EL SEGUNDO, CA – One of the nation’s fastest growing recreational programs for kids and a terrific franchise opportunity is gaining more momentum among PGA and LPGA Professionals across the country. The program, TGA Premier Junior Golf, is providing Golf Professionals with a unique and proven business model to effectively grow the game while creating jobs and business ownership opportunities in the industry.
Earlier this year, TGA was selected as one of the “Top 10 Best Franchise Deals” by Entrepreneur magazine (with start-up costs less than $20,000), and the company recently moved up 131 places on the publication’s annual Franchise 500 to No. 319.
TGA is reaching large numbers of new golfers, ages 3-13 in the only national afterschool golf enrichment program and has expanded into PE programs as a natural progression to impact every student at the schools, along with transitioning over 30% of students from schools to golf course programs.
For Golf Professionals, TGA provides an entry into youth sports through physical education, and after school enrichment programs providing a unique approach to growing the game that will increase their clientele.
TGA’s founder, Joshua Jacobs’ goal is to grow the game and the industry.
“TGA creates jobs and business ownership opportunities specifically for PGA and LPGA Professionals whose job descriptions have changed and whose earning potential has shrunk,” said Jacobs. “In today’s ever-changing economy PGA and LPGA Professional’s income is not what it used to be and TGA provides them an opportunity to work for themselves, grow the game and impact their industry.”
Currently, PGA and LPGA Professionals account for nearly 40% of franchise ownership, and employ over 300 Professionals across the country as instructors. These numbers continue to grow nationwide as Golf Professionals continue to learn about the opportunities that TGA offers.
Tom Addis, executive director of the Southern California PGA Section, and former President of the PGA of America, believes partnering with TGA not only exposes the PGA professional to new golfers, but enables them to grow their business while impacting the lives of new golfers.
“Growing the game of golf is the key to future success and longevity of the game of golf,” Addis said. “The program TGA offers the PGA Professional enhances this goal and thus becomes a shared mission. By introducing the game of golf in schools, the students get excited about the game, and have fun, and then begin frequenting local PGA facilities and their Professionals. This result not only grows the game but it bounces business to facilities and adds to their revenue production.”
PGA professionals from around the country who have invested in a TGA franchise are realizing the opportunities they have to grow the industry while impacting the lives of so many students.
Champ Detamore, an 18-year PGA professional is the very enthusiastic operator of TGA’s Charlotte franchise.
“It’s been unbelievable,” he said of his four-years as a TGA owner. “As a PGA pro you might first work the range, then you move up to working in a pro shop, then you get your dream job running a club and work long hours seven days a week and never see your family.”
He said the TGA program has given him a real opportunity to own his own business and grow the game of golf as he works to instill a love of golf to over 3,000 youngsters he has in his afterschool classes and summer camp programs.
“While I love being a PGA Professional, I would never go back to being a traditional PGA Professional at a course,” Detamore said. He said he firmly believes the TGA program is a successful business opportunity for PGA Professionals and entrepreneurs, and is the best of all competing programs aimed at reaching kids to grow the game.
DB Temple, owner of the TGA franchise in San Francisco and PGA professional since 1991, left the operations side of the business and found TGA as an exciting and unique opportunity to own his own business while growing the game of golf.
“Knowing you are an integral part of such a strong growth of the game initiative truly broadening the player base and benefiting not only PGA members but the golf industry as a whole is genuinely rewarding,” says Temple. “More golfers means more jobs, better pay and more opportunities for PGA members in all facets of the game.”
The TGA enrichment curriculum, developed by experts in child and curriculum development, along with PGA and LPGA golf professionals, is a five-level program that teaches rules, etiquette, life skills and character development at the same time promoting physical fitness, nutrition, and educational advancement. Students advance from one level to the next, building self-esteem as well as confidence in education.
TGA is a national supporting organization of the After School Alliance and Lights on After School programs. TGA is a corporate advocate and partner of the President’s Challenge on Physical Fitness, as well as the National Council of Youth Sports. TGA’s curriculums are approved by the United States Golf Association (USGA) under the Rules of Amateur Status.
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