NJSGA to Host Annual Golf Summit on March 23
KENILWORTH, N.J. – The annual New Jersey Golf Summit presented by Donnelly Industries will be held on Thursday, March 23 from 9 a.m.-12 pm at Galloping Hill Golf Course in Kenilworth, home of the New Jersey State Golf Association. As always, the event will feature highly accomplished speakers from different areas of the golf industry who will be on hand to share information and lend their expertise.
The Golf Summit is the perfect educational and networking event for leaders of public and private golf courses and clubs, including board members and staff members. Additionally, the general public is welcome to attend as well. To register and pay for the Golf Summit, click here. The cost to attend is $35.00 per attendee, which includes a hot breakfast.
This year's featured topics and speakers include:
New Jersey PGA Section - Panel Discussion
Topics will include a review of the section's recently announced Health and Well-being Initiative; best practices for cultivating a strong partnership between a club's governance team and the golf staff, and strategies for attracting and retaining a talented golf professional staff.
12 Things your Club should know about its Golf Course Superintendent
Chris Carson is a highly distinguished Golf Course Superintendent who recently retired from his role as superintendent of Echo Lake Country Club after 36 years of service. He has served as president of GCSANJ, NJ Turfgrass Association, and the TriState Turf Research Foundation, and has been teaching in the Rutgers Professional Golf Turf Management Program since 2000.
Carson will outline the risks and challenges that Golf Course Superintendents manage on behalf of their clubs, the importance of clear and ongoing communication about expectations, as well as the important and critical science aspect of the job.
Celebrating Your History, Shaping Your Brand.
Rand Jerris is the founder of Purple Valley Consulting, offering historical consulting services to museums and golf clubs worldwide. Previously, he worked for more than thirty years for the United States Golf Association, including serving as the director of the USGA Golf Museum and Library from 2002 until 2012. Jerris holds both a BA and MA from Williams College and earned his Ph.D. in Art History and Archaeology from Princeton University in 1999.
Jerris will elaborate on the important milestone anniversaries in the life of a golf club which offer myriad opportunities to preserve, collect and celebrate history. Many clubs chose to mark important milestones (a 25th, 50th, 75th or 100th anniversary) by publishing a club history or scheduling an evening of celebration for their members. In this session, we'll explore best practices for documenting a club's history, organizing a club archive, and, importantly, storytelling through traditional and non-traditional methods. We will also consider the rationale and justification for investing in history as means of shaping your band and strengthening engagement with your members.
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