The Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Barry J. Palm as the Executive Director of the Professional Clubmakers’ Society effective June 1 of this year.
Barry is uniquely qualified to provide visionary leadership to the PCS, adding his guidance and experience to an already highly qualified team of seasoned golf industry professionals. A degreed journalist, he brings the essential elements we are looking for to drive our organization’s growth, inform the public what makes our certification credentials the global standard of the golf industry in clubmaking, repair and fitting, and to foster clubmaking and fitting excellence through our classes and mentoring programs.
â?¢ Barry held the position of Executive Director of the PGA TOUR Tournament Association for several years during which time he was responsible for the total administrative management of the umbrella organization of PGA TOUR host organizations and sponsors. Developing and reconciling the Association’s annual operating budget was also his responsibility.
â?¢ Barry was Assistant Executive Director of the 65,000 member Arizona Golf Association where he was Tournament Director for all state golf championships and USGA qualifying events. One of his several other duties included managing editor and contributing writer for AZGQ magazine, the Association’s member magazine.
â?¢ As a member of the GolfWriters Association of America, he serves as a panelist on the GolfWeek Magazine’s selection committee for "America’s Best" golf courses.
His affiliations include:
â?¢ Golfwriters Association of America
â?¢ Board of Governors of the National Golf Foundation,
â?¢ Vice President of the Golf Association of Florida,
â?¢ Florida Public Relations Association (Secretary),
â?¢ American Society of Association Executives, and
â?¢ Co-founder and Past President of the Donald Ross Society.
The Professional CLUBMAKERS’ Society (PCS) is an international, independent, professional society of more than 1,100 clubmakers worldwide. It is governed by a 9 person Board of Directors elected by current PCS members from candidates nominated within the membership. PCS was founded in 1989 with a mission to "foster, promote and elevate the profession of custom fitting, assembly and repair of golf clubs throughout the world." The PCS offers three certification exams that combine a written and a hands-on skills test, which is the most rigorous, continually updated certification process in the clubmaking industry. A certified "Class A" clubmaker provides golfers professionally fit and built clubs matched precisely to their swing and playing goals. As independent Golf Equipment Professionals®, PCS members can recommend any combination of components that best fit an individual golfer’s swing. PCS members’ expertise provides customers with Tour Fitting for Any Golfer. PCS offers a full range of member benefits and educational services, which are described in more detail on its website, www.proclubmakers.org. For more information regarding the Professional CLUBMAKERS’ Society call PCS at 800/548-6094.
Contact:
Kim Pappas
1-502-241-2816
