Congratulations to the 2008 Canadian PGA Class "A" Recipients

Congratulations to the 2008 Canadian PGA Class "A" Recipients

Congratulations to the 2008 Canadian PGA Class 'A' Recipients

The Canadian PGA would like to congratulate the following 2008 Class 'A' Recipients!

Becoming a Canadian PGA Professional is an exciting and rewarding career path in which the steps to becoming one are designed to support and assist candidates in achieving his or her goals.

The Canadian PGA's philosophy is to provide the Canadian golf industry with the highest quality professional administrators, teachers, players and promoters of the game, through superior training, education and member development.

The Canadian PGA believes it takes time and focus to develop the type of Professionals who are the best, most effective and productive in the golf industry. That is why it sometimes takes a Canadian PGA Apprentice many years to achieve their Canadian PGA Class 'A' status.

The Canadian PGA ELITE (Enhanced Learning and Innovative Training and Education) is the Canadian PGA's Apprenticeship Program. It involves an intensive eight stage process, that will provide aspiring Canadian PGA Professionals the opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for success in the golf industry through formal education studies, teaching certification, professional development and golf-specific workshop studies.

The names below are the recipients of the 2008 Class 'A' status after successfully completing the eight stage process in becoming a Canadian PGA Member.

Congratulations!

Highest Mark Nationally: 94%
Lowest Mark Nationally: 65%
Average Mark Nationally: 80.80%
Total Class “A” Exams Written: 113
Total Re-Writes: 8

Recipients by Zone:

Alberta

Elizabeth Ream
Brandon Regnier
Travis Yeske
Sheldon Long
Jacob Cartier
Brad Walterhouse
Brice MacDermott
Kent Wing
Ray Gilkes
Brett Buye
Kevin Houde
Justin Brown
Keith Whitecotton
Andre DiBartolo
Brent Watters
Jeff MacGregor
Jae Maegaard
Aaron Miller
Dan Barbuscio
Dale Miners
Wayne Dick
Wayne Truax

Atlantic

Dallas Desjardins
Chris Corman
Jason Rideout
Whitney Williams
Alex Jewers
Donald Connolly
Justin Davis
Jeff Affleck

British Columbia

Michael Chmilar
Doug Petrie
Darren Ottenbreit
Tommy Dunn
Jason Smith
Michael Kearns
Travis Mann
Germain Francoeur
Kent Strong
Andrew Hajer
Jeffrey Zaiser
Brian Coe
Justin Day
Mike Kim
Rhett Bokitch
Matthew Lombardi
Adam Lecky
Wilson Yam
Myles Johnson
Rob Houlding
Greg Mahen
Peter Moore

Manitoba

Darryl Spence

Ontario

Peter Stewart
Ryan Holley
Brodie Mackay
Jared Lohnes
Rob Brandon
Ben Turcotte
Bryan Rourke
Leslie Painter
Liam Mucklow
Reg Millage
Mike Weber
Rory McMillan
Jeff Long
John O'Brien
Jason May
Scott McInroy
Angelo Puma
Darren Stevens
Graham Cory
Bob Beauchemin
Brock Edwards
Christopher McMahon
Sarah Boyce
Todd Stephens
Graham Ure
Jon Mozes
Craig Card
Graham Hegler
Adam Baylis
Jeff Collingridge
Mark Armstrong
Robert Vincent
Cody Macdonald
David Smith
Justin Fairchild
Mike Gunson
Scott Bogle
Justin Stiebel
Paul Bonenfant
Stephen Balas
Kyle Levitt
Brad Dove
David Reid
Darrick Harrop
Erik Campbell
Jason Helman
Randy Nicholls
Scott Allan
Greg Lecky
J.J. Alexander
Lynden D'Aloisio
Ryan Cater
Tyler Gravel
Chris Bowen

Ottawa

Mike Touchette
Chris Barber
Joe Dubinski
Geoff James

Québec

Antoine St-Jean
Yanick Mongeau
Marc-Andre Roy
Francis Tanguay
Benoit Guevremont
Michel Painchaud
Stephane Maltais
Philippe Mongeau
Lyne Thibodeau
Simon Marinier

Saskatchewan

Brian Gabrush
Dean Toles

About the CPGA:

Established in 1911, the Canadian Professional Golfers’ Association is a non-profit association comprised of approximately 3,500 golf professionals across the country with a mandate to promote and advance the game of golf, serving the needs of both its membership and the golf public through professional and junior golf development programs and high-calibre competitive events. The National Office is located in Acton, Ontario with nine Zone Offices across the country. For more information, visit www.cpga.com  

For more information contact:

Erica Duffy
Communications Coordinator
Canadian PGA
erica@cpga.com  
800.782.5764 (x234)