Golf Week · Apr 23, 2015
Pinehurst's Padgett named Golfweek Father of the Year
Pinehurst Resort & Country Club ( Tracy Wilcox ) Don Padgett II, retired president and chief operating officer of Pinehurst (N.C.) Resort, has been named Golfweek’s Father of the Year for 2015.
Don Padgett II
Padgett will be honored June 20 at the Golfweek Father & Son Open at PGA National Resort & Spa in
Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Padgett was named president
at Pinehurst in 2004 after serving as director of golf and general manager at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio.
Golfweek has presented the award since 1983. Past winners include Jack Nicklaus, Karsten Solheim, Billy Casper, Earl Woods and Peter Compton.
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