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APGS 2012 Heads to Oil-Rich Sultanate of Brunei
come out of Europe, Montgomerie
Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Peter
the sixth staging of the Royal Trophy
is best remembered for his 8
Thomson, Greg Norman, Annika
from December 14-16,” according to
European Tour Order of Merit titles
Sorenstam and Tony Jacklin.
Sebastian.
victorious European Ryder Cup team
APGS 2012 takes on a whole new
According to the organisers, this
in 2010.
dimension this year as it moves from
year’s APGS is expected to feature
Thailand to the Sultanate of Brunei.
about 35 world-class speakers
and spectacular captaincy of the
“We are delighted to have Colin as
drawn from all over the world. “We
a special celebrity keynote speaker
“APGS will be staged in conjunction
will continue with our concerted
and we are confident that he will be
with the 2012 Royal Trophy,
push for change and the focus
a very stimulating speaker besides
the inter-continental challenge
will be placed squarely on finding
adding a tremendous touch of class
tournament that brings about a
effective ways to grow the game,”
to the Summit,” exclaimed Mike
clash between Team Asia and Team
Sebastian emphasised. He added,
Sebastian, chief executive officer
Europe,” revealed Sebastian. He
“Given the trend towards golf
of the Asia Pacific Golf Group, the
went on to add, “By staging these
course renovations in Southeast
owner and producer of the highly
two world class events together, we
Asia, we see this as a tremendous
acclaimed APGS.
are actually creating an unmatched
opportunity to stress on the need
golf spectacle of global proportions
to correct everything that was done
APGS is an annual high-level annual
– the coming together of the best
wrongly the first time around and
summit dedicated to the business
in a golf business event and a golf
we believe that this will serve as an
and operational aspects of the golf
tournament.”
excellent catalyst to set change in
industry in the Asia Pacific region.
Past notable speakers who have
addressed the Summit include
motion.”
“APGS will kick-off the week-long
programme and it will be followed by
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