ASIAN GOLF INDUSTRY FEDERATION

Members List

Rainbow Hills Golf Club, Indonesia

Executive Members

ClubCar
Renee Xu
Vice President Asia Sales
Golf Saudi
Golf Saudi
Stephen Gibson
Chief Operating Officer
John Deere
Veasey SonyaL
Market Development Manager
Musco Lighting - AGIF Executive Member
Musco Gulf Lighting and Contracting LLC
Brett Kelly Paulsen
General Manager
Nesma United Industries
Nesma United Industries
Chadi Menhem
Operations Manager
PGA of America
Sean Thornberry
Director, Global Development
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Professional Golfers' Association of Japan
Shuichi Nemoto
Chief of Secretariat
Rain Bird Corporation
Mark Donohue
Regional Manager – South East Asia
Smartscore Global
Inwook Yeom
CEO
Syngenta
Shane Lee
Commercial Head Turf Landscape & Ornamentals Asia Pacific
The PGA of Great Britain and Ireland
Tristan Crew
Executive Director – Member Services
R&A - Executive AGIF Member
The R&A
Chris Gray
Head of Sustainable Golf & Agronomy – Asia-Pacific
The Toro Company
Richard Walne
Managing Director Australia & Asia Pacific
Troon
Mark Chapleski
Executive Vice-President Troon International

Full Business Members

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Dandelly Nguyen
Managing Director
Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation
Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation
Taimur Hassan Amin
Chairman
Asian Tour
Cho Minn Thant
Chief Executive Officer and Commissioner
Bernhard & Company Ltd.
Bernhard & Company Ltd.
Angelique Crosnier
Marketing & Internal Sales Manager
Brandt Consolidated
David Sincock
Senior Business Manager Asia Pacific
Centaur Asia Pacific
Centaur Asia Pacific (SG) Pte Ltd
Daniel Potter
Managing Director
CMF Global
Joseph C. Fernandez
Executive Vice President
Eco Bunker - AGIF Full Business Member
Eco Bunker
Darren Clewes
Sales Manager
Envu
Envu
Dr Colin Mumford
Solution Development Manager, APAC
Flagstick - Course Construction Management
Flagstick
Martin Moore
President
Foley Company
Foley Company
Brad Kautzer
President / CEO
Golf Asian
Mark Siegel
Managing Director
Greenbest Smart Fertisers
GreenBest
Jeremy Johnson
International Sales and Product Development
Greg Norman Golf Course Design
Greg Norman Golf Course Design
Christopher Campbell
Senior Vice President
Harper Industries Inc
Harper Industries Inc
Byron Riesen
Sales Manager
Hydrowick - Cost effective drainage solution
Hydrowick
Bob Gilman
Director – Sales & Marketing
ICL - Specialty Fertilizer Division
Arnoud Touw
International Sales Manager MEA and Asia
Indigrow
Brian Croose
Asian Regional Manager
Jacobsen, a Textron Company
Karen Proctor
Director of Sales – APAC, Textron Specialised Vehicles
Jebsen & Jessen
Jebsen & Jessen Technology Pte Ltd
Philipp Hoffmann
Regional Director
Jonas Club Software
Jonas Club Software
Scott Taylor
Vice President Account Management
Labosport
Olivier Ducroq
Managing Director
Profile Products
James Gordon
Southeast Asia, Market Development/Sales Manager
SGL
SGL System
Danial Bridges
Area Manager, Asia Pacific
Simplot
Simplot Agribusiness
John Matheson
International Consultant
Sportfive
SPORTFIVE
Patrick Feizal Joyce
Senior Vice President Golf – Asia
Sporting Insights
Sporting Insights
Richard Payne
Director
Sports Turf Solutions
Sports Turf Solutions Pte Ltd
Brad Burgess
CEO
Stevens Water / Pogo
Carmen Magro
Vice President CEO/Founder
Sustane Natural Fertilisers Inc
Craig Holden
President and CEO
Tehc : AGIF Full Business Member
TEHC International Pte Ltd
Dick Toh
Managing Director
Trojan Battery Comapny
Mark Ray
Regional Sales Manager APAC

