38th president of the PGA of America. “Ted Bishop’s progressive term as president of the PGA of America seemed to pack 10 years into two and raised the profile and prestige of the organization. Golf is better with Ted Bishop in it,” said longtime golf writer and Golf Channel personality, Jamie Diaz. Bishop became the voice for recreational golfers when he led the PGA’s opposition to the USGA ban on the anchored events. Bethpage Black became the site of the 2019 PGA Championship as well as the 2024 Ryder Cup. Harding Park in San Francisco was tabbed for the 2020 PGA Championship. He also mended fences when he resurrected a strained relationship between the PGA and Arnold Palmer with the formation of the Deacon Palmer Award which is presented annually to a PGA professional who has overcome a major obstacle in their career. Bishop’s final impact as PGA President was the formation of the Ryder Cup Task Force which has produced dramatic changes for theU.S. team’s entire process. Bishop is a 1976 graduate of Purdue University and was inducted into the Indiana Golf Hall of Fame in 2014. stroke. He quickly formed a close relationship with then PGA Tour Commissioner, Tim Finchem, and the two organizations became allies with a strong working relationship. He broke with tradition and named public golf courses as host sites for the PGA’s major Fuzzy Zoeller Fuzzy Zoeller is easily the most well-known and accomplished PGA Tour professional from Indiana. Zoeller, who grew up and still lives in southern Indiana, had a distinguished playing career which was highlighted by his victories in the 1979 Masters and the 1984 U.S. Open. He amassed 10 PGA Tour victories in his career and also won the 2002 PGA Senior Championship. Zoeller has contributed greatly to the sport by designing golf courses that can be enjoyed by the average golfer. His two courses, Covered Bridge Golf Club in Sellersburg and the Champions Pointe Golf Club in Henryville top that list. At Covered Bridge a statue of Zoeller stands sentry outside the entrance to the pro shop, which also displays a list of his playing accomplishments, beginning with his first victory in the Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational in January 1979. Indiana Golf Journal
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