Announcements

Register TODAY to join hundreds of your golf course owner and operator peers at Golf Business Conference 2024, January 22-24 in Orlando. Experience 3+ days of timely and relevant education, meaningful networking, valuable peer discussions and a lot of fun — and return to your golf course business with new and stronger relationships, an accurate outlook on our industry, and tools and tangible plans for strengthening your golf business operations. There’s no better way to start the new year!

Don't budget for 2024 without this most current and reliable compensation and benefits data!

The National Golf Course Owners Association is pleased to announce the release of the 2024 Golf Industry Compensation and Benefits Report. The report, published digitally in single course and multi-course versions, is now available to you at no cost as a benefit of your NGCOA membership.

Within its 40+ pages is the most recent and reliable compensation and benefits levels based on 842 participating facilities. It represents the most complete, accurate and up-to-date compensation data in the industry, and is designed to allow NGCOA members to easily compare compensation levels and benefit policies among their peer golf course businesses.

The results explain how changes in the golf landscape will affect our industry, and offer insights that can better help owners and operators develop a compensation and benefits plan moving forward.

The Colorado Basin Golf & Water Summit is designed to provide golf course owners, operators and managers in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming with current and forward-looking research, perspectives and guidance, insight into the drought’s current impacts, and what to expect in the future.

Education will include an exploration of federal and state policies, and funding that is available to golf facilities, steps to continue successful water consumption reduction efforts, and discussion of the industry’s significant progress and how it will continue to contribute to the Southwest’s economy and lifestyle. Attendees will also be provided with examples of effective public relations messaging and techniques to educate customers about what they can expect when visiting courses.

Golf Business TechCon is the only conference specifically designed for golf course owners, operators, golf management companies and others to learn about the latest in on-course, off-course, clubhouse and back office technologies.

The TechCon23 education program showcases current and forthcoming technology that can boost business reach, increase revenue, improve and streamline operations, enhance marketing efforts, save money, and make the start-to-finish golf experience more rewarding and fun for customers and staff.

NGCOA is pleased to announce Matt Ginella will serve as master of ceremonies for Golf Business TechCon 2023 (October 10-11) and the Colorado Basin Golf & Water Summit (October 12), both being held in Las Vegas. Matt was selected as emcee for these two golf business-critical events for his ability to captivate viewers, tell compelling golf course stories, and connect with audiences through a storied career in golf journalism and broadcasting, including his current endeavor as founder and CEO of The Fire Pit Collective. 

Kicking off Golf Business TechCon23 on Tuesday, October 10 will be special guest Gideon Yu, co-owner of the San Francisco 49ers, a current member of PGA's Board of Directors, and the former Chief Financial Officer of Facebook and YouTube.

Gideon will join Golf Business LIVE co-hosts Jay Karen (CEO, NGCOA) and Don Rea, PGA (Vice President, PGA of America, and Owner, Augusta Ranch Golf Club) on the TechCon23 stage for our first on-location episode of Golf Business LIVE, live from Las Vegas!

Please note: This exclusive Golf Business LIVE episode can only be experienced in person by Golf Business TechCon23 attendees; it will not be broadcast or transmitted through its regular channels, or recorded.

The Colorado Basin Golf & Water Summit is pleased to announce its esteemed speakers for the Opening Session on Federal Policy: Jaci Gould, the Lower Colorado Basin Regional Director for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and Amy Ostdeik, Chief of Interstate, Federal, and Water Information Section for the Colorado Water Conservation Board.

They'll share the latest updates on federal water management policy and its impact on the Colorado River Basin and regional planning decisions. You'll get a present look and future forecast into federal policy, as well as learn what federal funding is being provided to Basin states and communities to help implement long-term conservation strategies. 

What is AI? What can it do? How can your golf course business benefit from it? NGCOA is excited to announce that Paul Roetzer, founder and CEO of the Marketing AI Institute (and a former member of a PGA Section Board of Directors) will serve as our Opening Keynote for Golf Business TechCon23, "AI and the Future of Your Facility: How Golf Operators Can Ace Artificial Intelligence."

The NGCOA, the GCSAA, and the SCGA are pleased to announce the new Colorado Basin Golf & Water Summit, a one-day event to give golf course owners, operators, and other golf course professionals historical, current and forward-looking research, perspectives and guidance as it relates to water usage. Join us for the Water Summit on Thursday, October 12 at the Vdara Hotel & Spa in Las Vegas, NV; view the developing agenda and speaker list, as well as sponsors and hotel information at bit.ly/Golf_Water_Summit.

NGCOA is pleased to announce registration is now open for Golf Business TechCon 2023, being held October 10-11 at the Vdara Hotel & Spa in Las Vegas, NV. Visit GolfBusinessTechCon.com for the developing agenda, networking activities, speaker lineup and sponsors.

Attendance is limited and this event SOLD OUT in 2017 and 2018; don't wait to register.

NGCOA members save $100 on registration. Deadline for the group rate at the Vdara Hotel & Spa is September 8, 2023. Sponsorships are still available; email partnerships@ngcoa.org

NGCOA is pleased to announce that Suzy Whaley, the first female president of the PGA of America and current network broadcast talent and commentator, will serve as host and emcee for Multi-Course & Resort Operators Retreat 2023 (MCOR23), being held July 18-19, 2023 in Monterey, California.

NGCOA member courses will benefit from preferred access to complete human resource and payroll platform through this expanded relationship with Paylocity, a leading provider of cloud-based human resource and payroll software solutions. These business-critical solutions will help NGCOA members save money, reduce administrative challenges, and support their employees more effectively.

This program will provide NGCOA members preferred benefits on Paylocity’s HR and payroll platform including preferential pricing plus access to a dedicated team for implementation, execution and ongoing client success. Paylocity’s offerings are now available to NGCOA members through the NGCOA Smart Buy Marketplace purchasing program at .

NGCOA is pleased to announce that 2023 U.S. Ryder Cup Captain Zach Johnson will sit down with NGCOA CEO Jay Karen for a conversation and audience Q&A on Wednesday, January 25 during NGCOA’s Golf Business Conference 2023 in Orlando, FL.

The NGCOA’s Golf Business Conference is the industry’s largest annual gathering of golf course owners, operators, general managers and others who run golf course businesses, and once again is co-located with the PGA Show.