LAKE MARY, FL – The Durland Cup golf scramble is a new golf tournament for the International Network of Golf, honoring a special member of the golf media who served his fellow ING members for many years as chairman of the golf committee – Larry Durland of Texas.
Now, this first-time event will have a special partner to enhance the experience for ING members competing in the Durland Cup. eGolfScore, the leading provider of wireless scoring for golf events across North America, will offer its special programs for the Durland Cup as part of the 18th Annual ING Spring Conference May 27-31 in Atlantic City, NJ.
This annual gathering of golf media and companies from all corners of the golf industry is open to anyone in the golf business and media, and is conducted by the non-profit International Network of Golf. Visit www.inggolf.com for more information.
The Durland Cup will be held at Blue Herron Pines Golf Club on Friday, May 30 at 2 p.m. eGolfScore will provide real-time wireless scoring via handheld devices, big-screen TV leaderboards strategically placed at Blue Herron, and more, including: Unique Internet site created for event; Digital Photographs of the teams, which are loaded onto the TV leaderboards and Internet during the round; Commemorative Scorecards for each of the players, which can be used as a nice follow up item after the event.
The Durland Cup is just one of several golf competitions set for the ING Spring Conference. The International Pairs World Qualifier will take place on Wednesday at Atlantic City Country Club. A two-player team that wins this 18-hole net points competition will represent ING and the USA in the International Pairs World Finals in Scotland in September, an expenses-paid trip. Also a Scramble and a skills challenge will be conducted at Marriott’s Seaview Resort & Spa.
Education is always a focus at ING conferences. This year it starts with The State Of The Industry panel on Wednesday morning. Panel participants include: Joe Steranka, CEO, PGA of America; Steve Mona, CEO, World Golf Foundation; Mike Hughes, Executive Director, National Golf Course Owners Association. Libba Galloway, Deputy Commissioner of the LPGA; and representatives from the USGA and a major golf equipment manufacturer. Moderator will be Adam Schupak, Senior Writer for Golfweek.
That panel is one of several educational workshops that have been created to help individuals improve their professional skills, increase knowledge of the industry and elevate their companies or careers. Other sessions include:
Small Groups Topics Breakfast, in which experts in various occupations will share secrets of success with their tablemates over breakfast;
Media Roundtable, during which members of the media share opinions and information about various topics affecting today’s media;
Marketing Roundtable, a session during which business executives, marketing professionals and promoters interact about their marketing, advertising and PR challenges in today’s business climate;
Tried, Tested & True, a new session in which several new marketing and promotion ideas will be presented by individuals and dissected by a panel of experts.
Other conference schedule highlights include:
1) The ING Demo Lab. Nearly two dozen companies use the practice facility to launch new product or simply display for attendees to demo; set for Marriott Seaview Resort & Spa on Thursday, May 29.
2) The ING One-On-One Appointment Show. It was created to place an emphasis on business relations between the media and golf companies, resorts, destinations and entrepreneurs. A series of private, 15-minute meetings are held between exhibitors and media; set for Thursday morning, May 29 at host hotel.
3) The Opening Night Golf Expo & Orientation. Sponsored by the Atlantic City Convention & Visitors Authority, this kickoff event features tabletop displays from participating travel destinations, resorts and golf merchandise companies, as well as an orientation of the following days’ events.
4) The ING Fashion Show and Banquet will be held on Thursday evening, May 29 at the Atlantic City Sheraton. Companies interested in participating should contact ING at 407-328-0500, ext. 1. Previous participants include adidas and Nike Golf, both of whom have already registered for this year. Other companies from previous years include Aureus, Kia Kaha, Ping Collection, ProQuip and Titania.
5) Helping to kick off the week in a positive and energetic way is motivational speaker Dom Famularo, the author of, "The Cycle of Self Empowerment." He has toured the world performing motivational speeches that always end with standing ovations. He has a unique, breezy style, blending a mix of humor, story telling and philosophy. His unique mix of talents – drumming and motivational speaking – has two common threads: passion and intensity.
Those interested in attending may do so by visiting www.inggolf.com and clicking on Spring Conference. An electronic registration process is available. For more information on ING, call 407-328-0500, ext. 4. Those interested in more information about eGolfScore should visit www.egolfscore.com.
Contact:
Mike Jamison
407-28-0500, ext. 1
mike@jamisongolf.com
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