Joe Kelly
PGA Lead Business Relationship Officer
(PGA Fellow Member & Qualified PGA Director of Golf)
Joe is a PGA Fellow whose background and expertise is in facility management. Spending more than a decade as a General Manager, he has gained extensive experience across all areas of the golf industry and before joining The PGA had been instrumental in strategic planning for Birmingham City Council and Mytime Active Golf. Joe completed The PGA’s Director of Golf qualification in 2012 and now works on the delivery of this qualification as well as the delivery of the ASQ Level 5 Golf Club Management Qualification. He also supports the delivery of training seminars for GCMA, CMAE as well as working very closely with national governing bodies across the UK and Ireland.
Many articles Joe has written about the golf industry have been published and he has presented on many elements of the business, to a variety of industry audiences. Joe’s current role with the PGA is to offer support to its Members across a wide range of disciplines.
His role also extends to supporting clubs and employers of PGA Professionals around the recruitment of PGA members to fill various roles within the golf industry. In the past two years Joe has worked with many clubs to help establish the right levels of remuneration and retainer and to develop the working relationships, contracts, roles and responsibilities and agreements between those parties.
Below is some feedback received from Club Managers Joe has worked with recently:-
“Joe’s advice was balanced and he helped us find the best Professional for the position.” Steve Rowley, Belton Park GC
“Having taken advice from the PGA BRO I believe we delivered a very professional approach in our selection process for the position of PGA Head Professional.”
Keith Dingley, Stand GC
“Joe has great knowledge of the industry and I was pleased to see that he was very much trying to help us as much as the PGA professionals.”
Ben Martin, Elton Furze GC
“Joe has been instrumental in helping us to find what we consider the perfect candidate and we can’t thank him enough.” Phil Morris, Bromsgrove GC
Thank you for the help and support you have given to us on the recruitment of a new PGA Professional. Our only regret was not contacting you at the beginning of the process.” Sandra Thomas, Maesdu GC
“I learned a great deal about the further ways we could build a ‘’win-win’’ relationship with our Head Professional”.
Ralph Magee, York GC
“I feel that had I had to pay someone for the advice and guidance that Joe has to offer I would have had to pay a very large bill. ” Angus Hoare, PGA Professional
MDP Sessions delivered:
- The PGA Pro, MDP 1
