foundation meeting presentation bgcoa may 30 2013
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Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
Hosting clubs welcome you
Winge – Rigenee - Cleydael - Mont Garni - De Kluizen – Five Nations – Wellington –
Damme - La Bawette - Drie Eycken - L’ Empereur
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Clubs Present
Antwerp Golfschool – Brasschaat - La Bawette – Cleydael – Cleydael Golf Academy - Damme Golf Club – Drie Eycken -
L’Empéreur – Enghien – Five Nations – Henri Chapel - Kampenhout – Kempense – De Kluizen – Millennium – Mont Garni – Open Pierpont – Rigenée – Sterrebeek - Spiegelven – La Tournette – Wellington – Westgolf – Winge – Greenkeepers
Association – PGA Belgium – VVG – AFG.
Following clubs are interested but excused:
Avernas Golf – La Bruyère – Golfforum – Gomzé – Palingbeek – Waregem.
Introduction EGCOA & NVG Director Klootwijk Lodewijk
Lodewijk Klootwijk (1966) with Bompa
1981: First Golf: Wow!
1989: Student job: ball picker & reception
1993: Managing various Golf Courses
2004: Dutch GC Owners Association
2005: + Owners association Europe
Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
European Golf Course Owners Association
Not for profit association
Founded in 2004 with 4 countries: Denmark, France, Germany, NL
Goals EGCOA
1. To grow the game of golf
2. To protect interest of the golf course owner
3. To professionalise: share knowledge
Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
The EGCOA is growing
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Development EGCOA
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Member countries 2012
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World Alliance: there are lots of us..
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Network of EU golf bodies
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European Initiatives
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The EGA GCC
One voice at EU level for European golf’s commitment to sustainablity
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Action
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EGA hcp system: complicated
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Conference: Vision and Inspiration
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Direct Benefits: - Your interest is looked after on EU level via your collective- Network on sharing national owners associations- Knowledge & Inspiration
- 4 Magazines- Websites- Newsletters- Info central
- Interactive- US NGCOA List Serve
- Discount EGCOA Conference. - Complimentary tickets to PGA Championship & PGA Senior Championship- Complimentary tickets to PGA Merchandise Show, PGA Fall Expo & CMAA Trade Show
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Dutch Owners AssociationFounded 1990Goals:- Interest of the golf course owners- Professionalize Golf Business- Grow the business / golfStart: - Small, No money- Dominant Federation - But: Interest & Vision!
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NVG in 2013
- 160 course: 90 – 70, 125 members = 80 %
- Knowledge base
- Strong Network of Golf Courses representing the interest
The Dutch situation:
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Other successes:
- Golf Management Academy:
- Education managers, reception, etc.
- VAT on golf from 19% to 6%
- Committees: fiscal, maintenance, education, growth of golf
- Annual conference with more than 300 participants
- Regional meetings = strong network
- Influence & we know & we do!
Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
Knowledge of the market
Various types of players
Comparing years/months
Course occupancy
Average # of holes / round
Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
Importance of the owners association
- Biggest interest: investment
- Together stronger
- Government, other (golf) organisations
- Growing the game business
- Knowledge
- Sharing will make all smarter, better business
- All give input/time/energy in your club
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Why creating an owners association in BelgiumMore rules will be decided by Europe
Goals: -Interest of the golf course owners -Professionalize Golf Business by sharing knowledge -Grow off the business golf -Stronger with decisions made by de KBGF - FRBG
In Past-Member market -Mainly member owned courses -Investors are the members
Future-Changing market-Private investors-Different Goals
Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
Topics discussed and decided:
Name : Belgium Golf Course Operators Association
Format: actual Association temporaries.
Drie Eycken will do the secretariat first year.
EGCOA will supply website for BGCOA
Language of the BGCOA is English
Meetings: each quarter for the start.
First meeting May 30st Foundation
Next meeting in Portugal at EGCOA conference
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TO HELP THE REGIONAL FEDERATIONSGolf organisations can become member
Sharing interests.Important partners to governments
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Member Clubs can join Only if the operation is represented
Important to help the members club to be better organised and to
understand the market better.
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Sharing = knowledge expansion = better development golf = better business
Members have to promise to share information
Benchmarking company
What do we know
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8 000 000 Golfers in Europe6 800 Golf courses50 % Commercial
15 billon turn over250 000 employees4,4 Billon in salaries
6/13 % turn over of the total in the Sport business
We Are Big!
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????? Do we know ?????
How many green fee playersHow many rounds a year
How many buggies we needHow many green keepers we have
How much water we spendHow many members we have
How many “whatever” to understandthe business better.
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What do we need.Membership a year 300 €
10 Suppliers as partners. 500 €
25 clubs 7500 €10 suppliers 5000 €
Total 9500 €
Memberschip EGCOA110 € a club -2750 €
Working capital 9750€
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Joint PurchasesJoint recommendations
Joint KnowledgeJoint Interested
Joint reaction on the changing market
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8th European Golf Business
Conference Lisbon Portugal
23-25 October 2013