Individual Attendees to Date
ATTENDEES AT THE 2010 ING SPRING CONFERENCE, PINEHURST RESORT
(Descriptions provided by the attendees)
NOTE: Attendees representing Exhibiting Companies are not listed here – see Exhibiting Companies listing
Updated May 1, 2010
Jack Bacot, editor-in-chief of G Magazine and Grand Strand Magazine. Both publications are published six times per year with total circulation of 20,000 each. The magazines are general interest and cover a wide range of topics including travel, fashion, real estate, equipment and gear, and profiles.
Adam Barr, Editor, Adam Barr Golf Gear Guide - Reporter/Website editor
Dan Barr, Plugged
Dan Barz, President, Barz Golf
Jan Bel Jan, ASGCA - Golf Course Architect - Specialties include strategically identifying ecological opportunities that enhance golf course playability, value and aesthetics; and, designing/ retro-fitting golf facilities to be more women, family, and access friendly.
Anders Bengston, Representative, World Golfers USA
Ron Bennett, WXKR Radio in North Carolina.
Pam Borges - 10-year veteran freelance golf writer for various regional publications. A regular contributor to New England Golf Monthly. Writing topics have focused on golf travel, course reviews, equipment, events and personal interest stories.
James Bosworth, SVP, Sales & Marketing, Back Nine Network - A new golf TV network.
Franco Bottley, Director & Editor, Summertime Communications Video Production. – Creating cutting edge video email promotional campaigns, marketing concepts and TV show production.
Timothy R. Branco, Editor/Publisher of New England Golf Monthly -- The largest circulated golf magazine in New England. Eight issues yearly from March to November. www.mynegm.com.
Darin Bunch, CEO, Fairways + Greens Publishing -- Publisher of four-color glossy, super regional FG Magazine, published six times per year, with a total distribution 75,000 copies per issue, covering golf, travel and lifestyle for the American West and beyond. Multiple ING award-winner the past few years. Multimedia website, www.fgmagazine.com.
Juliana Cheah, Publisher, Golf Malaysia.
Bill Conwell, VP, Operations, Back Nine Network - A new golf TV network.
Jean Couser, Publisher/Writer, Sarasota Golfer’s Guide - Golfer’s Guide Marketing Solutions provides a 3-part approach to reaching golfers: locally, nationally, and internationally through print, Web and electronic newsletters. Situated on the west coast of Florida, Sarasota Golfer’s Guide is a 25-year-old company. Multi-media approaches include: The Player’s Club newsletter, GolfersGuide.com, GolfersGuideTravel.com and TeeoffSarasota.com
Jane Dally, Managing Partner, On Course Strategies LLC - A golf public relations and branding company in business since 1996, we specialize in all areas of golf promotion and publicity and represent everything from golf equipment to golf courses and resorts. Located in Westport, Connecticut.
Michael Dann, Carolinas Golf Association, Publisher of Carolinas Golf magazine, mailed quarterly to 82,000 homes of Carolinas golfers.
Claudio DeMarchi, Editor/Publisher of the Traveling Golfer, co-publisher of Canadian Golfer Magazine Travel Guide. Traveling Golfer established in 2006 is an online library of information for golfers looking for golf vacations. Monthly subscriber base of approximately 45,000 golfers receives an new E-newsletter with 5 new stories, specials plus a new feature story to the Wine & Nine feature. ALSO, owner of Lakeview Productions, specializing in destination marketing.
Robert DiCesare, Golf Writer for The Enterprise in Brockton, MA, covering southeastern section of the state (45,000 circulation). Responsible for Monday notes column and covering local golf. ALSO, regular contributor to New England Golf Monthly magazine, which is distributed to golf facilities in all six New England states. I write the New England PGA Profile piece in each issue, plus regional golf feature stories, course reviews, and occasional golf travel stories.
Steve di Costanzo. President/Publisher of Golf Range Magazine. Founded in 1992, the leading trade magazine for owner/operators of public access golf courses, short courses and golf ranges/practice facilities. The common denominator is these facilities are all about learning the game, practicing the game and playing the game. 12,000 controlled circulation plus members of the Golf Range Association of America (GRAA).
Jim Dodson is currently Writer-in-Residence for The Pilot newspaper and Editor of Pine Straw Magazine in Southern Pines. His regular Sunday column was recently awarded top prize by the North Carolina Press Association. His latest book, A Son of the Game, was named Golf Book of the Year in the ING Industry Honors program.
Kevin Donnellon, President, Macali Communications - Specialists in social media marketing for golf organizations and brands.
Tom Dorsel, Freelance Writer.
