Once you gain access to the Qualifying Level of the PGA Professional Golf Management (PGM) Program, there’s a lot of reading to do. Lesson 1 is a Brief History of the PGA of America followed by a reading assignment online at pgamagazine.com. The following article was first published in April of 2006, the month of the […]
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My teaching career as an Assistant Golf Professional at La Paloma Country Club in Tucson is still very much in its infancy, but one of the most common questions I’ve received in my short time there is “How do you read greens?” Great question! At the Golf Academy, we learned that when it comes to
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A nun walked into the Mother Superior’s office and plopped down into a chair. She let out a sigh, heavy with frustration. “What troubles you, Sister Theadore Linda?” asked the Mother Superior. “I thought this was the day you spent with your family.” “It was,” sighed the Sister. “And I went to play golf with my
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I’ve said before that the process of becoming a PGA member is pretty confusing. Ask anyone in the “know” how to go about it, and you won’t get the same answer twice. Since I’m about to embark on the 11-step process of earning my PGA Certification, I figured I would write a little bit about each step (including costs).
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La Paloma Country Club is pleased to announce that the third of five summer Junior Golf Academies is currently underway. The camps run from 7:30a-9:30a Monday through Friday and are designed for beginner and intermediate skill levels ages 5-18. The academies will cover all areas of the game including (but not limited to) putting, chipping, pitching, bunker play, the
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