Another route to becoming a PGA Professional is by the three-year PGA training course which involves distance learning whilst working in golf and now incorporates a Foundation Degree in Professional Golf in conjunction with the University of Birmingham.
Almost 50 percent of head injuries sustained in sports or recreational activities occur during bicycling, skateboarding, or skating incidents. More than 775,000 children, ages 14 and younger, are treated in hospital emergency rooms for sports-related injuries each year. Most of the injuries occurred as a result of falls, being struck by an object, collisions, and overexertion during unorganized or informal sports activities.
The total number of Achilles tendon injuries is higher than 232,000 per year because of: a) non-sports Achilles tendon injuries, b) Achilles tendon sports injuries that do not interfere with sports participation, and c) some Achilles tendon injuries are suffered by children under the age of six.