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Finding Your Career Path In Golf

When watching a golf game on TV, there’s a quiet subdued quality to the sport that draws people in. The manicured green of the course, the sleek equipment, even the subtly placed product placements can draw spectators in. A number of elements seamlessly combine to create a flawless result. So flawless that many don’t realize that behind the golf pro’s that make the game look so easy is a host of tournament coordinators, management professionals, travel companies and professional groundskeepers who are the real pros at making it all look easy. These are people with the real professional golf careers.

The explosion of golf’s popularity in the last decade also created rises in other aspects of the industry. Obviously, the clothing and equipment companies got their piece of the pie, as did the golf clubs with rises in memberships and demand for lessons. However, behind all that, the demand for women and men who could keep the cogs of the great golf machine turning almost became overwhelming. Suddenly, golf was no longer just a game or a weekend hobby for a bunch of badly dressed guys who liked to get together on the 14th hole. Golf became big business and created a serious demand for professional golf careers.

Just in the aspect of running a successful facility, golf course management is a type of operations and management venue that has a number of elements particular to the industry. The pro shop, the veritable income for a course second only to membership fees, requires a full knowledge of retail management mixed with a first rate knowledge of golf equipment. Golf instructors must have a detailed eye, yet be effective and encouraging teachers. Then there’s the shaman of the facility, which is the

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