Steve Mona is a well-known and highly respected figure in the golf industry who joined the Club Benchmarking team in 2019 as Director of Governance & Leadership. His career includes leadership roles with the Northern California Golf Association, United States Golf Association and Georgia State Golf Association, and both Golf Digest and Golf Inc. magazine have recognized him as one of the "Most Powerful People in Golf." Mona was named CEO of the World Golf Foundation in 2008 after 15 years as CEO of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America. A native of New York, Mona earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from San Jose State University (CA).
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