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Hosting clubs welcome you
Winge – Rigenee - Cleydael -
Mont Garni - De Kluizen –
Five Nations – Wellington –
Damme - La Bawette - Drie Eycken
- L’ Empereur
Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
Foundation Meeting
30 may
Golfclub De Kluizen
Clubs Present
Antwerp Golfschool - La Bawette – Cleydael – Cleydael Golf
Academy - Damme Golf Club – Drie Eycken - L’Empéreur –
Enghien – Five Nations – Henri Chapel - Kampenhout –
Kempense – Krokkebaas - 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 – Brasschaat - 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
The EGCOA is growing
Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
Development EGCOA
Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
Member countries 2012
Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
World Alliance: there are lots of us..
Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
Network of EU golf bodies
Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
European Initiatives
Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
The EGA GCC
One voice at EU level for European golf’s commitment to sustainablity
Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
Action
Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
EGA hcp system: complicated
Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
Conference: Vision and Inspiration
Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
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 Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
Dutch Owners Association
Founded 1990
Goals:
- Interest of the golf course owners
- Professionalize Golf Business
- Grow the business / golf
Start:
- Small, No money
- Dominant Federation
- But: Interest & Vision!Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
NVG in 2013
- 160 course: 90 – 70, 125 members = 80 %
- Knowledge base
- Strong Network of Golf Courses representing the interest
The Dutch situation:
Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
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 clubFoundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
Why creating an owners association in Belgium
More 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 GoalsFoundation 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
Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
TO HELP THE REGIONAL FEDERATIONS
Golf organisations can become member
Sharing interests.
Important partners to governments
Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
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.
Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
Sharing = knowledge expansion = better
development golf = better business
Members have to promise to share
information
Benchmarking company
What do we know
Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
8 000 000 Golfers in Europe
6 800 Golf courses
50 % Commercial
15 billon turn over
250 000 employees
4,4 Billon in salaries
6/13 % turn over of the total in the
Sport business
We Are Big!
Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
????? Do we know ?????
How many green fee players
How many rounds a year
How many buggies we need
How many green keepers we have
How much water we spend
How many members we have
How many “whatever” to understand
the business better.
Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
Foundation Meeting
30 may
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 EGCOA
110 € a club -2750 €
Working capital 9750€
Foundation Meeting
30 may
Golfclub De Kluizen
Joint Purchases
Joint recommendations
Joint Knowledge
Joint Interested
Joint reaction on the changing market
Foundation Meeting
30 may
Golfclub De Kluizen
8th
European Golf Business
Conference
Lisbon Portugal
23-25 October 2013

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Foundation meeting BGCOA May 30

  • 1. Hosting clubs welcome you Winge – Rigenee - Cleydael - Mont Garni - De Kluizen – Five Nations – Wellington – Damme - La Bawette - Drie Eycken - L’ Empereur Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
  • 2. Foundation Meeting 30 may Golfclub De Kluizen Clubs Present Antwerp Golfschool - La Bawette – Cleydael – Cleydael Golf Academy - Damme Golf Club – Drie Eycken - L’Empéreur – Enghien – Five Nations – Henri Chapel - Kampenhout – Kempense – Krokkebaas - 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 – Brasschaat - La Bruyère – Golfforum – Gomzé – Palingbeek – Waregem.
  • 3. 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
  • 4. 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
  • 5. The EGCOA is growing Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
  • 6. Development EGCOA Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
  • 7. Member countries 2012 Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
  • 8. World Alliance: there are lots of us.. Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
  • 9. Network of EU golf bodies Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
  • 10. European Initiatives Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
  • 11. The EGA GCC One voice at EU level for European golf’s commitment to sustainablity Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
  • 12. Action Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
  • 13. EGA hcp system: complicated Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
  • 14. Conference: Vision and Inspiration Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
  • 15. 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 Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
  • 16. Dutch Owners Association Founded 1990 Goals: - Interest of the golf course owners - Professionalize Golf Business - Grow the business / golf Start: - Small, No money - Dominant Federation - But: Interest & Vision!Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
  • 17. NVG in 2013 - 160 course: 90 – 70, 125 members = 80 % - Knowledge base - Strong Network of Golf Courses representing the interest The Dutch situation: Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
  • 18. 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
  • 19. Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
  • 20. Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
  • 21. Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
  • 22. Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
  • 23. Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
  • 24. Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
  • 25. 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
  • 26. 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 clubFoundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
  • 27. Why creating an owners association in Belgium More 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 GoalsFoundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
  • 28. 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 Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
  • 29. TO HELP THE REGIONAL FEDERATIONS Golf organisations can become member Sharing interests. Important partners to governments Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
  • 30. 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. Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
  • 31. Sharing = knowledge expansion = better development golf = better business Members have to promise to share information Benchmarking company What do we know Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
  • 32. 8 000 000 Golfers in Europe 6 800 Golf courses 50 % Commercial 15 billon turn over 250 000 employees 4,4 Billon in salaries 6/13 % turn over of the total in the Sport business We Are Big! Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
  • 33. ????? Do we know ????? How many green fee players How many rounds a year How many buggies we need How many green keepers we have How much water we spend How many members we have How many “whatever” to understand the business better. Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
  • 34. Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen
  • 35. Foundation Meeting 30 may 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 EGCOA 110 € a club -2750 € Working capital 9750€
  • 36. Foundation Meeting 30 may Golfclub De Kluizen Joint Purchases Joint recommendations Joint Knowledge Joint Interested Joint reaction on the changing market
  • 37. Foundation Meeting 30 may Golfclub De Kluizen 8th European Golf Business Conference Lisbon Portugal 23-25 October 2013