Kevin Drum, CEO, Drum Marketing Solutions – 30 years of sports marketing with innovative and integrated marketing results from golf products, golf championships & golf destination marketing organization development and received over 40 awards from public relations, advertising and tourism organizations. Presently contracted by the Mississippi Gulf Coast Golf Association to redevelop the golf tourism product post Katrina and also acting Executive Director of the International Association of Golf Destination Marketing Organizations.
Jim Dunlap, Editor, Writer, Pellucid - Through proprietary and licensed data sources, the creation of key measures and unique analyses, we provide fact-based, independent and unbiased solutions to our clients’ golf business issues.
Larry Durland, Retired (NOT IN APPOINTMENT SHOW)
Katharine Dyson, freelance golf writer - Freelance golf writer with some regular columns i.e. women's issues; course reviews; golf real estate. Also do some general travel and spa writing. I write for magazines, newspapers and web sites. I also do promotional/marketing editorial and can design, write and produce fliers and brochures.
JW Farquhar, Writer, Editor - 20-year veteran golf writer for several regional publications. Topics include golfers and golf courses. ALSO, editor of Golfholes.com, a nationwide golf course directory that sells starting time coupons for participating courses; ALSO, golf course photography that sells framed hole-in-one trophies, and golf websites. www.golfphotographics.com
Sean Fitzsimmons, National Advertising Sales, Golfing Magazine
Ron Garl, President, Golf Course Design - In business for 37 years with 215 golf courses worldwide.
Holly Geoghegan, Golf Marketing Services, representing Golf Fitness Magazine and host of The Golf Insiders Radio Show on ESPN-Orlando.
Hal Gevertz, Travel Editor, GolfToday Magazine – Covers ONLY TRAVEL; reviews resorts and destinations for regionalized national publication.
Bill Giering, freelance golf writer from Albany NY – Write about travel, equipment and golf fashion for leading golf magazines and newspapers around the US, and some international media. Also do some local golf radio & TV.
John J. Glozek, Jr., Publisher, New York / Long Island edition of Golfing Magazine; Vice President of Golfing Magazine (National) - Current President of ING. I live four miles from the Bethpage Black course, site of this year’s U.S. Open. In print and digitally, Golfing Magazine's editorial includes equipment, travel, accessories, special features including it's popular "You Know You Want One" and Gift Guide features, golf course, and national and local golf industry coverage.
Tom Gorman is an 18-year veteran golf writer for several local, regional and national golf publications. The Boston-based freelance writer covers everything from profiles in golf, commentary, equipment, travel, tournaments and business. Always looking for unique perspectives and story ideas.
Barb Hanson, President of Corporate Golf Services, has combined her passion for golf with her skills as a teacher and coach in developing educational golf events and women’s golf programming. As a consultant and speaker, she is an expert at working with both groups and individuals to instill confidence as well as a sense of enjoyment of the game of golf.
Hilary Heieck, Editor/Publisher, NCGA Golf magazine (NOT IN APPOINTMENT SHOW) – The official publication of the Northern California Golf Association is mailed directly to the homes of more than 170,000 golfers in Northern California. The quarterly magazine covers travel, equipment and lifestyle. The NCGA is the largest regional golf association in the country. For more information visit www.ncga.org
Bruce Hutchinson - The NGSA/GCH National Register of Professional Representatives is published by the Golf Clearing House. This register is current and is updated on a quarterly basis to provide our GCH members with the most comprehensive register available. The current register lists over 3400 Independent and Company golf sales representatives by state.
Joel Jackson, Editor, Florida Green Magazine – This four-color glossy is published four times per year, with a total distribution 3,000 copies per issue, covering golf course superintendents and golf course maintenance issues in the Florida region; ALSO, write for Golfdom magazine and Florida Golf Central.
Dove Jones, President Golf Ink, LLC - Specializing in marketing & PR for high-end international and domestic travel and real estate clients. ALSO writes both edit and advertorial for a variety of outlets including Golf Magazine - advertorial for travel & real estate & We're Talking Golf (radio & website)- editorial travel content
Jim Kahn, Golf Digest Properties - As Senior Executive Director of Strategic Development for Golf Digest Properties (GDP), the worldwide leader in award-winning, multi-platform golf content, responsible for building and leveraging client relationships in the travel and equipment categories and managing key partnerships with various organizations in the golf industry. A formidable media resource, GDP offers marketers unrivaled access to the influential people, platforms and partnerships in the game.
Mike Kern, golf writer, Philadelphia Daily News, covering all things golf.
