PGA EXAM SCRIPT WITH VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
●● Playing Ability Test (PAT)
Answer: Need to be no more than 25 shots above the course rating; have
to pass to be PGA Member
36-hole performance evaluation
Designed for the player to demonstrate that they can play a creditable
game of golf
●● $84 Billion
Answer: Amount U.S. golf economy directly generates approximately
●● 29,000
Answer: Number of male and female PGA Professionals
●● Head Golf Professional
Answer: Either owns and operates a golf shop at a PGA Recognized
Golf Facility or supervises and directs the golf shop and instructional
services at the facility.
●● Assistant Golf Professional
,Answer: 50% of the time working on club repair, merchandising,
handicapping records, inventory control, bookkeeping, and tournament
operations.
●● Director of Golf
Answer: Manages the total golf operation of a PGA Recognized Golf
Facility, including the golf shop, golf range, golf car operations, and the
supervision of the head golf professional
●● General Manager
Answer: Directs the entire golf facility including golf operations, golf
course maintenance, club house administration, food and beverage
operation, and other recreational activities at the facility
●● Director of Instruction
Answer: Manages and supervises the total teaching program at a PGA
Recognized Golf School or PGA Recognized Facility.
●● Teaching Professional
Answer: Employed at a PGA Recognized Golf Facility, a PGA
Recognized Golf School, or a PGA Recognized Indoor Facility as either
a golf instructor or supervisor of golf instructors.
●● Career Ladder and Career Lattices
, Answer: Two major ways to conceptualize upward career movement
●● Career Ladder
Answer: Linear career path with the movement from job to job
Ideally being direct a direct upward promotion
Example (2nd Assistant to 1st Assistant to Head Pro)
●● Career Lattice
Answer: Consists of a series of cross-pivots
Lateral movements
Less direct and straightfoward
●● Leadership
Interpersonal Skills
Ability to write and speak clearly
An understanding of relevant computer technology
Planning
Budgeting
Ability to grow revenues and control expenses
Time Management
Efficiency
Organizing and motivating others
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
●● Playing Ability Test (PAT)
Answer: Need to be no more than 25 shots above the course rating; have
to pass to be PGA Member
36-hole performance evaluation
Designed for the player to demonstrate that they can play a creditable
game of golf
●● $84 Billion
Answer: Amount U.S. golf economy directly generates approximately
●● 29,000
Answer: Number of male and female PGA Professionals
●● Head Golf Professional
Answer: Either owns and operates a golf shop at a PGA Recognized
Golf Facility or supervises and directs the golf shop and instructional
services at the facility.
●● Assistant Golf Professional
,Answer: 50% of the time working on club repair, merchandising,
handicapping records, inventory control, bookkeeping, and tournament
operations.
●● Director of Golf
Answer: Manages the total golf operation of a PGA Recognized Golf
Facility, including the golf shop, golf range, golf car operations, and the
supervision of the head golf professional
●● General Manager
Answer: Directs the entire golf facility including golf operations, golf
course maintenance, club house administration, food and beverage
operation, and other recreational activities at the facility
●● Director of Instruction
Answer: Manages and supervises the total teaching program at a PGA
Recognized Golf School or PGA Recognized Facility.
●● Teaching Professional
Answer: Employed at a PGA Recognized Golf Facility, a PGA
Recognized Golf School, or a PGA Recognized Indoor Facility as either
a golf instructor or supervisor of golf instructors.
●● Career Ladder and Career Lattices
, Answer: Two major ways to conceptualize upward career movement
●● Career Ladder
Answer: Linear career path with the movement from job to job
Ideally being direct a direct upward promotion
Example (2nd Assistant to 1st Assistant to Head Pro)
●● Career Lattice
Answer: Consists of a series of cross-pivots
Lateral movements
Less direct and straightfoward
●● Leadership
Interpersonal Skills
Ability to write and speak clearly
An understanding of relevant computer technology
Planning
Budgeting
Ability to grow revenues and control expenses
Time Management
Efficiency
Organizing and motivating others
