PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – The PGA of America announced that 44 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 1,436 PGA Professionals have earned a combined 2,499 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 currently offers certifications in Golf Operations, General Management, Player Development, and Teaching & Coaching.
These distinct certification programs encompass several 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) categories:
General Management
• Jeffrey Atkinson, PGA, Belmont, Massachusetts – Belmont Country Club, New England PGA Section
• Ryan Bill, PGA, Camino, California – Apple Mountain Golf Resort, Northern California PGA Section
• Scott Draper, PGA, Burley, Idaho – Rivers Edge GC at Burley, Rocky Mountain PGA Section
• Timothy Kvantas, PGA, Golf, Illinois – Glen View Club, Illinois PGA Section
• Joshua May, PGA, Saint Helena Island, South Carolina – Dataw Island Club, Carolinas PGA Section
• Sean Racki, PGA, Choctaw, Mississippi – Dancing Rabbit Golf Club, Gulf States PGA Section
• Gabriel Rickards, PGA, Kenilworth, New Jersey – Galloping Hill Golf Course, New Jersey PGA Section
• Brian Riddle, PGA, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida – TPC Sawgrass, North Florida PGA Section
Golf Operations
• Ryan Bakken, PGA, Thornton, Colorado – Thorncreek Golf Course, Colorado PGA Section
• Paul Baldus, PGA, Fairmont, Minnesota – Interlaken Golf Club, Minnesota PGA Section
• William Bernhardt, PGA, Cannon City, Colorado – Four Mile Ranch Golf Club, Colorado PGA Section
• Tyler Brightwell, PGA, Dallas – Dallas Country Club, Northern Texas PGA Section
• Jeffrey Carter, PGA, Brighton, Colorado – Riverdale Golf Club, Colorado PGA Section
• Maulana Dotch, PGA, Dallas – Cedar Crest Golf Course, Northern Texas PGA Section
• William Dretsch, PGA, West St. Paul, Minnesota – Southview Country Club, Minnesota PGA Section
• Paul Fitzpatrick Jr., PGA, Fort Myers, Florida – Fiddlesticks Country Club, South Florida PGA Section
• Daniel Halley, PGA, Columbus, Ohio – Scioto Country Club, Southern Ohio PGA Section
• Jay Kragh, PGA, Palm City, Florida – Harbour Ridge Country Club, South Florida PGA Section
• James Milstead Jr., PGA, Aurora, Colorado – Valley Country Club, Colorado PGA Section
• Scott Peterson, PGA, Frederick, Maryland – Clustered Spires Golf Club, Middle Atlantic PGA Section
• Scott Primm, PGA, Brentwood, Tennessee – Brentwood Country Club, Tennessee PGA Section
• Nicholas Rykoski, PGA, Woodbridge, Connecticut – The Tradition at Oak Lane, Connecticut PGA Section
• Larry Salsman, PGA, Lake Ozark, Missouri – Osage National Golf Club, Gateway PGA Section
Player Development
• Matthew Burgess, PGA, East Falmouth, Massachusetts – Falmouth Country Club, New England PGA Section
• Brian Diamond. PGA, Atkinson, New Hampshire – Atkinson Resort & Country Club, New England PGA Section
• Scott Peterson, PGA, Frederick, Maryland – Clustered Spires Golf Club, Middle Atlantic PGA Section
• Blake Sharamitaro, PGA, Brighton, Colorado – Riverdale Golf Club, Colorado PGA Section
• Steven Starr, PGA, Cincinnati – Meadow Links & Golf Academy, Southern Ohio PGA Section
• Brian Tolnar, PGA, Canfield, Ohio – Mill Creek MetroParks Golf Course, Northern Ohio PGA Section
• Kurt Uniek, PGA, Oak Forest, Illinois – George Dunne National Golf Course, Illinois PGA Section
• Jake Wiese, PGA, Camp Pendleton, California – Marine Memorial GC, Southern California PGA Section
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Teaching & Coaching
• Harry Andrews, PGA, Bethel, Maine – Bethel Inn Resort, New England PGA Section
• Thomas Baxter, PGA, Raleigh, North Carolina – Carolina Country Club (NC), Carolinas PGA Section
• Matthew Burgess, PGA, East Falmouth, Massachusetts – Falmouth Country Club, New England PGA Section
• Derek Kang, PGA, Torrance, California – X Golf, Southern California PGA Section
• Patrick Langan, PGA, Purchase, New York – The Golf Club of Purchase, Metropolitan PGA Section
• Trevor Lloyd, PGA, Alexandria, Louisiana – Links on the Bayou, Gulf States PGA Section
• Javon Mayerhoff, PGA, Maple Grove, Minnesota – Rush Creek Golf Club, Minnesota PGA Section
• Michael Miezin, PGA, Milwaukee – University Club of Milwaukee, Wisconsin PGA Section
• Tara Morris, PGA, Castle Rock, Colorado – Country Club at Castle Pines, Colorado PGA Section
• Gerard Onacki, PGA, Miami – Miami Beach Golf Club, South Florida PGA Section
• Scott Peterson, PGA, Frederick, Maryland – Clustered Spires Golf Club, Middle Atlantic PGA Section
• Robert Sankson, PGA, Apollo Beach, Florida, North Florida PGA Section
• Duncan Setchell, PGA, Cincinnati – Coldstream Golf Club, Southern Ohio PGA Section
• Jaime Sniffin, PGA, Highlands Ranch, Colorado – Highlands Ranch Golf Club, Colorado PGA Section
• Douglas Spencer, PGA, Fairfield, Ohio – Spencer Golf Academy, Southern Ohio PGA Section
• Steven Starr, PGA, Cincinnati – Meadow Links & Golf Academy, Southern Ohio PGA Section
• Dustin Wallis, PGA, York, Pennsylvania – Dustin Wallis Golf, Philadelphia PGA Section
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