Annika added to Summit roster

By |  November 14, 2013

Screen shot 2013-11-06 at 12.56.48 PMWidely regarded as the best female golfer of all time, 2003 World Golf Hall of Fame inductee Annika Sorenstam will speak to attendees of the Golfdom Summit, Dec. 3-6 at the Reunion Resort in Orlando.

Since retiring from competitive golf in 2008, Sorenstam has focused on her family and her ANNIKA brand of business, including the ANNIKA Academy, headquartered at Reunion.

“To host the greatest female golfer of all time at such a small, intimate event reminds us that we truly are hosting one of the most unique and exciting meetings in our industry,” said Patrick Roberts, Golfdom’s publisher.

“I always enjoy talking about the business of golf and just as equipment technology has advanced tremendously over the years, so too has the ability to maintain excellent course conditions and this group has a lot to do with that,” Sorentstam said.

Other speakers include Steve Mona, World Golf Foundation CEO; Wayne Kappelman, superintendent, Sharp Park; Mark Woodward, senior vice president, OB Sports; Tray Maltby, director of grounds for the 54-hole Reunion Resort; and Seth Jones, editor-in-chief, Golfdom.

This year’s sponsors include: Air-O-Lator, Cushman, E-Z-Go, FMC Professional Solutions, GenNext Biotech, Holganix, Jacobsen , John Deere, Lebanon Turf, Oregon Cutting Systems, Phoenix Environmental Care, Quali-Pro and Smithco.

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About the Author: Seth Jones

Seth Jones, a 25-year veteran of the golf industry media, is Editor-in-Chief of Golfdom magazine and Athletic Turf. A graduate of the University of Kansas School of Journalism and Mass Communications, Jones began working for Golf Course Management in 1999 as an intern. In his professional career he has won numerous awards, including a Turf and Ornamental Communicators Association (TOCA) first place general feature writing award for his profile of World Golf Hall of Famer Greg Norman and a TOCA first place photography award for his work covering the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. In his career, Jones has accumulated an impressive list of interviews, including such names as George H.W. Bush, Samuel L. Jackson, Lance Armstrong and Charles Barkley. Jones has also done in-depth interviews with such golfing luminaries as Norman, Gary Player, Nick Price and Lorena Ochoa, to name only a few. Jones is a member of both the Golf Writers Association of America and the Turf and Ornamental Communicators Association. Jones can be reached at sjones@northcoastmedia.net.


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