Foundation meeting presentation BGCOA May 30 2013

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

Foundation Meeting30 may

Golfclub De Kluizen

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


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



The EGCOA is growing


Development EGCOA


Member countries 2012


World Alliance: there are lots of us..


Network of EU golf bodies


European Initiatives

http://www.growthegameofgolf.org/


The EGA GCC

One voice at EU level for European golf’s commitment to sustainablity


Action


EGA hcp system: complicated


Conference: Vision and Inspiration

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX8EsOKi1DE&feature=youtu.be


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


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!


NVG in 2013

- 160 course: 90 – 70, 125 members = 80 %

- Knowledge base

- Strong Network of Golf Courses representing the interest

The Dutch situation:


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!








Knowledge of the market

Various types of players

Comparing years/months

Course occupancy

Average # of holes / round


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


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


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


TO HELP THE REGIONAL FEDERATIONSGolf organisations can become member

Sharing interests.Important partners to governments


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.


Sharing = knowledge expansion = better development golf = better business

Members have to promise to share information

Benchmarking company

What do we know


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!


????? 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.



Golfclub De Kluizen

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€


Golfclub De Kluizen

Joint PurchasesJoint recommendations

Joint KnowledgeJoint Interested

Joint reaction on the changing market


Golfclub De Kluizen

8th European Golf Business

Conference Lisbon Portugal

23-25 October 2013