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By James Gilmore, Denver, Colorado
Metropolitan Tee Times
An Organization of Inclusion
"While we are on the subject
of the WGTF, I might add that our organization has always been diverse in terms of gender,
race, ethnicity, and age. From the very beginning, the USGTF has been an organization of inclusion.
This is one of our strengths that has had far reaching implications as we continue to grow
worldwide."
 USGTF
Member
"We
are very proud for instance of USGTF members such as the late Julius Richardson,
the first African American to be officially designated by Golf Magazine
as one of the top 100 teaching professionals in the United States.
By 81, Mr. Richardson continued to teach six hours per day year round,
with a lesson agenda booked well in advance. He thanked the USGTF
repeatedly for recognizing his lifelong accomplishments as
a golf teaching professional and giving him the opportunity to belong
to an organization of his peers. Unfortunately, this opportunity never
presented itself to Julius in his younger years, simply because of
the color of his skin. He has had an impact on the game that will be remembered indefinately.
Member Benefits
I also asked Mr. Bryant about
USGTF member benefits. It seems the administrative staff have all been hard at work over the
years providing member benefits which are too many and varied to list in this article. However
benefits include member liability insurance, group life insurance, ongoing refresher courses,
a Level IV Masters certification course, educational and marketing material, and discounts
on equipment with key golf manufacturing companies. Also of noteworthy interest: the annual
United States Golf Teachers Cup, the biennial World Golf Teachers Cup and the World Golf Teachers Tour are extremely popular events among USGTF members.
Quality of Golf Membership
The one thing
that was not difficult for me to perceive in this interview with
Mr. Bryant was the passion he exhibited when talking about both
the USGTF and WGTF, and the quality of their membership. Perhaps
this, more than anything, characterizes the reason for the growth and
sucess of both of these entities.
The End.
USGTF is a member of World
Golf Teachers Federation
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