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Operating a golf course is akin to running five (or more!) separate businesses. The NGCOA provides you with resources for managing your back office and the green — and everything in between.

Independent Contractors in The Golf Industry white paper

Independent Contractors in the Golf Industry

A white paper on navigating the Department of Labor's 2024 Rule

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compensation and benefits study

NEW 2024 Golf Industry Comp & Benefits Report

Learn how your comp + ben data compares to your industry peers!

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policy and regulatory resources

Labor and Immigration Resources

Learn about critical personnel issues facing your golf business

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pga executive search services

Executive Search Services

Find or post a job, or search for PGA Professionals for your golf business

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Make Golf Your Career

Connecting talent with opportunity – part of the
Make Golf Your Thing movement! Create a profile for your course and list opportunities for job seekers across the golf industry. 

Browse the entire Make Golf Your Career portal:

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Workplace Center Publications

Download NGCOA's comprehensive 'So, You Want to Own a Golf Course?' which provides foundational knowledge related to golf course ownership.

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Latest Content: Workplace Center

  • The following advertorial was provided to Golf Business WEEKLY by Starline and solely represents their views and opinions Provided by: Starline As golf courses shift from gas to electric carts or grow their fleets, course staff must ...

  • The following advertorial was provided to Golf Business WEEKLY by GolfBack and solely represents their views and opinions Provided by: Golfback Golf courses are losing thousands each month to no-shows and short-shows. The good news ...

  • By Craig Kessler, Executive Director, California Alliance for Golf . When all was said and done about this year’s standard versus daylight time battles, one might have concluded that the whole thing was “much ado about nothing.” No state legislature ...

  • The following advertorial was provided to Golf Business WEEKLY by Green Lake Golf and solely represents their views and opinions Provided by: Green Lake Golf As a golf course owner, you face the ongoing challenge of maintaining exceptional ...

  • By Harry Murrell, Content Manager, National Golf Course Owners Association (NGCOA)   Fifteen miles west of Richmond, perched upon a hill in the small town of Midlothian, Virginia, sits Windy Hill Golf Course & Sports Complex. An oasis of ...

Workplace Center Videos

NGCOA Webinar ▷ The DOL 2024 Independent Contractor Rule

How will the Department of Labor's new 2024 Independent Contractor Rule impact YOUR business and our whole industry? NGCOA's Sr. Director of Advocacy Ronnie Miles welcomes our special guest Rick L. Hackman, Esq., Chair of the Labor and Employment Group at Saxton & Stump law firm. Rick explains the ins and outs of the new independent contractor rule and takes questions real-time to close things out.