Meetings & Education

PNW PGA “Stay Involved” Education Series

P&L Proficiency & Learning the Financials: Everything You Need to Know to be a Financial Wizard – Part One

Join us for a 60-minute webinar presented by Marcus King, PGA, CCM, CCE and Monte Koch, PGA. Topics include:

• Why financial acumen/understanding actually matters for you as a PGA professional?
• Financial accounting vs. management accounting
• The Big 4 Financial Statement Characters in Your Business | Balance Sheet, P&L Statement, Cash Flow & Capital Expenditure (Budget)
  • The finer points of each including why they matter to your employer (ownership)
  • Important to understand how they all are tied together and linked to tell the whole story (vs just a portion)

This webinar will be held via Google Meet. Receive 1 PGA Required PDR or 1/2 AMP Education Credit for attending.

Monte Koch, PGA is a PGA Certified Professional in Player Development and is a Career Services Consultant for the PGA of America, serving PGA professionals, employers in the Pacific Northwest Section.

Marcus King, PGA, CCM, CCE is the PGA Head Golf Professional at San Juan Golf & Tennis Club in Friday Harbor, Washington, returning to his roots in front-facing golf hospitality.  Marcus has enjoyed a very fulfilling career in golf hospitality and has served as a PGA Director of Golf or a PGA General Manager at several great facilities:  operating Jackson Park Golf Course near where he grew up in Seattle, opening TPC Snoqualmie Ridge as the Head Golf Professional, preparing Wolf Creek Resort in Utah for the Winter Olympics, and returning to the Northwest to manage the private clubs of Fairwood, Sand Point, Overlake, and most recently, Sahalee Country Club.  Marcus retired from Sahalee on his 60^th birthday, and after being inducted into the Pacific Northwest PGA Hall of Fame, he was looking forward to devoting his time to raising his adopted son, playing lots of golf, and devoting his time to his passion of coaching Special Olympics golf.  Marcus is one of only six PGA members who are also Certified Club Managers and Certified Chief Executives in the world and enjoys bringing that wealth of knowledge and experience to the table in service to his fellow Golf Professionals.

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PNW PGA “Stay Involved” Education Series

P&L Proficiency & Learning the Financials: Everything You Need to Know to be a Financial Wizard – Part Two

Join us for a 60-minute webinar presented by Marcus King, PGA, CCM, CCE and Monte Koch, PGA. Topics include:

• Recap of Part One (first 10 mins)
• Taxes anyone? How the Big 4 Tell this Story.
• The value of Key Performance Indicators
• How strong financial acumen helps you make better, more informed decisions
• Q&A

This webinar will be held via Google Meet. Receive 1 PGA Required PDR or 1/2 AMP Education Credit for attending.

Monte Koch, PGA is a PGA Certified Professional in Player Development and is a Career Services Consultant for the PGA of America, serving PGA professionals, employers in the Pacific Northwest Section.

Marcus King, PGA, CCM, CCE is the PGA Head Golf Professional at San Juan Golf & Tennis Club in Friday Harbor, Washington, returning to his roots in front-facing golf hospitality.  Marcus has enjoyed a very fulfilling career in golf hospitality and has served as a PGA Director of Golf or a PGA General Manager at several great facilities:  operating Jackson Park Golf Course near where he grew up in Seattle, opening TPC Snoqualmie Ridge as the Head Golf Professional, preparing Wolf Creek Resort in Utah for the Winter Olympics, and returning to the Northwest to manage the private clubs of Fairwood, Sand Point, Overlake, and most recently, Sahalee Country Club.  Marcus retired from Sahalee on his 60^th birthday, and after being inducted into the Pacific Northwest PGA Hall of Fame, he was looking forward to devoting his time to raising his adopted son, playing lots of golf, and devoting his time to his passion of coaching Special Olympics golf.  Marcus is one of only six PGA members who are also Certified Club Managers and Certified Chief Executives in the world and enjoys bringing that wealth of knowledge and experience to the table in service to his fellow Golf Professionals.

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PNW PGA “Stay Involved” Education Series

Elevate your Instruction through Applied Psychology Fundamentals

Join Jon Evertz from Courses on Courses for this educational webinar designed to help you understand your students better as learners and make your teaching more effective. Topics include:

• Identify student learning styles to meet students where they are
• Foundational aspects of high performance and leadership mindsets
• Understand how Golf can help your students win at life

Jon Evertz is the Head Coach of Courses on Courses

• MA, Middlebury College, Breadloaf School of English
• Certified Trainer, Positive Coaching Alliance
• 12+ years Caddying experience

This webinar will be held via Google Meet. Receive 1 PGA Required PDR or 1/2 AMP Education Credit for attending.

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PNW PGA “Stay Involved” Education Series

PGA Jr. League

Join us for a 60-minute webinar presented by Patrick Oropallo, PGA.

