Golf Inc. - October 2008 - (Page 34)

Bill Kubly 25 Marcel Welling Chairman Landscapes Unlimited President European Golf Course Owners Association 26 Peter Dawson 27 Secretary Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews 2007 Rank: 24 2007 Rank: 25 2007 Rank: 27 y, founder of Landscapes Unlimited, has deftly steered the company through the peaks and valleys of the golf industry over the past decade. The company has been a leader in providing turnkey solutions to course development, with recent projects including Ballyhack in Roanoke, Va., and The Patriot in Tulsa, Okla. Kubl As head of the EGCOA, Welling has been a leader of efforts to bring the principles of business management to club operations across Europe. The group will hold its third annual conference in Berlin in November. Welling also is head of BurgGolf, a Netherlands-based management firm with 30 courses head of the venerable R&A, Dawson has helped champion proposals that resulted in the first drug-testing of players on the various professional tours. He’s also led the push to get golf in the 2016 Olympics, serving as one of the sport’s two official delegates at this year’s Games in Beijing. As David Fay 28 Executive Director United States Golf Association 200 2007 Rank: 2 26 a case of what s some have critic cized as too little, t too late, the USGA t this year took its f first major step i in several years In to reduce the impact of technology by restricting the shape of grooves on irons. Fay has attempted to maintain the game’s traditions while providing golfer access to new technology. Fay did earn plenty of kudos, however, for the successful 2008 U.S. Open venue at Torrey Pines. Turf Diagnostics & Design “managing the elements through science” Henry DeLozier A2LA Accredited Testing Lab 29 Principal Global Golf Advisors 2007 Rank: 10 Specification Compliance Testing Quality Control Programs Greens & Bunker Evaluations Accurate Results Fast Turnaround Af Turf Diagnostics & Design 913-723-3700 turfdiag@turfdiag.com www.turfdiag.com 34 Golf Inc. October 2008 ter more than a decade of managing the golf assets for Del Webb Communities and its subsequent owner Pulte Homes, DeLozier late last year shifted into a different role with the Global Golf Advisors consulting and golf industry business management firm. A former board president of the National Golf Course Owners Association, DeLozier is actively involved in new business development for the firm. http://www.turfdiag.com http://www.golfappraisers.org http://www.golfappraisers.org http://www.turfdiag.com

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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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