AUGUSTA, GA (Nov. 24, 2010) — Club Car will receive the European Golf Course Owners Association’s Industry Award at the association’s European Golf Business Conference on Dec. 1 in London. The award is given annually to a company that demonstrates outstanding commitment to course owners in their efforts to grow the game of golf and make their businesses more successful.
"Club Car has a long history of support for European course owners and operators and for the golf industry overall," said Marcel Welling, president EGCOA. "The company’s innovative products and strong customer service make Club Car one of our members’ most valuable resources."
Club Car president and CEO Gary Michel called the award "extremely gratifying."
"These are challenging times for many European course owners and operators,
and we want to make sure they know that our products and our people are dedicated
to their success," Michel said.
The association’s EGCOA Award will be presented to Seve Ballesteros. Ballesteros
retired from professional golf in July 2007 after being diagnosed with a brain tumor.
As his health allows, Ballesteros has been a steadfast campaigner and fundraiser for
brain tumor research and continues to work to introduce golf to young people without
sufficient financial means to learn the game.
Award winners are determined by the EGCOA board of directors.
About Club Car
Club Car has been one of the most respected names in the golf industry for more
than half a century. The company’s dependable and efficient Precedent golf cars
and Carryall Turf utility vehicles are integral to the successful operations of
thousands of courses in the U.S. and around the world. The world’s largest manufacturer
of electric vehicles is also recognized as an innovation leader. The Visage Mobile
Golf Information System is the latest in a long line of technical advances that
improve the golfer’s experience as well as help courses operate more efficiently.
The Augusta, Ga.-based company, a division of Ingersoll Rand, is equally respected
for the support it provides the game’s leading associations and organizations,
including the PGA of America, the NGCOA, GCSAA, CMAA, The First Tee and the Executive
Women’s Golf Association. For more information, go to
www.clubcar.com or
www.ingersollrand.com.
About the EGCOA
The European Golf Course Owners Association (EGCOA) is a trade association, which
provides a range of services to support golf course owners, and which represents
their interests and seeks to improve the golf business on a European level. With the
growing role of the European Union (EU) and the shift of decision making from a
national to a European level, the role of the EGCOA as Europe's leading authority
on the business of golf course ownership is increasing rapidly.
For further information, please visit: www.egcoa.eu.
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