1.Professional Golf Management
Keith Clawson
Period 1
Oren

2. Presentation Overview
PowerPoint
Application
Conclusion
Putting Lesson and Contest
3. Personal Relevance
This topic pertains to me
4. Thesis
The exploration and research of teaching golf along with the other main factors of professional golf management as a career, a business, andlifestyle that influences people beyond the sport.
5. Before we get started
6. Teaching Pro Interview
Chris Twombly
Chris Twobly
7. Learning the Game
Golf Course Terminology
Familiarization of the golf language.
Rules to get you going
Obtaining the basic rules of the game.
Golf Etiquette
Following the unwritten rules of the game
Keeping Score
Keep up with your stroke count
Know how to add penalty strokes
Blumer, Rob, and Rex Chaney, Ph.D
8. Terminology
Equipment
Clubs
Woods, Irons, Wedge, Putter
The number scale clubs are ordered in.
Terrain Terminology
The par of the hole
The parts of a hole
Blumer, Rob, and Rex Chaney, Ph.D
9. General Rules of the Game
Many extensive rules and regulations
The best way to learn is to play!
Teeing off and Fairway rules
Hazards
Putting Green Rules
Out of Bounds and Penalty Strokes
USGA.com
10. Etiquette
The unwritten rules of the game
Practice Swings and Honors
Pace of play
It is important to keep a fast steady pace
Average round time (foursome) 4 hours to 4 hours 15 minutes (Brent Kelly, Golf Guide)
Repair of divots and damage on greens
Proper Clothes and Behavior
Blumer, Rob, and Rex Chaney, Ph.D
11. Basic Swing Setup
The Setup
Positioning your body for the set up.
A natural athletic stance is key
The Grip
One of the most important aspects to be successful.
Eyes on the Prize
Eyes should always be on the ball
Blakemore, Mark
12. The Grip
The only part of your body that is in contact with the club.
Types of Grips
Ten Finger Grip
Interlocking Grip
Overlapping Grip
You cannot develop a good swing without a good grip (Suittie 35)
Volunteer to establish a grip
13. How To Grip a Club
Four steps to a proper grip.
45 degree angle with right hand
Shake hands with the club
Stand with hanging arms
Establish a good grip pressure
14. Basic Swing Motion
Start with your setup and correct grip
No two swings are the same
Back swing
Low and slow
Down swing
Should be a swift synchronized motion
Follow through
Follow through toward target and release the power
Suttie, Jim
15. Teeing off
The raised ball
Hitting Up
Ball Position (driver)
Weight Transference
Blumer, Rob, and Rex Chaney, Ph.D.
16. Improving Accuracy
Common accuracy improvement areas
Swing Inside-out
Results in a slice
Swing Outside-in
Results in a hook
Open club face
Closed club face
Anderson, Todd
17. Swinging with Power
Built off of basic swing mechanics
Keys to power
Balance
Muscle Coil
Turning Speed
Woods, Tiger
18. Playing your irons
The difference it clubs
Each iron has a degree increase of 3-4 degrees
Ball position
One for a driver, many for irons
The trap concept
How to take advantage of the swings low point
Blumer, Rob, and Rex Chaney, Ph.D.
19. Chipping and Pitching
The short game is the scoring zone
Professionals focus a lot of time on bettering their scoring
New set of rules
Carry
Club usage
Stance
Ball position
The secrete to good pitches.
www.golfdigest.com
20. Playing from bunkers
Short shot, but extremely difficult
Can not ground the club
The keys to playing good bunker shots
Solid base
Feet dug into the sand for support
Open face
Use of the bounce of the club
A intentional outside-in swing
21. Putting
Majority of strokes are taken on the green
Many different putting styles
What a putting stroke should contain
A good read of the green
A pre shot routine
Controlled speed
Controlled direction
Blumer, Rob, and Rex Chaney, Ph.D.
