The Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) is a
non-profit organization
A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...
that is a professional association of men’s
collegiate golf
Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible.
Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping ...
coaches
Coach may refer to:
Guidance/instruction
* Coach (sport), a director of athletes' training and activities
* Coaching, the practice of guiding an individual through a process
** Acting coach, a teacher who trains performers
Transportation
* Coac ...
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It was founded in 1958, and is located on 1225 West Main Street in
Norman, Oklahoma
Norman () is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Oklahoma, with a population of 128,097 as of 2021. It is the largest city and the county seat of Cleveland County, and the second-largest city in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area, b ...
.
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The GCAA has over 750 members, representing the three ]NCAA
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges an ...
divisions, NAIA, and NJCAA
The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), founded in 1938, is the governing association of community college, state college and junior college athletics throughout the United States. Currently the NJCAA holds 24 separate regions ...
.
Ben Hogan Award
Hall of fame
The GCAA Hall of Fame began in 1980, for outstanding college golf coaches.[GCAA Hall of Fame]
Golf Coaches of America website. Retrieved on 2016-12-09. Starting in 1985, the Hall of Fame presents each year the GCAA's highest coaching award, the Honor Award, to a living member of the Hall of Fame.[
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References
External links
Golf Coaches Association of America website
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Golf in the United States
Golf associations
Golf instruction
Amateur golf
Non-profit organizations based in Oklahoma
Sports organizations established in 1958
1958 establishments in the United States
College sports in Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma
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