continued to grow.
Carpenter’s term as PGA President was
marked by his determination to help guide
education programs. During this period, the
PGA Golf Management University curriculum
opened at two universities. Today, the program
is a fixture at 18 colleges and universities
nationwide.
Carpenter also chaired six national
committees – Junior Golf, Section Affairs,
Finance, Apprentice, the PGA Professional
Championship and Special Awards. Each
group received his special brand of enthusiasm
and direction.
Following his PGA term as a national
officer, Carpenter also became a respected
member of one of the Association’s most
prestigious groups outside the gallery ropes –
the PGA Rules Committee. He also served a
wide range of assignments including the PGA
Championship, Ryder Cup, KitchenAid Senior
PGA Championship, The Masters, U.S. Open
and The Players Championship.
Carpenter left USM in 1990 to serve as
director of golf at Timberton Golf Club in
Hattiesburg. In 1998, he co-designed nine
additional holes at the facility.
Carpenter was inducted into the USM Sports
Hall of Fame, the USM Alumni Hall of Fame,
the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and the
Gulf States PGA Hall of Fame; and a member
of the Memorial Tournament’s Captain’s Club.
On Oct. 4, he was to be inducted into the
Hattiesburg Hall of Fame.
Carpenter was preceded in death by his wife,
Mary, in 2009. He is survived by five children:
Richard, Deborah, Jimmy (a PGA Life
Member); Melinda and Gary, 13 grandchildren
and four great grandchildren.
Courtesy of pga.org.
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