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PGA PGM 3.0 LEVEL 1 TEST QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2025
The Process for developing a business plan starts before you
establish the goals you would like to achieve for the shops
coming year - correct answer- True
Who should provide direction for creating the business plan at a
Golf Operation - correct answer- Key Stakeholders
According to the business planning Model, a business plan
should build on and refine the operation plan - correct answer-
False
Long - Range Planning should initially assume an adversarial
relationship between neighboring facilities that directly compete
with each other. - correct answer- True
What is the usual business destination for long range planning?
- correct answer- 3-5 years Achieve its vision
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what is the most significant benefit of strategic business
Planning. - correct answer- Provide a long term vision &
Destination
Helping Establish a starting point for goals, Objectives, and
related strategies is an appropriate use of a SWOT analysis. -
correct answer- True
You are in the process of completing a business plan for the
golf shop. Initial forecast of sales, expenses, and profit have
been made. Past data has been analyzed and important inside
and outside factors have been identified. What is the next step
to be taken towards completing the plan? - correct answer-
Monitor Performance
A Golf Professional is purchasing a golf course. The business
plan he presented to his banker included his history of
operating successfully operating similar facilities, budget
projections for the first five years under his management, and
objectives and strategies for reaching his goals. The banker
rejected the loan application because of missing information.
What important element is missing from the business plan? -
correct answer- Current state of the business
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The SWOT analysis would treat opportunities are threats as
factors that usually can be controlled by the facility. - correct
answer- False
The Result of a SWOT analysis could be sufficient justification
for the abandonment of a core business function - correct
answer- True
Staff evaluation are a relevant data source for a SWOT analysis
- correct answer- True
How might revenues be affected at a nearby daily fee course if
the local tire plant has major layoffs - correct answer- Go Down
(decrease)
Lack of a mission statement is an example of a weakness that
a SWOT analysis might disclose - correct answer- True
Trends in local consumer spending would be most useful for
evaluating a core business function - correct answer- True
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What should govern the decision to pursue an opportunity? -
correct answer- Finances - Barriers to entry - recourses -
opportunity cost
Goals, Objectives & strategies - correct answer-
Consider the following the statement as part of the a business
plan: "improve range profits and customer satisfaction."
According to the business planning course, this statement is an
example of an objective. - correct answer- True
The new manager of a ten - year - old private course currently
doing an average of 5, 000 tournament rounds per year,
proposes to increase tournament rounds by 50% by the end of
the next year. This proposal meets the criteria for an effective
business objective as presented in the business planning
course manual. - correct answer- True
"Develop and promote group lesson programs aimed at a
women and Juniors" is an example of an effective business
objectives. - correct answer- False
PGA PGM 3.0 LEVEL 1 TEST QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2025
The Process for developing a business plan starts before you
establish the goals you would like to achieve for the shops
coming year - correct answer- True
Who should provide direction for creating the business plan at a
Golf Operation - correct answer- Key Stakeholders
According to the business planning Model, a business plan
should build on and refine the operation plan - correct answer-
False
Long - Range Planning should initially assume an adversarial
relationship between neighboring facilities that directly compete
with each other. - correct answer- True
What is the usual business destination for long range planning?
- correct answer- 3-5 years Achieve its vision
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what is the most significant benefit of strategic business
Planning. - correct answer- Provide a long term vision &
Destination
Helping Establish a starting point for goals, Objectives, and
related strategies is an appropriate use of a SWOT analysis. -
correct answer- True
You are in the process of completing a business plan for the
golf shop. Initial forecast of sales, expenses, and profit have
been made. Past data has been analyzed and important inside
and outside factors have been identified. What is the next step
to be taken towards completing the plan? - correct answer-
Monitor Performance
A Golf Professional is purchasing a golf course. The business
plan he presented to his banker included his history of
operating successfully operating similar facilities, budget
projections for the first five years under his management, and
objectives and strategies for reaching his goals. The banker
rejected the loan application because of missing information.
What important element is missing from the business plan? -
correct answer- Current state of the business
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The SWOT analysis would treat opportunities are threats as
factors that usually can be controlled by the facility. - correct
answer- False
The Result of a SWOT analysis could be sufficient justification
for the abandonment of a core business function - correct
answer- True
Staff evaluation are a relevant data source for a SWOT analysis
- correct answer- True
How might revenues be affected at a nearby daily fee course if
the local tire plant has major layoffs - correct answer- Go Down
(decrease)
Lack of a mission statement is an example of a weakness that
a SWOT analysis might disclose - correct answer- True
Trends in local consumer spending would be most useful for
evaluating a core business function - correct answer- True
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What should govern the decision to pursue an opportunity? -
correct answer- Finances - Barriers to entry - recourses -
opportunity cost
Goals, Objectives & strategies - correct answer-
Consider the following the statement as part of the a business
plan: "improve range profits and customer satisfaction."
According to the business planning course, this statement is an
example of an objective. - correct answer- True
The new manager of a ten - year - old private course currently
doing an average of 5, 000 tournament rounds per year,
proposes to increase tournament rounds by 50% by the end of
the next year. This proposal meets the criteria for an effective
business objective as presented in the business planning
course manual. - correct answer- True
"Develop and promote group lesson programs aimed at a
women and Juniors" is an example of an effective business
objectives. - correct answer- False
