PGASOFEUROPE
PGA Professionals
For as long as the PGA Professional has existed, they have been business people. From Old Tom Morris’ enterprises in ball manufacture and the first Pro Shop, to the modern day industry we are a part of, the Pro has been at the centre of the business of golf. Each and every PGA Professional has a business-based element to what they do, and there are many success stories across the globe in which Professionals have excelled in their respective fields. But what makes some of these successful Professionals tick? How did they go about creating successful and profitable businesses and what drove them to achieve their goals? Here IGPN delves deeper into just a handful of the thousands of success stories out there…
Guido Tillmanns
PGA of Germany Vice-Chairman & Professional Member and Managing Partner, Kölner Golfclub
Guido Tillmanns is renowned as a club Professional and an individual involved with the administration of his native PGA for many reasons but not least because of his business acumen and unmatched success in his club- based ventures. Guido's touch-points across the game have led to him being nominated by the PGA of Germany and subsequently awarded the coveted PGAs of Europe 5-Star Professional Award at the 2013 Annual Congress. Here IGPN looks at how Guido has secured his place as one of the leaders in
club management and development, and nurtured one of the most successful clubs in Europe.
Explain a bit of background about your business ventures and your involvement with
them… The “Kölner Golfclub” / Cologne
Golfclub is a completely new project with a new concept not seen before anywhere else in the world. We have a 9- hole Putting Course, a 9-hole Chipping Course, a 9-hole Pitching Course, an 18- hole Links Course (3700m) and an 18-hole Championship Course (6020m). We have the most holes to play in our
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region which has about 18 million inhabitants, 3 million of which are within a range of 30 minutes. Every long-term golfer and beginner will find his “starting position” at the right level, because we have a minimum of 5 different tees on the rated courses. We call ourselves “The Future in Golf” because our concept is completely focused on the needs of our clients, the time that they have for leisure with or without their family, and getting a high value for money. And we don´t use pesticides on the course!
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