LISA H. SCOTT
PRESIDENT, TREASURER AND BOARD MEMBER
Scott is Ben Hogan’s great niece, manager of Hogan Licensing and the principal family member responsible for his estate. Following the death of Hogan and his wife Valerie, Scott made significant contributions of Hogan memorabilia to the World Golf Hall of Fame in St. Augustine, Florida, the United States Golf Association (USGA) in Far Hills, New Jersey, and numerous other organizations and institutions involved in preserving the legacy of Hogan and furthering the game of golf. In 2004, Scott authorized and supported the biography of Ben Hogan titled, “Ben Hogan – An American Life,” written by James Dodson. Scott is a graduate of University of Southern California and has worked in the movie industry as a digital production manager. Scott lives with her husband and three children in Pacific Palisades, California.
MICHAEL R. MCMAHAN
VICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY AND BOARD MEMBER
As a young boy, McMahan became enamored with Ben Hogan while watching him play in the Colonial National Invitational Golf Tournament. Family trips were scheduled around Hogan’s pursuit of major championships. As a member of Colonial Country Club’s Historical Committee, McMahan assisted with the design and construction of the club’s Ben Hogan Room and contributed many of the items on display. McMahan is a member of the Exhibit Designers and Producers Association, and his company, En-Genuity, designed and constructed the Ben Hogan office at Colonial. In addition, he assisted the USGA with the creation of the Ben Hogan Room at Golf House in Far Hills, New Jersey, and coordinated the loan and return of Hogan memorabilia to the World Golf Hall of Fame in St. Augustine, Florida. He is also a member of the United States Golf Collectors Society and Shady Oaks Country Club (SOCC). McMahan and his wife reside in Fort Worth.
MICHAEL D. WRIGHT
VICE PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBER
Wright has the unique distinction and honor of being Ben Hogan’s PGA Club Professional. At the age of 23, Wright was personally selected and recommended by Hogan to become the head golf professional at SOCC where he has served in various key positions for more than 23 years. In 1993 and 2001, Wright received the North Texas PGA’s Bill Strausbaugh Award for service in the employment and club relations area. Wright has received numerous other awards from the PGA of America, culminating in his selection as the PGA Professional of the Year of the North Texas chapter in 2004. Wright is very active in the North Texas PGA and in the Fort Worth community, and is currently on the Board of Directors for the First Tee of Fort Worth. Wright is married with two children.
DAVID J. CHAPMAN
BOARD MEMBER
Since meeting Ben Hogan in 1978, Chapman has become one of the most knowledgeable individuals regarding the golf legend. Operating from the West Coast, Chapman is a successful real estate developer, restaurateur and investor. In 1997, he developed the Tradition Golf Club and land development project In La Quinta, California and now serves as its president. Chapman is also a partner in the Los Valles Golf Club and land development project, a master planned golf course community in Los Angeles. In addition, he is a partner in the Thornburgh Resort Company, responsible for developing the Tribute Golf Club and Resort land community in Bend, Oregon. Chapman rounds out his business expertise with five restaurants in California and Wyoming, and by providing residents and visitors to the Coachella Valley with private jet service operations, catering, aircraft storage, and concierge services through Tradition Aviation Fixed Based Operations.
TOM STITES
BOARD MEMBER
For the best part of two decades, Tom Stites has been among the most respected and revered club-makers in the golf manufacturing industry. The man who has handcrafted clubs for Tiger Woods and heads up the golf club design team at Nike Golf was once described as being on the A-list of every touring pro. Stites began his career with the Ben Hogan Company in 1986. During that time, he had the opportunity to work directly for Mr. Hogan and was Mr. Hogan’s last director of research and development at the Ben Hogan Company. After working for the Ben Hogan Company, Stites formed a design company in Fort Worth and began designing clubs for a number of different companies. Stites joined Nike Golf approximately five years ago as its director of product creation. Current count, Tom holds 57 golf club patents. His clubs have won more than 137 PGA tour events along with every golf major, multiple times. Stites may be best known for being Tiger Woods’ club designer and club maker, but he is responsible for virtually every professional golfer who uses Nike equipment. Tom is a native of Oklahoma and received his degree in science and engineering from Oklahoma State University after attending the Air Force Academy.
MIKE BALL
BOARD MEMBER
Mike Ball is president of Michael Ball Realty Corporation, a Fort Worth based commercial real estate brokerage and client advisory firm founded by Mr. Ball in 1981. He received a BBA in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin, where he played on the UT golf team from 1971-1975. During the 1980’s Mike handled several free lance writing assignments for Golf Illustrated and Golf Magazine, resulting in numerous published instructional articles. A Fort Worth native, Ball is a member of Colonial Country Club and currently serves as the Player Alliance chairman and member of the executive committee of the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial. A long time fan and student of Mr. Hogan’s career and golf swing, his “Hogan Moment” came at Shady Oaks Country Club during the early 1990’s. While Ball warmed up on the practice range prior to a round at SOCC, Mr. Hogan left his seat at lunch and drove to the practice area. He approached Mike, introduced himself, and said he had noticed him practicing from his vantage point inside the clubhouse. He made several nice observations and compliments about Mike’s golf swing, politely excused himself, and returned to the clubhouse. This was one of those rare encounters that Mike will always cherish. He lives in Fort Worth with his wife Pam. They have two children, Ashley and Grant.
ROBERT STENNETT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Robert Stennett has been a business leader in the Aerospace industry for the past 24 years with his last assignment as the Director of Supply Chain Management for the F-22 program. A native of Shreveport, Louisiana, Stennett holds a bachelors degree in business from Louisiana State University in Shreveport and a Masters in Business Administration in Management from Louisiana Tech University. Stennett has accomplished postgraduate work and facilitated industry and academic partnerships in the areas of supply chain management, operations research, and strategic planning with the Warton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, Clarkson University in Pottsdam New York, and the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University. As a member of SOCC since 1984 and dependent member before that, he had the opportunity to observe Hogan for almost two decades before the legendary golfer passed away in 1997. Stennett Served on the Board of Governors at Shady Oaks Country Club from 2001 to 2007; 2009 through 2011; and is currently President of Shady Oaks. Robert is active in numerous Fort Worth community and civic boards to include serving on the Community Outreach Committee of the First Tee of Fort Worth, Northern Texas PGA Junior Golf Foundation's Scholarship selection committee, and Cook Children's Asthma Think Tank.
LINDY MILLER
CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT AND PATRON RELATIONS
Lindy Miller made a name for himself in the mid 1970s as one of our country’s best amateur golfers, winning such prestigious tournaments as the Southern Amateur Championship and the Pacific Coast Amateur Championship. He was a member of two NCAA Championship teams during his career at Oklahoma State University before graduating with a degree in Business Administration. Lindy was the low amateur at the U.S. Open in 1977, the Masters in 1978, played on the Walker Cup team in 1977 and was “College Golfer of the Year” in 1978. He spent six years as a tournament player on the PGA Tour, where he had five “Top 10” finishes. As a respected club professional, Miller continued winning awards and recognition. In 1996, he started the Lindy Miller Foundation, a charitable organization with the purpose of bringing the game of golf to underprivileged youth. Over the years, his foundation evolved into the First Tee of Fort Worth. For the past 20 years, Miller worked at Fort Worth’s Mira Vista Country Club, where he most recently served as vice president of operations and director of golf. In his new role at the Ben Hogan Foundation, Miller will be responsible for developing corporate and patron partnerships. He has two children.
