South Carolina PGA Pro earns advanced certification through PGA CPP 2.0 Training Program

20 PGA PROFESSIONALS ENHANCE THEIR SKILLS WITH ADVANCED CERTIFICATIONS THROUGH THE NEW PGA CPP 2.0 TRAINING PROGRAM

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – The PGA of America announced that 20 PGA Professionals have completed the requirements to achieve advanced certification through the PGA Certified Professional Program 2.0 (CPP 2.0), a valuable achievement that is aimed at further enhancing the skillset of PGA Professionals and advancing career opportunities.

Serving as the PGA’s enhanced, all-digital training and education curriculum, PGA CPP 2.0 is a state-of-the-art platform that ensures that PGA members have the skills, competencies and training demanded by employers and customers throughout the golf industry.

Since the PGA Certified Professional Program’s original inception in 2004, a total of 1,317 PGA Professionals have earned a combined 2,094 certifications in their desired career paths.

Designed with direct input from employers and industry experts to immediately enhance the expertise and performance of PGA members in the workplace, PGA CPP 2.0 is an intuitive program available on PGA.org that offers certifications in Golf Operations, General Management, Player Development and Teaching & Coaching.

These four distinct certification programs encompass seven defined Career Paths (Golf Operations, Retail, General Management, Executive Management, Ownership and Leasing, Teaching & Coaching and Player Development) –supporting PGA Members who are committed to continuously enhancing their golf management skills, in order to stay ahead of the increasing demands of the industry.

The following PGA Professionals recently achieved certifications in one (or more) of four categories:

General Management

• William Dagget III, PGA, Grovetown, Georgia – Champions Retreat Golf Club, Georgia PGA Section
• Benjamin Huizinga, PGA, Orlando, Florida – Ritz-Carlton Golf Club/Grande Lakes, North Florida PGA Section
• Daniel Pasternak, PGA, Morristown, New Jersey – Essex Fells Country Club, New Jersey PGA Section
• Samantha Swinehart, PGA, North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina – TPC Myrtle Beach, Carolinas PGA Section

Golf Operations

• David Flinn, PGA, Stuart, Florida – BallenIsles Country Club, South Florida PGA Section
• Michelle Hupfer, PGA, Port St. Lucie, Florida – PGA Education Center, South Florida PGA Section
• Jo-Anna Krupa, PGA, Lowell, Massachusetts – Charles River Country Club, New England PGA Section
• Dustin Riggs, PGA, Indianapolis, Indiana – Meridian Hills Country Club, New England PGA Section
• Robert Sakson, PGA, West Nyack, New York – Manhattan Woods Gold Club, Metropolitan PGA Section

Player Development

• Tomas Fonseca IV, PGA, Tamarac, Florida – Lago Mar Country Club, South Florida PGA Section
• Alexander Iguchi, PGA, Japan – Camp Zama Golf Course
• Robert Purvis Jr., PGA, Waukesha, Wisconsin – Door Creek Golf Course, Wisconsin PGA Section
• Michael Sullivan Jr., PGA, Marshfield, Massachusetts – Charles River Country Club, New England PGA Section

Teaching & Coaching

• Richard Brown III, PGA, Sugar Land, Texas – Quail Valley Golf Course, Southern Texas PGA Section
• Tomas Fonseca IV, PGA, Taramac, Florida – Lago Mar Country Club, South Florida PGA Section
• Laurence Hanch, PGA, Oakham, Massachusetts – Sandridge Golf Club, South Florida PGA Section
• Chelsea Mokary, PGA, Lake Worth, Florida – East Hampton Golf Club, Metropolitan PGA Section
• Stewart O’Malley, PGA, Kissimmee, Florida – West Orange Country Club, North Florida PGA Section
• William Scott, PGA, Boca Raton, Florida – Don Law at Osprey Point, South Florida PGA Section
• Josh Troyer, PGA, Greeley, Colorado – Greeley Country Club, Colorado PGA Section