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Residents question lessons revenue and pro staffing as managers defend full‑time PGA model
Summary
A resident challenged the math behind golf lessons income versus pro salaries; golf operations manager Pat O'Hara said full‑time PGA pros help drive rounds and long‑term revenue and explained the 30% split with the rec center.
Michael Burke, a resident who spoke at the Jan. meeting of the Sun City West Golf Committee, challenged the economics of the club's golf‑lesson program, saying the committee’s figures suggested about $7,000–$8,000 in lesson revenue and questioning whether that justified full‑time pro salaries.
"So if we take in approximately $8,000 in lessons ... and it's $40 per lesson ... that's about 200 lessons given," Burke said, adding: "If one pro is getting $50,000 ... we're only taking in $2,400. That doesn't seem like good mathematics." He urged…
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