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NGCOA Champions Circle

This initiative raises financial support to provide resources to fight the growing litigation against courses and our industry.

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Smart Buy Marketplace

Take advantage of discounts, rebates and exclusive deals through NGCOA’s official purchasing program.

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Learn About Our Events

Attend NGCOA, affiliate and industry events for business-critical education and networking.

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NGCOA Info Centers

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Advocacy

NGCOA supports and advances your business through resources and representation on Capitol Hill.

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Real Estate

Education, resources and more related to buying and selling golf courses.

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Hospitality

Virtual training programs and best practices to reduce high-turnover and improve mid-level management productivity.

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Research

Access the NEW 2024 Golf Industry Compensation & Benefits Report and other industry trends (benefits of membership!) 

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Tech

Reviews, research and analysis on current and future golf technology.

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Growth

Got Simulators? (Or thinking about getting them?) Read Building a Simulator Business at Your Course to do it right!

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CEO Perspective

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Articles and Observations from Jay Karen

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Golf Business July 2024

July/August 2024

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    Garmin Approach course update

    By: David Hill , 11 months ago
    Posted in: Accelerate General Community

    We are renovating our course, and have changed some hole layouts and added forward tees. The course had been abandoned for one season. It still shows ...

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    RE: Bev Cart mobile POS

    By: Hannah Dubey , yesterday
    Posted in: Accelerate General Community

    Morning Don. We are using Lightspeed for our POS but came from ForeUP. We have 15 iPads between our bartenders and beverage carts (we use both the mini ...

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    Bev Cart mobile POS

    By: Don Hague , yesterday
    Posted in: Accelerate General Community

    We are foreUP users and have been using iPads for our Bev Cart POS. We have lost several screens when the iPad is dropped. We tried an Otterbox without ...

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    RE: No Matter What - There is no Bullet Proof POS ...

    By: Jennifer Barkley , 8 days ago
    Posted in: Accelerate General Community

    Dear Jay, Thanks for sharing your opinion. We also use ForeUP and the majority of the time we are pleased with the product and their support. I see ...

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