Increasing Minority Golf Participation Through PGA Education Initiatives

Jill Fjelstul, Leonard A. Jackson and Dana V. Tesone

SAGE Open, 2011, vol. 1, issue 2, 2158244011416009

Abstract: The article provides a report on the successful acquisition of the Professional Golfers Association of America (PGA) golf management university program by the University of Maryland, Eastern Shore (UMES). The PGA’s accredited program is housed at 20 universities with UMES being the first predominantly Black college to offer the coveted program. The article provides interview excerpts on the process undertaken by UMES. The article also identifies initiatives by programs and associations to increase minority golf participation.

Keywords: golf management; hospitality education; minority golf (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1177/2158244011416009

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