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> PGA Golf Diploma
If you have a passion for golf and want to make a career out of the game you love, then this 3-year course is for you.
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Receive elite performance training to prepare you for a playing career.
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Study golf-specific PGA subjects to prepare and qualify you for a career within the golf industry.
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Gain over a thousand hours of industry experience, including the chance of 8 weeks coaching in USA.
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Retain your amateur status throughout your studies to enable you to compete on the amateur circuit, represent your province or even your country.
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The PGA Golf Diploma is presented in a partnership between TGSE & eta (Exercise Teachers Academy), two industry-leading institutions, in order to provide the best possible training in both academics and golf performance. |
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Performance Development Programme
Learners receive elite performance training from the TGSE coaching team, using the Total Golf Coaching System. Technical coaching comes in the form of both group and individual sessions.
Golf-fitness levels are assessed each cycle using the Titleist Performance Institute’s screening methods. Each student receives individual fitness training programmes based on these results.
Students have unlimited use of the Observatory Academy range and short game area. They also play a full tournament schedule of 35 tournaments per year, at Royal Johannesburg & Kensington GC, where they become members and receive unlimited prepaid rounds of golf. Students are invited to represent Royal Johannesburg & Kensington in league matches.
An Order of Merit is formed from the weekly medals and regular 72-hole tournaments. All vital stats are recorded and used to form the student’s development process. A 50% scholarship is awarded each year for the leader of the order of merit. A matchplay championship is also held throughout the year.
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Academic Component
Learners study the academic component of the PGA qualification. eta is South Africa’s leading provider of sports related qualifications, registered with the Department of Education and accredited with THETA.
The diploma is registered with SAQA (South African Qualifications Authority) under the title: National Diploma - Club Professional Golfing (ID50017), which carries an NQF level 5. South Africa’s leading golf experts mentor learners in each of the PGA subjects: |
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Tournament Organisation & Rules of Golf
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Personal Career Development
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Practical Learning
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TGSE students in Philadelphia, USA |
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The learning process includes a large practical element to compliment the theory. Students participate in weekly coaching workshops and gain experience through coaching programmes such as the Special Olympics.
The students organise a different tournament each year; a junior tournament, a sports celebrity golf day and a Pro/Am event. The students also gain experience by working at certain Sunshine Tour events such as the PGA Championship and Joburg Open.
A select number of 2nd year students each year gain fantastic coaching and life experience by spending 8 weeks at the Julian Krinsky School of Golf in Philadelphia, USA. These students are chosen on academic merit and attitude. |
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Who Should Apply?
Learners with a passion for golf, who want to make a career out of the game that they love.
Talented golfers who want to pursue a playing career and give themselves additional career options as back up.
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| Enrolment Requirement |
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Matriculation Certificate or equivalent |
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Interview with Programme Director |
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Game Evaluation Session |
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PGA Qualification and Membership
The PGA Diploma is the benchmark qualification for the golf industry.
Graduates wishing to become members of the PGA of SA are required to pass both playing and teaching ability tests, attain a 5 handicap or below and fulfil minimum hours work experience, half of which can be logged whilst studying. Students can retain their amateur status throughout the study period. |
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Career Options
Learners are trained as ‘all-rounders’ and graduate equipped to enter all areas of the golf industry. PGA members once qualified will typically specialise in the area of the choice. Examples of career choices for the modern PGA Professional include: |
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Golf Entrepreneur |
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Golf Tour Operator |
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Golf Agency Owner |
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International Recognition
The PGA of SA is affiliated to the PGA’s of Europe and the PGA membership is recognised in over 40 countries worldwide. TGSE has a vast network within the golf industry both locally and around the globe, to help source employment for graduates. |
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* The PGA Golf Diploma is run in alliance with eta (Exercise Teachers Academy). eta is registered with the Department of Education as a higher education institution under the Higher Education Act 1997, registration number 01HC04 and accredited with THETA, registration number 613/P/000007/2004. |
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