Skip to content
  • Seema Sadekar hopes to use her golfing skills, fashion sense...

    Seema Sadekar hopes to use her golfing skills, fashion sense and positive personality to help people through charity endeavors and more.

of

Expand
Author

Golf has always been a part of life for Seema Sadekar. As a child growing up in Toronto, her father would pick her and her sister, Nisha, up from school in the winter and take them to indoor training facilities where they’d hit balls into the evening. During summer months they’d spend days at Emerald Hills Golf Club practicing, competing against other juniors and hanging out at the clubhouse.

Seema’s parents took note of the talent and opportunity the game presented and enrolled their daughters in Florida’s IMG Sports Academy. There, Seema flourished as a golfer while getting top-notch athletic training and learning to compete.

IMG gave us a solid foundation amongst the best juniors and athletes from all over the world,” said Sadekar, who earned a scholarship to UNLV where she played four years on the women’s golf team and holds the record for lowest competitive round, a 5-under 66 she carded as a freshman.

After graduating in 2008 she spent a year on the Canadian Women’s Tour and four years on what’s now the Symetra Tour. In 2010 she appeared on Golf Channel’s popular “Big Break” series.

Throughout my five years of professional golf I learned a lot about myself and my life,” Sadekar said. “Being on tour is a physical and mental grind, but I feel that it’s prepared me for this next step in my life.”

Her current strides include operating PGD Global, with offices in Los Angeles and Las Vegas. PGD, short for Play Golf Designs, is a marketing and events firm that combines golf with celebrities, philanthropy and corporate outings.

“I’ve been lucky enough to travel the world and build many great relationships through the game golf. It has really allowed us to meet people from various cultures, background and industries,” Sadekar said of the operation she co-runs with Nisha. “Those relationships are at the foundation of our business, as we’re able to invite influential people to attend and participate in events in support of great causes.”

Events associated with PGD Global include the Dr. Bower Open Golf Tournament, which supports the Dr. Joel and Carol Bower Health Center, which provides services to children ages 4-19; the Broadcasters Foundation of America Annual Celebrity Golf Classic; the Greg Maddux Celebrity Invitational, which supports The Maddux Foundation in its effort to raise funds for charities who help battered women and children in need; and the Ahmad Rashad Celebrity Classic, which supports The Reach Foundation.

“Every experience that golf has afforded my sister and I has been key to our business.  We have worked very hard to get to where we are right now, and we are always thinking about our next steps and creative ideas,” Sadekar said. “We love our business, and we love working together to grow the game of golf and the positive influence it has on people’s lives. We have evolved from young girls into women together with our business, and we are so thankful to the game of golf and our parents for the opportunities we continue to receive.”

PGD Global recently worked with former NBA head coach and current Clippers assistant Mike Woodson on his Las Vegas Invitational in support of the 501c3 Nation of Coaches, and the sisters also are working with Hall of Famer Julius Erving in conjunction with his celebrity golf tournament set for September in Philadelphia.

“I’m excited by the growth on our business in the last few years, and we hope to expand PGD Global as an international entity,” Sadekar said. “For myself, I would love to continue to grow as a woman and person. I want to inspire women to learn the game through golf programs, academies and expanded fashion. I have always wanted to continue to make my parents proud, as they risked and sacrificed a lot for me. I will never forget that.”

So as she moves forward she’ll have an eye on the past while looking ahead to the future of both the game and her place in it.

“I want to be a voice in the golf world and be a positive role model for young girls and women who decide to try golf,” she continued. “Eventually, I would love to start my own foundation and grow the game while giving back. There’s a lot to do.”