Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. is cutting hundreds of jobs in its golf division as fewer Americans hit the links.
A spokeswoman for the PGA of America said more than 400 of its members
who were employed as golf instructors at Dick's were notified Tuesday
that they would be laid off. The organization, which counts more than
28,000 members overall, said it would offer career counseling and
employment services to its affected members.
Representatives for Dick's didn't immediately respond to requests for comment.
According to a Dick's annual report, the company offered in-store
private lessons with PGA and Ladies Professional Golf Association golf
professionals across its Dick's Sporting Goods and Golf Galaxy
locations. There were 593 such employees as of Feb. 1, according to the
filing. Dick's employed about 34,300 full- and part-time workers overall
as of that date.
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