PGA

PGA (Professional Golfers’ Association) of Malta – proud partner of OZO Malta

The Professional Golfers Association (PGA) of Malta was founded in 1997, 7 years after the PGA of Europe was formed.

The PGA of Europe was re-branded in 2020 and is now called the CPG (Confederation of Professional Golf). The PGA of Malta enjoys full member status as a member of the CPG since its foundation.

The founding members were Mr. Richard Davies as its first President, Mr. Henning Schulze-Doering, Vice-President and the late Mr. Alex Mangion as Secretary. The PGA of Malta has been chaired by Mr. Henning Schulze-Doering since the year 2000 and is recognized by the Malta Golf Association as the professional body for professional golfers within Malta.

Membership

Individual membership of the PGA of Malta can only be granted to an individual who meets all the entry criteria as agreed by the CPG’s Board of Directors/Education Committee.

Individuals must have reached 18 years of age at the time of application for membership and the individual must have received the leaving certificate awarded to students who complete the full circle of compulsory secondary education. Furthermore individuals must be able to demonstrate accurately and effectively a range of predetermined golf shots. Individuals should be able to provide evidence of a playing ability (PAT) that meets or exceeds the PGA of Malta entry criteria, which currently stands at 6 over Par for male players and 10 over Par over 36 holes for female players. The local education can lead up the IPE (Initial Professional Education) as recognized by the CPG and to a fully qualified teaching professional as recognized by the PGA of Malta.

All membership requirements are to be decided by the Board of Directors of the PGA of Malta on an individual basis.

The three letters P.G.A. have stood as a mark of quality, contribution and service for over 100 years. The first Professional Golfers Association was formed in 1901 in London, England. The objectives of the original PGA were:

To promote interest in the game of golf; to protect and advance the mutual and trade interests of all its members; to hold meetings and tournaments periodically for the encouragement of the younger members, to institute a Benevolent Fund for the relief of deserving members; to act as an agency for assisting any professional or club maker to obtain employment; and to effect any other objects of a like nature as may be determined from time to time by the Association

The Confederation of Professional Golf [CPG] is an association of 42 National PGAs, representing a combined membership in excess of 12,500 golf professionals, steered through the guiding principles of Togetherness, Collaboration and Development to provide collective voice and opportunities for the benefit of the game.

The CPG is also a partner in Ryder Cup Europe as the sole member of the Ryder Cup European Development Trust (RCEDT) and is widely acknowledged as a lead body in the provision of golf development expertise on a global basis through its collaboration with The R&A in its developmental delivery.