Associate Business Members

59Club Asia
59Club Asia
Chris Geraghty
Managing Partner
Absolute Golf Services
Absolute Golf Services
James Shippey
Managing Director
AGL
AGL
Jim Hwang
President / CEO
Campey TurfCare Systems
Nick Brown
Export Sales Manager
Capillary Concrete AB
Martin Sternberg
Chief Executive Officer
Curley-Wagner Golf Design
Curley-Wagner Golf Design
Brian Curley & Jim Wagner
Principal’s
Dye Designs Group
Dye Designs Group
O’Brien McGarey
President / CEO
EnvoyGolf
EnvoyGolf
Mark Matehaere
Founding Director
Faldo Design
Mark W. Adams
Executive Director
Forrest Richardson Golf Course Architects
Forrest Richardson Golf Course Architects
Forrest Richardson
President
Fry Straka
Fry Straka Global Golf Design
Dana Fry
Principal
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Golf Caddies
Catalina Tapia
CEO & Co-Founder
Golfplan Inc
David Dale
Principal
Green Dynasty Pte Ltd
Owen Hester
Managing Director
GreenGlove Technology International Pte. Ltd.
GreenGlove Technology International Pte. Ltd.
Henrik Friis
Director
IMG Golf Course Services
Paul Burley
Senior Vice President
Indigo Speciality Products
Indigo Specialty Products Pty Ltd
Peter Kirby
General Manager
Leemco Inc
Nunzio DiChristopher
President
Links Turf Equipment
Gavan Wilson
Director
MCI Flowtronex
Steven Pope
International Sales Manager
Nelson & Haworth Golf Course Architects
Brett Mogg
Partner / Golf Course Architect
Paige Electric - AGIF Associate Member
Paige Electric
Joseph O. Di Rienzo
Director of Landscape Irrigation & Lighting
Singapore Golf Association
Singapore Golf Association
Joshua Ho
General Manager
Soil Scout
Jalmari Talola
Chief Executive Officer
Tirupati Agro Ind
Tirupathi Agro Ind
Rohit Khatod
Managing Director
True Surface - AGIF
Turfline, Inc DBA True-Surface
Terry Plemons
Director of Worldwide Sales

Facility Members

Al Hamra Golf Club (UAE)
Paul Booth
General Manager
Amata Spring
Mike McKenna
General Manager
Angkor Golf Resort
David Baron
Director of Golf
Aquella Golf country Club
Aquella Golf & Country Club
Champions Public Golf Course
Matthew Murray
Managing Director
Denarau Golf & Racquet Club (Fiji)
Denarau Golf & Racquet Club
Amitesh Chandra
Manager
Els Club Dubai
Thomas Rourke
General Manager
Flora Ville Golf & Country Club
Flora Ville Golf & Country Club
Daniel Boongullaya
General Manager
Hong Kong Golf Club (Hong Kong)
Hong Kong Golf Club
Alex Jenkins
Director of PR & Communications
Horizon Hills Golf Club
Ong Seng Kiat
Assistant General Manager
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Kelab Golf Sarawak
Terence Lee Yeow Kong
General Manager
Kota Permai Golf & Country Club
Tang Meng Loon
Director – Club Operations and Townships
Laguna Golf Bintan
Laguna Golf Bintan
Darren Robson
Director of Golf
Laguna Golf Lang Co
Stephen Banks
Director of Golf
Laguna National - Singapore
Laguna National Golf Resort Club
Peter Goh
General Manager
Laguna Phuket Golf Club
Laguna Phuket Golf Club
Darren Robson
Director of Golf
Mimosa Plus Golf Course
Mimosa Plus Golf Course
Rory Young
Director of Golf
Myotha National Golf Club : AGIF Facility Member
Myotha National Golf Club
Stephen Hong
Executive Director
PGA Novaworld Phan Thiet
PGA Novaworld Phan Tiet
Andrew Bowles
Managing Director
Pineapple Valley Golf Club Hua Hin
Brian Gibson
General Manager
Prestige Golfshire Club
Declan McCollam
General Manager
Rainbow Hills Golf Club
Widya Tirta Putra
Deputy General Manager
Ria Bintan Golf Course
John Yap
General Manager
Sentosa Golf Club
Sentosa Golf Club
Andrew Johnston
General Manager
Sutera Harbour Marina Golf & Country Club
Rick Blackie
General Manager
Tanah Merah Country Club
Tanah Merah Country Club
Elliott Gray
General Manager
Teddy Valley Golf & Resort
Teddy Valley Golf & Resort
Bae Kiryun
General Manager
Thai Country Club
Thai Country Club
The Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club
Peter Downie
General Manager/Director of Golf
The Els Club Desaru
Harris Abdullah
General Manager
The Jockey Club Kau Sai Chau Public Golf Course
Cameron Halliday
General Manager
The Royal Selangor Golf Club
The Royal Selangor Golf Club
Singapore Island Country Club
The Singapore Island Country Club
Ian Roberts
General Manager
Trump International Golf Club Lido
Steven Thielke
General Manager
Vattanac Golf Resort
Vattanac Golf Resort
Damian McHugh
General Manager
Yalong Bay Golf Club
Yalong Bay Golf Club
Shane Templeton
Senior Club Consultant