22. Mental Coaching
Large Mental Game
Its all in your head
Visualization
See each shot
Positive Thoughts
Golfdigest.com
23. Strength Training and Stretching
Added Distance
Loosens Muscles
Stretching promotes a fluid and full swing
Prevents injuries
www.mayoclinic.com
24. Types of Tournament
Professional Tournaments
PGA
LPGA
Nationwide Tour
Charity Tournaments
Pro-am
Celebrity-am
Fundraising
Private Tournaments
Profit Makers
Promotional events
http://www.pgatour.com/r/schedule/
25. Professional Tournaments
Held on the PGA circuit
Qualified tour members compete only
The Professional Golfers Association
Board of Directors
On Site Directors
Course superintendent
PGA rules official representative
www.pga.com
26. Charity Tournaments
Golf tournaments that rises funds for good causes
Fundraisers first
Contributing Factors
Charity events positively influence society
http://www.docstoc.com
27. Charity Golf Events/Society
The First Tee
100 nationwide facilities
3.5 MILLION!
The First Tee, an initiative of the World Golf Foundation, has as its mission To impact the lives of young people by providing learning facilities and educational programs that promote character-development and life-enhancing values through the game of golf (Ms. Ellen Alemany, Chef Executive Officer)
28. Private Tournaments
Privately planned and operated
High income event
Golf tournament generally produce high income
Popularity
Extremely popular events
Industries developed around privately hosted events
www.greatgolfevents.com
29. Necessary Staff
Host
Face or cause of a tournament
Chairperson
Sets goals for the tournament
Budget
Course Superintendent
On site management
Planning Director
Organization and planning
30. Necessary Staff
Marketing Director
Advertising
Rules Official
Governs play
Regular Golf Course staff
Provide serviced needed to conduct the tournament
Long hours
http://www.usga.org
31. Planning
Planning is essential part of any tournament
Key to a smoothly ran tournament
Organization
Goals
Staff
Attendees
Budget
Golf Tournament Planning Resources
32. Finance
Sponsors provide a large amount of finance
Necessary fund for exposure
Budget
Any tournament effort will bust without a budget
Volunteers
Free help!!
bpinc.site.aplus.net/GTPlanner05.pdf?mscssid=
33. Sponsors
How to attract sponsors
Meetings and proposals
How to land sponsors
Solid plans
Proper execution
How to represent sponsors
On site representation
Proper name exposure
34. Hospitality
Please the people
Pre Round Orientation
Represent the cause
Explain Format of play and rules
Give-a-ways
Awards Ceremony
Conclusion
Winner Recognition
www.worldgolfgroup.com
35. Marketing
Get the name and info out!
Make it available to possible attendees
Advertising the tournament
Make it seem appealing and fun
Demographic
Identify your target and advertise accordingly
http://www.smallbizu.org/m101/index.htm
36. Application
Three Part Application
Created a golf course business plan
Long-term lessons
Instructional Guide
37. Mock Golf Course Business Plan
Tampa Golf Club
38. Long Term Lessons
December 15th April17th
13 Lessons
Bill Greco
Physically Limited
39. Main Focus
Short Irons
Chipping
Putting
Driving
40. Challanges
Student Physical Limitation
Patience, patience, patience
Slow Pace
41. Triumphs
Working around road blocks
Consistency
Genuinely Impressed
New Love of the Game
42. Results
Distance 10-12 years increase
Overwhelming Increases in accuracy
Consistency increase
Revamped Putting Stroke
43. Results
44. Instructional Guide
Pages Document
45. Conclusion
This experience was defiantly a challenge to overcome with so many new aspects and concepts, however the game, career, industry, and lifestyle that golf is has still yet to overcome. This sport that is so much more then a sport to me and hopefully you as well has a endless list of possibilities. I can only hope that this end less list will have more opportunities to overcome challenges like this one.
46. Works Cited
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Fukuzaki, Rob, dir. Charity Golf Tournamnet Sponsorship Opportunies . Docstoc.com. N.p., 2009. Web. 27 Apr. 2010. .
47. Works Cited
Golf Digest Services. Golf Instruction Sand and Mental Game. Golfdigest.com. N.p., 7 Jan. 2009. Web. 3 May 2010. .
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Mctosh, Judy. Hospitality. World Golf Group. N.p., 2009. Web. 2 May 2010. .
Membersfirst group. History of the First Tee. The First Tee. World Golf Foundation , 2009. Web. 12 Apr. 2010.
48. Works Cited
Murry, Angus. Dustin Johnon. 2009. Dustin Johnson. By Anne Cain. Golf Magazine1 Apr. 2010: 56-57. Print.
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49. Works Cited
Twombly, Chris. Personal interview. 26 Apr. 2010.
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