To maintain the prestige, status and dignity
of the profession;
To regulate the exercise of the profession;
To encourage and promote efficiency in and responsibility
in relation to the profession;
To deal with all matters relating to the interests
of the profession and to protect those interests;
To uphold the integrity of the practitioners;
To uphold and improve the standards of professional
conduct and qualifications of practitioners;
To provide for the effective control of the professional
conduct of the practitioners;
To promote uniform practice and discipline among
practitioners;
To encourage the study of the golf game and profession;
To represent generally the views of the profession;
In the interests of the profession, to co-operate
with such other associations or bodies of persons
as it may deem fit;
To publish brochures, journals, web sites or
publications and conclude arrangements with other
persons to publicize the activities of the association
and its members and to disseminate matters of interest
to members;
To develop golf teachers and coaches with a meaningful
and in-depth knowledge of:
instructional expertise
golf techniques emphasizing the short game
communications skills -i.e. the ability to
articulate well with the student, fellow instructors
and media representatives
leadership qualities
club-fitting
