Overview
The PGA State Management Professional of the Year Award is designed to recognise the achievements of PGA Members in roles within the industry which require the use of management skills. Such role is not limited by role title, rather identified by the nominee controlling or managing all or part of a business with direct staffing responsibility.

Criteria
The award is to be based upon the achievements of the member in relation to the following criteria:
1. Club/Facility Performance and Leadership
2. Innovation and Strategic Planning
3. Marketing, Communication and Promotion of Golf
4. ACE Status and Personal Continuing Education

Nomination Process
Nominations may be submitted by anyone, however, nominees will be ratified by the PGA and the final nomination list will be determined by the South Australian PGA Vocational Committee.

Nominations will close on Friday 30th August, 2019.

Selection Process
Once nominated, the PGA Member nominee will be asked to complete the online PGA Management Professional of the Year Nominee Form to supplement and further identify their achievements in the four (4) criteria areas.

Each nominee submission will be reviewed by the South Australian PGA Vocational Committee against the listed criteria and ranked according to their achievements and/or expertise in each category.

The Winner will be announced at the 2019 South Australian Golf Industry Awards Dinner on Saturday October 26th, 2019.

The winner of the South Australian PGA Management Professional of the Year Award will automatically be nominated for the National Management Professional of the Year Award at the Greg Norman Medal Dinner during the Australian PGA Championship in December.