Real questions from golf course operators and managers. Straight answers.
No. Courses continue using their own staff. PGI provides the training, certification, credentials, and professional standards.
No. Existing staff can be trained and certified through the PGI program.
No. Staff continue wearing the course's uniforms and branding. PGI credentials are displayed through certification badges and lanyards.
No. PGI is a training and certification organization.
No. Courses may use any or all components of the PGI platform.
PGI can complement existing processes by providing independent documentation, acknowledgment, and record retention.
No. The legal acknowledgment process is included as part of the documentation workflow. There is no obligation to retain or hire the firm.
The course retains ownership and control of its information.
No. PGI does not guarantee lower insurance premiums, and insurance decisions are made independently by your carrier. However, PGI helps demonstrate proactive risk-management practices through staff training, certification, incident documentation, and operational procedures. Upon request, courses may provide documentation of these efforts to their insurance carrier or broker as part of their overall risk-management profile.
Yes. Upon request, PGI can provide documentation describing the training, certification, incident documentation, and operational practices implemented by the course. Many organizations choose to share this information with their insurance broker, carrier, risk-management team, or ownership group as part of their overall risk-management program.