(VIENNA, VA) – Billy Casper Golf (BCG) Chairman and CEO Peter Hill has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the National Golf Foundation, the trade association serving all segments of the golf industry with more than 4,000 member companies worldwide.
Hill will serve with other professionally-diverse leaders in the industry on a 10-member board providing oversight and guiding business strategy for NGF to ensure its research remains trusted and relevant.
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 National Golf Course Owners Association Board of Directors
* 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 25 golf courses ranked “Best in State” by Golfweek
“The NGF Board plays an essential role advancing the business of golf,” says Hill. “Providing NGF members with the most forward-looking research on trends and statistics ensures they are well-versed and prepared.”
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 115 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 Foundation
The National Golf Foundation, founded in 1936 and based in Jupiter, Fla., is the industry’s knowledge leader on the U.S. golf economy. NGF delivers independent and objective market intelligence, insights and trends to fulfill its mission: To Keep Golf Businesses Ahead of the Game. Nearly 4,000 NGF member courses, clubs, associations, media and myriad golf-related businesses representing every market segment rely on NGF research and resources to support their best decisions.
For more information: www.NGF.org, 561.744.6006.
About Billy Casper Golf
Widely respected as a high-performance, full-service owner/operator of golf courses, BCG manages more than 115 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 more information: www.billycaspergolf.com, www.buffalocommunications.com, 703.761.1444.
Contact:
Nick Lashinsky
Billy Casper Golf / Buffalo Communications
703.891.3324
nlashinsky@billycaspergolf.com
www.billycaspergolf.com
www.buffalocommunications.com