Tom Landers, Publisher & Equipment Director, Golfing - Four-color glossy is published five times annually and is this country's largest national golf magazine targeting regional markets. The National section for the magazine is equipment & travel focused while each regional section covers golf as it relates to that specific regional market. Golfing Magazine is distributed in print, in a web-based digital version of the printed magazine, online and in an eNewsletter. www.golfingMagazine.net
Mitch Laurance, Ace Productions (NOT IN APPOINTMENT SHOW)
Cody Law, Golf Mesquite Nevada (NOT IN APPOINTMENT SHOW)
Tony Leodora -- My original background was as a sports columnist and golf writer but my career has expanded into President of TL Golf Services - a golf-specific public relations, marketing and event management company. The event side far outweighs the rest, as it covers my roles as associate publisher/editor of GolfStyles Magazine (5 years), host of the weekly award-winning GolfTalk Live radio show (4 years) and marketing director and regular personality on the Inside Golf television show (13 years).
Amelia Lewis – Professional golfer on the Duramed Futures Tour.
Georgina Lewis, CEO, Founder, Tour Resource Center – TRC helps companies optimize their social media programs, which are the building blocks for traditional marketing on the internet. Lewis founded and operated a successful IBM-affiliated software company for 14 years, developing leading edge computer software for Fortune 500 Manufacturing plants worldwide. It created the foundation of her social media expertise.
Ann Liguori. President of Ann Liguori Productions, Inc., sports talk show host for radio and television; golf correspondent, WFAN Radio, NY; columnist, www.wfan.com, www.hamptons.com; Executive Producer for cable series; author; marketing and media consultant for a variety of companies; President, Ann Liguori Foundation.
Roy Love, Editor, Inca Golf
Johnny Lyon, Staff Writer for Tee-Times Golfer in Nashville, TN. - Monthly column called "What's Up in West Tennessee"; On staff with the New England Golf Monthly in Boston, MA. President of Jackets Required,inc.- A golf apparel company specializing in embroidered blazers for men and ladies. www.jacketsrequired.com. Jackets Required,inc. donates the two winners blazers to be worn at the International Pairs in Scotland representing ING.
Leigh MacKay and Vicky MacKay, freelance writer and photographer - We are published mainly in two magazines, Executive Golfer and Little Black Book of Golf. We do all types of features and profiles.
Ken MacLeod, Editor/Publisher, South Central Golf -- Full color glossy published five times annually, free distribution covers Oklahoma, Arkansas, southern Kansas, north Texas, southwest Missouri. South Central Golf breaking news and information website updated daily, enewsletter with circulation in excess of 21,000 golfers, weekly golf talk radio show. Also produces golf expos in Tulsa and Oklahoma City.
Sherry Major, Media Consultant, PGA of America & PGA Golf Exhibitions. Happily working media/public relations in the golf industry since 1991.
Charlie Mandel, Owner, Rankmark
Richard Mandell has been practicing the art and business of golf course architecture since 1992. In addition to running Richard Mandell Golf Architecture, he also writes a blog called Golf Today; Players, Events and Playing Fields for The Washington Times and is the co-host of a local weekly radio show called Tee Time on Talk Radio 990-WEEB.
James McAfee - Freelance writer for several publications, including Caribbean Business Journal, Diversity Magazine, South Central Golfer. ALSO, serve as Dallas Golf Examiner; ALSO, Director of Communications for The Golf Connection, a cross-media marketing company; ALSO, Tournament director for World Golfers USA.
Randy McDonald, Owner/Publisher/Editor of Pro Shop Magazine, Canadian Golfer Magazine and the golfindustrynetwork.ca web site. For the Canadian golf trade Pro Shop magazine is the leading golf industry magazine for over 15 years and covers all aspects of the golf industry. The publication is supported online by the golfindustrynetwork.ca web site and golf TV. For consumers Canadian Golfer Magazine is a national publication that focuses on all areas of golf and produces an equipment guide and in the Fall the largest consumer golf publication in Canada that focuses on travel.
Jamie McWilliams, President and creative force of McWilliams MultiMedia, a full-service video production company specializing in marketing and promotion for the golf industry. Www.mcwilliamsmultimedia.net.
Andy Mears, CEO, Player’s Pass - Player’s Pass is the nation’s premiere discount golf membership program, with more than 100,000 active members and over 2,000 affiliated golf courses. Player’s Pass has helped raise over $7-million for high school athletics, golf teams and junior golf programs.
Reid Nelson, editor, Metrolina Golf Magazine, a regional monthly magazine based in the Charlotte area and circulated in North and South Carolina. Also, managing editor of LetsPlay36.net, a golf-specific website providing social networking and editorial components, as well as travel planning services.
