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2 <br />James J. Keegan, Managing Principal and Author <br />Golf Strategist <br />Known to his friends as “Rain Man” because of his amazing recall <br />course he has played, any person he has met, or any place he has <br />With a great heart and a quick mind, he has established a wide-r <br />network within the golf industry, an industry in which there may <br />one degree of separation from the management leaders who make a - <br />experience in the golf industry to frame a vision that can be un <br />Education <br />With nine principals averaging 20 years of experience in the gol <br />B.B.A., Texas Christian University, <br />Golf Convergence provides commonsense solutions founded on sound <br />Cum Laude <br />principals. With clients from Europe to Asia, and across Ameri <br />M.B.A., University of Michigan <br />Convergence has developed a unique process that is enhancing the <br />experience and the investment return of today’s golf courses. <br />Memberships <br />As Managing Principal, Keegan has traveled in excess of 2,300,00 <br />Golf Course Superintendents As- <br />miles visiting over 250 courses annually and meeting with owners <br />sociation of America <br />key management personnel at more than 4,000 courses. Having <br />International Network of Golf <br />successfully combined his passion for golf with his business acu <br />National Golf Course Owners <br /> <br />National Golf Foundation <br />on trends and issues facing golf courses today because of his di- <br />Area of Expertise <br />An accomplished writer, Keegan published, in June, 2010 & Januar <br />Strategic Planning <br />Project Management <br />How to Maximize the Financial Return of a Golf Course <br />Technology <br />been purchased in 15 countries and is being utilized at ten Univ <br />Financial Analysis <br />Operational Analysis <br />Currently, he serves as a panelist for ’s Top 100 Golf <br />Golf Magazine <br />Marketing & Customer Loyalty <br />Courses. He is a former member of the Club Managers Association <br />America and is currently a member of the National Golf Foundatio <br />What You May Not Know <br />and the International Network of Golf. Keegan is a former volun <br />Frequent Public Speaker and Webi- <br />- <br />nar Host on the Business of Golf <br />ments including the local and sectional qualifying for the U.S. <br />the World Club Championship. <br />Panelist, Golf Magazine’s Top 100 <br />Courses in the World <br />Traveled to 41 countries to review <br />- <br />golf courses <br />sity of Michigan. He has also served as a captain in the United <br />16 <br />Force and worked at KPMG as a computer audit specialist. <br />18 <br />