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Jay Karen Director of Membership, National Golf Course Owners Association Members of the Task Force • Jay Karen, NGCOA • Kathi Driggs, CMAA • Karen Davis, EWGA • Jeff Bollig, GCSAA • Ron Stepanek, PGA • Mike Waldron, IAGA • Del Ratcliffe, Carolinas GOLF 20/20 Leadership Council Mission Statement To foster the development of alliances among golf organizations at the state level for the purposes of improving communication and the sharing of ideas, determining mutual opportunities for collaboration, and working together to foster the growth of the game. Task Force Objectives • Record existence and activity of local alliances • Encourage all alliances to make player development a lead objective • Encourage involvement from all allied associations • Gather “best practices” from existing alliances • Target states that would benefit from an alliance of golf organizations but where no alliance exists • Identify and support leadership in creation and ongoing efforts of new and existing alliances • Encourage publication of economic impact studies, use of GOLF 20/20 template or other sources Count of Local Alliances 25 20 15 10 5 0 Just a Few Years Ago Now Existing Alliances • • • • • • • • • • • • Alabama Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Florida Georgia Hawaii Illinois Indiana Kansas City, MO Maryland • • • • • • • • • • • Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota North Carolina Ohio South Carolina Tennessee Texas Virginia Washington Wisconsin Alliance Opportunities • Host annual summits • Develop regular means of communication between meetings • Consider formal structure where possible • Designate resources and assign responsibilities • Build a database of facilities and player development contacts • Promote participation at the facility level in Play Golf America and other national promotions (Free Lesson Month, Women’s Golf Week, Take Your Daughter to the Course, etc.) • Provide volunteers and consumer promotions for Play Golf America • If a Play Golf America day does not exist, create one • Develop relationships with state agencies • Publish economic impact studies