Following the successful 2005 Conference, the Golf Consultants Association 'Business of Golf: Profit From Golf' 2006 Conference will take place at The Celtic Manor Resort in Wales, home of the 2010 Ryder Cup.

Residential delegates will stay in the 5-star Celtic Manor Resort hotel. The conference will be held in the purpose-built conference centre at the Celtic Manor Golf Club.

Delegates will have the opportunity to play the Wentwood Hills course at Celtic Manor, home of The Ryder Cup in 2010.

The Golf Consultants Association is a UK-based trade organisation offering a wide variety of world class golf business advice to golf course developers and owners, golf business operators and all involved in the global golf industry.

TESTIMONIALS FROM 2005 CONFERENCE

• "The speakers were fantastic"
  Dr Gabor Hegedus, Hungarian Golf Federation
• "Very well organised, extremely useful and comprehensive"
  - Orestis Rossides, Director, Cyprus Tourism Organisation
• "I learnt a lot from the speakers"
  Paulo Goulart, Golf 'n Fun Promotions, Brazil
• "The presentations were very informative and the Conference was very helpful"
  Sohail Nazir, Thani Investments LLC, Dubai
• "The whole event ran smoothly despite such a large number of delegates and speakers from so many geographical destinations"
  Eileen Auld, Well Connected Life, Scotland
• "Thank you most warmly for your excellent event and hospitality"
  Valentin Guergov, Golf Balkan, Bulgaria
• "Sincere congratulations"
  Ian Bridges, Ransomes Jacobsen UK

FACTS AND FIGURES ABOUT 2005 CONFERENCE

• 96 delegates attended the first 'Business of Golf' conference in 2005
• It was held at the St Andrews Bay Hotel, Scotland, 11-13 October
• Delegates from 21 different countries attended
• A post-conference delegate survey produced a 100% satisfaction score
• Most-praised elements included:
  1) content of presentations
  2) excellent networking owing to strong delegate list
  3) quality of debate / Q&A sessions
  4) quality of panels of experts