Mark Ray

APAC at C&D Trojan Battery Company
Regional Sales Manager
Queensland, Australia


Topic : The Latest in Global Battery Technology
Over 25 years of experience in B2B sales, operations, and technical support across APAC & Oceania. For the past 18 years, has managed key sales initiatives for motive and industrial batteries, including Trojan, Lithium-Ion, and VRLA, overseeing distributor networks, OE accounts, and technical training.

Pascal Orczech

Golfasian
Director of Business Development
Bangkok

Topic : International Best Practices in Golf Tourism
Pascal Orczech is a seasoned business development leader with nearly 20 years in the travel and tourism industry, specializing in automation and digital transformation. As Director of Business Development at Golfasian, he drives scalable growth through AI-powered lead generation, CRM automation, and workflow optimization.

His expertise in e-commerce and data-driven marketing has helped expand Golfasian’s global footprint. Passionate about innovation, Pascal is at the forefront of intelligent business solutions in tourism.

Chuah Choo Chaing

C3PR Services
Golf Business Owner
Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia

Topic : Public Relations - Tell your story for Profit
Leads Marketing and Communications for the PGA TOUR in APAC, managing media strategy, partnerships, and PR for tournaments in China, Korea, Japan, and supporting international events. Focuses on growing fan engagement and raising exposure for the TOUR and elite golfers, including top Asian players.

Evan Du Plessis

Sports Turf Solutions
Head of Agronomy,
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Topic : Innovation in Grasses
Evan Du Plessis is a passionate and adaptable Turf Professional with a deep commitment to excellence and responsibility. Known for his exceptional communication skills, Evan has consistently fostered positive working relationships across all levels—from staff and management to corporate guests and club members.

With a forward-thinking mindset, Evan stays at the forefront of industry advancements, continuously integrating the latest technologies and environmental developments into his work. His dedication to innovation and collaboration makes him a respected voice in the turf management community.

Rob Weiks

Rain Bird Corporation
Southeast Asia Area Manager – Golf
Singapore
Topic : Smart Irrigation with new Technology
Southeast Asia Area Manager at Rain Bird International with 33 years of hands-on experience in golf course and turf management, horticulture, and landscape design.

Recognized for international sales and leadership awards, with expertise spanning golf course construction, agronomy, irrigation management, tournament operations, and sustainable maintenance practices across diverse turf types and challenging environments.

Joshua Ho

Singapore Golf Association
Chief Executive Officer
Singapore
Topic : Success Stories : From The Region
Joshua Ho is General Manager of the Singapore Golf Association, providing strategic direction and overseeing operations since 2021. He joined SGA in 2019 as High-Performance Manager after earning a Bachelor of Business Management from Singapore Management University.

Jessie Lu

Club Car (Shanghai) Co.,Ltd
Product Management & Marketing Manager, Asia
Shanghai, China
Topic : New Technology and Sustainability
With over 15 years of commercial leadership in dynamic B2B sectors, Jessie is responsible for Asia Product and Marketing in Club Car. Combining deep market expertise with a multinational educational background from both Asia and Europe, Jessie provides valuable strategic direction on the evolution of the golf industry.

Catalina Tapia

Golf Caddies
Co-Founder, CEO & Creative Director
Pattaya , Thailand
Topic : How Thailand uses data analysis to boost sales and quality
Catalina Tapia is CEO of Golf Caddies, based in Pattaya , Thailand. She brings experience from Kata Collective, Ashurst, Havoc Creative, and AECOM, and holds an Associate Diploma in Graphic Design and Photography from the University of Western Sydney.

James Cronk

Cronk Group Inc.
President / Co-Founder Golf Industry Guru
Canada
Topic : Best Practicies from North America / New Tools for Training and Education
James Cronk is a golf industry leader with over 30 years of experience as a golf professional, club manager, and speaker at major global events. Through CRONK GROUP and GOLF INDUSTRY GURU, he helps clubs improve service, operations, and profitability, working with private clubs, public courses, athletic clubs, and resorts worldwide.

