Golf and Landscape conference

BALTIC GREEN DAYS 2009

MAIN SPONSORS:

DATES: 6-7 of May 2009

PLACE: Capitals Golf Club; Pipiriskes village, Elektrenai municipality, LT-21331, Lithuania.
www.capitals.lt

PRICE: Conference fee for one day 90 Litas (26 Euro), 160 Litas (47 Euro) for two days.
Payment can be done in cash, on a seminar day or by money transfer to account No.
LT46 7044 0600 0425 3690, at SEB bank Lithuania, account name Sostiniu Golfas
UAB.

REGISTRATION: For first conference day (6th of May) no preregistration needed.

For Greenkeepers tournament and a second conference day you need to
register in advance by e-mail: golf-info@capitals.lt latest by 3rd of May.
May 6th 2009

EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS starting at 10 a.m.:

1. Golf course and landscape design ABC (in English). Speaker M.Sc. Golf Course Architecture Johan
Benestam “Benestam Golf Course Design”;
2. Golf rules, etiquette, tournaments and their formats (in Lithuanian and English). Speakers Gediminas
Mamkus, Karl-Anders Grundin;
3. Golf and other green areas growing principles (in Lithuanian and English). Speakers Jan Stavaas,
Alvydas Udrėnas;
4. The importance of water and irrigation (in English). Speaker Frank Fredriksson, “Rain Bird”.

Come and try golf

PRACTICAL SESSIONS:

Individual and group golf lessons for all ages with golf professionals from England and Sweden.
• Putting and chipping competitions

Note: golf equipment and golf balls will be available during whole day and it will be possible to
practice by themselves also.

Video film about golf rules, etiquette and The Open Championship will be shown each hour.

TOURNAMENT

The 3rd Baltic Golf Greenkeepers championship will start at 14:00

On this day we particularly invite: everybody who wants to start playing golf, representatives from
municipalities, schools; landscape specialists; contractors and all others who are interested.

May 7th 2009.

EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS FOR SPECIALISTS AND PROFESSIONALS starting at 10 a.m.:

1. Golf course design and detailed play structure (in English). Speaker M.Sc. Golf Course Architecture
Johan Benestam “Benestam Golf Course Design”;
2. News in golf and municipality green areas equipment (in English). Speaker Maris Skrastins, “GTP
Serviss” (Golf Turf Park Serviss);
3. Plants water need and how to irrigate (in English). Speaker Frank Fredriksson, “Rain Bird” ;
4. Presenting practical irrigation material (in English). Speaker Frank Fredriksson, “Rain Bird”.

On this day we particularly invite: representatives from municipalities, landscape specialists, contractors,
golf greenkeepers and golf course staff, also all others who are interested.