Mission Statement

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:
1. 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
2. rules and etiquette of golf