Nick Brown

Campey Turf Care Systems
Export Sales Manager
England, United Kingdom
Topic : Essential Machinery for SE Asia
Tang is Executive Director of Club Operations and Township Management at Gamuda Land, overseeing Kuala Lumpur’s Kota Permai and Johor’s Horizon Hills Golf & Country Clubs. He is also enrolled in the AGIF-administered CCM programme, recognized globally as the gold standard in club management certification.

Tang Meng Loon

Malaysian Association of Golf & Recreational Club Owners Bhd (MAGRO)
Chairman / Executive Director
Gamuda Land, Malaysia
Topic : Career Planning - What are your options ?
Tang is Executive Director of Club Operations and Township Management at Gamuda Land, overseeing Kuala Lumpur’s Kota Permai and Johor’s Horizon Hills Golf & Country Clubs. He is also enrolled in the AGIF-administered CCM programme, recognized globally as the gold standard in club management certification.

Thad Bell

Ernie Els Design
Regional Director
Vietnam
Topic : Construction principles for Long Term Efficiency
Thad Bell is a member of the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA) with over 28 years of international experience in golf course design. His portfolio spans a wide range of projects, from par 3 layouts to award-winning resort courses, across Mauritius, South Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia.

Thad has played a key role in numerous new-build and renovation projects through his long-standing collaboration with Ernie Els Design. Known for his hands-on approach, he ensures that each project is thoughtfully developed on paper and meticulously executed in the field, recognizing that successful implementation is critical to a course’s long-term success.

Thad currently serves as the Regional Director for Ernie Els Design’s Asia-Pacific office, where he is leading the firm’s expansion into the Asian market. His expertise and commitment to quality continue to shape memorable golfing experiences across diverse landscapes and cultures.

Samuel Choong

Laguna Phuket
General Manager
Tropicana Golf & Country Resort
Selangor, Malaysia
Topic : Solar Panels - can this work at your club ?
Samuel Choong is General Manager at Tropicana, Malaysia, with over 25 years of experience in commercial operations, marketing, and business development. They have held senior roles at Diageo, Pan Malaysian Sweeps, and Maxxium Fine Wines & Spirits, driving strategic growth, market expansion, and key account management across diverse sectors.

Paul Wilson

Laguna Phuket
Managing Director
Phuket , Thailand
Topic : Value of Golf - Creating the ultimate golf destination in Thailand
Mr. Wilson is Senior Assistant Vice President at Laguna Phuket, overseeing operations, destination events, and the Laguna Golf Group’s three courses. A PGA Fellow Professional, he joined Laguna in 2013 and has led award-winning renovations and golf management projects across Asia.

Mark Matehaere

EnvoyGolf
Founding Director
Sydney , Australia
Topic : Attracting & Retaining Leaders in the Golf Industry:
A Practical Guide to Success From Australia
Mark Matehaere is the founder of EnvoyGolf and a founding director of Ellington Savage. With over 35 years’ experience in executive search, he has advised leading organisations across sectors and guided golf clubs throughout Australasia and beyond. He shares practical insights on what he has observed to work in attracting and retaining high-impact leaders.

Dr. Yasmin Rasyid

Sime Darby Property
Sustainability Scientist / General Manager
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Topic : Maintaining Sustainability Practices at KLGCC
Yasmin is a sustainability scientist with over 26 years’ experience in environmental management and community development. Founder of EcoKnights and now with Sime Darby Property, she drives sustainable township development, decarbonization, and high-impact community initiatives.

Her expertise in sustainability, leadership, and community development, drives impactful decarbonization and social initiatives at Sime Darby Property. She’s also a mentor, creative soul, and passionate volunteer who finds peace in nature.

Chris Geraghty

59 Club Asia
General Manager
Phuket, Thailand
Topic : How Europe Measures the Member/ Visitor Experience
Chris Geraghty, Managing Partner & General Manager of 59club Asia is a seasoned operator having experience in hotel, resort, F&B, and golf contexts. Chris held General Manager positions for Troon Golf at world class facilities in North Africa, The GCC, and Southeast Asia.

Chris has a wealth of experience with 59club tools and resources having been a customer of 59club for many years prior to joining the Company at the end of 2024. Chris has achieved five gold flags as a customer of 59club and was recognized as Golf Manager of the Year for Asia in 2023, perfectly positioning Chris to support client venues throughout the region to maximize the value of working with 59club.