Pan American golfers to invade Fort Worth this Summer!

By Joe Govea

January 10, 2015

 Fore everyone!  Hundreds of golfers from all over Texas and the USA are coming to Fort Worth for the big golf tournament of the year.  The National Pan American Golf Association members do this every year at a different city according to a rotation list.  The 58^th National Pan American Golf Association convention and golf tournament will be held here in Fort Worth during the last week of July.  Planned festivities start on Monday July 27 and end Friday night July 31, 2015.  Serious golf completion happens on Thursday and Friday of that week.  We expect over 500 golfers and their families.  That means we will have well over a thousand people here in Fort Worth for the convention and tournament.

The Sheraton Hotel in downtown Fort Worth will be the headquarters.  The convention center has been booked for two nights.  Dances are planned Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. There will be hospitality parties daily at the hotel and the Pan American Golf Association Clubhouse.  

While the golfers are playing in the tournament many activities are planned for the families. Buses will be reserved to take the kids to Six Flags, the zoo, and the water park.

Activities and entertainment are planned for the ladies at the hotel.  There will also be buses to Winstar Casino and to take folks to local venues. 

For the golfers there are different categories they can compete in.  There will be a junior golf tournament, senior golf tournament, ladies golf tournament and the men’s golf tournament.

Junior golfer ages 4 thru 18 are split up into different age groups and compete with golfer of the same age.  Senior Golfers are those who are age 50 and up. They will compete according to their established handicap.  Lady golfers all compete on the same golf course and play in a flight according to their established handicap.  Men’s tournament golfers play at 5 to 6 different golf courses.  Courses are assigned according to the players established handicap and make up 10 flights.  Each flight awards trophies for first place through tenth place. The first place winner of each flight will also receive a diamond ring.  The men’s tournament also involves team completion amongst the cities.  There is a four man team made up of Championship flight players, and a seven man team made up of players in Flight one through the seventh flight.

The Pan American Golf Association is an organization that promotes organized golf. It was founded in San Antonio, Texas fifty nine years ago.  Fort Worth held the very first National Tournament fifty seven years ago.  Although most of the member are of Mexican-American decent everyone is welcome to join.   If you like to play competitive golf and maybe like to wager a little, come on out and join us.  Get ready for some fun competition.   For more information call Joe Govea, National Tournament and Convention Director at 817-703-8408 on how you can become a member of the local Pan American Golf Association and get in on the fun.