JIM BEATTY IS THE EXECUTIVE EDITOR OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN GOLFERS DIGEST AND CHAIRMAN OF THE WE ARE GOLF RECREATIONAL AND COMPETITIVE PLAY SUBCOMMITTEE. HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN DEVELOPING THE FIRST SUPPLIER DIVERSITY CONFERENCE HELD BY THE WORLD GOLF FOUNDATION AND MEETING WITH THE THE BLACK CONGRESSIONAL CAUCUS DURING NATIONAL GOLF DAY IN 2019.

www.jimbeattygolfventures.com

AFRICAN AMERICAN GOLFERS DIGEST

FOUNDED 15 YEARS AGO BY DEBERT COOK, AAGD IS THE NATION'S LEADING PUBLICATION DEDICATED TO COVERING AND CELEBRATING THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND STORIES OF AFRICAN AMERICANS AND GOLF

80,000 READERS

www.africanamericangolfersdigest.com

GOLF MY FUTURE MY GAME

FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT, CRAIG KIRBY HAS ESTABLISHED ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS IN AMERICA FOR YOUNG PEOPLE,WOMEN AND PEOPLE OF COLOR. THIS WASHINGTON ,DC BASED ORGANIZATION HAS JOINED FORCES WITH THE PGA OF AMERICA, THE DETROIT HOUSING AUTHORITY AND GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY IN DEVELOPING PROGRAMS TO INTRODUCE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE TO GOLF

www.golfmyfuturemygame.org

WOMEN OF COLOR GOLF

FOUNDED IN 2014, CLEMMIE PERRY HAS ESTABLISHED A PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE WOMEN OF COLOR TO LEARN AND PLAY GOLF. THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AT THE WHITE HOUSE BY PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AS A CHAMPION OF CHANGE. THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE,TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING HAS AWARDED THE PROGRAM THEIR COMMUNITY HERO AWARD. THEIR GIRLS ON THE GREEN IS DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE YOUNG GIRLS AND STUDENTS FROM AGES 7 -22 TO PURSUE THE GAME. SHE IS A LEADER IN PROMOTING GOLF TO MILITARY VETERANS

www.womenofcolorgolf.org

EXPO 2021 & EXPO 2022 = $1 MILLION IMPACT

THE AFRICAN AMERICAN MARKET

KEY FACTS ABOUT AFRICAN AMERICAN GOLFERS

THE AFRICAN AMERICAN MARKET

THE AFRICAN AMERICANS COMMAND $1.1 TRILLION IN ANNUAL BUYING POWER ACCORDING TO NIELSEN RESEARCH. NIELSEN FURTHER STATES THAT AFRICAN AMERICANS SPENDING POWER DEMANDS THAT MARKETERS SHOW MORE LOVE AND SUPPORT FOR BLACK CULTURE... WOW!!!

SPORTS EQUIPMENT

KEY FACTS ABOUT AFRICAN AMERICAN GOLFERS

THE AFRICAN AMERICAN MARKET

AFRICAN AMERICANS SPEND $1 BILLION

ANNUALLY ON SPORTS EQUIPMENT.

THIS INCLUDES GOLF CLUBS,GOLF BALLS,SHOES , APPAREL AND ACCESSORIES.

REACH THIS MARKET BY SPONSORING AND EXHIBITING AT THIS HISTORIC AND IMPACTING VENUE.

KEY FACTS ABOUT AFRICAN AMERICAN GOLFERS

ACCORDING TO RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY THE AFRICAN AMERICAN GOLFERS DIGEST

64% OF ITS READERS PLAY 6 -25 ROUNDS PER YEAR

27% PLAY 26 OR MORE ROUNDS PER YEAR

79% ARE COLLEGE GRADUATES

75% ARE PROFESSIONALS

72% ARE MEMBERS OF A GOLF ORGANIZATION

23% ARE MEMBERS OF A PRIVATE GOLF CLUB

FANS AND SUPPORTERS OF THE EXPO

JAMIE TAYLOR FOUNDER - BLACK GOLF DIRECTORY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - WOMEN IN GOLF FOUNDATION

CLICK HERE AND LISTEN TO JAMIE TALK ABOUT THE EXPO

JAMIE TAYLOR FOUNDER - BLACK GOLF DIRECTORY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - WOMEN IN GOLF FOUNDATION

THE DEMARCO PROJECT AND HOLLYWOOD GOLF FROM DETROIT , MICHIGAN

SUPPORT THE EXPO

CATHY HARBIN,PGA/LPGA

JAMIE TAYLOR FOUNDER - BLACK GOLF DIRECTORY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - WOMEN IN GOLF FOUNDATION

