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Wally Uihlein CEO Acushnet Co. 17 the man who has headed the Acushnet Company — parent of the Titleist, Cobra, FootJoy, Pinnacle and Scotty Cameron brands — since 2000, Uihlein is the golf equipment world’s most powerful figure. Recent innovations have included the introduction of Titleist Performance Institutes at facilities worldwide to promote playing skills, conditioning and proper equipment fitting. As Mark King CEO TaylorMade-Adidas Golf 18 2007 Rank: 17 2007 Rank: 19 Nick Faldo, Chairman, Nick Faldo Golf 20 ki 2007 Rank: Not ranked ng continues to promote and drive the company’s equipment and apparel divisions. TaylorMade remains the industry’s top seller in the lucrative driver market and is expanding its reach in the iron category. In the apparel and footwear markets, adidas has made strong gains, particularly in Europe and Asia. Under King’s direction, the company has become one of the leaders in advancing equipment technology through research and development. It also has finally begun to make inroads in the highly competitive ball market. ter a remarkable playing c career that saw him acclaimed as t most successful professional the g golfer ever from Europe, Faldo h quickly made his mark on has t business side of the global the g industry. golf And after serving as captain of t this year’s European Ryder Cup t team, Faldo has taken on an even h higher profile across the globe. Even before his years on the U.S. and European tours were winding down, Faldo had launched his golf course design firm. Today, Faldo Design has 15 new-course designs in his portfolio from Kansas to Kunming and has more than a dozen in countries that include Cyprus, Egypt, Iceland, Russia and the Dominican Republic. He’s also been involved in remodeling dozens of courses across several continents. Elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1997, Faldo recently has focused much of his attention on Asia, designing new resort properties in the Philippines, Vietnam and Cambodia. Faldo’s also a prime mover in promoting the game among juniors around the world. For the past decade, his Faldo Series has attracted 1,200 young European golfers each year to participate in tournament competition that concludes with a finals in Wales. More recently, he established a Faldo Series Asia that operates 11 tournaments in nine different countries across the continent. For most Americans, Faldo today is probably best known as the lead golf analyst for the CBS network’s PGA Tour coverage. 28 Golf Inc. October 2008 28 Golf Inc. October 2008 Af Bob Husband CEO Heritage Golf Group 21 2007 Rank: 21 Husband has built the company portfolio of owned courses to 21. During the past two years, he has teamed with the PGA Tour’s TPC network, purchasing five Tour-owned properties which will retain the TPC brand, and cutting the TPC Passport deal allowing reciprocal play at TPC and Heritage-owned clubs to their respective members. Before founding Heritage in 1999 Husband was involved with Cobblestone Golf Group, which he and his partners sold to Meditrust for $420 million. He has earned a reputation as one of the industry’s canniest operators.

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Golf Inc. - October 2008 Contents From the Editors: Smaller is Less Costly Survey Reveal Golf's Economic Impact in EMA Private Club Managers Earn Bigger Salaries Dyes Mourn Loss of Family Member Changing Demographics Impact European Golf Scene RDC Golf Group Finds Affordable Golf Niche Links at Summerly Offers Unique Twist Cost Crunch Most Powerful People in Golf Contractors Focus on Renovations, International�Projects Troon, IMG Reach Into Booming Middle East Market Americas Recap: New Player Design in Mexico Europe-Africa Recap: Moroccan Lakeside Development Asia-Australia Recap: 3 Billion Dollar Resort in Vietnam The Last Word: There's No Substitute for Good Friends on a Golf Course

Golf Inc. - October 2008

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