Former Rutgers Golfer Named PGA Professional of the Year
Sep 22 | Men's Golf
PISCATAWAY, N.J - Former Rutgers golfer Jim Mrva, the head professional at Monroe Golf Club in Pittsford, N.Y., was recently named PGA Golf Professional of the Year.
The 60-year-old Mrva becomes just the 57threcipient of the PGA Golf Professional of the Year Award, the highest honor given to a professional by the PGA.
Mrva graduated from Rutgers in 1972, and was a member of the Scarlet Knights varsity golf team, under the direction of then head coach Fred Gruninger. Gruninger went on to serve a long tenure as Rutgers’ Director of Athletics. Mrva came to Rutgers after graduating from Union-Endicott High School in Endicott, N.Y. in 1968.
“Jim was always a student of the game in addition to being an outstanding competitor during his days at Rutgers,” Gruninger recalled. “ I’m thrilled that he has been recognized by the PGA with this prestigious honor.”
Mrva began his career as golf professional in upstate New York, and was named head professional at Monroe Golf Club in 1983. He was inducted into the Western New York PGA Hall of Fame in 2007.
