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JOHN D. MAZZA, PGA
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JOHN D. MAZZA, PGA
Retired PGA Professional | Tri-State PGA Hall of Famer
What is your go-to Music?
R&B
What is your go-to type of Movie?
Mystery and Action
What is your go-to Food?
Sausage
What is your go-to Snack?
Chips
What is the go-to Club in your bag?
Putter
Where did you grow up?
Beaver Falls, PA
Tell us about your family.
- Are you married, and do you have any children? Married with two children
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Tell us something that people might be surprised to learn about you.
Love working on the golf course
What is the best part of your game?
My mind
What is your best round of Golf?
61
Can you name two of your favorite golf courses that you've played, and what makes them unique to you?
Pebble Beach and Royal County Downs
What initially drew you to the game of Golf, and how did you get started?
My Dad
My Dad, my Son, and my Grandson. MEMBER
If you could play one round of golf with any three people (alive or deceased), who would you play with?
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JOHN D. MAZZA, PGA
Please provide some insight into your previous roles. Have been a part of almost every area of the golf business, from PGA Tour player, Senior PGA Tour Player, Golf Course Owner, and Head Golf Professional since 1983.
What made you decide to pursue a career in the PGA of America, and how long have you been a PGA member?
Love of the game. PGA Member Since 1983.
Talk about being a PGA of America member, what it means, and having PGA after your name. It means that I have devoted my life to promoting the game I love.
ACHIEVEMENTS, ACCOLADES, RECOGNITION:
TSPGA Golf Professional of the Year
2001
TSPGA Section Champion 1985, 2000
TSPGA Willie McKay Award (Low Scoring Average) 1992, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2007
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TSPGA Chuck Scally Sr. Player of the Year
1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2005
TSPGA Match Play Champion
1992, 1995, 1999, 2000
Frank B. Fuhrer Jr. Invitational Champion
1993, 1997
Tri-State Open Champion
1993, 1999
TSPGA Tour Championship
1998, 2000, 2009
TSPGA Senior Player of the Year
2007
TSPGA Hall of Fame
Inducted 2019