Doug Neumann, Golf Malaysia Magazine (NOT IN APPOINTMENT SHOW)
Angie Niehoff, President, Niehoff Marketing Associates. Media relations consultant for the EWGA ( Executive Women’s Golf Association), international organization with over 125 US chapters. Current and former EWGA members account annually for over 1.7 million rounds of golf.
Ricky Nix, Ron Garl Golf Course Design (NOT IN APPOINTMENT SHOW)
Jack O’Leary, Freelance Writer
Dan Perry (NOT IN APPOINTMENT SHOW)
Bob & Phyllis Poston – RETIRED.
Greg Sampson, Manager, New England Golf Monthly/myNEGM.com - The number #1 golf magazine and website in the New England market is published 8 times per year with a 50,000 circulation per issue. myNEGM.com is the regions only social golf application offering unlimited marketing, public relations and networking opportunities for our clients. www.mynegm.com.
Jim Smith, Group Director, Paragon Group & Boston Golf Expo - We are producers of the largest consumer golf expo in North America, offering everything golf to avid New England Golfers.
Parker Smith - Director of Content for GOLFMIX, a 24/7 global golf video and social interaction Internet Network, freelance writer for four magazines, video producer, former senior editor of GOLF Magazine, produced the Publishers Conferences and World Writers Cups.
Sam Smith, Carolina Golf Journal.
Reid Spencer, Publisher, Metrolina Golf Magazine - Covers all topics golf for one of the longest-running regional golf publications, blanketing the Carolinas.
Lee Spencer, Co-Publisher, Metro Golf Magazines.
Gary Strohl, Tee Times Radio (NOT IN APPOINTMENT SHOW)
Brendan Sweeney, French Lick Resort (NOT IN APPOINTMET SHOW)
Pam Swensen, CEO, EWGA. The premier women's golf association, with over 18,000 members contributing over $75M annually to the U.S. golf economy, that connects women to learn, play and enjoy the game of golf for business and fun from coast to coast.
Biggs Tabler – Golf nut with a 40-year television career that focused on advertising and production. Offering video production for websites and product demos. Coordinating website design and implementation. Identifying product placement opportunities. Initiating market research for new products. Extensive Rolodex.
Randy Tantlinger, Host & Producer, Golfin' Around TV Show. Golfin' Around TV, PR and Marketing was established in 1995.Through a variety of mediums including made for TV golf tournaments, golf television shows, Public Relations Campaigns, Marketing and Branding Campaigns, story placements in a variety of print and on line vehicles, Golfin' Around is a complete "turn key" Golf PR and Marketing agency.
Mike Tinkey, Deputy Executive Director, National Golf Course Owners Association.
Ed Travis, Editor, FrontPageGolf - Features news, commentary and opinion about the people, equipment and business of golf. Travis is an award-winning, nationally known golf writer who in addition to his editing duties makes weekly contributions to the site. His articles are published regularly in both national and regional golf magazines plus on several web sites.
Bruce Vittner, Publisher/Editor of Ocean State Golf Magazine a tabloid golf publication that has been published for 20 years in the southern New England area. For 2010 there will be 25,000 copies of five issues published. The website for more info is www.oceanstategolfinc.com.
Dan Vukelich, Editor, Sun Country Golf – This four-color glossy news and feature magazine is published five times per year, with a mailed distribution of 7,500 copies to USGA handicap holders and 6,000 copies distributed free at golf 80-plus courses. Coverage: news of interest to players in New Mexico, West Texas, Eastern Arizona and Southern Colorado. Dan is a freelance golf travel writer for the Chicago Sun-Times. ttp://www.suncountrygolf.com/">www.suncountrygolf.com.
Howard Ward, Golf Writer, The Pilot Newspaper in Southern Pines. Looking for articles on equipment and other angles for use in a golf section that runs weekly on Sundays.
Joe Wieczorek, President, The Media Group, Inc., - The Media Group is considered one of the top PR/Communications firms in the golf industry. Since 1999, our specialty has been working with start-up companies, increasing brand awareness through FREE media placements in print, radio, TV and the internet. We handle all aspects of PR for our clients including social media.
Vic Williams, Fairways + Greens Magazine
Greg Wires, Publisher, Golf Minnesota magazine, golfminnesota.com and Golf Minnesota e-newsletter. Now in our 15th year of printing, publishing and talking about all things golf including equipment, ap parel, travel.
Rick Zurak, Niagara Golf Network. - I promote golf in Buffalo & Rochester, New York. I produce and host a weekly golf TV sh ow, I am the golf editor of Sports and Leisure Magazine, I am the Director of the New York State Junior Golf Tour, and I own a golf store which offers FREE lessons.
