By SCOTT HAMILTON
Senior WriterThe Environmental Institute for Golf recently announced the election of Bob Wood, president of Nike Golf, as chairman.
Ken Melrose, president of Leading By Serving LLC and retired chairman and CEO of The Toro Co., was elected vice chairman/treasurer.
LPGA board member Rae Evans, founder and president of the Evans Capitol Group in Washington, D.C., and James R. Fitzroy, director/superintendent at the Wollaston Recreational Facility/Presidents Golf Course in North Quincy, Mass., were added to the board of trustees for three-year terms. Fitzroy will serve as secretary. Mark J. Woodward returns to the Institute’s board of trustees as the recently-appointed chief executive of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America.
Former GCSAA chief executive Steve Mona; GCSAA immediate past president Ricky D. Heine; Bill Kubly, CEO of Landscapes Unlimited LLC; and sportscaster Roger Twibell retired from the Institute’s board of trustees. David Pillsbury, president of PGA Tour Golf Course Properties, will remain on the board for one year as immediate past chairman. Kubly and Pillsbury will remain on the Institute’s advisory council. Jaime Ortiz-Patiño, owner and president of Valderrama Golf Club in Sotogrande, Spain, retired from the Institute’s advisory council.
The advisory council provides guidance to the Institute’s board of trustees in the areas of outreach, fundraising and strategic planning. The members were selected to promote the Institute’s ability to cultivate relationships with current and potential donors. World Golf Hall of Fame member Greg Norman, chairman and CEO Great White Shark Enterprises, serves as chairman for the advisory council.
The officer elections and additions to the board occurred during the Institute’s winter meeting, held in conjunction with the 2008 GCSAA Education Conference and Golf Industry Show in Orlando.
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Grand China Air has signed an agreement to sponsor the LPGA’s first tournament in China.
The Grand China Air LPGA is scheduled for Oct. 24-26 at Haikou West Golf Club in Haikou City.
The $1.8 million event will kick off the tour’s four-tournament Asian swing. It will feature a 63-player field, comprising the top 51-ranked players on the LPGA official money list as of Sept. 14. The remainder of the field will be selected by the Chinese Golf Association, Grand China Air and marketing and management firm IMG.
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Scott Hamilton is a
Golfweek senior writer. To reach him e-mail
shamilton@golfweek.com.
Posted: 5/5/2008
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