The ICG is pleased to announce that it is now offering the industry’s only truly independent member owned organization providing clubmaking & repair certification to all members in good standing. The program was developed so that all members can demonstrate their knowledge and skills in the area of golf club assembly and repair.
ICG Certified Clubmaker is intended to be a mark of excellence in the field of golf club assembly and repairs using the latest technology and techniques. This certificate of achievement by the identifies that the recipient is a member in good standing of the ICG and skilled at all aspects of Golf Club Assembly and Repair including, but not limited to, re-shafting graphite and steel shafts in various club head designs. Additional demonstrated skills in putter & iron repairs along with a working knowledge of MOI, Shaft Profiling and Spine Alignment are also included in the certification.
The clubmaking certification exam consists of a 150 question written exam (taken on-line) and a hands-on practical skills test involving the assembly of 5 clubs and a putter. Regional graders are in place at the following locations in the US, Canada, Europe, and Asia to mentor each participant through the entire certification experience:
- Overall Coordinator - DJ McIntosh, Raymond, NH (US)
- Grading Arbitrator - Bob Dodds, Louisville, KY (US)
- Canada - Dave Eagar, Calgary, AB
- Europe - Frans van Daalen, Gilly sur Isere, France
- Northeast US - Jim Cook, Agawam, MA
- Central US - Dave Hohnke, Bloomington, IN
- South Central US - Don Johnson, Fairfield Glade, TN
- Western US (To get us started) - DJ McIntosh
- Asia - Eric Ng, Singapore
Special thanks are extended to Technical Committee chair, Don Johnson, Dave Honke and DJ McIntosh for their contributions in creating the written and skills components respectively, and to Tim Hewitt and John Billing of the Internet Committee for implementing the on-line components of the certification exam.
Additional thanks go out to the following members who supported the technical committee’s efforts during the program development process: Eric Ng, Technical Committee Deputy Chairman, Frans van Daalen, David Eagar, Jim Cook, Jim Cosper, Bob Dodds, Rick Hays, Steve Newton, and Don Garlow. As you can see, this was a total team effort that will go a long way towards making the ICG a household name among the golfing community.
Certification program details can be found at: http://www.clubmakersguild.com/index.php/certification-training/icg-certification-program.
