Speakers: Owners Track
 Randolph Addison
Founding Partner
Addison Law Firm
Addison has represented parties involved in the ownership, purchase and sale, operation and development of equity and non-equity private clubs, public golf facilities, resort projects, residential/golf course projects, development documents, membership plans, club bylaws and operational matters in over 1,000 projects throughtout the United States.
 Rudy Anderson
President/CEO
The Club at Cordillera
A 30-year industry veteran with experience in international and domestic operational, development and M&A activities in the private club, golf and resort business, Anderson took over the CEO position at The Club at Cordillera earlier this summer. Previously, he held a series of senior executive positions during a 23-year career with ClubCorp, prior to serving as managing director and vice president of investments for CNL Lifestyle Company.
 Ken Arimitsu
Senior Vice President
Grubb & Ellis Company
National Investment Services Group
Arimitsu is part of the Grubb & Ellis Investment Services Group specializing in the acquisition, disposition and development of golf and resort properties. Based in Newport Beach, Calif., he is a Grubb & Ellis Circle of Excellence recipient and ranks in the top 10 percent of all brokers nationwide.
 Tom Barber
Vice President of Golf
VGM Financial Services
Barber oversees the golf division of VGM Financial Services, a division of TCF Equipment Finance. He has over 30 years of equipment financing experience in both a credit and sales role. Prior to joining VGM four years ago, he worked with GE Capital and Citi Bank, among others.
 Tom Bennison
Senior Vice President, New Business Development
ClubCorp
Bennison is responsible for acquisitions, mergers, lease negotiations, and management contracts throughout the United States. He joined the company in 1971 and has held several operations and sales positions. He was previously part of the membership development team and currently serves as president of ClubCorp’s Owners Club.
 Jay Caplan
Managing Director
Woodside Partners
Caplan has over 15 years experience in commercial real estate investment banking, mortgage brokerage and financial services, including golf course lending. He formed L.J. Capital Partners, LLC in 2003, providing real estate investment banking and consulting services to borrowers and lender
 Tom Frost
President
Synergy Golf Course Management, Tom Frost Golf
Formerly an American Golf Corporation executive for 19 years, Frost currently operates his own course management and consulting firm, Tom Frost Golf, and with fellow principal Will Gustafson, operates course ownership and operations firm Synergy Golf Course Management.
 Dana Garmany
CEO
Troon Golf
Garmany has over 20 years experience developing and operating golf facilities worldwide, as well as involvement in more than 30 consturction projects. Garmany was also named by Golf Inc. Magazine as one of the “Most Powerful People in Golf,” one of the “25 Most Influential People in Golf” and one of “21 Most Innovative People in Golf.” A member of the PGA of America since 1983, Garmany founded Troon Golf in 1990 with his first property, the renowned Troon North Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz.
 Jim Hinckley
CEO
Century Golf Partners
Arnold Palmer Golf Management
Prior to forming Century Golf Partners, Mr. Hinckley had a 32-year career with ClubCorp Inc., serving the last seven years as president. Mr. Hinckley holds various board positions in industry associations including the NGCOA, PGA of America, AJGA and Golf 20/20.
 Bob Husband
Founder
Heritage Golf Group
Husband is the founder of Heritage Golf Group, which he formed after co-founding Cobblestone Golf and later successfully selling its portfolio of courses to American Golf Corporation and ClubCorp, his previous employer. Heritage Golf Group now owns or operates over 20 golf properties.
 Bobby Heath
CEO
Western Golf Course Properties
Since assuming control of Western Golf Course Properties in 2003, Heath has spearheaded the growth of the company through a third party management business model. The company currently manages more than 10 courses nationwide, with two others scheduled to open in 2010.
 James Keegan
Managing Principal
Golf Convergence, Inc.
Keegan is a golf industry consultant providing strategic vision, tactical plans and operational execution stratedgies focused on resolving client facility issues and maximizing investment return. A frequent author, Keegan's publications include "Business of Golf - What Are You Thinking?"
 Mark Luthman
Executive Vise President, COO
Touchstone Golf LLC
Luthman joined Touchstone Golf in March of this year after a 20-year career as an executive with American Golf Corporation and most recently as Western Regional director of operations for KemperSports, where he was responsible for 11 courses including 2015 U.S. Open site Chambers Bay. Touchstone manages operations for approximately 15 courses in California, Texas, Colorado, Louisiana and Tennessee.
