The document summarizes the foundation meeting of the Belgium Golf Course Operators Association (BGCOA) held on May 30, 2013 at Golfclub De Kluizen. It discusses the formation of the BGCOA to represent the interests of golf course owners and operators in Belgium, similar to the existing European Golf Course Owners Association (EGCOA). Key decisions included establishing the BGCOA, setting membership fees and dues, having Drie Eycken serve as interim secretary, and plans for future quarterly meetings and participation in the upcoming EGCOA conference in Portugal in October 2013.

1. Hosting clubs welcome you
Winge – Rigenee - Cleydael -
Mont Garni - De Kluizen –
Five Nations – Wellington –
Damme - La Bawette - Drie Eycken
- L’ Empereur
Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen

2. Foundation Meeting
30 may
Golfclub De Kluizen
Clubs Present
Antwerp Golfschool – Brasschaat - La Bawette – Cleydael –
Cleydael Golf Academy - Damme Golf Club – Drie Eycken -
L’Empéreur – Enghien – Five Nations – Henri Chapel -
Kampenhout – Kempense – De Kluizen – Millennium – Mont
Garni – Open Pierpont – Rigenée – Sterrebeek - Spiegelven –
La Tournette – Wellington – Westgolf – Winge – Greenkeepers
Association – PGA Belgium – VVG – AFG.
Following clubs are interested but excused:
Avernas Golf – La Bruyère – Golfforum – Gomzé – Palingbeek –
Waregem.

3. Introduction EGCOA & NVG Director Klootwijk Lodewijk
Lodewijk Klootwijk (1966) with Bompa
1981: First Golf: Wow!
1989: Student job: ball picker & reception
1993: Managing various Golf Courses
2004: Dutch GC Owners Association
2005: + Owners association Europe
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4. European Golf Course Owners Association
Not for profit association
Founded in 2004 with 4 countries: Denmark, France, Germany, NL
Goals EGCOA
1. To grow the game of golf
2. To protect interest of the golf course owner
3. To professionalise: share knowledge
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5. The EGCOA is growing
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6. Development EGCOA
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7. Member countries 2012
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8. World Alliance: there are lots of us..
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9. Network of EU golf bodies
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10. European Initiatives
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11. The EGA GCC
One voice at EU level for European golf’s commitment to sustainablity
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12. Action
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13. EGA hcp system: complicated
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14. Conference: Vision and Inspiration
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15. Direct Benefits:
- Your interest is looked after on EU level via your collective
- Network on sharing national owners associations
- Knowledge & Inspiration
- 4 Magazines
- Websites
- Newsletters
- Info central
- Interactive
- US NGCOA List Serve
- Discount EGCOA Conference.
- Complimentary tickets to PGA Championship & PGA Senior Championship
- Complimentary tickets to PGA Merchandise Show, PGA Fall Expo & CMAA
Trade Show Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen

16. Dutch Owners Association
Founded 1990
Goals:
- Interest of the golf course owners
- Professionalize Golf Business
- Grow the business / golf
Start:
- Small, No money
- Dominant Federation
- But: Interest & Vision!Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen

17. NVG in 2013
- 160 course: 90 – 70, 125 members = 80 %
- Knowledge base
- Strong Network of Golf Courses representing the interest
The Dutch situation:
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18. Other successes:
- Golf Management Academy:
- Education managers, reception, etc.
- VAT on golf from 19% to 6%
- Committees: fiscal, maintenance, education, growth of golf
- Annual conference with more than 300 participants
- Regional meetings = strong network
- Influence & we know & we do!Foundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen

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25. Knowledge of the market
Various types of players
Comparing years/months
Course occupancy
Average # of holes / round
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26. Importance of the owners association
- Biggest interest: investment
- Together stronger
- Government, other (golf) organisations
- Growing the game  business
- Knowledge
- Sharing will make all smarter, better business
- All give input/time/energy in your clubFoundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen

27. Why creating an owners association in Belgium
More rules will be decided by Europe
Goals:
-Interest of the golf course owners
-Professionalize Golf Business by sharing knowledge
-Grow off the business golf
-Stronger with decisions made by de KBGF - FRBG
In Past
-Member market
-Mainly member owned courses
-Investors are the members
Future
-Changing market
-Private investors
-Different GoalsFoundation Meeting BGCOA May 30 2013 Golfclub de Kluizen

28. Topics discussed and decided:
Name : Belgium Golf Course Operators Association
Format: actual Association temporaries.
Drie Eycken will do the secretariat first year.
EGCOA will supply website for BGCOA
Language of the BGCOA is English
Meetings: each quarter for the start.
First meeting May 30st Foundation
Next meeting in Portugal at EGCOA conference
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29. TO HELP THE REGIONAL FEDERATIONS
Golf organisations can become member
Sharing interests.
Important partners to governments
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30. Member Clubs can join
Only if the operation is represented
Important to help the members
club to be better organised and to
understand the market better.
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31. Sharing = knowledge expansion = better
development golf = better business
Members have to promise to share
information
Benchmarking company
What do we know
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32. 8 000 000 Golfers in Europe
6 800 Golf courses
50 % Commercial
15 billon turn over
250 000 employees
4,4 Billon in salaries
6/13 % turn over of the total in the
Sport business
We Are Big!
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33. ????? Do we know ?????
How many green fee players
How many rounds a year
How many buggies we need
How many green keepers we have
How much water we spend
How many members we have
How many “whatever” to understand
the business better.
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35. Foundation Meeting
30 may
Golfclub De Kluizen
What do we need.
Membership a year 300 €
10 Suppliers as partners. 500 €
25 clubs 7500 €
10 suppliers 5000 €
Total 9500 €
Memberschip EGCOA
110 € a club -2750 €
Working capital 9750€

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30 may
Golfclub De Kluizen
Joint Purchases
Joint recommendations
Joint Knowledge
Joint Interested
Joint reaction on the changing market

37. Foundation Meeting
30 may
Golfclub De Kluizen
8th
European Golf Business
Conference
Lisbon Portugal
23-25 October 2013