Former PGA of America president Pat Rielly dies

Pat Rielly, the former president of the PGA of America who was in office during the Shoal Creek incident, died on Wednesday at the age of 87. Rielly went on to captain the Penn State golf team and receive his business degree. He also served on the Southern California PGA Section Board of Directors for 11 consecutive years, and also became the Section’s president. Rielly was thrust into the center of controversy in 1990 during his presidency when Shoal Creek founder Hall Thompson touched off a national debate in 1990 with his remarks about the private club in Alabama’s no-Blacks-allowed membership practices. Rielly joined the PGA in 1966, moved to Annandale Country Club in Pasadena in 1972, and remained a proud member of the PGA even in retirement.

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Source: Golfweek; RealFeelGolfMats