Speakers confirmed for 2023 PGA Members’ International Conference

12/12/2022

DP World Tour and Asian Tour short game specialist coach, Matthew Tipper, leads a line-up of high-profile speakers confirmed for the 2023 PGA Members’ International Conference.

The eagerly anticipated conference returns next year to the world-renowned Laguna Phuket, Thailand. It promises to bring PGA Members and golfing delegates together from all over the world.

Headlining an impressive list of speakers confirmed for the conference is PGA Member Tipper, widely regarded as an expert in golf instruction and player development, who will conduct an exclusive short game clinic to delegates.

Tipper, who is originally from Porthcawl, South Wales, has travelled the world extensively having coached in Malaysia, Dubai, Poland, Portugal and China. He has worked and collaborated with the likes of PGA Master Professional David Leadbetter and leading short game expert James Sieckmann.

Tipper’s most prominent student Adrian Meronk, whom he has coached for more than 12 years and in his breakthrough year on the DP World Tour has recorded eight top 10 finishes, winning two events (the Horizon Irish Open and Australian Open) and is currently second on the DP World Tour Order of Merit.

For more information about the 2023 PGA Members’ International Conference, please email conference@pga.org.uk.

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Other speakers for the 2023 conference include DJ Flanders, Senior Vice President of TROON International, PGA Master Professional, Paul Burley, Senior Vice President of IMG Golf Course Services and Mark Siegel, CEO Golf Asian. In addition, Brad Burgess, Director Sports Turf Solutions Asia, Adam Calver, Director of Golf Laguna Langco. Vietnam, Chris Gray, Head of Agronomy and sustainability for the R&A in Asia, Eric Lynge, Director Sporting Insights Asia, and Simon Wordsworth (CEO 59club), will also be speaking.

PGA Chief Executive, Robert Maxfield, will also be in attendance to provide International Members with an update on the Association’s activities in 2022, which included the launch of PGA Play and PGA Excel. He will also brief Members on The PGA’s plans for 2023 and beyond.

The annual conference will be held from 20th-23rd March, 2023. In addition to the education element and the chance to learn from golf industry experts, the conference affords delegates superb networking opportunities with more than 50 PGA members from 16 countries attending the last time the conference was held in 2019.

Commenting on the event returning in 2023 following a three-year hiatus, Wayne Johnson, PGA Regional Manager (Overseas), said: “We are delighted to announce an exciting line-up of speakers for the 2023 PGA Members’ International Conference at the stunning Laguna Phuket in Thailand.

“The conference is a great way to meet fellow PGA Members, share ideas and learn from some of the most respected figures the golf industry.”

Peter Downie, General Manager - Clearwater Bay, Hong Kong, attend the conference in 2019. He said “The PGA Members’ International Conference is a perfectly structured event to engage and network with fellow PGA Members from all different specialised backgrounds, and it is the ‘must-attend event’ within our organisation. If you attend one event a year, make it this one!”

John Blanch, General Manager at Wentworth Golf Club, commented: "When I was working in Asia, the PGA Members’ International Conference was always a must attend event. It is a great opportunity to learn, develop and network. It has been a long four years without it and although I am currently based in the UK, I have marked it in my diary for next year already.”

Stephen Chick, Group Director of Golf - Pun Hlaing Golf Club, Star City Links, Myanmar, added: “I have attended all of the PGA Members’ International Conference and found them to be a great few days. It combines learning about updates from The PGA directly from the leadership team, self-development learning from experienced peers in the golf industry, and connecting with PGA Professionals in the region offering the opportunity to network and share experiences. Laguna Phuket a fitting venue too.”

For more information about the 2023 PGA Members’ International Conference, please email conference@pga.org.uk.

CLICK HERE to book your place at the 2023 PGA Members’ International Conference.