Members of the AGIC

Current Membership of the Australian Golf Industry Council

The current seven (7) members of the AGIC are:

1. Australian Golf Course Superintendents Association - John Neylan, General Manager
   

2. Australian Ladies Professional Golf - Warren Sevil, CEO
   

3. Australian Sporting Goods Association - Sean Cary, Executive Director
   

4. Golf Australia - Stephen Pitt, CEO
   

5. Golf Management Australia - Max Mason, President
   

6. PGA of Australia - Max Garske, CEO - Chair
   

7. Society of Australian Golf Course Architects - Graham Papworth, Vice President
   

Secretariat:
Peter Murray, Director, Murray Advisory & Consultancy Services (MACS)

 

Various “industry experts” in areas such as golf equipment, research, women’s golf and the media also attend meetings and are involved on AGIC working groups.

Organisations represented on the AGIC
 

Australian Golf Course Superintendents Association (AGCSA) www.agcsa.com.au  – membership organisation representing over 1000 members working in the golf/turf industry.  Committed to the ongoing professional development and support of all those involved in the golf course maintenance industry.

Australian Ladies Professional Golf (ALPG) www.alpgtour.com - the  governing body for women’s professional golf in Australia with a membership incorporating Australian and New Zealand  resident professionals.  The sanctioning body for women’s professional golf in Australia and a member of the International Federation of PGA Tours.

Australian Sporting Goods Association www.asga.com.au – the peak body representing a broad spectrum of sporting goods and active lifestyle industry participants ranging from manufacturers, importers and wholesalers through to retailers.  All major golf companies are members.

Golf Australia www.golfaustralia.org.au - the Federal Government recognised national sporting organisation for golf, representing 1530 clubs, 445,000 club golfers and all State and Territory amateur golf associations. Responsible for a range of national golf development programs, administering the Rules of Golf and the Rules of Amateur Status in Australia.

Golf Management Australia www.gma.org.au – membership organisation representing over 300 golf club managers

Professional Golfers Association of Australia www.pga.org.au –national sporting association for professional golf representing over 2,500 tournament, club and, teaching professionals who showcase the sport and service the golfers who play the game. The official sanctioning body for men's PGA Tour events in Australia and New Zealand and the regional body represented on the International Federation of PGA Tours

 

Society of Australian Golf Course Architects (SAGCA) www.sagca.org.au – representing members involved in all aspects of golf course design work on new and existing golf course in Australia and Internationally