Central Europe Business Awards 2018

EU BUSINESS NEWS / 2018 Central Europe Business Awards 5 , Austria Golf Marketing GmbH Best Sporting News & Information Website 2018 CEN18007 The Austrian Golf Association, of which Austria Golf Marketing is a part, unites all of the 160 golf courses in Austria and hosts the data and handicaps of each of the 100.000 golfers. Sissi Vogler tells us more. management of Austria’s biggest Amateur Golf open with over 200 tournaments in the whole country, regional finals and more. “Unique to the market, we are the only association in the Austrian industry of golf that unifies all golf courses and golfers in Austria. We are in close contact to other sports industries such as tennis, hockey, soccer, and with our online platform we act as a role model for other sporting associations because of our exquisite services to our members.” With regards to the future, Sissi has high hopes for the organisation and is keen to outline its upcoming plans in her concluding comments. “Ultimately, at the Austrian Golf Association we are constantly developing plans for a successful future. At the moment we are developing a golf performance centre at a golf course in the periphery of Vienna, a golf base from which we will carry out our key activities and where our national team, trainers and doctors will be able to train, develop and come together in a highly professional manner. This development and others will ensure our ongoing success over the coming years.” An online resource for all golf things in Austria, Austria Golf Marketing runs a popular website and supports the wider golfing community. Sissi explores how the organisation works to support its members and offer them a truly innovative solution. “Here at Austria Golf Marketing we offer numerous online services that are helpful to both parties, the golf clubs and the golfers, e.g. a tournament booking system, a tee-time booking system including a friends list, the management of the player’s handicap and much more – besides 5.3 Mio. site visits, altogether around 1,2 Mio. transactions are made through our website per year. We also offer various offline services especially to the clubs, like a course rating service, education and seminars for rules experts and tournament directors, the Contact Details Company: Austria Golf Marketing GmbH Contact: Sissi Vogler Address: Marxergasse 25, Vienna, A-1030, Austria Phone: 01/505 32 45 Website: www.golf.at