
SECTION EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES
KPGA Virtual General Manager Panel Discussion (1 PDR Credit)
Wednesday, March 12, 2025 | 10:00am - 11:00am ET
Video call link: meet.google.com/pxb-fczo-ewf
Phone 484-551-8672 PIN: 227 764 155#
Join us for a discussion with a few KPGA General Managers as we highlight various best practices that come with the role and overall club operations. This panel will feature Gary Behan (Summit Hills CC), Eric O'Bryan (Country Club of Paducah), and Ken Crowder, PGA (Indian Hills CC).
2025 Simulator Pro-Pro & Education Event (4 PDR Credits)
Join us on Tuesday, March 18 at Greenbrier G&CC for our first ever KPGA Simulator Event! This will be a Pro-Pro team event, followed by an education opportunity hosted by Jim West, PGA where he will lead an engaging session around successful interview practices. The fee will be $60 per player which includes 9-holes of simulator golf, lunch, and education with Jim West, PGA. If you attend both golf & the education, it is worth a total of 4 PDRs (2 for Education Category, 2 for Total Category).
Date: March 18, 2025
Schedule of Events:
10am - 12pm: Golf (9 holes)
12pm: Lunch
12:15pm - 1:45pm - Education with Jim West, PGA
Register Here
Mentoring Best Practices Panel Discussion, with Jason Epstein & Jim Smith (1 PDR Credit)
Join us for an hour with the two most recent PGA of America Bill Strausbaugh Award Winners to hear various best practices they have around mentoring and support the growth and development of many PGA Members.
Date: April 23, 2025
Time: 10:00 - 11:00am EST
Virtual - Join link will be available soon.
PGA EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES
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CAREER SERVICES 2024/25 WINTER WEBINAR EDUCATION SERIES
The Importance of Mentoring (1 PDR Credit)
January 15, 2025 - 11:00am - 12:00pm ET
Contact Jim West, PGA (jwest@pgahq.com) with any questions.
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/kes-hmty-pmv
Phone 337-441-2839 PIN: 339 148 564#
Creating a Continuous Improvement Culture (1 PDR Credit)
January 29, 2025 - 11:00am - 12:00pm ET
Contact Jim West, PGA (jwest@pgahq.com) with any questions.
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/pqi-emax-dxb
Phone: 402-867-1157 PIN: 551 113 757#
Additional Opportunties / Resources
KVC Kentucky - Megan Moore
Megan Moore, Senior Director of Innovation and Impact at KVC Kentucky, hosted a webinar on November 12 highlighting the importance of mental health and looking into mental health trends. The recording will be available soon.
A follow up note from Megan with some helpful articles:
"A few recent articles published on the epidemic of loneliness and isolation that I thought you might find interesting!
The second article is in today’s New York Times and centers around creating opportunities for community through sharing a meal together. This made me think of the opportunities that Golf Pros have to not only create opportunities to support each other, but also to support those who are more vulnerable or susceptible to loneliness or isolation (retirees/widows/teenagers, etc). I’ve also included the Surgeon General’s Advisory Report which is a bit more academic but might be interesting and helpful to some folks.
https://www.hhs.gov/sites/