PGA PGM Q Level Test Prep 2020
T/F: Is the PGA a for profit Organization? correct answersNo, PGA is a Non-Profit
How Large is the US Golf Economy per year? Global? correct answers84 Billion and
190 Billion Globally
Approximately how many PGA Members are there? correct answersNearly 29,000
How many participants does golf attract annually in the U.S? correct answersAbout 40
Million in total with 25 million actually playing and the others stemming from media and
spectatorship
Two majors ways PGA describes career paths? correct answersCareer ladders(linear),
and career lattices (less direct but more evolutionary over time)
T/F? A PGA apprentice is a member of the PGA? correct answersFalse - Only Class A
Members are members
What is the cornerstone of the PGA? correct answersThe ability to play the game well
and help others do the same
Approximate hours to complete the entire PGA Program? correct answers830
What are the benefits of PGA Membership? (4) correct answers1 - vote 2 - hold office 3-
Attend annual PGA meeting 4 - use PGA name, initials and logo
What are the two ways to become a PGA Member? correct answersThe PGA Associate
Program and PGA PGM University program
What must you complete to be eligible to register for PGA Level 1? correct
answersBackground check, be a US Citizen or legally registered alien, read and write in
English, pass the PAT, Pass Q level test, and be eligibly employed at PGA recognized
facility.
How to pass each level of the PGA program? correct answerscomplete all pre-seminar
learning activities, Complete work experience portfolio and attend seminars in Port St.
Lucie, then take knowledge tests
Once you pass levels 1,2, and 3? correct answersEligible for election to PGA
membership
Formula for passing the PAT? correct answers(Course rating X 2) + 15
, Knowledge tests contain which two components? correct answers1) Teaching and
coaching 2) Facility Management
What is the acceptable progress policy? correct answerslevel 1 must be completed
within 2 years of level 1 start date, level 2 within 2 years of level 2 start date, level 3
within 8 years of level 1 start date
What are the PGA Q Level Courses? 5 correct answersRules, Cover letters &
Resumes, PGA constitution, History of the PGA, Intro to the PGM Program
How is your work experience portfolio evaluated? correct answersPresentation &
Communication, Problem Solving Skills, and demonstration of knowledge from the
courses
What is the final step in Level 3? correct answersFacility Mangement Simulation - work
in teams to improve a unique situation in terms of image, financial situation,
sustainability and customer retention
What are 2 avenues of support throughout the PGA Program? correct
answersSupervising professional, PGA PGM Mentor Program
Who was recognized as the first professional and when was it? correct answersAllan
Robertson 1842
What happened in 1901? correct answersA band of London professionals got together
and discussed forming a society of professionals, create a benevolent fund to deserving
members, and to promote the interest in the game
What year was the PGA Founded? correct answers1916
What happened in 1916? correct answersRodman Wannamaker and his Employee
Tom McNamara formed a group of about 75 people to start the PGA in NYC at his store
How many charter members and sections were there respectively? correct answers35
members, 7 sections
What two main events caused a spur in golf's growth during the Roaring Twenties
correct answersFollowing Francis Ouimets US Open victory, public golf exploded and
the demand for public access was increasing - On the private side social one-
upmanship fueled an arms race of private country clubs resulting in some of the most
exclusive and historic country clubs still in existence today
After post WWII economic and social prosperity, what else fueled golfs popularity?
specifically during the 1950's? correct answersThe Election of Dwight D Eisenhower
and his public love affair with golf
T/F: Is the PGA a for profit Organization? correct answersNo, PGA is a Non-Profit
How Large is the US Golf Economy per year? Global? correct answers84 Billion and
190 Billion Globally
Approximately how many PGA Members are there? correct answersNearly 29,000
How many participants does golf attract annually in the U.S? correct answersAbout 40
Million in total with 25 million actually playing and the others stemming from media and
spectatorship
Two majors ways PGA describes career paths? correct answersCareer ladders(linear),
and career lattices (less direct but more evolutionary over time)
T/F? A PGA apprentice is a member of the PGA? correct answersFalse - Only Class A
Members are members
What is the cornerstone of the PGA? correct answersThe ability to play the game well
and help others do the same
Approximate hours to complete the entire PGA Program? correct answers830
What are the benefits of PGA Membership? (4) correct answers1 - vote 2 - hold office 3-
Attend annual PGA meeting 4 - use PGA name, initials and logo
What are the two ways to become a PGA Member? correct answersThe PGA Associate
Program and PGA PGM University program
What must you complete to be eligible to register for PGA Level 1? correct
answersBackground check, be a US Citizen or legally registered alien, read and write in
English, pass the PAT, Pass Q level test, and be eligibly employed at PGA recognized
facility.
How to pass each level of the PGA program? correct answerscomplete all pre-seminar
learning activities, Complete work experience portfolio and attend seminars in Port St.
Lucie, then take knowledge tests
Once you pass levels 1,2, and 3? correct answersEligible for election to PGA
membership
Formula for passing the PAT? correct answers(Course rating X 2) + 15
, Knowledge tests contain which two components? correct answers1) Teaching and
coaching 2) Facility Management
What is the acceptable progress policy? correct answerslevel 1 must be completed
within 2 years of level 1 start date, level 2 within 2 years of level 2 start date, level 3
within 8 years of level 1 start date
What are the PGA Q Level Courses? 5 correct answersRules, Cover letters &
Resumes, PGA constitution, History of the PGA, Intro to the PGM Program
How is your work experience portfolio evaluated? correct answersPresentation &
Communication, Problem Solving Skills, and demonstration of knowledge from the
courses
What is the final step in Level 3? correct answersFacility Mangement Simulation - work
in teams to improve a unique situation in terms of image, financial situation,
sustainability and customer retention
What are 2 avenues of support throughout the PGA Program? correct
answersSupervising professional, PGA PGM Mentor Program
Who was recognized as the first professional and when was it? correct answersAllan
Robertson 1842
What happened in 1901? correct answersA band of London professionals got together
and discussed forming a society of professionals, create a benevolent fund to deserving
members, and to promote the interest in the game
What year was the PGA Founded? correct answers1916
What happened in 1916? correct answersRodman Wannamaker and his Employee
Tom McNamara formed a group of about 75 people to start the PGA in NYC at his store
How many charter members and sections were there respectively? correct answers35
members, 7 sections
What two main events caused a spur in golf's growth during the Roaring Twenties
correct answersFollowing Francis Ouimets US Open victory, public golf exploded and
the demand for public access was increasing - On the private side social one-
upmanship fueled an arms race of private country clubs resulting in some of the most
exclusive and historic country clubs still in existence today
After post WWII economic and social prosperity, what else fueled golfs popularity?
specifically during the 1950's? correct answersThe Election of Dwight D Eisenhower
and his public love affair with golf
