Local PGA Professional Enhances Skills with Advanced Certification Through the New PGA CPP 2.0 Training Program

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – The PGA of America announced that 27 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 skillsets of PGA Professionals and advancing career opportunities.

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 1,318 PGA Professionals have earned a combined 2,107 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, 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

• Gabriel Beronja, PGA, Raytown, Missouri – Blue Hills Country Club, Midwest PGA Section
• Wesley Blevins, PGA, West Bloomfield, Michigan – Eagle Crest Golf Club, Michigan PGA Section
• Tomas Fonseca IV, PGA, Pompano Beach, Florida – Lago Mar Country Club, South Florida PGA Section
• Stephen Limpach, PGA, West Palm Beach, Florida – PGA of America National Office, South Florida

PGA Section

• John Tosone, PGA, Barrington, Rhode Island – Weekapaug Golf Club, New England PGA Section
• Chuck Wood III, PGA, Nashotah, Wisconsin – Oconomowoc Golf Club, Wisconsin PGA Section

Golf Operations

• Allan Belden, PGA, Holden, Massachusetts – Worcester Country Club, New England PGA Section
• Henry Cagigal, PGA, Fort Worth, Texas – Meadowbrook Golf Course, Northern Texas PGA Section
• Mark Hamstra, PGA, Fort Myers, Florida – Kelly Greens Country Club, South Florida PGA Section
• Christian Hughes, PGA, Graford, Texas – The Cliffs Resort, Northern Texas PGA Section
• Timothy Kvantas, PGA, Huntley, Illinois – Glen View Club, Illinois PGA Section
• Robert Starkey, PGA, Bolivia, North Carolina – Player’s Club at St. James Plantation, Carolinas PGA Section

Player Development

• Nicholas Annunziata, PGA, Yonkers, New York – Muttontown Club, Metropolitan PGA Section
• Robyn Bradford, PGA, Incline Village, Nevada – Mountain Course at Incline Village, Northern California PGA Section
• Derrick Griffitts, PGA, Shelbyville, Kentucky – Clear Creek Golf Course, Kentucky PGA Section
• Christopher Mapalo, PGA, Davis, California – Davis Municipal Golf Course, Northern California PGA Section
• Sean McTernan, PGA, West Newton, Massachusetts – Brae Burn Country Club, New England PGA Section

Teaching & Coaching

• Andreas Boberg, PGA, Alpharetta, Georgia – St. Marlo Golf Club, Georgia PGA Section
• Todd Dennison, PGA, Baltimore – GolfTEC Timonium, Middle Atlantic PGA Section
• Jason Eberle, PGA, Richmond, Kentucky – Gibson Bay Golf Club, Kentucky PGA Section
• Lindsay Hoskins, PGA, Reno, Nevada – Lakeridge Golf Course, Northern California PGA Section
• Scott Mayer, PGA, Scarborough, Maine – Nonesuch River Golf Club, New England PGA Section
• Todd McKittrick, PGA, Bedford, New Hampshire – Manchester Country Club, New England PGA Section
• Stanley Moore, PGA, Delray Beach, Florida – Don Law Golf Academy at Osprey Pointe, South Florida PGA Section
• Rick Murphy, PGA, Greensboro, North Carolina – Rick Murphy Golf Academy, Carolinas PGA Section
• Remington Post, PGA, Dillon, Colorado – Hiwan Golf Club, Colorado PGA Section
• Zachary Zondlo, PGA, Knoxville, Tennessee – Sugarloaf Golf Course, New England PGA Section

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