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J. Stuart Francis, second from right, with head coach Will Green, John Sawin '07 and Greg Stamas '10.
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Francis '74 Becomes President of USGA
February 27, 2020 | Men's Golf
J. Stuart Francis '74, an All-America and All-Ivy honoree who helped his team win two Ivy League championships while at Princeton, was elected U.S. Golf Association President Saturday, Feb. 29 at the organization's meeting at Pinehurst in North Carolina.
Francis, a senior managing director for Evercore, a global investment banking advisory firm, was part of a group of donors that in 2013 endowed the men's golf head coaching position, now held by Will Green as the J. Stuart Francis Head Coach of Men's Golf.
According to the USGA's announcement of Francis' nomination for the position in December 2019, "Francis has been a member of the USGA Executive Committee for five years and has served on the Compensation, Equipment Standards and Governance committees in addition to four years as chair of the Championship Committee. An accomplished amateur golfer, Francis has competed in three U.S. Amateur Championships, two NCAA Championships and three Canadian Amateur Championships."
Francis' term will run through the USGA's 2023 annual meeting.
Below, from left, head coach Will Green, teammate, roommate and co-captain Randy Riley '74, teammate Claude Hoopes '72, John Sawin '07, and teammate Wink Cline '72 at the USGA meeting.
Francis, a senior managing director for Evercore, a global investment banking advisory firm, was part of a group of donors that in 2013 endowed the men's golf head coaching position, now held by Will Green as the J. Stuart Francis Head Coach of Men's Golf.
According to the USGA's announcement of Francis' nomination for the position in December 2019, "Francis has been a member of the USGA Executive Committee for five years and has served on the Compensation, Equipment Standards and Governance committees in addition to four years as chair of the Championship Committee. An accomplished amateur golfer, Francis has competed in three U.S. Amateur Championships, two NCAA Championships and three Canadian Amateur Championships."
Francis' term will run through the USGA's 2023 annual meeting.
Below, from left, head coach Will Green, teammate, roommate and co-captain Randy Riley '74, teammate Claude Hoopes '72, John Sawin '07, and teammate Wink Cline '72 at the USGA meeting.
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