SCOTT WHITFIELD II SENIOR MANAGER BRAND AND FAN EXPERIENCE - USGA

OWNER OF THE PINE RIDGE GOLF COURSE IN PARIS,TEXAS

SCOTT WHITFIELD II SENIOR MANAGER BRAND AND FAN EXPERIENCE - USGA

CLICK HERE AND LISTEN TO SCOTT TALK ABOUT HOW THE EXPO IMPACTED HIS CAREER

RICHARD MARTIN PRESIDENT/ CEO

SCOTT WHITFIELD II SENIOR MANAGER BRAND AND FAN EXPERIENCE - USGA

DAVE MILLER AND MEL NAZALUME , OWNERS OF JUST GOOD WATER

I want to thank you for hosting another successful event this year. The conversations and connections that were made I believe will have an impact on the future of my business. I also took the opportunity to talk with other vendors about promoting their business and services on my web portal. As you said we are all a family and I appreciate you including me and providing a forum to promote my product

DAVE MILLER AND MEL NAZALUME , OWNERS OF JUST GOOD WATER

SCOTT WHITFIELD II SENIOR MANAGER BRAND AND FAN EXPERIENCE - USGA

DAVE MILLER AND MEL NAZALUME , OWNERS OF JUST GOOD WATER

We just want to take another moment out to thank you again for your extended kindness and faith in our brand and our dream. We did not take any moment of the expo for granted. We shook hands, networked, made connections and new friends.

We are using our time to reach back out to our leads and follow up on every opportunity you have afforded us. We would love to be a part of the AA Golf Expo 2023 in Kentucky next year and are already making plans to attend. Your belief in us has fueled us to another level of business.

Hope to talk to you soon.

Best regards,

Mel Nazulme

Owner

Director of Sales

THE EXPO IS HISTORIC

MORE About THE EXPO AND FORUM

EXHIBITS

NEW GOLFERS WELCOME

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

THERE WILL BE CAREER FAIRS AND EXHIBITS FROM LEADING GOLF COMPANIES AND THE LATEST AND GREATEST EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES .

COME AND SEE FIRSTHAND

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE PRODUCTS AT SPECIAL PRICES

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

NEW GOLFERS WELCOME

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

MANY WORKSHOPS COVERING TOPICS SUCH AS CAREERS,JOBS AND INTERNSHIPS OPPORTUNITIES

THESE WORKSHOPS WILL BE LED BY EXPERTS

YOU WILL LEARN FROM PEOPLE WITH PROVEN EXPERTISE

NEW GOLFERS WELCOME

IF YOU ARE JUST STARTING AND LEARNING THE GAME ,THERE WILL BE WORKSHOPS FOR MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE JUST BEGINNING THEIR GOLF JOURNEY. NEW GOLFERS ARE MOST WELCOME, ENCOURAGED AND RESPECTED

LOOK CLOSELY, THAT IS A YOUNG MICHAEL JACKSON ATTENDING A GOLF CLINIC IN LA

Spotlight on the National Golf Course Owners Association

NGCOA

THE NGCOA WAS THE FIRST ORGANIZATION TO SIGN ON AS A SPONSOR OF THE 2021 AA EXPO and Forum.

JAY KAREN , Chief Executive Officer

OF THE NGCOA STATED "IN ORDER TO SEE REAL PROGRESS IN THE GOLF INDUSTRY,INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS NEED TO WALK DOWN MANY PATHS TOGETHER."

Find out more about the NGCOA HERE

SPOTLIGHT ON THE AMERICAN JUNIOR GOLF ASSOCIATION

AJGA

STEPHEN A. HAMBLIN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, "AJGA is pleased to support the Expo and Forum. The AJGA has been and will continue to be a leader in supporting Diversity and Inclusion in this great game and Industry"

Find out more about the AJGA here

GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

PROUD EXPO TOURNAMENT SPONSOR

GCSAA IS PROUD TO BE THE TOURNAMENT SPONSOR FOR THE AFRICAN AMERICAN GOLF EXPO AND FORUM.

GCSAA WILL ALSO HOST A SPECIAL CLINIC ON OUR VERY POPULAR STEM BASED " FIRST GREEN"

GCSAA IS THE PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO MANAGE AND MAINTAIN THE GAME'S MOST VALUABLE RESOURCE

"THE GOLF COURSE"

FIRST GREEN

FIRST GREEN IS AN INNOVATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL AND STEM (SCIENCE ,TECHNOLOGY,ENGINEERING AND MATH) EDUCATION OUTREACH PROGRAM USING GOLF COURSES AS LEARNING LABS FOR STUDENTS.

FIRST GREEN IS A PROGRAM OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL INSTITUTE OF GOLF (EIFG),THE PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATION OF THE GCSAA