PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (March 28, 2018) – The PGA of America announced that 22 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 1,458 PGA Professionals have earned a combined 2,527 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 four 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
• Mike Misheck, PGA, Orland Park, Illinois – Country Club of Decatur, Illinois PGA Section
• Chris Conway, PGA, Livermore, California – West Coast Golf Solutions,
Northern California PGA Section
Golf Operations
• Robert Baldwin, PGA, Winchester, Kentucky – Winchester Country Club,
Kentucky PGA Section
• Evan Force, PGA, Cumberland, Rhode Island – Duxbury Yacht Club,
New England PGA Section
• Greg Krasinski, PGA, Union, South Carolina – Musgrove Mill Golf Club,
Carolinas PGA Section
• Brenton Blackburn, PGA, McKinney, Texas – Gentle Creek Country Club,
Northern Texas PGA Section
• John Klooz, PGA, Woodbury, Minnesota, – Brent Creek Golf Club, Minnesota PGA Section
• Brian Fox, PGA, Cashiers, North Carolina – Mountaintop Golf & Lake Club,
Carolinas PGA Section
• Paul Speltz, PGA, Woodbury, Minnesota – Brackett’s Crossing Country Club,
Minnesota PGA Section
• Michael Miezin, PGA, Milwaukee- University Club of Milwaukee, Wisconsin PGA Section
• Mark Bacheldor, PGA, Colorado Springs, Colorado – PGA Golf Management University Program, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Colorado PGA Section
• Eric Schultz, PGA, Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania – Sunnybrook Golf Club,
Philadelphia PGA Section
Player Development
• Kelsie Carralero, PGA, Lexington, Virginia – Washington & Lee University,
Middle Atlantic PGA Section
• Matthew Williamson, PGA, Avondale, Louisiana – TPC of Louisiana,
Gulf States PGA Section
• Sean Racki, PGA, Philadelphia, Mississippi – Dancing Rabbit Golf Club,
Gulf States PGA Section
Teaching & Coaching
• Corey Phillips, PGA, Delmar, Maryland – Baywood Greens Golf Club,
Philadelphia PGA Section
• James Chojnowski, PGA, West Springfield, Massachusetts – Framingham Country Club, New England PGA Section
• Gary Botkin, PGA, Prior Lake, Minnesota – Stonebrooke Golf Club,
Minnesota PGA Section
• Ben Welsh, PGA, Edwards, Colorado – Frost Creek, Colorado PGA Section
• Al Pascale, North Haven, Connecticut – The Tradition Golf Club at Oak,
Connecticut PGA Section
• Adrian Cruz, Huntington Beach, California – GolfTEC-Brea,
Southern California PGA Section
• Michael Garrison, Fruit Heights, Utah – Glen Eagle Golf Course, Utah PGA Section
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mabramowitz@pgahq.com 561/624-8458
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