Rich HohmanLa Quinta Resort & Club and PGA WEST, a Waldorf Astoria Resort, announced the appointment of Rich Hohman as executive director of golf effective November 30, 2015. Hohman will be responsible for one of the largest golf operations in the United States, with nine championship golf courses designed by masters of the game - Greg Norman, Jack Nicklaus, Tom Weiskopf and Arnold Palmer - as well as the famed Pete Dye-designed TPC Stadium Course at PGA WEST. Hohman will also be responsible for operating five clubhouses and two private country clubs, The Club at PGA WEST and The Citrus Club at La Quinta Resort. Hailed as The Western Home of Golf in America®, PGA WEST is also home to the PGA WEST Golf Academy. A veteran of the golf and resort club industries with 25+ years' experience, Hohman previously served as President of Kitson & Partners Golf Division where he oversaw assignments for the Mauna Kea Resort on Hawaii's Big Island, Turnberry Isle Resort in Miami and PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. During his career, he has held senior executive posts responsible for more than 150 public, private and resort golf facilities throughout the United States and the Caribbean. Hohman's tenure includes key positions in planning, construction and operations of world class golf developments within The Ginn Company in Florida and operations and management posts within the American Golf Corporation, where he advanced to Senior Vice President of Operations overseeing 95 golf facilities in the eastern United States. Hohman received his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Notre Dame, Indiana. He is a volunteer for The First Tee and enjoys reading and all sports. Rich and his wife Teresa will relocate to the La Quinta area from South Florida, and their two daughters are finishing up Masters programs in Florida.