(VIENNA, VA) – Billy Casper Golf (BCG) Chairman and CEO Peter Hill was elected to the Board of Directors of the National Golf Course Owners Association (NGCOA) at the organization’s recent annual meeting.
Hill will serve a two-year term on a 20-member board that provides oversight for NGCOA, its local, state and national chapters, and international affiliates representing a membership of more than 6,000 facilities and a voice for more than 18,000 golf-course owners and operators.
Hill’s influence on the golf industry is widely recognized:
* Named No. 5 “Most Powerful Person in Golf” by Golf Inc.
* A member of the PGA of America’s National Employment Council
* A member of the Board of Directors of the National Golf Foundation
* A key executive championing the golf industry to members of Congress during National Golf Day
* Integral to the launch of The World Golf Foundation’s “Get Golf Ready” program through BCG’s “founder” contributions
* One of golf’s foremost environmental stewards from 100 percent enrollment of BCG courses in Audubon International’s “Cooperative Sanctuary Program”
* Directs BCG involvement with 31 golf courses ranked “Best in State” by Golfweek
“Serving the NGCOA with some of the most respected industry participants will be universally beneficial,” says Hill. “It’s imperative we lead, navigate and unite golf-course owners and operators through myriad issues.”
Co-founding BCG in 1989 with business partner Robert Morris and PGA Tour legend Billy Casper, Hill directs BCG’s turnkey ownership, lease and third-party management of more than 110 golf courses, country clubs and resorts in 26 states and internationally. Under his steady guidance, BCG holds the second largest domestic course portfolio.
BCG pioneers cutting-edge and customized marketing technology; develops revenue-management programs; identifies and nurtures skilled personnel; mandates best agronomic practices; creates unique promotions; and establishes vendor partnerships.
About the National Golf Course Owners Association
For more than 25 years, the NGCOA has effectively served top executives of golf courses across the nation and the world. From the sole proprietor operating a nine-hole executive course to the management team of a private 36-hole country club to the largest multi-course operator, the NGCOA provides a multitude of proven strategies and resources for virtually every aspect of course operation.
About Billy Casper Golf
Widely respected as a high-performance, full-service owner/operator of golf courses, BCG manages more than 110 properties in 26 states and outside the U.S. The company provides turnkey club operations for public-agency and private owners, developers and investors. Founded more than 20 years ago in cooperation with golf legend Billy Casper, BCG is based in Vienna, VA with regional offices strategically convenient to courses’ locales.
BCG’s best-of-breed infrastructure shows clients favorable returns on investments. Critically-acclaimed by industry leaders and media, BCG economies of scale help daily-fee, municipal, resort and private courses make and save money while delivering a personal touch.
Buffalo Communications – a division of BCG – is America’s foremost golf-specialty publicity, media-relations and marketing-communications agency. In addition to creating PR and implementing programs for BCG courses, Buffalo represents many of golf’s top brands (products, resorts, destinations and communities) worldwide.
For information about Billy Casper Golf / Buffalo Communications: www.billycaspergolf.com, www.buffalocommunications.com, 703.761.1444.
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Billy Casper Golf / Buffalo Communications
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