PALM
BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – “Beyond the Green,” a look at how golf and PGA
Professionals have nurtured future leaders and transformed lives, will be presented
in a series of documentary-style profiles by CBS Sports, Saturday, May 3, from 2:00
p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET. The hour-long special highlights the healing powers of
golf in helping people overcome life’s challenges as well as featuring PGA
Professionals who are committed to growing the game.
“Beyond
the Green,” produced by the PGA of America and narrated by CBS Sports commentator
Bill Macatee, precedes coverage of the Wells Fargo Championship. The opening 30
minutes chronicles “Building Future Leaders,” including an in-depth look at a
PGA Junior League Golf team through the eyes of PGA Professional Jim Poole of
Avon, Ind., and his twin sons Mark and Luke. Other stories include the
mentoring by PGA Professional Joe Simpson of Flint (Mich.) Boys & Girls Club
member Journei Daniels; the bonding between Lester Bell of Dallas, Texas and
the family of PGA Professional Ira McGraw; and overcoming a handicap by John
Paul George of Juno Beach, Fla., the son of professional Tour caddie Derek
George.
The
final 30 minutes of “Beyond the Green” presents four compelling segments that
include the career transformation of PGA Professional Will Robins of Citrus
Heights, Calif., following surviving an unprecedented natural disaster. Also
featured are two mothers returning to golf through the Get Golf Ready program
while coached by PGA Professional Del Ratcliffe of Charlotte, N.C.
“Beyond
the Green” also focuses on the healing powers of the game experienced by Turner
Fordham of Dalton, Ga.; finding a new mission as golf ambassador by former
Marine Lance Cpl. Tim Lang of Ann Arbor, Mich.; and the passion golf provides
for Olympic decathlon gold medalist Ashton Eaton while guided by PGA
Professional Todd O’Neal of Creswell, Ore.
For
more information about the PGA of America, visit pgamediacenter.com.