Player Development

This page contains ongoing Player Development articles and resources. The Pacific Northwest Section staff and Monte Koch are working to provide YOU with the best resources possible to make your facility’s programs a success. At the right side of this page you will find a handy list of links.

If you have any questions, please contact Monte Koch, PNW PGA Regional Player Development Manager.

Phone: 206-335-5260
E-mail: mkoch@pgahq.com

Player Development Spotlight

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PGA Junior Golf League

Check out this video about PGA Junior League Golf, an innovative new way to approach junior golf programs.

Best Practices for Player Development

Article: Effective Tactics to Building Relationships with Your Customers

By Monte Koch, PGA

Recently, the PGA of America released the “Know Your Customer Tactics” booklet which is an action-based guide to compliment the “Know Your Customer Playbook”. Accessible through golf20.net, or via PGALinks.com the Know Your Customer Tactics booklet includes five action steps…

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PDRM Corner

April 2013 Article: Understanding Lapsed Golfers

By Monte Koch, PGA

At a recent Golf Alliance of Washington/Golf Summit event, I was privileged to learn some new information (for me) regarding the Underpinnings of Commitment many of our customers, members, clients and friends in the golf world have. In the presentation, the spokesman, using National Golf Foundation (NGF,) information presented new concepts about the true differences between what we understand as core, occasional and lapsed golfers.

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