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Time For Golf 24-25 November 2015 St Andrews TIME FOR GOLF 24 - 25 NOVEMBER 2015 Programme of Events DAY ONE 07:30 Registration 08:30 Introduction - Martin Slumbers 08:45 Modern Day Time Pressures - Dr Amanda Pitkethly 09:15 Statistical Background - Dr Steve Otto Morning Session - The Golf Course 09:45 How often are you on the fairway? - Jim Moore 10:15 Case Study - St Andrews Links Trust - Paul McGlynn 10:30 Break 11:00 Can course preparation speed up play? - Stuart McColm 11:30 Is modern course design responsible for slow play? - Paul Jansen 12:00 Discussion of Morning Topics Relating to the Golf Course 12:30 Lunch Afternoon Session - Management 13:30 USGA progress report - Hunki Yun & Matt Pringle 14:00 Managing the Field - Lucius Riccio 14:30 Case Studies - Golf Australia - Gary Thomas & North Berwick Golf Club - Chris Spencer 15:00 Break 15:30 Financial Benefits of Good Pace of Play - Jon Schauder 16:00 Golf Club Management - Bob Williams 16:30 Discussion of Afternoon Topics Relating to Management 17:00 Summary of Day One - Martin Slumbers 17:15 Close Evening: Dinner in R&A Clubhouse DAY TWO Morning - The Player 08:30 Are the professional tours to blame for slow play? - Kevin Feeney & Sally McPherson 09:10 Are we coaching slow play? - Jonathan Wright 09:30 The Effect on the Elite Amateur Game - Nigel Edwards 10:00 Media Perspective - Haydn Mackenzie 10:30 Break 11:00 Pace of Play vs Performance - Denis Pugh, Karl Morris, Rebecca Hudson & Stephen Gallacher 12:40 Lunch Afternoon - Solutions 13:40 Rules of Golf - David Rickman 13:55 What lessons can golf learn from cricket? - Geoff Allardice 14:40 The R&A Pace of Play Manual - Grant Moir 15:10 Break 15:40 Short Forms of Golf - Introduction - Duncan Weir 15:50 USGA (Play 9) - Hunki Yun 16:10 International Pitch & Putt Association - Carlo Farioli 16:30 French Golf Federation - Christophe Muniesa 16:50 Open Forum 17:20 Conclusion - Martin Slumbers 17:30 Close TIME FOR GOLF 24 - 25 NOVEMBER 2015 TIME FOR GOLF 24 - 25 NOVEMBER 2015 Speaker Information Dr Amanda Pitkethly Jim Moore Paul Jansen Hunki Yun Lecturer in Sport & Exercise Director, Green Section Golf Course Architect, Director, Strategic Projects, Psychology, Napier University Education, USGA Jansen Golf Design USGA Currently a lecturer in sport & exercise Moore’s duties include the development of a Paul Jansen’s passion for golf course Yun oversees the USGA’s pace of play psychology at Edinburgh’s Napier University. wide range of educational materials including architecture started in his native South Africa. initiative. He is responsible for the initiative’s Pitkethly’s PhD research looked into the written, internet and multimedia resources for After relocating to the USA, then Europe, Paul programmes, including research, tools, solutions, importance of self-regulation in health golf course management and environmental became a Lead Architect for Faldo Design and education, annual symposium and promotional behaviours particularly physical activity and issues. He also presents educational seminars worked on a variety of projects across the activities. Before joining the USGA, Yun held her applied experience includes work with to various golf related groups throughout the globe. In 2011 Paul established Jansen Golf numerous positions in golf journalism. He was athletes (martial arts, rugby, touch rugby, field USA. His goal is the same as that of the Green Design & Construction with the intention of the editor of LINKS Magazine, executive editor hockey, motor racing, football, swimming, Section – provide top quality golf course focusing on the Asian market and already two of GOLF Magazine, associate editor for Golf golf), professional musicians, dancers, business management related information to as many of his designs, Laguna Lang Co in Vietnam and Digest, and the golf writer for the Orlando professionals, and also members of the segments of the game and industry of golf as Laguna Phuket in Thailand, have been rated Sentinel. Yun actually got his start in the golf public. She is passionate about helping people possible. Moore leads the USGA’s efforts on among the region’s outstanding new courses. industry thanks to the USGA. While in college, realise their full potential and teaching vital developing resource management techniques His design philosophy is best summed up by he was a researcher for Golf—The Greatest psychological skills with which to do so. that help courses meet the challenges of his passion to create sustainable golf courses Game, a coffee-table book commemorating the economic and environmental sustainability. that provide highly strategic, stimulating and USGA’s 100th anniversary. memorable golf experiences. Matt Pringle Paul McGlynn Stuart McColm Technical Director, Lucius Riccio Players’ Assistants Manager, General Manager, Equipment Standards, Senior Lecturer, St Andrews Links Trust