Wondering how your child moves from level to level to level? Here’s the steps required.
All levels of certification have two parts: a golf skills assessment, and a written assessment of two pieces over life skills knowledge and golf etiquette & rules.
Attendance hours need to be met prior to starting official certification. Hours requirements can be discussed with your staff lead coach of your program.
| PLAYer to Par | Par to Birdie | Birdie to Eagle | Eagle to ACE | |
| Age requirement | No age requirement – curriculum written for 9yr | No age requirement – curriculum written for 11yr | No age requirement- curriculum written for 13yr | must be at least 13 turning 14 to go to ACE |
| Hour requirement | Minimum of 27 hours of TFT programming attended | Minimum of 36 hours of TFT programming attended | Minimum of 48 hours of TFT programming attended | Minimum of 60 hours of TFT programming attended |
| Yardage Book | Sufficient completion of the yardage book based on communicated lead coach expectations | Sufficient completion of the yardage book based on communicated lead coach expectations | Sufficient completion of the yardage book based on communicated lead coach expectations | Sufficient completion of the yardage book based on communicated lead coach expectations |
| Putting Requirement | 9 holes of a putting course – no score requirement | 9 holes of a putting course – score of 27 or less | 9 holes of a putting course – score of 23 or less | 9 holes of a putting course – score of 18 or less |
| Chipping Requirement | 3 holes of chipping & putting – score of 12 or less | 6 holes of chipping & putting – score of 21 or less | 9 holes of chipping & putting – score of 27 or less | |
| Pitching Requirement | 3 out of 6 shots to a green at least 55 to 75 yards away | 3 out of 6 shots to a green at least 80 to 100 yards away | ||
| Driving Requirement | 3 out of 6 shots to a fairway, shots at least 160+ yards long in a fairway 40 yards wide | |||
| Playing Requirement | One 9-hole round, no score requirement | One 9-hole round, score of 72 or less, at a yardage distance between 1,500 to 1,900 yards | Five 9-hole round, score of 63 or less, at a yardage distance between 1,900 to 2,500 yards | Ten 18-hole rounds, score of 110 or less, at a yardage distance between 5,000 to 6,000 yards |