13 PGA Professionals Earn Advanced Certifications Through The PGA CPP 2.0 Training Program
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (July 16, 2018) – The PGA of America announced that 13 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
• Joseph Smith, PGA, Stockton, California
Van Buskirk Municipal Golf Course, Northern California PGA Section
Golf Operations
• Tucker Campbell, PGA, Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Columbine Country Club, Colorado PGA Section
• Joseph Stadler, PGA, West Allis, Wisconsin
Wisconsin PGA Section
• Andrew Miller, PGA, Nolanville, Texas
Cowan Creek Golf Club, Southern Texas PGA Section
• Jacquelyne Gateley, PGA, Denham Springs, Louisiana
Baton Rouge Country Club, Gulf States PGA Section
• Patrick Langan, PGA, Stamford, Connecticut
The Golf Club of Purchase, Metropolitan PGA Section
• Matthew Taken, PGA, Franklin, Wisconsin
Tuckaway Country Club, Wisconsin PGA Section
• Zachary Stanley, PGA, Whispering Pines, North Carolina
Pinehurst Country Club No. 7, Carolinas PGA Section
• Steve Saulsbery, PGA, Westminster, Colorado
Indian Peaks Golf Club, Colorado PGA Section
Player Development
• Luke Frazier, PGA, Wellington, Florida
South Florida PGA Section
• Brett Thomaswick, PGA, Carolina Shores, North Carolina
Sandpiper Bay Golf Club, Carolinas PGA Section
Teaching & Coaching
• Stephen Caruso, PGA, Peabody, Massachusetts
Ferncroft Country Club, New England PGA Section
• Kurt Uniek, PGA, Tinley Park, Illinois
George Dunne National Golf Course, Illinois PGA Section
• Brent Bowen, PGA, Durham, North Carolina
Duke University Golf Club, Carolinas PGA Section
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