 M.J. Mastilir
President
Real Estate Capital Corp.
Mastalir, one of the nation’s top authorities on golf course finance, formed Real Estate Capital Corp. in 1985 to specialize in the financing of commercial real estate and golf course facilities. Prior to forming RECC, he spent 14 years with Colorado’s largest mortgage company, IntraWest Mortgage Company, serving as president from 1983-1985.
 Joe Munsch
President & COO
EAGLE Golf
Munsch, a 32-year veteran of the public golf and private club industry, took over has head of EAGLE Golf in 2002. He began his career in 1975 with ClubCorp and in 1996 left to join Golf Enterprises Inc. A year later GEI merged with American Golf Corp. and Munsch in 1998 was appointed AGC’s chief operating officer.
 Don Rhodes
Director of Investments
CNL Lifestyle Company
Rhodes has worked for Meadowbrook Golf, Heritage Golf Group and Arnold Palmer Golf Management. He started and ran the golf groups at Textron Financial and Bank of America. He was chief operating officer of Presidio Golf Trust in 1998. In 1999, Golf Inc. named him one of the 25 most influential people in golf.
 Geoff Shackelford
Author, Golf Course Architect
Geoffshackelford.com
Geoff is the author of 10 books and a frequent contributor to a wide range of golf and golf course architecture-related publications, as well as a contributing editor to Golfdom. He has studied golf architecture throughout the world, and has done design and consulting at a number of courses, including Rustic Canyon in Moorpark, Calif., which he co-designed with Gil Hanse. His regular blog is widely read, and does not hesitate to tweak many of golf’s institutions and leading figures.
 Steven K. Skinner
CEO
KemperSports
Skinner took over the CEO role at KemperSports from co-founder Steve Lesnik early in 2008, after serving as the company’s president and chief operating officer since 2006. Formerly an attorney, Skinner joined KemperSports in 1998 and headed the company’s KemperGolf Management third party management division prior to becoming president of KemperSports.
 Van Tengberg
Partner
Foley & Lardner
Tengberg is chair of Foley & Lardner’s West Coast Real Estate Practice, specializing in on real estate acquisition and development, with a primary focus on golf course and resort facilities. He is experienced in negotiation and preparation of partnership, joint venture and limited liability company operating agreements and represents lenders and borrowers in commercial real estate lending transactions.
 Scott Thompson
Partner
Greenberg Glusker
Thompson is co-chair of the Golf Law Practice at Greenberg Glusker. He specializes in representing owners, investors, managers and developers in the purchase, sale, lease and management of daily fee, private and resort courses throughout the United States and Europe.
 Blake S. Walker
Co-Founding Partner
Pegasus Golf Partners
Walker has been involved in all phases of the firm's development since its inception in 2003. Prior to founding Pegasus, Walker was a senior vice president of acquistions for ClubCorp.
 Douglas White
Vice President, Business Development
Billy Casper Golf
Mr. White co-directs the firm’s acquisition of management and lease agreements for golf courses nationwide. He and his business development team serve as the primary contact for golf course owners seeking BCG’s management, development, marketing, and consulting services. Prior to BCG, Mr. White served as the principal of Golf Strategies, LLC.
 David B. Woodyard
Executive Vice President, New Business Development
ClubCorp
Woodyard is responsible for all ClubCorp domestic and international business development including club mergers, acquisitions and real estate development. In 2003 he became Executive Vice President of the Business and Sports Club Division with responsibility for 56 operating clubs, over $230m in annual revenues and nearly 6,000 employee partners. Woodyard took over his current role in 2008 as the head of all ClubCorp’s business development.
 Jeff Woolson
Managing Director-Senior VP
CB Richard Ellis Golf & Resort Properties Group
Woolson has been personally involved in the sale of golf properties totaling nearly $600 million. The majority of his assignments involve the representation of owners, for whom he employs a variety of marketing techniques. Well-respected in the industry, Woolson is considered an expert in negotiations and is frequently quoted in national publications.
 John Zaruka
Principal
ZGolf Food & Beverage Services
A lifelong veteran of the hospitality, restaurant and golf industries, Zaruka formed ZGolf after taking over a golf course food and beverage operation in 1986. ZGolf currently owns and operates nine food and beverage facilities in California, and consults with golf courses, resorts and banquet services on food and beverage issues.
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