Tony Di Tommaso’s innate ability to not only remember the names of his members at Carbrook Golf Club but their football team of choice, names of partners and golf ball preference comes from his passion for people, a passion he has shared with indentured trainees for the past 30 years
Twenty-five years after completing her PGA traineeship, Michelle Becroft is calling for an even greater focus on bringing more women into the PGA Membership Pathway Program.
It is synonymous with junior golf in the United States, but the success of the First Tee program in Hobart shows its application in Australia can be equally as effective.
Seeing a parent leave the house early to go to work, getting home late, hours of toil in between. Working on weekends when other parents are watching their kids play junior sport. These are just some of the many sacrifices PGA Professionals make, and it is not a job for everyone.
A new program unveiled by the PGA of Australia and WPGA aims to not only provide an inviting entry point for women new to the game of golf but also showcase the female PGA Professionals who can guide them.
At the elite level, where the country’s leading coaches are striving to get the best of their talented pupils, PGA Professionals are skilled to make crucial swing modifications to the world’s best golfers remotely.
Australian Golf Digest
