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Nov 10, 2025

Rick Rangel tabbed as new president of IAGA

Rick Rangel

At the annual conference of the International Association of Golf Administrators (IAGA), Rick Rangel was named the association’s new president for 2026. The conference was held November 3-6 at the Horseshoe Bay Resort on the outskirts of Austin, Texas. 

Rick has been serving as CEO of the Oregon Golf Association since mid-2022, a role he will continue to serve. He has served on the IAGA’s board of directors for several years, and last year served as its vice president. His time as the IAGA president will be a one-year term. 

Prior to coming on board the OGA, Rick spent 11 years at the Northern California Golf Association where he served as the NCGA’s Director of Growth. Additionally, he oversaw all forward-facing communications, revenue-generating marketing, advertising, sales, and membership growth. 

He is well-versed in brand and agency management, spanning business-to-consumer, business-to-business, e-commerce, and software as a service industry within the golf landscape and allied golf association community. 

Rick’s impact on the golf industry goes beyond his work with the OGA. He spearheaded the implementation of an Association Management System that the IAGA later adopted.  

Other Northwest golf administrators who have served as IAGA president: 

  • Troy Andrew (2022), who has been on staff at WA Golf and the Pacific Northwest Golf Association since 1999, and since 2011 has been serving as their CEO/executive director 
  • Barb Trammell (2017), who was CEO of the Oregon Golf Association from 2007-2022 
  • Kris Jonasson (2007), who was CEO of British Columbia Golf from 1996-2025 
  • John Bodenhamer (2001), who was the PNGA and WA Golf CEO/executive director from 1990-2011, and is now the chief championships officer for the USGA.

In 2022, Trammell received the Distinguished Service Award from the IAGA.  

Newly-elected IAGA President Rick Rangel gives his acceptance speech to the attendees of the annual IAGA conference.

The IAGA was formed in 1968 and serves as a medium for golf administrators to exchange information, techniques and other data relating to the game of golf and establish channels of communication among all of the world’s governing bodies. 

Members of the IAGA are golf administrators of state and regional amateur golf associations and other national golf-related organizations. These administrators manage the affairs of their respective golf associations in various capacities. The IAGA has members from the United States Golf Association, Golf Canada, and most of the state and provincial golf associations throughout North America. Administrators from several other countries hold memberships as well. The IAGA holds its annual meeting each year in early November. Visit IAGA.org for more information.