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Iowa Golf Summit Recap

Posted On: March 4, 2016 by ClubProcure in: VGM Club

Another great Iowa Golf Summit in the books and we had a chance to chat with VGM Club's ambassadors at the event to sum it up for us. The event is hosted by the Iowa PGA Section, Iowa GCSAA and Iowa Golf Association, and as always it was a great day. This past Iowa Golf Summit we sponsored was not our first, and through Kyle Phillips' and Shawn Krusey's reflections, it is clear it won't be our last.

After attending The Iowa Golf Summit, what about the event keeps us coming back and supporting it?

"First and foremost, we get to support an event in our own back yard. Early on in our existence we really counted on the clubs in our home state to be successful, and that hasn't changed even as we have grown to provide our services in all 50 states. Giving back through sponsoring the Iowa Golf Summit is a way we can show our gratitude to the clubs that helped us get off our feet way back in 1994. The education it provides to the attendees can be especially helpful as well. Also, hearing from Des Moines Golf and Country Club at the Summit, speaking on the opportunities and challenges of preparing to host the Solheim Cup in 2017, being that they are VGM Club members, was special. To stand in the middle of the Summit, talk with our members, and learn that our programs are helping not only small town courses, but also the caliber of course worthy of hosting a Solheim Cup is extremely satisfying."

– Kyle Phillips VP, National Sales

"I have always enjoyed attending and supporting the local chapter events because it gives me an opportunity to talk with our members and supplier partners. To have a chance to talk and catch up with those people, especially about things other than business, is great. Being in this industry it is important to create relationships, and attending these events allows me to strengthen those friendships without having to travel from course to course. The Iowa Golf Summit does a great job every year of putting on this event and giving our members an educational experience, while giving us a chance to demonstrate our presence in our territories."

– Shawn Krusey Member Development, Midwest

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These local chapter events are important to us, and if you are in attendance at one we are at, please come up and say hi! If we aren't at an event, let us know, we would love to try and attend or support.

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