PGA of America president Derek Sprague has been named managing director of Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City, N.J.
Sprague, in is final year as PGA president, will be employed by the PGA Tour as part of an expanded operational relationship between Liberty National and the Tour. In August 2014, the Tour announced a 25-year partnership with the club, which was awarded the 2017 Presidents Cup. The long-term agreement calls for Liberty National to host up to 10 PGA Tour tournaments, including the first of the four FedEx Cup playoff events in 2019.
Sprague, 48, previously served as general manager/director of golf at Malone (N.