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MGA hires Nick Callahan as Tourney Director
The Mississippi Golf
Association
announced the addition of a Full Time
Tournament Director Nick Callahan to its
staff.
The Mississippi Golf Association and the
Mississippi Women’s Golf Association merged
on January 1, 2018, and with the merger
comes additional responsibilities and new
championships to administer. The women’s
championships, two new championships,
an ever growing junior golf association and
additional sanctioned events, have expanded
the tournament offerings of the Association.
“The tournament director position has
become a full time tournament position, as
the tournament workload and responsibilities
continue to increase,” said Margo Coleman,
Executive Director.
Don Hershfelt and William Earl Morgan
have both worked for the MGA as part-time
Tournament Directors and been vital parts
of the association. “We could not be where
we are today, without the support of Don
Hershfelt, who stepped in when William
Earl retired,” said Brother Sandifer, MGA
President. “Don was a great Tournament
Director and mentor to our PJ Boatwright
Interns. His service as a MGA board member,
MGA President, USGA Committee member,
and part time tournament director has been
immeasurable to the association,”
Coleman echoed Brother’s sentiments, in
how grateful the association is to have had
Hershfelt’s experience in making the MGA
Championships better and better each year.
Callahan, of Houston, Mississippi, a
graduate of Mississippi State University,
comes to the Mississippi Golf Association, as
a former PJ Boatwright Intern of the MGA
(2016-2017). Callahan brings a wealth of
experience with junior golf and youth sports
from his work with the Starkville Parks and
Recreation, MSU Athletics and the MGA.
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“We are excited to have Nick join the
MGA family and love the energy he brings
to the association,” said Coleman. “Emily
and I are both products of the PJ Boatwright
Internship program, which the USGA funds
through grants to AGAs, and we look forward
to adding another ‘Boatwright Alumni’ to the
staff.
Callahan’s time spent with the association
through the off season in 2017, as we prepared
for the new year and his familiarity with
tournament work during the summers has
made the transition a smooth one, according
to staff. He took the reigns on March 1.