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Golf Careers to Suit Your Personality

Sunday, May 25th, 2008 at 12:34 pm

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According to a 2005 study by Golf Digest magazine, there are over 40,000 golf courses currently operating worldwide, and over half of these courses are located in the United States of America. This equates to the golf industry, and is a booming job market filled with seamless opportunities for enthusiastic golf-lovers, like you. With the housing boom over, you definitely want to stay out of the building industry as there will be many foreclosures of single family homes in the next year. But a career in golf is untouched by this building industry so far, and it make sense to land one of the many jobs in this golf industry.

And, best of all, there are many different kinds of golf careers in this lucrative industry. If you are wondering which career will suit you best, simply allow your personality to guide you in the right direction. For example, if you are a people-person, always ready to help a fellow golf enthusiast improve his or her swing, then maybe a golf instructor is the job for you. Or, perhaps you are more of a quiet artist. Maybe you would enjoy a career in golf coarse design rather than out on the playing field. Below are some golf careers, which may interest you as a trained golf professional.
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Being a professional golfer has many advantages:

Many golfers dream about being the next Tiger Woods or Annika Sorenstam.
Anything is possible.
With time, patience, and a boatload of skill, you can also become one of the golfing elite.

However, don’t think this is something that is instantaneous. Most professional golfers have paid their dues, and have worked their way up the career ladder by starting as assistants.

How about Sales and marketing?

No doubt about it, golf is a huge business
Courses are in competition to draw players
resorts are in competition to draw players

This is why they need the best sales and marketing team they can acquire. If you have sales or marketing skills and a strong passion for golf, consider incorporating both your interests into a sales or marketing golf position.

Then there is Golf course design:

visual conceptions of artists and architects
beautiful golf courses
located around the world

If you are an artist who happens to love golf, put your skills to the test and study for a golf career in golf course design.

How about Equipment specialist:

Camilo Villegas
Vijay Singh
all rely on equipment specialists to help them with their game

After all, if a golfer’s equipment is not suited flawlessly to the individual, his or her game will suffer noticeably. As an equipment specialist, you will fit golfers in the proper equipment using a fitting system and a PGA-recognized golf range. You will be the go to guy for fixing and perfecting golf equipment.

golf range

But before you can pursue your dream of working in the golf industry, you must choose an accredited golf school to attend. A golf academy will not only show you how to master your golf skills, but it will also train you on the fundamentals and artistry of the game. Plus, this is the best way to learn much more about all of the different golf careers at your fingertips.

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