Background
Payne, Billy Porter was born on October 13, 1947 in Athens, Georgia, United States.
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Billy Porter Payne
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Billy Porter Payne, American golf course and tournament executive. Achievements include induction to Georgia Sports Hall of Fame, 1996. Trustee University Georgia Foundation; member State of Georgia International Education Task Force; board deacons, ruling elder St. Luke's Presbyterian Church; Member of American Bar Association.
Education
Bachelor in political science, University Georgia. Juris Doctor, University Georgia Joseph Henry Lumpkin School of Law. Doctor (honorary), University South Carolina.
Doctor (honorary), Emory University. Doctor (honorary), Mercer University. Doctor (honorary), Oglethorpe University.
Doctor (honorary), Presbyterian College. Doctor (honorary), University Georgia.
Career
Commercial real estate attorney in private practice. Director Healtheon/WebMD, Premiere Technols. Vice chairman NationsBank, Bank of America Corporation.
Head Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games 1996, 1992. Partner Gleacher Partners. Chairman Augusta National Golf Club & The Masters, Augusta, Georgia, since 2006.
Founding member Georgia State Games. Advisory board National Distributing Company. Chairman Centennial Investment Properties.
Board directors Crown Crafts, Atlanta Chamber C., Commerce Club, Convex Grp., Atlanta Falcons, ILD Telecommunications, Lincoln Financial Grp. (was Jefferson-Pilot Corporation), Cousins Properties, Anheuser-Busch, since 1997. Head The Masters media committee, 2000—2006.
President, Chief Executive Officer Georgia Amateur Athletic Foundation.
Achievements
Membership
Trustee University Georgia Foundation. Member State of Georgia International Education Task Force. Board deacons, ruling elder St. Luke's Presbyterian Church.
Member of American Bar Association.
Connections
Married Martha Payne.
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Nationality
American
Awards
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Recipient National Sports Marketeer of Year, Washington, District of Columbia Touchdown Club, 1990, Presidential citation, Morehouse College, 1996, Theodore Roosevelt award, National Collegiate Athletic Association, 1997, Olympic Order in Gold, International Olympic Committee, Distinguished Service award, Martin Luther King, Junior Center for Non-violent Social Change, Community Service Governor's award for Unique and Outstanding Volunteer Service.Recipient National Sports Marketeer of Year, Washington, District of Columbia Touchdown Club, 1990, Presidential citation, Morehouse College, 1996, Theodore Roosevelt award, National Collegiate Athletic Association, 1997, Olympic Order in Gold, International Olympic Committee, Distinguished Service award, Martin Luther King, Junior Center for Non-violent Social Change, Community Service Governor's award for Unique and Outstanding Volunteer Service.