Facilities

The Suzy and Jim Broadhurst Golf Teaching and Research Center is for the primary use of PGA Professional Golf Management students, in addition to conducting golf relevant research. The indoor space includes 3D motion capture systems from Qualisys and Golf Biodynamics, putting analysis system, video analysis equipment and software, ball flight monitors, multiple hitting stations, force plates, synthetic putting green, golf-specific exercise equipment, and all of the latest fitting equipment from top golf brands, as well as faculty and intern offices.

Please contact us if you would like to be a part of this state-of-the-art facility. The Professional Golf Management Program will continue to accept donations as it strives to further game improvement research and provide superior learning environments for students.

The Penn State Golf Courses practice facility is set up to simulate all of the necessary practice situations that might be found on any course. The practice facility at the back of the practice range contains multiple hitting tiers, a chipping and pitching green, green-side bunkers, fairway bunkers, and uneven lies. A portion of the Penn State Golf Courses practice facility is exclusive for PGA PGM students and Penn State golf teams. The Penn State Golf Courses practice facility also includes four large putting greens, three at the clubhouse, and the other by the Professional Golf Management office.

The PGA Professional Golf Management Office and Student Lounge serves as everyone’s (students and faculty) second home. The location is the seventh floor of the Donald H. Ford building. Students have full access to the faculty and staff of the PGA Professional Golf Management program. The student lounge includes comfortable seating, TV, and a private space for students to study, work on group projects, and interview for internships.

The player development program is designed to enhance the skill level of all our PGA PGM students. We strive to help our students all achieve a scratch handicap or better by the time they graduate. Player development is a year-long program that utilizes the Penn State Golf Courses practice facilities, the GTRC, and includes resources from experts within the industry to provide our students with a holistic and individualized developmental plan. They are educated on course management, technique, mental skills, and much more as a part of this program.