Jordan Koller, Alabama Golf Association's Manager of Junior Golf and TournamentsHOOVER, AL (March 7, 2023) – The Alabama Golf Association (AGA) is pleased to announce the hiring of Jordan Koller as the Manager of Junior Golf and Tournaments. Koller, a Brookeville, Maryland native, will support junior golf efforts of the AGA and Junior Golf Alabama. She will assist with the day-to-day operations of the Junior Golf Department, manage relationships between the AGA and allied junior golf organizations, assist with administering Junior Golf Alabama events, AGA championships, USGA qualifiers, and develop future one-day tournament and Interclub programs.
“I’m most excited to help provide a fun environment for juniors to compete in. While I loved competition, my favorite part about my experience as a young golfer was the friendships I made on the golf course that I have to this day,” said Koller.
Koller gained sports championship operations experience by recently working at the NCAA as a Postgraduate Intern where she supported multiple Championships. She also gained golf operations experience with the Middle Atlantic PGA Section as a junior golf intern in 2020 and later worked at Argyle Country Club in Silver Spring, Md. as a golf intern in 2021. Koller completed her degree through a work experience internship at Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, Md. during spring of 2022.
“As a former junior and collegiate golfer, I have about a decade of competitive golf experience,” said Koller. “I had the privilege of working with the Middle Atlantic PGA Section a couple years ago with their junior golf tour where I found my passion of running tournaments and creating a fun and positive atmosphere for all of the participants.”
In May 2022, Koller graduated from York College of Pennsylvania with a degree in Sports Management and minors in both Athletic Coaching and Applied Youth Development. She also played on the York College of Pennsylvania’s women’s golf team where her freshman class was the number one freshman class in the country in 2019 for Division III women’s golf. In her four years, York College won three conference championships, 22 tournaments, and competed in two national championships. Individually, Koller was named an All-American Scholar four times and claimed four individual titles.
“Jordan’s experience in golf as a collegiate player, administration internships, and scholastically in coaching and youth development brings us the desired skills to further elevate our junior golf program while exploring additional playing opportunities for our membership,” stated Andy Priest, AGA Executive Director. “Under Jeremy Gardner’s leadership of our junior programs over the past seven years, we have seen explosive growth and are excited for us to take the next step with Jordan joining our team.”
Koller began her position with the AGA on March 7, 2023.
About the Alabama Golf Association (AGA)
The Alabama Golf Association is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit educational organization founded in 1915 whose mission is to serve and promote amateur golf in Alabama. AGA membership consists of 120 member clubs represented by over 25,000 individuals. The activities and services of the Alabama Golf Association are governed by a Board of Directors consisting of Alabama golfers who wish to serve the game and the association through service.
AGA is the USGA’s Allied Golf Association for golf in Alabama delivering core services such as conducting national championship qualifying, administering the USGA Handicap system including the GHIN Handicap service, course & slope rating, and education. The AGA annually conducts 23 championships and team match competitions for men, women, juniors, and seniors. The AGA also conducts Alabama high school golf championships and inside the ropes operations for the SEC Men’s Golf Championship. In addition to competitions, the AGA administers the Alabama Golf Foundation that provides college scholarships, supports growth in the game initiatives such as Youth on Course Alabama and Junior Golf Alabama along with investing in turfgrass research through the Alabama Turfgrass Research Foundation.
Since 1980, the AGA has managed the affairs of the Southern Golf Association which includes conducting the Southern Amateur Championship and Southern Junior Championship, in conjunction with the Board of Directors of the Southern Golf Association.
For more information about the Alabama Golf Association, visit www.alabamagolf.org.
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Savannah Snowden
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Alabama Golf Association
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