BRAEMAR GOLF'S OPERATIONS DIRECTOR RECEIVES PGA ACCOLADE

                Michael Braidwood (right) receiving his award from Scottish PGA Chairman Alan White

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Braemar Golf Operations Director Michael Braidwood has been awarded the PGA’s second highest accolade, Advance Fellow Professional, in the latest recommendations from the Accreditation for Professional Achievement and Learning (APAL) Council.

“I am delighted to have been awarded the Advance Fellow Professional status as it will really benefit me in my role as a management consultant for Braemar Golf, giving me credibility in front clients and prospective client’s ”

"The reason I applied for APAL was that I realised it was getting noticed in the industry and people were looking for it," he said.

"Coincidentally I was speaking to our client at the PGA National in Russia last summer and he was talking about Pestevo’s director of golf Stephen Dundas and he said 'do you know he is the highest qualified professional in Russia as a PGA Fellow Professional'.

"I thought that was great and decided to make my submission. I found the whole process rewarding just looking back on my career and it also helped brush up my CV at the same time because it was quite a reflective process.

"I think it is great that The PGA has come up with a system to recognise members who have gained experience and worked hard on their own to get more training and education and I would encourage other PGA members to do it."

Michael is currently responsible for all of Braemar Golf’s management properties which sees him support these contracts in Bulgaria, Oman, Morocco, Russia and the UK.

PGA Advanced Fellow Professional David Colclough, the PGA's head of member education, was pleased to see the APAL applications increasing and the growing recognition within the golf industry.

"One of the key principles of the PGA is to promote the abilities and skills of the PGA golf professional to the wider industry and the public," he said.

"Role descriptors and industry guides on membership and education have played a part along with informing influential managers and employers via conferences and seminars, about the attributes required for PGA professionals to fit positions within the industry.

"APAL recognition fits within this as it identifies the qualities and levels of expertise of PGA professionals and alongside the role descriptors it helps committees, owners and others who employ golf professionals to identify those abilities and skills beyond the norm.

"It is because of this we are seeing an increase in APAL applications and they are assisting PGA professionals to identify their skills and put them at the forefront of the profession.

"I anticipate this will encourage more PGA professionals to apply for an APAL status due to the fact they are becoming a key indicator within the industry."

The APAL Council was founded in 2004 and to date 492 awards have been made.

+Braemar Golf is an international golf services company head quartered at the home of golf in St Andrews, Scotland. They construct, support and manage high quality golf developments in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.

For more information contact – 

Michael Braidwood

michaelbraidwood@braemargolf.co.uk

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