Golf Management Academic Programs

New Mexico State University

• Students attending the PGA Golf Management program at New Mexico State University earn a bachelors degree in marketing with a special concentration in golf management. The university owns a PGA member golf course offering students hands-on training during the four and a half year program. Students must complete a 16-month internship during their studies in a variety of PGA facilities including courses and offices. Students become PGA members after graduation only if they are employed in a PGA-eligible position. Students must also successfully complete the Player Ability Test given by the PGA.

  New Mexico State University
  College of Business
  1320 East University Ave.
  Las Cruces, NM 88003
  575-646-0111
  nmsu.edu

Ferris State University

• Ferris State University's Professional Golf Management program began in 1975 in collaboration with the PGA. Students leave the program with a bachelors degree in business and credits towards a future membership in the PGA. The program combines business classes, five semesters of internship work at PGA golf courses and one year of the PGA's own golf management program. Students trained in the program learn managerial and public relations skills needed to run a golf course and promote and implement golf tournaments. Students also receive training in repairing and maintaining golf equipment. Students in the program have the opportunity to take classes in golf course design and golf facility design. The PGA requires students to pass the PGA Player Ability Test prior to graduation.

  Ferris State University
  Professional Golf Management
  1506 Knollview Drive
  Big Rapids, MI 49307
  231-591-2380
  ferris.edu

Florida Gulf Coast University

• The PGA Golf Management program at Florida Gulf Coast University combines a liberal arts education with a concentration in golf management. Students earn a bachelor of science degree upon graduation and successful completion of the PGA Player Ability Test. The program lasts four and a half years and requires all students to complete a 16-month internship at PGA member golf courses. The school boasts that current students have the opportunity to attend classes part-time and play at one of 150 PGA-approved golf courses near the school in southwest Florida during their internship.

  Florida Gulf Coast University
  10501 FGCU Blvd. S
  Fort Myers, FL 33965
  239-590-1000
  fgcu.edu