This webinar will be held via Google Meet. Receive 1 PGA PDR or 1/2 AMP Education Credit for attending.

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PNW PGA “Stay Involved” Education Series

Modern Tee Sheet Management for 2025: Dynamic Pricing, Power Hours & More

Join us for a 60-minute webinar presented by Tyler Sweet, PGA and Monte Koch, PGA.

This webinar will be held via Google Meet. Receive 1 PGA Required PDR or 1/2 AMP Education Credit for attending.

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PNW PGA “Stay Involved” Education Series

Bringing PGA HOPE to Your Facility

Join us for a 90-minute webinar presented by Brandy Cain.

This webinar will be held via Google Meet. Receive 1 PGA PDR or 1/2 AMP Education Credit for attending.

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PNW PGA “Stay Involved” Education Series

Education – Strategic Business & Engagement Planning for Marketing Success

Join us for a 60-minute webinar presented by Monte Koch, PGA.

This webinar will be held via Google Meet. Receive 1 PGA Required PDR or 1/2 AMP Education Credit for attending.

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PNW PGA “Stay Involved” Education Series

PGA Family Golf

Join us for a 60-minute webinar presented by Patrick Oropallo, PGA.

This webinar will be held via Google Meet. Receive 1 PGA PDR or 1/2 AMP Education Credit for attending.

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PNW PGA “Stay Involved” Education Series

Merchandising with Sean Arey, 2023 PNW Merchandiser of the Year – Public

Join Sean Arey, PGA for this 60-minute educational webinar.

Sean Arey, PGA, of Trysting Tree GC, was honored as the 2023 PNW PGA Merchandiser of the Year in the Public category. As one of the few pros who owns his golf shop, Sean’s commitment to excellence shines through in every aspect of his merchandising operation at Trysting Tree. Demonstrating exceptional sales, margins, and efficiency, Sean’s retail success stands out prominently. Despite limited space, Trysting Tree leads in retail sales per square foot, boasting an impressive $580 in 2022. Sean’s strategic buying practices, particularly emphasizing college sports near Oregon State University, showcase his innovative approach to merchandising.

This webinar will be held via Google Meet. Receive 1 PGA Required PDR or 1/2 AMP Education Credit for attending.

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PNW PGA “Stay Involved” Education Series

PlayIQ: Leaning Into AI in Golf Instruction

Join us for a 90-minute webinar with Ben Fowler and Monte Koch, PGA.

This webinar will be held via Google Meet. Receive 1 PGA Required PDR or 1/2 AMP Education Credit for attending.

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PNW PGA “Stay Involved” Education Series

The Hidden Power of Applying and Interviewing: Boost Your Career Outside of Job Hunting

Join us for a 60-minute webinar with Monte Koch, PGA. Learn why applying and interviewing, even when you’re not looking for a job, is a wise career move.

This webinar will be held via Google Meet. Receive 1 PGA Required PDR or 1/2 AMP Education Credit for attending.

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PNW PGA “Stay Involved” Education Series

Building your Successful Junior Leaders

Join Sara and Chris Griffin of Griffin Golf for this educational 60-minute webinar.

This webinar will be held via Google Meet. Receive 1 PGA Required PDR or 1/2 AMP Education Credit for attending.

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PNW PGA “Stay Involved” Education Series

Rethinking Player Development: Making Teaching and Player Development a Pillar for Staff Recruitment and Retention

Join Derek Siesser, Scott Erdmann and Ross Kukula for this educational webinar, and learn how we were able to grow our professional staff from 2 to 7, reduce hours worked and double professional income and the steps you can take to do the same.

• “Status Quo Sucks” Why the current employment model creates divide at facilities, professional burnout and slows program growth.
• “The Percentage Paradox and the Cash Conundrum” – Why paying lessons by percentage for most is a deterrent and why allowing your staff to accept cash is hurting them.
• “What you’re doing is probably illegal, maybe” – Teaching off the clock or have employees as an independent contractor? You’re probably exposed.
• “More mediocre jobs, or fewer great jobs” Why the jobs we’re offering create a bleak future and what we can do about it.
• “The New Model” – How to take steps to create great jobs, booming programs and happy staff.
• This webinar will be held via Google Meet. Receive 1 PGA PDR or 1/2 AMP Credit for attending.

Derek Siesser, PGA of Indian Canyon Golf Course was selected as the 2022 Teacher of the Year. In 2022, Derek’s students combined for 12 wins, 9 Junior State Qualifiers, 2 USGA Championship Qualifiers, 23 personal low scores and 92 strokes lower on handicap. But Derek’s qualifications for this award go beyond the golf lessons he teaches. He emerged as a leader in teaching and growing the game in 2019, winning the PNW PGA Player Development award that year, and once again has proven himself an innovator. Through his Inland Empire Golf Academy, he not only teaches golfers of all abilities, but also mentors other PGA Professionals and Associates and helps them find better work-life balance.

