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KNOW YOUR PGA
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1. When did you qualify as a PGA Professional? I qualified as a PGA member in 2009. 2. What made you choose this career? I fell in love with the game of golf and I liked the idea of working in a field that I enjoyed but also that offered so many different roles. Once in the golf industry it’s possible to specialise in a number of fields, F&B, greenkeeping, retail, management, the list is almost endless.
Kyle Puttick- Golf Director Kyalami Country Club
I was fortunate enough to work under some great people in this industry and working under Jason Bird at Durban Country Club was a huge learning curve on the management side of golf, I still apply a lot of what I learnt then to my day to day now. I was also lucky enough to work with Paul Potterton at Beachwood/DCC and he is and was a shining beacon of how to treat your members and work with golfers when coaching.
3. Has it always been golf for you? 6. You have been at Kyalami CC for over 5 Growing up I played every sport under the sun years now, what have been your biggest and took up golf quite late but it was love at first challenges? sight and I’ve never looked back. The biggest challenge at any new club is to learn about people and their habits. We are 4. Did you ever play or did you ever want to lucky to have some of the most understanding play on tour? and welcoming members around and they I harboured some desire very early in my golf helped guide me through the tough learning career but quickly realised how good you had phases and welcomed me to Kyalami as a long to be to play for a living. lost friend. 5. Who has been you mentor in the golfing industry?
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