profile Robert Brown, PGA
Executive Director,
Gulf States PGA of America
Year elected to PGA?
When did you know
you wanted to work
in the golf industry?
Who introduced you
to the game of golf?
Who are your current
and past mentors?
1985
At a very young age...by the time I was 15
Father
Frank Gumpert, Ben Nelson, Ken Lindsay, JR Carpenter, Charlie Dugas,
Frank Mackel, Butch Brooks, Oliver Counce, Ernest Ross, Joel Gann,
Ham Carothers...and a number of others that can’t fit in this space!
How old were you
when you started
playing golf? 5
Best golf memory? Competing in the 1987 & 1988 PGA TOUR USF&G
Classic at Lakewood CC
20
Robert, Jan, Claire, Catherine, Bobby, and Carlie (14).