Sponsors
Premier Sponsor
Yamaha Golf Car sets the standard in performance, versatility, and comfort for golf, utility, and personal transportation vehicles to inspire a lifetime of exciting experiences on and off the course. We continuously draw from our global, 60-year legacy to create industry firsts that excite our customers—the first Electronic Fuel Injection for a golf car (resulting in the best gas mileage with the smallest carbon footprint); the first golf car with fully independent four-wheel suspension for the smoothest ride in the game; and the first QuieTech gas engine that is almost as quiet as an electric motor. As the Premier Partner and the “Official Golf Car” of both the NGCOA and the LPGA Women Who Play (formerly EWGA), the Title Sponsor of the NGCOA Yamaha Golf Outing, and the 2018 Golf Digest Editors’ Choice for Best Gas-Powered Golf Car, our vehicles remain the standard—proving time and time again why Yamaha is The Easy Choice™.
Presenting Sponsors
Deluxe Payroll is a full-service payroll and tax filing firm proudly serving clients nationwide that also offers a variety of simple payroll management solutions for businesses of all types and sizes. Along with these traditional payroll services, we also provide interfaces to all POS Systems, General Ledger Systems and 401(k) providers as well as “pay-as-you-go” Worker’s Compensation payment options.
Entegra is part of a supply program that manages more than $10 billion in spend for food, services and supplies in North America, and can lower your club’s cost of goods. Over 4000 U.S. clubs, from companies such as American Golf, Troon, Billy Casper, OB Sports and Landscapes Golf Group are utilizing the entegra Program today. Entegra has over 800 national supplier partnerships to include: Cintas, American Hotel Registry, Ecolab, Grainger, Edward Don, etc. The entegra team will help you streamline your purchases while identifying cost saving opportunities on products you are currently purchasing. Take a few minutes to learn how you can utilize entegra’s competitive pricing, committed partnerships and responsive service!
NGCOA Insurance Services provides golf courses of all sizes and their employees with comprehensive and cost-effective health, dental, vision, life, disability and property casualty insurance benefits. This program is serviced by Holmes Murphy, an independent brokerage, serving business and industry leaders across the nation in the areas of property casualty insurance, employee benefits, captive insurance, risk management and loss control.
The PGA of America is one of the world’s largest sports organizations, composed of PGA Professionals who work daily to grow interest and participation in the game of golf.
Titleist is the global leader in the design, development, manufacture and distribution of performance-driven golf products, which are widely recognized for their quality excellence. Driven by our focus on dedicated and discerning golfers and the golf shops that serve them, we believe we are the most authentic and enduring company in the golf industry. Our mission—to be the performance and quality leader in every golf product category in which we compete—has remained consistent since we entered the golf ball business in 1932.
Participating Sponsors
An industry leader and global solutions provider in merchant account services, First American Payment Systems is ranked as a top privately-owned merchant service provider in the United States. We know how challenging it is to run a business. That’s why we help you with comprehensive payment solutions, all managed in-house, backed by advanced security and award-winning customer service.
Pepsi wants to be much more than a beverage and snack provider to you. Our goal is to share the very best of PepsiCo with you to set the standard for support and partnership in foodservice. In addition to our comprehensive portfolio of well-loved and innovative brands, we can work with you to create incredible moments in and around your establishment. And we will make sure each drink, snack, and piece of equipment is chosen, crafted, and suited just for you—with your goals, your challenges, and your situation in mind. No matter your size or need, we are here to support your success every step of the way and be your partner in serving the very best experiences possible.
RCSU University, the virtual training division of RCS Hospitality Group, provides accessible, comprehensive and uniquely interactive virtual training courses for hospitality service, and leadership skills to private clubs, public golf courses, casinos, luxury hotels, spas, fine dining restaurants and high-end resorts around the world. The RCS Hospitality Group (formerly Reid Consulting Services) offers consulting, recruiting and training worldwide for the private club and hospitality industry with over 185 years of combined experience in food and beverage operations, general management, staff and management development, special event management, new facility opening, and recruiting. RCS was founded in 2000 and is world-renowned as the go-to company to help you deliver exceptional experiences.
Supporting Sponsors
Through our Premier Golfer Program, Find A Game provides public course operators with compelling subscription-based programs and revenue-enhancement tools to increase yield and profitability. Our programs, already proven at over 200 courses, take historically underutilized assets and bundle them into an affordable monthly membership that generates upwards of $500,000 a year per course. Our sales management, reporting, and training software turns your staff into proactive salespeople. Also included is a unique suite of web, email, and mobile solutions that lead to more play at your course. No upfront costs, and fees are based on new memberships we help sell (and NGCOA members receive an ongoing 10% discount.)
Golf Surprize
2 Iron Marketing is a digital marketing agency dedicated to supporting golf courses in reaching their target members and players where they are spending their time; ONLINE. There is a gap between current golf course marketing strategies and the community of players courses are trying to reach. 2iron marketing fills that gap and helps clubs make the right connections with future and current players/members.
