PGM golf management Methodist university

I am considering going to methodist for pgm in the fall..iwas wondering if anybody can fill me in on information they know about the school.

I am currently in the college process as well and I got into the PGM program at methodist. From what I have heard, they have a great golf program but the "college life" sucks. There are no women and it is not a fun school. If you want a the college experience like me consider Arizona State or Clemson, which both have PGM programs. In terms of the college experience Coastal Carolina is another school with the PGM program is inbetween the others.

Here is a list of the PGM schools http://pgajobfinder.pgalinks.com/helpwanted/empcenter/pgaandyou/universities.cfm

p.s. make sure you visit  the colleges you are applying to before you commit.

yeah i have heard the same ..yet i have not gotten a chance to visit methodist unitl the spring ..and i need to send in my deposit by the 31 of this month or im not guranteed a spot in pgm.

there are no woman, as far as good-looking? or just hardly any at all?

That's some really solid sounding advice. ASU for the PGM Program, that sounds like a tremendous idea to me.

The pros:

Methodist has a good business school and has great practice facilities (proto pro v range balls). A few of the staff members (PGM) are amazing and you would be lucky to get to learn from them... especially if the business side is what you are interested in. The girl situation is improving thanks to the new nurses program. Also, I think there is a new president now.. and if not now there will be in the very near future (in the positives because I don't think the new guy could be any worse). Greek life is starting to take shape, but its still kind of lame at the same time.

The cons:

The school is over crowded. Parking was never that amazing when I was there and its probably way worse now. There are a ton of speed bumps on campus (however they did fix the potholes, so thats a plus). The food is amazingly bad. I felt the teaching side of PGM is beyond lacking. Even though the guy:girl ratio is getting better, its still atrocious (from a guys standpoint). Fayettnam is not a cool town... not even close. The people that run the school are way too uptight about a lot of things. Some facilities needed to be updated 10-15 years ago.

Overall:

Because I am more into teaching than being your standard golf shop pro, it wasn't worth it to me. The school is crazy expensive and I don't really feel I got much out of it. Plus, I wanted more of a college experience. When I thought of college I thought about meeting a bunch of people that I could relate with (on more than just golf), and that didn't really happen.

However, if you are into the business side of things, I think it could be an amazing opportunity. The guys there are great resources and have amazing connections. If you don't mind doing lots of shop time, you can intern pretty much anywhere. They can and will get you to where you want to be if that is what you want to do.

Good luck and don't be afraid to send me a pm if you have a question.