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FAR HILLS, NEW JERSEY (TICKER) -- James F. Vernon of Pasadena,
California was elected to serve a one-year term as the 60th president
of the United States Golf Association on Saturday.
The 58-year-old Vernon was chosen along with the full 15-member USGA
Executive Committee at the organization's Annual Meeting in Houston. He
will lead the association's professional staff and nearly 1,400
volunteers.
It will be the sixth year on the executive committee for Vernon, whose
term includes two years as vice president and four years as chairman of
the Equipment Standards Committee.
The other elected officers of the Executive Committee are James B.
Hyler Jr. of Raleigh, North Carolina and Cameron Jay Rains of San Diego
as vice presidents; Emily R. Crisp of Mill Neck, New York as secretary;
and Frederic C. Nelson of San Francisco as treasurer.
The USGA is the national association of golf courses, clubs and facilities and also the governing body of the sport.
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