Kendall Murphy, M.A., CHE, PGA The Assistant Director, PGA Golf Management Program at UNLV. "The Chameleon"
Listen as he takes us on his journey from Oakland, California ultimately to Las Vegas, NV. Kendall has three pillars that guide him. 1. Growing the game, 2. Diversify the golf industry and 3. Mentor the next generation to be better than me.
Strong family background in sports & business help Kendall find his way into a culturally abnormal path in golf. He takes us through the early days from when his mom dropped him off to the local community golf course to loving what he does!
We talk his game and understanding his handicap! The PGA professionals are top athletes like other leagues, golf maybe more so as the tour is the 1/2% of the 1%. A very mental game as it is you vs yourself!
Says there is a resort that has better hospitality than any Las Vegas property, The Broadmoor Golf Club in Colorado Springs as he takes us though the other job experiences up to arriving back to UNLV to help run the program that started his career. Under that in US there are only 18 PGA accredited program in the states and UNLV is one of the tops!
He talks about the history of the game with #CharlieSifford #BillPowell and others. EJ confessing his admiration for @cheyenne_woods Kendall promised the intro! We get back on track and talk about others in the game like #michellewie and the pressures they face. Kendall talks about the weight and pressure in this role early on as a black professional in golf. Finding peers for support and building a community to change some of the Major issues of the game.
The Assist - "Enjoy life because life is short, enjoy every moment"

You can reach Kendall Murphy:
On Twitter, FB & Instagram - @kmurphypga

Learn more about UNLV PGA program:
unlv.edu/pga
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BykVNrsmhhY

Apply for a scholarship:
https://www.pgareach.org/pgaworks/scholarship or https://www.unlv.edu/hospitality/scholarships

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