Local PGA Professional Enhances Their Skills With Advanced Certifications Through The New PGA CPP 2.0 Training Program

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – The PGA of America announced that 40 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 1,298 PGA Professionals have earned a combined 2,074 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) – that support PGA Members who are committed to continuously enhancing their golf management skills, 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

• Jeffrey Carter, PGA, Fort Myers, Florida – Spring Run Golf Club, South Florida PGA Section
• Carrie DeGree, PGA, Eugene, Oregon – Eugene Country Club, Pacific Northwest PGA Section
• David Troyer, PGA, Aurora, Colorado – Common Ground Golf Course, Colorado PGA Section
• Timothy Robinson, PGA, Gainesville, Georgia – Alpharetta Athletic Club East, Georgia PGA Section
• Matthew Bader, PGA, Austin, Texas – Mira Vista Country Club, Northern Texas PGA Section
• Nicholas McCaslin, PGA, Spokane, Washington – Kalispel Golf & Country Club, Pacific Northwest PGA Section
• John Sullivan Jr., PGA, Newmarket, New Hampshire – Whip-Poor-Will Golf Club, New England PGA Section

Golf Operations

• Nicholas Auten, PGA, Atlanta – East Lake Golf Club, Georgia PGA Section
• Robyn Bradford, PGA, Incline Village, Nevada, Mountain Course at Incline Village,

Northern California PGA Section

• Darren Black, PGA, Renton, Washington – Rainier Golf & Country Club, Pacific Northwest PGA Section
• Timothy Tillett, PGA, Jeffersonville, Indiana – Hidden Creek Golf Club, Indiana PGA Section
• Brain Moskevich, PGA, Scarborough, Maine – Manchester Country Club, New England PGA Section
• John Sullivan Jr., PGA, Newmarket, New Hampshire – Whip-Poor-Will Golf Club, New England PGA Section
• Patrick Fannon, PGA, West Yarmouth, Massachusetts – Blue Rock Golf Course, New England PGA Section
• Matthew Hermann, PGA, LaGrange, Kentucky – Oldham Country Club, Kentucky PGA Section
• Waylon Richardson, PGA, Greenville, North Carolina – Brook Valley CC, Carolinas PGA Section
• Richard Podwalski, PGA, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida – TPC Sawgrass, North Florida PGA Section
• Stephen Sheridan, PGA, Billerica, Massachusetts – Meadow Brook Golf Club, New England PGA Section
• John Schuler, PGA, Louisville, Kentucky – Nevel Meade Golf Course, Kentucky PGA Section
• Michael Gelinas, PGA, Cumberland, Rhode Island – Pawtucket Country Club, New England PGA Section
• Bradford Calkins, PGA, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida – TPC Sawgrass, North Florida PGA Section
• Adam Ohsberg, PGA, Pacific Grove, California – Monterey Peninsula CC, Northern California PGA Section
• Garret Walker, PGA, Overland Park, Kansas – Brookridge Golf & Fitness, Midwest PGA Section
• Chuck Wood III, PGA, Nashotah, Wisconsin – Oconomowoc Golf Club, Wisconsin PGA Section
• Gunnar Stapp, PGA, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin – North Shore Country Club, Wisconsin PGA Section
• Robert Carey, PGA, Medford, Massachusetts – Fresh Pond Golf Course, New England PGA Section
• Donald Thames, PGA, Rancho Murieta, California Rancho Murieta Country Club,

Northern California PGA Section

Player Development

• Jim Campbell, PGA, Brewster, Massachusetts – Cape Cod National Golf Club, New England PGA Section
• Steven Di Nino, PGA, Mundelein, Illinois – Todd Sones Impact Golf Staff, Illinois PGA Section
• Adam Ohsberg, PGA, Pacific Grove, California – Monterey Peninsula CC, Northern California PGA Section
• Visanu Tongwarin, PGA, Arvade, Colorado – Legacy Ridge Golf Course, Colorado PGA Section
• Nicholas McCaslin, PGA, Spokane, Wash. – Kalispec Golf & Country Club, Pacific Northwest PGA Section

Teaching & Coaching

• Shawn Light, PGA, Las Vegas – GolfTEC – Summerlin, Southwest PGA Section
• Timothy Sam, PGA, Henderson, Nev. – GolfTEC – Summerlin, Southwest PGA Section
• Nicholas Iacono, PGA, White Plains, New York – Elmwood Country Club, Metropolitan PGA Section
• Carrie DeGree, PGA, Eugene, Oregon - Eugene Country Club, Pacific Northwest PGA Section
• Timothy Tillet, PGA, Jeffersonville, Indiana – Hidden Creek Golf Club, Indiana PGA Section
• Ryan Crawley, PGA, Bloomingdale, Illinois – Topgolf – Wood Dale, Illinois PGA Section
• Nicholas McCaslin, PGA, Spokane, Washington – Kalispel Golf & Country Club, Pacific Northwest PGA Section
• Alan Saunders, PGA, Cherry Hills Village, Colorado – Glenmoor Country Club, Colorado PGA Section

For more information on the PGA of America, please visit www.PGAMediaCenter.com. Contact: Michael Abramowitz PGA of America mabramowitz@pgahq.com 561/624-8458

Jared Minski Mastro Communications jared@mastrocomm.com 732/469-5700

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