PGA and UKGCOA join forces to help clubs
9th November, 2011 by Emma Williams
Two leading golf bodies are collaborating to assist golf clubs employing PGA professionals by clarifying the range of roles they undertake.
The Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA) and the United Kingdom Golf Course Owners’ Association (UKGCOA) have announced their commitment to work together in developing descriptors for positions commonly filled by PGA professionals in the golf industry.
As a result, golf club managers will be provided with sample role descriptors occupied by PGA members from which to draw up a contextual relevant job description for professionals they are seeking to engage.
With an increasing number of different roles filled by PGA professionals, David Colclough, PGA head of member education, sees the collaboration as an important step for the wider golf industry.
He said: “This collaboration was borne out of discussions with PGA professional and UKGCOA board member John Weir, and the potential to work with UKGCOA in providing a set of descriptors that can help employers, golf clubs and PGA professionals in a number of ways was an exciting opportunity.
“We really appreciated their feedback and guidance, which is developing this work to a point where both parties will be comfortable that a very useful resource is available to both associations’ memberships, as well as the wider golfing industry.
“This should lead to golf course owners being further reassured that PGA professionals are fully aware of their likely responsibilities when applying for a new position, and golf professionals can be assured that golf course owners will recognise the value of a PGA trained professional who continues to develop themselves in a targeted way, recognising the needs of the industry in which they work.”
The PGA currently has a partnership with the Golf Club Managers’ Association (GCMA) and the British and International Golf Greenkeepers’ Association (BIGGA).