41 PGA PROFESSIONALS EARN ADVANCED CERTIFICATIONS THROUGH THE PGA CPP 2.0 TRAINING PROGRAM
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – The PGA of America announced that 41 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 1,563 PGA Professionals have earned over 2,600 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
• Kaitlyn Murphy Werszner, PGA, Virginia Beach, Virginia
The Signature at West Neck, Middle Atlantic PGA Section
• James Dorman Jr., PGA, Laurel, Mississippi
Laurel Country Club, Gulf States PGA Section
• Michael McCabe, PGA, The Colony, Texas
The Old American Golf Club, Northern Texas PGA Section
• Paloma Santiago, PGA, Princeton, New Jersey
Princeton Country Club, New Jersey PGA Section
• Vincent Juarez, PGA, Lake Forest, Illinois
Deerpath Golf Course, Illinois PGA Section
• Ross Holtsclaw, PGA, Rumford, Rhode Island
Wannamoisett Country Club, New England PGA Section
• Haley Hocott, PGA, San Antonio, Texas
The Quarry Golf Club, Southern Texas PGA Section
Golf Operations
• James Grogan, PGA, Hales Corners, Wisconsin
Whitnall Park Golf Club, Wisconsin PGA Section
• Eric Goettsch, PGA, Glenview, Illinois
North Shore Country Club, Illinois PGA Section
• Molly Cooper, PGA, Tumwater, Washington
Pacific Northwest Section
• Robert Peterson, PGA, River Hills, Wisconsin
Milwaukee Country Club, Wisconsin PGA Section
• Kyle Costanzo, PGA, Bloomfield, New Jersey
Forest Hill Field Club, New Jersey PGA Section
• Charles Homes III, PGA, Bellevue, Washington
Tam O’Shanter Golf and Country Club, Pacific Northwest PGA Section
• Brandon Nowak, PGA, Greensboro, North Carolina
Greensboro Country Club Farm Course, Carolinas PGA Section
• Michael Caldwell, PGA, Wilmington, Delaware
Bidermann Golf Club, Philadelphia PGA Section
• Richard Sung, PGA, Kapolei, Hawaii
Ko Olina Golf Club, Aloha PGA Section
• Thomas Moore, PGA, Fishers, Indiana
The Hawthorns Golf and Country Club, Indiana PGA Section
• Keith Clawson, PGA, Wilmington, Delaware
Bidermann Golf Club, Philadelphia PGA Section
• Casey Moen, PGA,
Pacific Northwest PGA Section
• Kristen Allard, PGA, Porterville, California
River Island Country Club, Northern California PGA Section
• Zachary Hammerberg, PGA, Fort Myers, Florida
Kelly Greens Golf and Country Club, South Florida PGA Section
• Elliott Oscar, PGA, Roscommon, Michigan
Forest Dunes Golf Club, Michigan PGA Section
• Roger Welch, PGA, Arlington, Virginia
Washington Golf and Country Club, Middle Atlantic PGA Section
Player Development
• Michael Block, PGA, Amelia Island, Florida
Omni Amelia Island Plantation Resort, North Florida PGA Section
• Jason Loomis, PGA, Danbury, Connecticut
Ridgewood Country Club, Connecticut PGA Section
• Vincent Juarez, PGA, Lake Forest, Illinois
Deerpath Golf Course, Illinois PGA Section
Teaching & Coaching
• James Ranco, PGA, Haworth, New Jersey
Haworth Country Club, New Jersey PGA Section
• Patrick Ruddy, PGA, Colorado Springs, Colorado
GOLFTEC- Chapel Hills, Colorado PGA Section
• Marcus Erkel, PGA, Emporia, Kansas
Emporia Golf Course, Midwest PGA Section
• Joseph Smith, PGA, Stockton, California
Swenson Park Golf Club, Northern California PGA Section
• John Wyatt III, PGA,
Carolinas PGA Section
• Henry Stetina, PGA, Las Cruces, New Mexico
New Mexico State University PGA Golf Management,
Sun Country PGA Section
• Luke Reilly, PGA, Germantown, Tennessee
Windyke Country Club, Tennessee PGA Section
• Justin McCarraher, PGA, Fort Myers, Florida
Fiddlesticks Country Club, South Florida PGA Section
• Baylor Comstock, PGA, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
TPC Sawgrass, North Florida PGA Section
• Mark Williams, PGA, Groveport, Ohio
The Links at Groveport, Southern Ohio PGA Section
• Greg Krasinski, PGA, Clinton, South Carolina
Musgrove Mill Golf Club, Carolinas PGA Section
• Paul Emmi, PGA, Jupiter, Florida
Jupiter Island, New England PGA Section
• Brian Fox, PGA, Cashiers, North Carolina
Mountaintop Golf and Lake Club, Carolinas PGA Section
• Steven Cox, PGA,
South Florida PGA Section
• Dennis Selvitella, PGA, Rutland, Massachusetts
Bedrock Golf Club, New England PGA Section
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