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Access the 2026 Golf Business Pulse Report and other business resources (complimentary with membership)

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    RE: Shotgun outings

    By: Jennifer Barkley , 2 days ago
    Posted in: Accelerate General Community

    Matt, These are some great questions. In the beginning it is easy to think hosting an outing will bring you lots of guaranteed play, but it doesn't ...

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    RE: Shotgun outings

    By: Samantha Swartz , 2 days ago
    Posted in: Accelerate General Community

    Good afternoon Matt! I'll answer your questions directly below. When done right, outings can be a big money maker! Please feel free to message me with ...

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    RE: Shotgun outings

    By: Shannon Martin , 2 days ago
    Posted in: Accelerate General Community

    Hi Matt, We only offer outings Monday-Thursday. We used to offer them Friday and select Saturdays but we were finding we were taking about a $5,000 ...

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    Shotgun outings

    By: Matt Stroupe , 3 days ago
    Posted in: Accelerate General Community

    For those of you who are much more experienced at running a golf course than I am, I have some questions about outings. We are finishing up our second ...

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  • NGCOA's 2026 Golf Business Pulse Report is Now Available!

    By: Renée Flowers Renée Flowers , 3 months ago
    The report, again developed and produced in partnership with Sports and Leisure Research Group and sponsored by NGCOA Executive Partner Pepsi, incorporates perspectives drawn from in-depth interviews conducted with NGCOA members and a comprehensive and ... More

  • Inaugural Golf Business AI Workshop this April

    By: Renée Flowers Renée Flowers , 6 months ago
    Register today for NGCOA's latest event, the Golf Business AI Workshop. This event is the first of its kind to provide hands-on artificial intelligence training directly to golf course owners and operators to guide them in using this progressive technology ... More