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World Golf Foundation To Host International Symposium

St. Augustine, FL (February 12, 2009) – The World Golf Foundation and Golf Inc. today announced that the World Golf Foundation will present an International Symposium during the Spring Golf Inc. Conference at World Golf Village in St. Augustine, Fla. on Wednesday, April 1.

The special presentation will feature a number of leaders from the international golf community, including Gary Player; Steve Mona, CEO of the World Golf Foundation; Joe Louis Barrow, CEO of The First Tee; Ty Votaw, Executive Vice President, Communications and International Affairs of the PGA TOUR; U. Balasubramaniam, President of Dubai Sports City; and Jeremy Slessor, Managing Director of European Golf Design, among others. Panel members will discuss a number of important developments in the global golf industry.

The Symposium will take place immediately following the final educational session of the three-day Golf Inc. Conference, beginning at 1 p.m. on Wednesday with a special invitation-only luncheon at the Renaissance World Golf Village conference site. Other Golf Inc. Conference attendees will be welcome to join the Symposium discussion audience beginning at 1:30 p.m.

Issues to be discussed include perspectives on worldwide golf development from Player, Balasubramaniam and Slessor; an update on the international expansion of The First Tee from Barrow; and an overview of the effort to include golf as an Olympic sport in the 2016 Games from Votaw.

For more information on the Spring Golf Inc. Conference, visit the conference web site at www.golfincmagazine/conference.

About World Golf Foundation
The World Golf Foundation is a nonprofit organization that develops and supports initiatives that positively impact lives through the game of golf and its traditional values. The Foundation, which was founded in 1993 and is supported by major international golf organizations and professional Tours, provides oversight to World Golf Hall of Fame, The First Tee, GOLF 20/20 and other industry initiatives in support of its mission.