Professional Organizations

The National Club Association has served as an invaluable resource for thousands of club leaders across the country for more than 45 years. Although noted for our influence on Capitol Hill, NCA’s staff of professionals is also readily available to answer members’ questions and concerns about compliance, governance, and federal and state issues. In addition, our team constantly gathers industry-specific news, trends and research data and provides time-critical solutions, education, best business practices and services to club leaders nationwide.

The Club Managers Association of America (CMAA) is the professional Association for managers of membership clubs. With close to 7,000 members across all classifications, our manager members run more than 3,000 country, golf, city, athletic, faculty, yacht, town and military clubs.

The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) is the leading professional organization for the men and women who manage golf courses in the United States and worldwide.

Founded in 1919, the National Restaurant Association is the leading business association for the restaurant industry. Together with the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, our goal is to lead America's restaurant industry into a new era of prosperity, prominence, and participation, enhancing the quality of life for all we serve.

Owners and operators of golf courses throughout the U.S. and the world – from those who run 9-hole facilities in rural locations to owners of the largest golf course portfolios in the most popular golf destinations – look to the National Golf Course Owners Association as a valuable source for information and education, and an advocate for their best interests.

The National Golf Foundation is your resource for golf business information with the mission of "helping golf businesses succeed." Golf Courses, Practice Facilities, Golf Businesses, Golf Associations, Golf Retailers and Golf Management Companies are the core of our membership.

PGA.com is the official online destination for the Professional Golfers' Association of America. The mission of PGA.com and its alliance with Tuner Sports New Media is to serve PGA professionals and the golfing public with services and products that inspire, direct, and facilitate nationwide participation.

The Ladies Professional Golf Association is the longest-running women's sports association in the world. Founded in 1950, the organization has grown from its roots as a playing tour into a non-profit organization involved in every facet of golf. The LPGA Tour and the LPGA Teaching & Club Professionals (T&CP) comprise the backbone of what has become the premier women's sports organization in the world today.

Hospitality Financial & Technology Professionals is headquartered in Austin, Texas USA and with an office in Maastricht, The Netherlands. HFTP is the global professional association for financial and technology personnel working in hotels, clubs, and other hospitality-related businesses. Founded in 1952, HFTP provides first-class educational events, networking, certifications and resources to over 4,800 members worldwide.

Professional Club Marketing Association (PCMA) is the national association for directors of membership at private clubs. Our mission is to provide membership marketing professionals with relevant information on trends affecting the private club industry, an encompassing educational venue from which to grow professionally, and to represent our members to other professional associations within the industry.