player development

PGAJLG Success Stories, Part I

In this article, I am going take a step back from promoting PGA Junior League Golf (PGAJLG) myself and give the opportunity to some of our Section Professionals from the Central Washington, Inland Empire and Western Montana Chapters tell their stories. Primarily, I am hoping you’ll see how running with PGAJLG in 2016 made a … Read more

Celebrating Success with PGA Junior League in the PNWPGA

Did you know our PNWPGA Section is a leader throughout our Association with PGA Junior League Golf (PGAJLG)?  Conservatively speaking, more than $600k in additional revenues was generated through PGAJLG! About 90% of that was spent at our facilities by participating families. We finished with 164 teams, up from 117 teams in 2015. Nearly 1900 … Read more

Climbing Towards Success as a Golf Business Leader

Take a breath, and then kick-start your “climbing team plan” for 2017! Here we are, November. (Exhale.) We are climbing up the mountain path (your choice: Rainier, Hood, Baker, Mt. Sentinel, Jumbo or Three-Fingered Jack) toward our “Summit of Success.” It’s been a steep path of late, filled with long days, and stress over the … Read more

Love & Respect in Your Golf Shop

In the past 30 days or so, I’ve been going through a small group study called “Love & Respect” (by Dr. Emerson Eggerichs) with my best friend (and wife) and some other couples. Even though I have been married happily for more than 23 years, I have indeed learned a great deal about how I … Read more

Piloting Your Career

In the 1980s, 90s and even into the early 2000’s, the market had enough golfers and fewer courses (demand was more than the supply). In those “good old days,” the primary roles of a golf professional were to be focused on great operations – or at least better than the competition in the area. The … Read more

Are You Playing the Same Ol’ Game Even Though the Game Has Changed? (The Story of Grasslands CC and the New Formula for Success)

In the past four years plus, I’ve seen some amazing stories of success with player development, member engagement and retention here in the Pacific Northwest PGA Section. I have seen, and been blessed to help, PGA professionals get their dream job – or create it  – through efforts to develop successful player development and member … Read more

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