Golf Business Forum
Each year, the KPMG Golf Business Forum honors an individual who has made a significant contribution to the game and the industry of golf. In the past three years, The Lifetime Achievement Award has been presented to three of world's most well recognized global figures in golf.
Each year, the KPMG Golf Business Forum honors an individual who has made a significant contribution to the game and the industry of golf. In the past three years, The Lifetime Achievement Award has been presented to three of world's most well recognized global figures in golf.
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Arnold Palmer, one of the world’s most recognized sportsmen, iconic golfer, business executive and talented golf course designer, attended the sixth annual KPMG Golf Business Forum to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award. Arnie, as he is affectionately known to sports fans across the globe, was voted ‘Athlete of the Decade’ for the 1960s, a time when his popularity and success reached heights never seen before in world sport. Before, during and after that great decade, he amassed 92 championships in professional competition, including seven Majors. |
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At the 2008 Golf Business Forum, the Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Jack Nicklaus, know as The Golden Bear. Jack has been named “Golfer of the Century” or “Golfer of the Millennium” by almost every major golf publication in the world, and has 105 professional tournament victories worldwide and a record 18 professional major-championship titles. Throughout his career, Jack has been involved in the design of 262 golf courses open for play worldwide. |
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In 2007, the award was presented to Kenneth D. Schofield who has devoted his career to the unification of European professional golf. Ken is the former Executive Director of the PGA European Tour, where he commanded an administration that guided Europe's diverse talents into a united force capable of massive international achievements. |
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In 2006, the first Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to the golf legend known as the Black Knight, Gary Player. With a career Grand Slam on both the regular PGA Tour and the Champions Tour, more than 160 worldwide tournament victories, and a career dedicated to the global development of the game, Gary Player is truly a global ambassador for golf. Gary Player has been able to apply his experience and passion for the game in the design of over 200 courses worldwide. |
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