The 2009 Golf Industry Show Silent Auction is open online at auction.golfindustryshow.com.
Proceeds from the auction support environmental stewardship, research and education; player development; as well as grants and scholarships to advance the club management industry. Auction funds also provide young people with the opportunity to learn golf and the life values the game of golf represents.
"The Golf Industry Show Silent Auction benefits everyone associated with the golf facility, including golfers," said Teri Harris, managing director of development for The Environmental Institute for Golf and the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA). "During these tough economic times, this is a great means to pick up brand-new, high-quality items at a great price, while supporting the industry which we are apart of, thanks to our very generous and committed donors."
The 2009 Golf Industry Show Silent Auction is presented by:
The Environmental Institute for Golf (the philanthropic organization of GCSAA)
National Golf Course Owners Association Foundation
American Society of Golf Course Architects
The Club Foundation (the philanthropic organization of CMAA)
Golf Course Builders Association of America Foundation
The auction is completely online at auction.golfindustryshow.com, so anyone from anywhere can bid on quality golf items, trips, sports memorabilia, and wine and spirits, among other unique items. New items are being added daily, which are available to preview at auction.golfindustryshow.com. To bid, participants must register at auction.golfindustryshow.com, which automatically enters them in a drawing for a free trip to the 2010 Golf Industry Show in San Diego.
Reuben Wedgeworth, GCSAA Class A superintendent at Timberton Golf Club in Hattiesburg, Miss., won the 2008 Golf Industry Show Silent Auction's drawing for a free trip to this year's Golf Industry Show in New Orleans just by registering for the auction last year.
The Golf Industry Show is an innovative trade show combining education, networking and solutions for golf course superintendents, owners/operators, general managers, chief operating officers, architects, builders and others in the golf and club management industries. More than 22,000 golf and club industry professionals and 850 exhibitors are expected in New Orleans for the 2009 show, Feb. 5-7, in the New Orleans Morial Convention Center. The Golf Industry Show is presented by:
Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA)
National Golf Course Owners Association (NGCOA)
Club Managers Association of America (CMAA)
along with participating partners:
Golf Course Builders Association of America (GCBAA)
American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA)
National Golf Foundation (NGF)
The three presenting partner organizations will also hold their annual conferences in conjunction with the Golf Industry Show in New Orleans.
GCSAA Education Conference, Feb. 2-7
NGCOA Annual Conference, Feb. 3-6
CMAA World Conference on Club Management, Feb. 5-10
