PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (May 8, 2018) – The PGA of America announced that 20 PGA Professionals have completed the requirements to achieve advanced certification through the PGA Certified Professional Program 2.0 (CPP 2.0), a valuable achievement that is aimed at further enhancing the skillset of PGA Professionals and advancing career opportunities.
The PGA’s enhanced, all-digital training and education curriculum, PGA CPP 2.0 is a state-of-the-art platform that ensures PGA Members have the skills, competencies, and training demanded by employers and customers throughout the golf industry. Since the PGA Certified Professional Program’s original inception in 2004, a total of 1,467 PGA Professionals have earned a combined 2,541 certifications in their desired career paths.
Designed with direct input from employers and industry experts to immediately enhance the expertise and performance of PGA Members in the workplace, PGA CPP 2.0 is an intuitive program available on PGA.org that offers certifications in Golf Operations, General Management, Player Development and Teaching & Coaching.
These distinct certification programs encompass seven defined Career Paths (Golf Operations, Retail, General Management, Executive Management, Ownership and Leasing, Teaching & Coaching, and Player Development), supporting PGA Members who are committed to continuously enhancing their golf management skills, in order to stay ahead of the increasing demands of the industry.
The following PGA Professionals recently achieved certifications in one (or more) of four categories:
General Management
• Rhett Fregoe, PGA, Kansas City, Missouri
Shoal Creek Golf Course, Midwest PGA Section
• Ryan Flamm, PGA, Avon, Colorado
EagleVail Golf Club, Colorado PGA Section
Golf Operations
• Matthew Stewart, PGA, Asheville, North Carolina
The Country Club of Ashville, Carolinas PGA Section
• Michael Wood, PGA, Baltimore
Baltimore Country Club, Middle Atlantic PGA Section
• Joshua Deal, PGA, Stone Mountain, Georgia
Smoke Rise Country Club, Georgia PGA Section
• Brandon Nahale, PGA, Honolulu
Waialae Country Club, Aloha PGA Section
• Nicholas Dwyer, PGA, Naples, Florida
West Bay Club, South Florida PGA Section
• Michael Quinlan, PGA, Sussex, Wisconsin
Westmoor Country Club, Wisconsin PGA Section
• Bobby Brown, PGA, Williston Park, New York
Baltusrol Golf Club, New Jersey PGA Section
• Ashley Skidmore, PGA, Colorado Springs, Colorado
The Club at Flying Horse, Colorado PGA Section
Player Development
• Brent Johnson, PGA, Venetia, Pennsylvania
Lindenwood Golf Course, Tri-State PGA Section
• Matthew Tinti, PGA, Scottsdale, Arizona
Desert Mountain/Apache, Southwest PGA Section
• Gary Botkin, PGA, Prior Lake, Minnesota
Stonebrooke Golf Club, Minnesota PGA Section
• Samuel Viegele, PGA, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
TPC Sawgrass, North Florida PGA Section
Teaching & Coaching
• Leighton Smith, PGA, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Leighton Smith Golf, Colorado PGA Section
• Andrew Santor, PGA, Boardman, Ohio
Millcreek Park Golf Course, Northern Ohio PGA Section
• Sean Racki, PGA, Philadelphia, Mississippi
Dancing Rabbit Golf Club, Gulf States PGA Section
• James Larkin III, PGA, The Woodlands, Texas
The Woodland CC- Player Course, Southern Texas PGA Section
• Samuel Smit, PGA, Fairfield, California
Paradise Valley Golf Course, Northern California PGA Section
• Adam Bowles, PGA, Lake Lure, North Carolina
Bald Mountain Golf Course at Rumbling Bald Resort, Carolinas PGA Section
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Michael Abramowitz PGA of America mabramowitz@pgahq.com 561/624-8458
Jared Minski Mastro Communications jared@mastrocomm.com 732/469-5700
