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NEWS EOI NOW OPEN: FAM & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TOUR CGE Golf, through its partnership with GMA, is delighted to announce that ‘Expressions of Interests’ are now open for the GMA/CGE 2018 FAM & Professional Development Tour to China’s Hainan Island. With just 10 places available, GMA members keen to attend the FAM and PD Tour are asked to express their interest in attending by putting together a brief submission (no more than two pages) as to why you (and your Club) should be selected to attend the tour. Submissions should also include what you are looking to achieve by attending the tour, including the possible learning outcomes for you, and the benefits that could be applied to your club. Submissions need to be sent to GMA Executive Officer, Jim Cail, at [email protected], no later than Friday, 4 th May 2018. (Should there be more ‘EOI’ than potential tour positions, a decision of successful applicants will be made by a committee made up of CGE and GMA board representatives). if help is needed. (While accommodation, golf, transfer costs are all included in the experience, some further spending money around meals will be required). For further information in relation to the GMA/ CGE FAM & Professional Development Tour please contact Kevin or Steve at [email protected] 2018 GMA/CGE – FAM & Professional Development Tour summary: Participants will be required to arrange and pay for their own flights and organise their Visa for travel to China, with CGE Golf providing all necessary documentation and any application support ($109.50 for a single- entry trip). Participants will need to arrive in Haikou on the 2nd September and depart Haikou on the 8th September. CGE would be happy to advise flight options and introduce participants to CGE’s Flight Centre agent 8 I GOLF MANAGEMENT AUSTRALIA I AUTUMN EDITION 2018 • The 2018 FAM & PD Tour is scheduled from 2nd to 8th September 2018. • The trip takes GMA members to two great venues – Mission Hills Haikou, the world’s largest golf resort and Sheraton/ Dunes Shenzhou Peninsula, site of some spectacular golf. • While there are plenty of opportunities for golf to be played, specific professional development components of the trip include;