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

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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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Articles and Observations from Jay Karen

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    RE: Autonomous Range Picker

    By: Rob Flemming , 2 hours ago
    Posted in: Accelerate General Community

    I think initially we will build a ramp and have some sort of containers for the balls to go in. We would empty that once or twice per day. Ultimately, ...

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    RE: Autonomous Range Picker

    By: David Brandenburg , 8 hours ago
    Posted in: Accelerate General Community

    Rob, Have you looked at all at the infrastructure needed to drop the balls and feed them into a washing system or do you already have that in place? ...

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    RE: Autonomous Range Picker

    By: Rob Flemming , yesterday
    Posted in: Accelerate General Community

    We just got a quote from Echo Robotics. It was $29K for the picker. The best part about Echo is there is no subscription fee beyond that. You would have ...

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    Autonomous Range Picker

    By: Karen Pierson , 2 days ago
    Posted in: Accelerate General Community

    Can someone recommend an Autonomous Range Picker? And the approximate cost when purchased? We just started looking into one, but there are many on the ...

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