BrightView Golf Maintenance is the industry’s leader in golf course maintenance. Our investment in Ph.D. level research, technology and resources, typically beyond the reach of individual clubs, enable our experts to customize plans designed to improve the playing conditions of public, private, and all courses alike. Couple this with the power of the largest landscape company in the United States and we can reduce the cost of golf course maintenance materials, a benefit that we share with you. With more than 40 years’ experience and 80 partner courses, BrightView is the ideal partner for all course owners, managers and groundskeepers.
COBRA PUMA Golf is a leading golf brand that designs and develops innovative, technology-rich golf equipment along with stylish, high-performance golf apparel, footwear and accessories. COBRA Golf was founded in 1973 and has a rich history of bringing innovative and high quality golf equipment to the market. PUMA Golf, which manufactures Golf apparel, was founded in 2005 and excels in sport & lifestyle positioning, with all products based on technology combined with industry-leading fashion. Following the acquisition of COBRA Golf by PUMA in 2010, COBRA PUMA GOLF has continued to grow, welcoming some of the world’s top golf talent to its growing roster of professional athletes including Rickie Fowler, Bryson DeChambeau, Lexi Thompson, Gary Woodland, Justin Suh, Ben Crane and brand ambassadors, Greg Norman and Blair O’Neal.
Fairway Play is a software development company that develops mobile applications for the golf industry that allow golfers to easily play fun games, enhance golfers’ enjoyment of their actual golf game, create captive, incremental revenue for golf course owners and operators, and provide a bridge for non-course golfers to move to on-course golf. Courses benefit from their relationship with Fairway Play through increased on-course F&B sales from Fairway Play game players, increased clubhouse F&B sales from Fairway Play game players, increased tee time demand from Fairway Play game players, the ability to market to Fairway Play’s database of players, and a way to bridge the gap to bring non-course golfers to their courses with an entertaining, experience-based way to play the traditional golf game.
Hilda W. Allen Real Estate, Inc. is a licensed Real Estate Broker who specializes in the brokerage of golf courses, hotels and related commercial properties throughout the United States and Canada. Golf is our main focus, specializing in golf courses, country clubs and residential golf communities. We have closed on over $45,000,000 in sales for 2018 and 2019 year-to-date. We specialize in Sealed Bid Offerings, as well as other accelerated marketing tools. Our mission is to serve the needs of sellers and buyers interested in selling or investing in the business of golf which begins with the real estate. We support the NGCOA, the PGA, the CMAA and the NGF, and thank them for their indispensable dedication and their great educational programs that service the great business of golf, helping to insure that the great game will continue to flourish.
LBI Rentals is a subsidiary of Luber Bros., Inc. with over 50 years of service. We recognized changes needed in the industry and wanted to provide solutions to the ever rising cost of maintenance equipment. Gone are the days of having to lock yourself into a long term lease/purchase. With LBI Rentals, you only pay for equipment during the months it’s in use, the customer has no off season maintenance and each piece we send out is always covered under warranty. Our goal is to save you money and allow you to maintain your course all while controlling your cash flow. We’re your partners, working to make sure you get the best of everything. We’re the good guys!
LITE4NITE GOLF invented the first lighted golf balls in 1985. Thousands of night tournaments have been played in over 80 countries but the original NITELITE golf balls were not real golf balls because they used a chemical light stick and were a one piece golf ball.
The new LITE4NITE golf balls perform exactly like the best golf balls made and can be used 24/7. LITE4NITES beat Bridgetstone’s best ball, the Tour RX 330, in all test measurements performed by COBRA GOLF. They have the ability to light up forever without light sticks, LEDS nor batteries.
On the Rocks Cocktails are award winning, mixologist created, all natural ready-to-serve cocktails crafted for your enjoyment without the hassle. Each delicious variety is cane sugar sweetened and preservative-free … beautifully bottled and ready to serve! We partnered with Beam Suntory so all of our cocktails are branded with superior spirits (Knob Creek Old Fashioned, Hornitos Margarita, etc.). We believe quality should never be sacrificed for the sake of convenience. Our highly-complex, balanced drinks are ready to pour over ice for your enjoyment.
The Golf Division at Rain Bird provides complete irrigation solutions to golf courses across the globe. The company has one of the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality, leading-edge products including pump stations, rotors, field controllers, map-based and mobile central control systems, decoders, swing joints, filtration systems, valves and irrigation accessories. Central controls and pump stations are serviced and supported by a comprehensive Global Service Plan (GSP). Rain Bird products and services are sold worldwide through an extensive distribution network.
Toro first entered the golf equipment business in 1919 when we mounted five reel cutting units to a Toro tractor to maintain the fairways at The Minikahda Club in Minneapolis. Today, as a global brand reaching over 125 countries, we hold the leadership position in nearly every product category in which we compete. Our high-quality products, exemplary service and support, and legacy of trusted relationships industry-wide have made Toro the global leader of innovative turf maintenance equipment and irrigation technologies for the golf market.
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Full Conference Registration includes: Opening Reception on Monday, Education Sessions on Tuesday (including breakfast and lunch), Education Sessions on Wednesday (including lunch) and access to the PGA Merchandise Show. Yamaha Golf Outing, Pre-Conference Education and Celebration & Awards Dinner require an additional fee.
