With the latest round of the PGA Proficiency Test completed at the end of February, 19 PGA Professionals received 27 certifications from The Professional Golfers’ Association of America (PGA) Certified Professional Program.

The PGA Certified Professional Program is an online, educational curriculum that supports PGA Professionals who are committed to continuously enhancing their golf management skills to stay ahead of the increasing demands of the industry. Since the program’s inception in August 2004, 525 PGA Professionals have earned a total of 984 certifications in related career paths, including General Management, Golf Operations, Instruction, Retail, Executive Management and Ownership/Leasing.

The online distance learning approach ensures broad access to the program, while reducing the time and travel costs associated with traditional classes.. Currently, the most popular career paths are Golf Operations and General Management. Classes with the highest enrollment across all career paths are accounting, business planning and budgeting, turfgrass management and customer relations.