LAKE MARY, FL – We are still two months away from the start of the 20th Anniversary ING Spring Conference, but already several organizations and dozens of individuals have registered. The conference will take place May 9-13 at the beautiful and historic Pinehurst Resort.
Anyone in the golf industry and media is invited to attend (www.inggolf.com).
The non-profit International Network of Golf conducts this annual gathering of golf media and business leaders to exchange information, display products and develop and nurture business relationships.
Three equipment manufacturers made their attendance official in the past few days.
Adams Golf will participate in the complete conference schedule, including Demo Lab and the One-On-One Appointment Show. This marks the third consecutive year that Adams has been active in the conference. The company will be promoting its Speedline Fast 10 driver, among other clubs.
Also on board for the Pinehurst gathering is PowerBilt and its highly successful Air Force One driver and fairway woods. The clubheads of the Air Force One golf clubs are pressurized with nitrogen, are built with the thinnest face in golf and feature weightless face support for maximum trampoline effect. PowerBilt will participate in the Demo Lab and the One-On-One Appointment Show.
TaylorMade-adidas Golf, a supporter of ING for nearly 20 years, will be at Pinehurst promoting its red-hot R9 line and new apparel technology. Adidas has agreed to be the official conference shirt provider as well. Both TaylorMade and adidas will be in the one-On-One Appointment Show.
International Pairs returns to sponsor the ING World Finals Qualifier and participate in the ING One-On-One Appointment Show. The Qualifier will be conducted May 10 on the renowned Pinehurst No. 4, a Donald Ross design touched up by Tom Fazio. The winning duo in that best ball net points tournament will represent ING and the U.S.A. in the International Pairs World Finals. The twosome will receive a nearly all expenses paid trip to Scotland to compete against 36 other countries at Cameron House in Loch Lomond in October.
The schedule is jammed with educational, networking and product display opportunities. The highlights:
1) The ever-popular One-On-One Appointment Show, a series of private meetings between exhibitors and media to open lines of communication, create unique promotional programs, gather story materials and build relationships.
2) The State Of The Industry Breakfast. Workers from different segments of the golf industry will lead discussions on the current state of the golf business, with the hope of creating solutions to lead individuals and companies back into a positive direction.
3) The Demo Lab will feature companies large and small displaying their latest equipment and training gear on the practice range and green.
4) Education and self-improvement programs galore, including a session touching on the utilization of Social Media and marketing programs.
5) Motivational session with one of the best in the world, Chip Eichelberger, formerly of the Tony Robbins company.
Another terrific reason to attend this conference is the host site itself. Located in the North Carolina heartland, world-renowned Pinehurst Resort is a 2,000-acre historic property featuring spa, golf, tennis, family, events and leisure recreation. Widely known as the cradle of American golf, it has hosted more single golf championships than any other site in America, including the U.S. Open, PGA Championship, Ryder Cup Matches, PGA Tour Championship and many others. In 2008 it became the only resort to top the coveted Travel +Leisure Golf Best Golf Resort list for an unprecedented third time, as chosen by its readers.
Having already hosted two U.S. Opens, Pinehurst Resort will become the first host site of back-to-back Men’s and Women’s U.S. Opens in 2014.
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.
Contact:
Mike Jamison
407-28-0500, ext. 1
mike@jamisongolf.com