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ASIA PACIFIC GOLF GROUP GARNERS TOP AWARD IN AMERICA
The Asia Pacific Golf Group was granted industry-wide
recognition today when its chief executive officer Mike
Sebastian was presented with the 2013 International
Leadership Of The Year Award during a special award
ceremony at the 2014 Club Managers of Association
of America’s World Conference currently in progress in
Orlando, Fl.
The award was presented to Sebastian by The
BoardRoom Magazine.
The BoardRoom magazine, is endorsed by the Club
Managers Association of America (CMAA), the Club
Managers Association of Europe (CMAE) and is the
official publication for the Association of Private Club
Directors (APCD) and the Distinguished Club of
the World.
The BoardRoom magazine “Excellence in
Achievement” awards is the only private club industry
award that recognizes the clubs’ business partners.
recipient of the BoardRoom magazine “Excellence
in Achievement” award is clearly a leader in their
respective industry.”
BoardRoom magazine’s industry peers and experts
review and select these outstanding award winners and
each year, winners are selected for overall excellence in
their respective fields, achievements, innovation, vision
for future growth and continued impact on private
club operations.
Sebastian who is in Orlando for the CMAA World
Conference described the award as a major win
and recognition for the golf industry in Asia. “This is
universal recognition for what Asia is doing to help
grow the game of golf and I am proud to receive this
recognition on behalf of everyone in the golf industry
in Asia.
Sebastian is the publisher of Asian Golf Monthly, Asian
Golf Business and also the owner and producer of the
highly rated Asia Pacific Golf Summit.
In presenting the award to Sebastian, John Fornaro,
publisher of BoardRoom Magazine said, “Each
CLUBLINKS SECURES MANAGEMENT RIGHTS AT TWO VICTORIAN COURSES
ClubLINKS secures management rights at Glen Waverley
and Oakleigh golf courses.
Glen Waverley and Oakleigh Golf Courses will soon be
managed by ClubLINKS Golf Management Pty Ltd, after
Councillors adopted a recommendation from its
Executive to engage ClubLINKS for two years.
ClubLINKS’ Chief Executive Officer, Mark Brayshaw, was
pleased to win the Tender and continue his company’s
expansion into the Municipal golf sector. “ClubLINKS Golf
Management is thrilled to have won a very competitive
Tender to manage the Glen Waverley and Oakleigh Golf
Courses for the City of Monash.”
“We look forward to working with the team at the City
and applying our experience in Municipal golf learned at
Moore Park Golf (Sydney) and Wembley Golf Complex
(Perth). This new Contract represents an important growth
area for ClubLINKS Golf Management. We believe we
have unique strengths to offer Councils across Australia as
they manage their golf courses.”
ClubLINKS will commence its management of Glen
Waverley and Oakleigh Golf Courses on 1st April 2014,
for a 24 month period. Glen Waverley and Oakleigh Golf
Courses join ClubLINKS’ stable of existing golf
clients, including Bingara Gorge and Moore Park Golf
(NSW), Sanctuary Lakes Golf Club and Sandhurst Club
(VIC) and Wembley Golf Complex (WA).
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