2008 Golf Business Symposium
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 The inaugural symposium was held May 14-15, 2008, at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Dallas.
2008 Agenda
| Topic |
Presenter |
| State of the Industry 2008 |
Dr. Joe Beditz, NGF president & CEO |
| The Future of Private Golf Clubs in America |
Dr. Joe Beditz, NGF president & CEO |
| The Golf Business During Recessions |
Dr. Allen K. Lynch, Mercer University |
| Trends in the Future of Golf |
Tiffany Vasilchik, Faith Popcorn's BrainReserve |
| Golf Opportunities Created by Boomers |
David Court, McKinsey & Co. |
2008 Testimonials
- "Definitely a worthwhile investment."
- "Excellent symposium - high quality, high content - all delivered in a very professional/take home value manner. Absolutely one of your best. Look forward to the next one."
- "Good to meet all of the industry leaders to discuss current issues in golf."
- "Great content. Excellent timing. Thank you for the leadership that made this happen."
- "Terrific job! Succinct, relevant data sharing. Very effective."
- "Thought it was great! Will attend again."
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A special edition of NGF's Golf Industry Report newsletter provides a recap of the 2008 symposium:
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Golf Industry Report
SYMPOSIUM ISSUE
NGF held a golf business symposium on May 15, 2008, at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Dallas. The symposium was designed to update attendees on the latest NGF industry research as well as to provide a fresh look at some key areas of interest. This issue of summarizes of all of the research and information presented at the symposium: The Future of Private Golf Clubs in America; Trends in the Future of Golf; The Golf Business During Recessions; Golf Industry Overview 2008; and Golf Opportunities Created by Boomers.
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PDF: 2.54 M / 12 pages
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2008 Attendees
Directors and officers of these companies attended the 2008 symposium:
| Equipment |
Media |
| Adams |
Golf Channel/golfchannel.com |
| Aldila |
Golf Digest/Golfdigest.com |
| Ashworth |
GOLF Magazine/GOLF.com |
| Callaway |
Golfweek/golfweek.com |
| FootJoy |
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| Fujikura |
Consultants |
| Golf Pride |
Addison Law Firm |
| Nike |
Deloitte & Touche |
| MasterGrip |
Fairway Advisors |
| Mizuno |
Global Golf Advisors |
| Par-Aide |
The McGriff Group |
| TaylorMade-adidas |
VCT Corporation |
| True Temper |
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Associations |
| Management/Developers/Builders |
Canadian Golf Association |
| Century Golf Partners |
Club Managers Association of America |
| ClubCorp |
Golf Course Superintendents Association of America |
| Eagle Golf |
National Club Association Foundation |
| Heritage Golf Group |
PGA of America |
| IRI Group |
The First Tee |
| KemperSports |
World Golf Foundation |
| Meadowbrook |
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| Trilogy |
Travel |
| Troon Golf |
Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday |
| Weitz Golf International |
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Finance |
| Turf/Cars |
Capmark |
| Club Car |
CNL |
| Toro |
GE Capital |
| Yamaha |
Textron Financial |
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