Mimi Griffin has been in charge of corporate hospitality for the U.S. Open since 1995. USGA, John Mummert
Sometime during the 124th U.S. Open this week at Pinehurst, USGA point man Reg Jones will have to take a figurative timeout and insert a substitution into his starting lineup so one of his stars can take a bow before the game ends.
That “gamer” is Mimi Griffin, who was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 2014 and has worked as the USGA’s lead manager for all corporate hospitality sales and client services at the national championship since 1995. This year’s U.S. Open is the curtain call for her company, MSG Promotions, based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, as the USGA transitions into running this key revenue stream in-house beginning with next year’s Open at Oakmont.
“As a pioneer in the hospitality industry, Mimi set a new standard for our corporate program over her 30-plus-year career,” said Jones, the USGA’s managing director of Open Championships. “Her tireless energy and commitment to excellence always ensured t...
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