Company
The idea for a live golf scoring system came to us whilst we were playing in a fiercely
competitive game against some friends. Unaware of our exact standing as the afternoon
went on, some rash decisions on the 17th and 18th meant that we lost by a single
stroke. It was only after scrutinising the cards over a beer afterwards that we
realised just how close we had come to claiming bragging rights.
As the evening became night we realised that modern day technology could enable
us to create a scoring system with a live leaderboard. After a year of prototype
development and stringent testing, we launched VPAR in the summer of 2008.
Jason Stoop Managing Director
With extensive knowledge in both the golf and technology sectors, Jason has experience
in building hardworking, highly motivated and successful team. His previous roles
have been to grow a business concept into Europe's leading golf travel company and
more recently holding the title of Head of Sales and Operations for a global software
company.
Jason now uses his wealth of knowledge in both arenas to be the driving force behind
VPAR on a daily basis.
Julian Sykes
Having played his hand in the City during the 90s, Julian left to pursuea more fulfilling
and creative career. The dotcom boom was the perfect excuse to escape and the high
and lows of this time taught him many a valuable lesson. He has subsequently helmed
a growing digital agency over the past five years and is now involved in a number
of new media start up businesses.
Mark Worrall
Mark has over 10 years experience working for technlogy startups and more recently
businesses using technology in the sporting sector. Mark's strengths lie in his
ability to manage operational product development teams and deliver excellent service
to clients. As a keen golfer, he has been instrumental in the development of the
VPAR offering. Mark is a director in a number of other new media businesses.
Sven Hansen
Having worked in Sports Sponsorship for over 10 years, Sven has a wealth of knowledge
and a long list of contacts. Before he joined VPAR he was a Sales Director at a
leading sponsorship agency, where he grew a large and successful team and he brings
that expertise to VPAR. With his commercial head, Sven has been a driving force
in taking VPAR to market.
Tom Mason
For the last six years Tom has worked in a variety of technology domains and specialist
software creation roles. He has led development teams on consulting and internal
projects and also worked as a hands-on developer of systems, ranging from large
bespoke e-commerce sites to more specialist CRM and business management products.
An evangelist for new breeds of technology particularly in the mobile arena, and
in addition to his expertise in software architecture and devlopment, Tom is always
thinking about the next big thing for VPAR and mobile golf scoring!