Announced today, Grant will represent the PGA in an ambassadorial role for the next 12 months.
"Grant is universally known within the Australian golf community and is respected for both his achievements and his passion for our game," said Max Garske, Chief Executive Officer of the PGA of Australia.
"Grant has worked continuously to promote Australian Golf and has much personal insight into how we as an Industry can go forward. For this reason Grant will be a great asset to the PGA as we endeavour to identify new and increased opportunities to promote both PGA members and the game of golf.”
Grant joins the PGA with a wealth of both knowledge and personal experience about the membership organisation he now represents, having himself embarked on a professional golf career between 1993 and 2004.
Since this time Grant has also held a myriad of other professional roles within the Australian media from which his astute understanding of the golf industry at all levels has developed.
“The PGA of Australia is an organisation that I have the highest respect for. I was a member of the PGA for over a decade and it is a great honour to be asked to perform an ambassadorial role,” said Dodd.
“The PGA has a great vision for taking the game of golf forward in this country, a vision that it is being pursued in an innovative and proactive way and I look forward to playing a role in helping them to achieve their desired outcomes."
In his role as an ambassador, Grant Dodd will be available as a spokesperson for the PGA and will also be utilised to promote the PGA brand on key occasions throughout the year.
