Jared Barnes, the Head Golf Professional at Cedar Ridge Golf Course in Cedar City, Utah, was elected as the new Secretary of the PGA of America. The election took place during the Association’s 110th Annual Meeting at the Red Rock Casino Resort and Spa in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Barnes, a member of the Utah PGA Section, has been a PGA of America Member for more than 25 years. His leadership history within the Association includes serving as a District 9 Director representing the Colorado, Rocky Mountain, and Utah Sections. He has also served on the National Properties Committee, the Budget Committee from 2020 to 2024, the Audit Committee from 2021 to 2024, the Education Committee from 2020 to 2023, and the Communications and Public Relations Committee from 2009 to 2012.
During the same meeting, Nathan Charnes was elected as the 45th President of the PGA of America. Charnes, a member of the Gateway PGA Section and General Manager of WingTran Country Club in O’Fallon, Mo., will serve a two-year term representing more than 30,000 PGA of America Golf Professionals. Eric Eshleman, PGA, the Director of Golf at the Country Club of Birmingham in Mountain Brook, Ala., succeeds Charnes as Vice President.
Barnes is a five-time award winner within the Utah Section, having received the Professional Development Award in 2023, the Player Development Award in 2016, the Bill Strausbaugh Award in 2012 and 2007, and the Golf Professional of the Year award in 2010. He previously competed for the Southern Utah University golf team from 1992 to 1996 and holds an accounting degree. Before returning to Cedar City in 2013 to assume his role at Cedar Ridge Golf Course, Barnes worked at Willow Creek Country Club in Sandy, The Ranches Golf Club in Eagle Mountain, and Glen Eagle Golf Course in Syracuse, Utah.
Barnes' previous leadership roles within the Utah Section include serving as Secretary, Vice President, President, and Honorary President for the Section.
