Speakers: Development Track
 Peter Bowen
Director of Sales & Marketing
Ojai Valley Inn & Spa
Hospitality industry veteran Peter Bowen has been with Ojai Valley Inn & Spa since 1995, including a restoration of the inn’s classic George C. Thomas Jr.-designed golf course, a $110 million property renovation and the inn’s upgrade to a 5-diamond property. Previously, Bowen worked eight years with Rockresorts before spending eight years in Hawaii at high end golf resort properties on Lana’I and Oahu including the Lodge at Koele and Ihilani Resort & Spa.
 Ron Cutlip
Principal
Cutlip Golf Design
Cutlip's responsibilities focus on course design, construction and development. He is a frequent speaker at the Metropolitan GCSA and his work has been featured on CNN as well as in the USGA Journal and Sports Illustrated. Prior to the formation of Cutlip Golf Design, he worked as a senior designer in land planning and golf course architecture for Miller, Wihry and Lee.
 Henry B. DeLozier
Principal
Global Golf Advisors
Global Golf Advisors is an international consultant firm to the investment banking, real estate development and golf asset ownership and operations business segments. DeLozier previously served nine years as the Vice President – Golf for Pulte Homes, the largest developer of golf course communities in the United States, where he oversaw development of 27 new courses in 10 states.
 Perry Dye
Principal
Dye Designs
Perry, the elder son of Pete and Alice Dye, has carved his own highly successful niche in course design, with over 80 designs to his credit throughout the world, in addition to numerous collaborations with his parents and other members of the Dye design clan. He is an advocate of sustainable design, including use of drought tolerant grasses and native areas and other environmentally sensitive practices.
 Dan Garson
Project Manager
Woodlands Ventures
Garson manages golf development and operations as well as other site development tasks for the 900+ acre The Woodlands property in Nipomo, Calif. The development includes three golf courses including Monarch Dunes, as well as 1,320 residential units and 140,000 square feet of retail space. Garson previously worked with the firms of Robert Trent Jones Sr. and Jr., GBS Golfwerks and Phillips & Jordan.
 Elisa A. Gaudet
Partner
Executive Golf International
Gaudet has over 10 years of experience in servicing clients with their marketing, public relations and sponsorship sales needs. She has specialized in the golf industry and has lived in the U.S., Spain and Latin America, working for organizations such as the PGA TOUR and Lucent Tour de las Americas.
 Stuart Hackwell
Global Specification Manager
Rain Bird
A 17-year Rain Bird veteran with a Masters degree in soil-water-plant relationships, Hackwell is Global Specification Manager for Rain Bird’s Golf Division. Now based in Tucson, Hackwell works closely with US-based architects, consultants and builders working in any market worldwide.
 Hud Hinton
President
Troon Golf
Hinton is widely recognized as one of the hospitality industry's most experienced brand, franchise and third-party management experts. Prior to joining Troon Golf in 1999, Hinton was Executive Vice President-Hotel Operations, North America, for Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide. Previously, he spent more than seven years as Senior Vice President - Operations for Westin Hotels and Resorts. Earlier in his career, Hinton served as Managing Director of New York's Plaza Hotel and General Manager of the Arizona Biltmore Resort in Phoenix, Arizona.
 Terry A. LaGree
President & Co-Founder
Harmony Links Golf
LaGree’s background includes over three decades in residential master planning, golf design and construction, and residential development management. His expertise includes being the COO of Black Diamond Ranch, a top 100 golf course and community, and has been involved with over 75 golf design and renovation projects with Barbaron, Inc., a National Certified Golf Course Builder.
 Gregory T. Lyman
Environmental Programs Director
GCSAA
Lyman has served as the Environmental Programs Director for the Golf Course Superintendent Association of America since 2003. The GCSAA through support from the Environmental Institute for Golf has been working on an Environmental Profile for Golf Courses over the two years. Prior to joining the GCSAA, Greg served as the Environmental Education Specialist at Michigan State University from 1992 until 2003. At MSU, he developed the Michigan Turfgrass Environmental Stewardship Program for golf course properties.
 Doug Main
Director
Deloitte Financial Advisory Services
An expert in the business of golf, Main has apublished numerous articles and has been quoted in a variety of publications including the Washington Post and the New York Times. He is the editor of the National Golf Investment Report and has counseled extensively on matters involving more than 2,500 golf projects worldwide.
 Matthew C. McIntee
Senior Vice President Properties & Operations
Crown Golf
McIntee has over 20 years’ experience of golf industry experience. Matt joined Crown Golf in 1995. As Senior Vice President of Acquisitions & Development since 2001, he has primary responsibility for the analysis and development of investment opportunities for the company.
 Cal Olson
Principal
Cal Olson Golf Course Design
Olson is a veteran of golf course design throughout the world, from his Southern California base to one of his most recent designs in Moscow, Russia. Principal of his own firm since 1979, Olson has designed courses in countries including Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Mexico and others, including a true links course design at The Links at Summerly in Lake Elsinore.
 Jason Paul
Director of Operations
Southworth Golf Management
A veteran golf executive, Paul joined Southworth Golf Management, the course operations arm of Southworth Development, earlier this year after an 8-year career with Marriott Golf and Ritz-Carlton. He is responsible for all sales and operations of Southworth-managed properties. Previously he was general manager of the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club at Creighton Farms and Westfields Golf & Country Club in Clifton, Va.
 Joseph Petrash, CCM, CHA
Principal
Borders Golf Group
Petrash heads Borders Golf Group, a golf course, community and resort development, consulting and management group based in the Vail area of Colorado. Prior to joining Borders, Petrash served as president of Cordillera Club Properties, responsible for operation of four high-end golf community developments.
 Forrest Richardson
Owner
Forrest Richardson & Associates
Established in 1988, Forrest Richardson & Associates has created celebrated projects for clients throughout the western U.S., receiving awards for excellence, innovation and attention to detail. The firm’s U.S. work spans from Hawaii to Boston. Richardson’s international work has included projects in Mexico, Central America, Canada, Bulgaria, Sweden and Russia.
 Jim Richerson
General Manager & Director of Golf
Hospitality & Real Estate Group
Kohler Co.
Richerson joined the Kohler Co. in 2007. Richerson’s responsibilities include managing all aspects of the global golf businesses for the Kohler Co. These golf properties include the highly acclaimed Whistling Straits and Blackwolf Run golf venues in Kohler, Wisconsin and The Duke’s St. Andrews, part of the Old Course Hotel Golf Resort & Spa in St. Andrews, Scotland. Prior to joining Kohler, Richerson served as the Senior Director of PGA Golf Properties for the PGA of America based in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
 Ted Robinson, Jr.
Principal
Robinson Golf, Inc.
The son of legendary course architect Ted Robinson, Sr., Ted Jr. joined his father’s firm in 1991 and has since been involved in numerous golf course designs throughout Southern California as well as Indonesia, Korea, Costa Rica, Arizona and Colorado. Prior to adopting the family trade, he was involved in commercial and residential construction finance as an executive with Wells Fargo Bank, among others.
 Bryan Webb
Principal
MAI design group
A licensed architect with over 13 years’ experience in design of golf resort and hospitality architecture, Webb serves as director of design for MAI, an internationally renowned architecture and interior design firm specializing in design of golf clubs, resorts and related residential communities. He has worked on over 45 golf clubs while with MAI, a recent Clubhouse Architect of the Year honoree.
Speakers
• Keynote Speakers
• Management Track
• Development Track
• Marketing Track
• Owners Track
• ASGCA Remodeling University
• Southwest Region Solutions Workshop
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