Three days of learning and networking begins on November 10-12, Europe’s 2025 Golf Course Association European Conference brings together European golf facilities leaders.
The conference brings together owners, operators and national associations to share knowledge, improve professional standards and strengthen the business aspects of golf.
Highlights of the GCAE conference include:
join in R&A offers insights on collaboration and a vision for golf course 2030.
Discover Who are the golfers today and how the facilities get them back.
Hear Neuroscientist Stephen Smith explains how golf courses affect emotions and memory.
study How Troon navigates generational changes between golfers and employees.
look Together with Professor Bartel Berkhout, how global trends affect sports and golf operations.
understand Golf has an economic impact through new research in Portugal.
“Golf is growing, but so is the expectation from people who run golf facilities every day,” said Renate Roeleveld, CEO of the European Golf Course Association. “At GCAE, our role is to listen to people working in the field, connect them, inspire them and represent their interests. This conference is where honest conversations turn into practical solutions so that each facility stays with the idea that they can use to strengthen the business and game.”
In addition to the full conference plan, its full details will be announced soon after that deputies will have the opportunity to play golf on the spectacular Santo Da Serra golf course, which has hosted many professional tours and visited the stunning Ponta de Pargo, the island’s Faldo design project currently under construction.
For more information, visit www.gcaeconference.eu.