Scott Erdmann, PGA of Oswego Lake Country Club was honored with the 2022 Player Development Award. Scott doesn’t just create programs, he creates community and opportunities. As Director of Instruction, Scott offers a multitude of instructional programs with an outstanding level of member participation. His quality programs celebrate personal milestones to keep members engaged, while his adaptability brings in new students of all ages year after year. His latest accomplishment, the “Scoring Method” program, implements “a results based coaching system that is rooted in learning on the golf course.”

Ross Kukula, PGA is the Director of Instruction at Arrowhead Golf Club. He provides score-oriented results for golfers looking to shoot lower scores. He also runs an expansive program for beginner women and junior golfers. He was an Operation 36 “Top 50 Coach” in 2021-2023.

PNW PGA “Stay Involved” Education Series

PGA Coach & the American Development Model

Join us for a 60-minute webinar presented by Patrick Oropallo, PGA.

This webinar will be held via Google Meet. Receive 1 PGA PDR or 1/2 AMP Education Credit for attending.

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PNW PGA “Stay Involved” Education

Starting the Year with Golf Genius

Join us for a 90-minute webinar with Justin Scott, PGA.

You will also have the opportunity to ask questions. This webinar will be held via Google Meet. Receive 1 PGA Required PDR or 1/2 AMP Education Credit for attending.

PNW PGA “Stay Involved” Education Series

The Importance of Club Repair to Your Business

Join us for a 60-minute webinar presented by Jim Von Lossow, PGA.

This webinar will be held via Google Meet. Receive 1 PGA PDR or 1/2 AMP Education Credit for attending.

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PNW PGA “Stay Involved” Education Series

PGA Jr. League

Join us for a 60-minute webinar presented by Patrick Oropallo, PGA.

This webinar will be held via Google Meet. Receive 1 PGA PDR or 1/2 AMP Education Credit for attending.

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PNW PGA “Stay Involved” Education Series

Turfgrass Management

Join us for a 90-minute webinar presented by Joel Kachmarek and Brett Eaton, PGA.

This webinar will be held via Google Meet. Receive 1 PGA Required PDR or 1/2 AMP Education Credit for attending.

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PNW PGA “Stay Involved” Education Series

Learn How To Grow The Game AND Your Business through PGA Coach

Join Carissa Shaw, PGA for this educational 60-minute webinar.

Carissa Shaw (Simmons) is a PGA Golf Professional who was born and raised in Boise, Idaho. She has been teaching golf for over 10 years and currently operates her own business, Better Together Golf. She has served in various roles at golf clubs and organizations, including Teaching Professional, PGA Director of Member Engagement, and Interim Head Golf Professional. She is also president of the Western Washington Chapter PGA, a Board Member of the Pacific Northwest PGA, and on the PGA of America National Adult Player Development Committee.

This webinar will be held via Google Meet. Receive 1 PGA Required PDR or 1/2 AMP Education Credit for attending.

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PNW PGA “Stay Involved” Education Series

Leaning into AI for Enhancing Written Communication

Join us for a 60-minute webinar with Monte Koch, PGA.

This webinar will be held via Google Meet. Receive 1 PGA Required PDR or 1/2 AMP Education Credit for attending.

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PNW PGA “Stay Involved” Education Series

PGM 3.1 Mentoring with National Education Faculty

Join us for a 60-minute webinar presented by PGA of America Education Facility staff.

This webinar will be held via Google Meet. Receive 1 PGA PDR or 1/2 AMP Education Credit for attending.

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PNW PGA “Stay Involved” Education Series

Mark the Golf Course the Way You Want the Course to Play

Join us for a 90-minute webinar presented by Chuck West, PGA plus PGA of America Winter Series staff.

Chuck West is the recipient of the 2017 PNW PGA Perry Williams Award. In addition to serving the Section Rules Committee, he has served the PGA National Rules Committee for 26 years. He has taught or coordinated over 30 USGA/PGA Rules of Golf workshops and webinars.

This webinar will be held via Google Meet. Receive 1 PGA PDR or 1/2 AMP Education Credit for attending.

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PNW PGA “Stay Involved” Education Series

Think You Know The Rules? Rules Conversation with Two National PGA Rules Committee Members

Join us for a 90-minute webinar presented by Chuck West, PGA and Kathy Brown, PGA.

Chuck West is the recipient of the 2017 PNW PGA Perry Williams Award. In addition to serving the Section Rules Committee, he has served the PGA National Rules Committee for 26 years. He has taught or coordinated over 30 USGA/PGA Rules of Golf workshops and webinars.

Kathy Brown received the PNW PGA Perry Williams Award in 2015, 2016 and 2019 and serves on the PGA National Rules Committee.

This webinar will be held via Google Meet. Receive 1 PGA PDR or 1/2 AMP Education Credit for attending.

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