Chairman's
Report
My first year as Chairman
of The Club Foundation has been very exciting. During 2005,
we made considerable strides towards our long term goals.
Several major donors stepped forward to make significant
contributions to TheCampaign to Promote Excellence...Yesterday,
Today and Tomorrow. This ensures our commitment
to provide enhanced educational opportunities will
continue long into the future. In addition, the third annual
National Club Championship (NCC) was a great success, as
club champions from around the world competed on four separate
world-class courses at Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina.
As a result of the efforts of all of you, the Foundation
is able to support existing programs and new educational
initiatives focused on the club industry. All of these commitments
are made possible by your support of the Club Foundation
Resources from The Campaign to Promote Excellence…Yesterday, Today
and Tomorrow will support existing programs and help fund development
of new programs. For example in FY 2005, we were able to award seven
student scholarships, four manager scholarships, four faculty internships,
and a faculty research grant. As the industry continues to evolve, the development
of high quality continuing education is essential to providing the best tools
available to our current and future industry leaders.
The National Club Championship,
building on the success of the past two tournaments, headed
to a new venue, Pinehurst Resort, home of the 2005 U.S. Open. An
addition to the event this year was the Pro-Am, in which
local club pros paired with their club champions to compete
against other similar teams. Foursomes were rounded out by
two amateurs playing a “better ball” format to
compete for prizes. This pre-tournament activity was sponsored
by Toshiba Business Solutions and was a huge success.
The Club Foundation will
continue to guarentee your future through lifetime professional
development as well as the future professionals of this industry.
All education program grants, research projects and scholarships
are made possible; thanks to your generous efforts. We look
forward to your continued support.
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