2011 Asia Pacific Golf Summit

THIS year, the 2011 Asia Pacific Golf Summit will focus on issues designed to ensure that the Asia Pacific does not over-develop too quickly and not pay attention to growing the game of golf and making it more playable and accessible to a larger pool of potential golfers.

The theme for the 2011 Summit is The Challenge of Change! with the following event dates:

October 31 – November 2, 2011
2011 Asia Pacific Golf Summit
2011 Golf Course Superintendents of Asia Summit

November 3 – 4, 2011
2011 PGA Conference of Asia

November 4 – 6, 2011
2011 South East Asia & India
Golf Merchandise Exhibition.

All the events will be staged at the sprawling world- class Pattaya Exhibition And Convention Hall (PEACH). The host for the events will be the luxury 5-star Royal Cliff Hotels Group. The 2011 events are jointly sponsored and supported by the Tourism Authority of Thailand, Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau and the Sports Authority of Thailand.

A star-studded cast of international speakers and panellists have confirmed their attendance. One such celebrity is former world number one tennis superstar, Jimmy Connors, who will share a top billing with golf legend Tony Jacklin; who is also a special celebrity guest speaker at the Summit. Other top international golf personalities who would be speaking are John Kawaja –

Executive Vice President of Taylor Made-Adidas Golf, Ed Le Beau – Founder and President of Heartland Golf Schools (St. Louis, Missouri, Illinois), Terry Anton – President SNAG Golf, Jonathan Scott – Vice President of Agronomic Services and President of Green Golf Consulting, Nicklaus Design. Mizuno's golf club guru, Masao Nagai – Mizuno Golf's Global Director of Research & Development has also confirmed his attendance as speaker for the Summit. The world-class University of Georgia, a worldleader in the turf grass industry has committed to send out a team of top flight scientists and breeders to speak at the 2011 Golf Course Superintendents of Asia Summit and also to present a major paper at the Summit.

For more information and to register for this event, please visit: www.golfconference.org.

For more information on the Royal Cliff Hotels Group and PEACH, please visit www.royalcliff.com and www.peachthailand.com.