Golfdom, December 2011

EXCLUSIVE OR ELITIST Dear Seth All this crowing about the Golfdom Summit and this new way of getting superintendents together with company reps makes me queasy How will it help the majority of superintendents I see the vendors benefiting immensely and good for them but what about the rest of us How can you brag about this new process when only a fraction of one percent of the courses will benefit Kathy Antaya CGCS Battle Creek Mich Dear Kathy Thanks for your note and Im happy to have caught you on the phone just now To reiterate with our readers what you and I chatted about I hear you loud and clear There is a thin line between exclusive and elitist Indeed this first Golfdom Summit was mostly composed of high end courses I promise that as the Summit gains steam in the industry well invite a more diverse group of supers Also please dont think that were going to obsess over the Summit beyond this issue it can only be the first Golfdom Summit once and thats why were so excited about it right now Looking forward to hosting many more of you in the future Seth Jones EIC w w w g o l f d o m c o m Golfdom 17 get that intimacy that one on one The MC of the event Seth Jones said the Summit surpassed 8 his lofty expectations This was a gutsy thing for Golfdom just because there arent many groups investing money into something totally new in the golf industry right now Jones said Now that weve done one and I really believe it was a smash hit I think its going to catch on as the word spreads Ahead of the curve Even before the event had concluded superintendents in attendance and sponsors were asking about the 2012 Summit The 2012 Summit is definitely going to happen Roberts said The location is to be determined I would love to do it again at Pinehurst The people here have been great Check out golfdomsummit com for information on the 2012 event here in the next couple of weeks Golfdom takes pride in staying ahead of the curve and supplying content that will help keep superintendents aware of what is going on in the golf industry In the Golfdom Summit the hope is that the old magazine found a new trick The format has been so resourceful for me Jim Loke superintendent at Bent Creek Country Club in Lancaster Pa said I think this is the future of our business in how we disseminate information Contributing editor Matt Hendren is superintendent for the city of Kansas City Kan