Castle Stuart Golf Links USGA Columbia University Paul McGlynn has worked at St Andrews Links Having left a potential career in the Oil Pringle has been with the USGA since Riccio is on the faculty of Columbia University Trust for 10 years as the Players’ Assistants Industry, Stuart started in greenkeeping at the 2000 after completing his doctoral thesis at teaching Business Analytics and head of Manager. He joined the Trust following a Old Course, St Andrews in 1987. Thereafter McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Columbia University’s Consortium for successful 27 year career with the Royal College ensued before starting a career in Canada. Pringle’s contributions to the USGA Advanced Sports Analytics. Founder of the Air Force as a Propulsion Technician. He is a Contracts Management with Southern Golf include the invention of the pendulum test Three 45 Golf Association, Riccio has been passionate golfer and is a member of Ladybank in 1990. After nearly 8 years in Germany for spring effect in drivers, the USGA TruFirm active in the administration and improvement Golf Club. Paul has seen many changes in his constructing almost a dozen courses Southern turf firmness measurement system used at all of the game for over 30 years. He has time with the Trust, from the opening of the Golf were commissioned to build Kingsbarns USGA championships as well as many other served on the Executive Committee of the Castle Course to the introduction of the Old Golf Links near St Andrews in 1997 where PGA TOUR and major golf championships. Metropolitan (NY) Golf Association and, as Pavilion at the 1st tee of the Old Course. His Stuart became Contracts Manager for He is also the co-inventor of the USGA’s an original member of the USGA’s Handicap desire to see all golfers visiting the Links leave the construction. He stayed on as Course GrooveScan portable groove measurement Research Team and as a current member of its with a memorable experience is his main driver. Superintendent from 1999 to 2006 overseeing system and the USGA’s flagstick pace of play Handicap Procedure Committee, he has served the grow-in phase and 5 subsequent Dunhill tool. Pringle is the inventor or co-inventor the USGA for over 30 years. He also acts as a Links Championships. In 2006 Stuart was on seven United States patents related to golf. professional advisor for Golf Digest magazine. asked to become Project Manager at Castle In 2010 he was named on Golf’s Illustrated’s In 2013, Mr. Riccio was awarded the Inaugural Stuart Golf Links which opened in 2009. He is GOLF’s 40 Under 40: The most influential ShotLink® Intelligence Prize by the PGA Tour currently General Manager having hosted three people in golf under 40-years-old. for his paper “The Best Ball Striker on Tour”. Scottish Opens to date, with a fourth in 2016. TIME FOR GOLF 24 - 25 NOVEMBER 2015 TIME FOR GOLF 24 - 25 NOVEMBER 2015 Gary Thomas Chris Spencer Kevin Feeney Sally McPherson Chief Executive, Managing Secretary, Tournament Administrator, Director of Sport, Golf Western Australia North Berwick Golf Club European Tour Ladies’ European Tour Gary Thomas has been in golf administration Prior to becoming a golf club secretary, Chris The son of a PGA Professional, Kevin was born Having gained a BSc (hons) in Sports Science for 25 years and is currently Chief Executive had a varied career from stock controller in Manchester in 1971. He graduated from and qualified as a PGA Professional, Sally has 30 of Golf Western Australia. Gary started as in a factory, to managing a rock band and Bristol University in 1995. After a brief spell years’ experience working in the golf industry the Development Officer for the WA Golf discotheques. His first job in golf was in 2002 as working in Finance, Kevin joined the PGA of internationally as a professional golfer and as a Association and then subsequently held the General Manager of Strathmore Golf Centre, a Great Britain & Ireland working at the Belfry, referee and tournament director. Sally’s role as positions of Director of Golf at Singapore proprietary course outside Blairgowrie. After as Senior Tournament Director. In January LET Director of Sport encompasses all areas Island Country Club, General Manager at Royal three years he moved to Clitheroe Golf Club 2007 Kevin joined the PGA European Tour and inside the ropes including working with the Perth Golf Club and then General Manager at as General Manager/Secretary and in February currently works across all of the Tours. A Rules LET Players Council in the composition and Lake Karrinyup Country Club. 2007 Chris was appointed Managing Secretary Official at four Ryder Cups, the Solheim Cup implementation of the member’s regulations of The North Berwick Golf Club. In 2009 and at several Major Championships in addition and policy. Sally sits on the IGF Olympics Chris was short-listed for the GCMA Secretary to other regular events on the European Tour.