The William S. Spears School of Business presents the first speaker in the 2007-2008 Tulsa Business Forum series, Wally Uihlein, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Acushnet Company. The format of the program is a luncheon and presentation at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in downtown Tulsa. Acushnet was founded in 1910 by Phillip Young and is the parent company to the Titleist, Cobra, and FootJoy golf brands. Mr. Uihlein’s topic is “Worldwide Business Opportunity of Golf”, and he will share with the attendees the findings of a recently completed economic impact analyses detailing the contributions of the golf industry to the national economy. Golf’s global GNP is a $70 billion-dollar opportunity made up of golf course operations revenues, food and beverage, travel, equipment, and real estate variables. A 30 plus year veteran of the golf industry, Uihlein will break down the opportunity and its constituent parts.

The cost is $75.