The Professional Golfers' Association

PGA Officers

PGA Presidents
Date Name
1995 – present Rt Hon The Earl of Derby MC – in memorium
1964/94 Rt Hon The Earl of Derby MC
1954/64 Rt Hon Lord Brabazon of Tara MC
1950/54 Rt Hon Lord Lyle of Westbourne
1946/49 Rt Hon Lord Wardington
1936/42 HRH The Duke of Kent
1930/36 HRH The Prince of Wales
1901/30 Rt Hon The Earl of Balfour
PGA Chairmen
Date Name
1989 – present Philip Weaver
1985/88 Derek Nash
1982/84 Ronnie Alexander
1976/81 Michael Bonallack
1973/75 Doug Smith
1970/72 Eddie Whitcombe
1968/69 Geoff Cotton
1962/67 Thomas Jones
1959/62 Arthur Harrison
1958/59 Ernest Cawsey
1957/58 Henry Crapper
1955/57 Ernest Bradbeer
1953/55 Fred Taylor
1951/53 Alf Padgham
1949/51 Arthur Lacey
1945/49 R McKenzie
1940/45 Chairmen were elected at each meeting
1939/40 R McKenzie
1938/39 Fred Taylor
1937/38 Josh Taylor
1936/37 JH Taylor
1935/36 Charles Whitcombe
1934/35 WB Smith
1933/34 C Johns
1932/33 HC Kinch
1931/32 James Braid
1930/31 WG Oke
1929/30 Herbert Jolly
1928/29 James Batley
1927/28 Josh Taylor
1926/27 B Gadd
1925/26 R McKenzie
1924/25 WR Reith
1923/24 JH Taylor
PGA Captains
Date Name
2007/09 Parnell Reilly
2005/07 Beverly Lewis
2002/04 John Yeo
2001/02 Dave Thomas
1999/2000 Alan Walker
1997/98 John Barnett
1995/96 Bernard Hunt
1993/94 Ross Whitehead
1991/92 Ernest Jones
1990 Richard Bradbeer
1989 John Stirling
1988 David Huish
1987 Peter Alliss
1986 Charles Hughes
1985 Norman MacDonald
1984 Peter Townsend
1983 Keith Hockey
1982 Angel Gallardo
1981 Doug Smith
1980 David Talbot
1979 Bill Watson
1978 Tommy Horton
1977 Jack Hargreaves
1976 Dai Rees
1975 Harry Riseborough
1974 Bryon Hutchinson
1973 Reg Cox
1972 Peter Butler
1971 Geoff Cotton
1970 Eric Brown
1969 Tom Haliburton
1968 Hugh Lewis
1967 Dai Rees
1966 Bernard Hunt
1964/65 Joseph Baker
1963 Arthur Harrison
1962 Peter Alliss
1961 Alfred Beck
1960 Ernest Bradbeer
1959 George Robins
1958 William Davies
1957 Thomas Jones
1956 Allan Dailey
1955 Ernest Cawsey
1953/54 Fred Taylor
1952/53 Henry Crapper
1951/52 Max Faulkner
1950/51 Percy Alliss
1949/50 Bobby Locke
1948/49 Henry Cotton
1947/48 Fred Daly
1946/47 James Braid
1940/46 World War II
1939/40 Dick Burton
1938/39 Reg Whitcombe
1937/38 R McKenzie
1936/37 Alf Padgham
1935/36 A Perry
1934/35 Henry Cotton
1933/34 Abe Mitchell
1932/33 P Robertson
1931/32 TG Renouf
1930/31 CH Corlett
1929/30 Rowland Jones
1928/29 Tom Williamson
1927/28 Josh Taylor
1926/27 Adrian Wheildon
1925/26 Archie Compston
1924/25 W Philpot
1923/24 J Rowe
1921/22 WR Reith
1920/21 George Duncan
1915/18 World War I
1914/15 Harry Vardon
1913/14 JH Taylor
1912/13 Ted Ray
1911/12 Harry Vardon
1910/11 James Braid
1909/10 JH Taylor
1908/09 James Braid
1907/08 Arnaud Massey
1906/07 James Braid
1905/06 James Braid
1904/05 Jack White
1903/04 Harry Vardon
1902/03 Alex Herd
1901/02 James Braid
Captain Elect
Date Name
2007/09 Jim Farmer
Chief Executive
Date Name
1991 - present Sandy Jones
Executive Directors
Date Name
1988/91 John Lindsey
1986/88 Malcolm Hulley
1973/86 Colin Snape
1965/73 Major John Bywaters
1962/65 Lieutenant Colonel TH Reed
1934/62 Commander CT Roe
1924/34 Percy Perrins
1919/24 Robert Perrins
1915/19 W Penman
1914/15 FH Brown
1902/14 Charles Mieville