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PGA Jr. League Webinar Series

*PDRs are only available for those who attend the webinar live.

#GameChanger Award | April 17th | 11:00 – 12:00 p.m.

Join us to talk about how YOU could become a 2024 PGA Jr. League #GameChanger Award Winner! To become a Player Engagement award winner you need to have 2+ programs, 24+ unique players, be ADM certified, and host a Family Golf event! Let's talk with coaches who added one or two of these things to their programming in 2023 to learn how you can
- Integrate PGA Family Golf
- Complete and use ADM and PGA Coach
- Add an extra Program

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PGA Family Golf | May 15th | 11:00 – 12:00 p.m.

Join us to talk about how you can host a PGA Family Golf program! We will be talking with a couple of PGA Jr. League coaches who have added in Family Golf events and have had a LOT of fun engaging the entire family out on the course making family time and golf time synonymous.

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The Business Value of Instruction | June 12th | 11:00 – 12:00 p.m.

Join us to talk about the value of having someone coach at your facility including the benefit to the facility, how to express the value to your owner and beyond and the direct economic impact created through coaching. We will also highlight the Value Tracker a tool to help you log and express the dollars brought in through PGA programming.

We encourage you to invite your manager to attend the webinar with you! Maybe that is your Head Pro, General Manager, Membership Director or your President/Golf Committee Chair.

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Section Education Seminars

February 5, 2024 | 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Wynlakes G&CC

This year's Section Education Seminars will feature the American Development Model Training & Golf Fitness Training

American Development Model

Lifelong Learning

The purpose of the new PGA Learning Strategy is to provide Lifelong Learning around specific career interests to elevate the perception, value propositions and recruitment of PGA Professionals. Thus, the three career paths offered in the PGA Learning Strategy include: Teaching/Coaching, Golf Operations, and Executive Management.

Start your journey towards Master Professional today.

Specialized Professional Program

The PGA Specialist Program is an online, career-enhancing educational curriculum that supports the goals of PGA Members who are committed to continuously improving their business and teaching skills to meet the increasing demands of the golf industry.

Certified Professional Program

PGA Members must have at least five years of PGA Membership and five years of relevant working experience in their respective specialization in order to apply for Certified Professional status.

Master Professional Program

This program is The PGA of America’s highest designation, and is comprised of an extensive project based on the specific certification previously acquired. PGA Professionals must have 10 years of PGA membership to achieve PGA Master Professional status.