As seen in Golf Business May/June 2022 By Scott Kauffman: After spending close to a decade assembling and permitting the land for Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, developer Mike Keiser selected KemperSports to be his development and management company partner. According to Keiser,...
As seen in Golf Business May/June 2022 By Doug McPherson: People talk. Two simple words that can serve as the rock-solid cornerstone of your marketing strategy. And some say word of mouth is the most important marketing channel for golf courses. “Traditional word of mouth...
As seen in Golf Business May/June 2022 By Scott Kauffman: It’s a mixed bag, pun intended. When you look at hardgoods sales, it’s easy to jump to the conclusion that inflationary pressures, supply-chain issues and gas prices have had a deleterious effect on retail operations....
As seen in Golf Business May/June 2022 By Steve Eubanks: The whole place seems like a time machine. When you’re driving from the Palm Springs airport out to Desert Island Golf and Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California, you make a left onto Gene Autry Trail and take it...
As seen in Golf Business May/June 2022 By Steve Eubanks: Early on the morning of Good Friday, a 60-year-old banker named Scott Tucker signed a contract to replace the irrigation system at Coosa Country Club, the top private club in the small industrial town of Rome,...
As seen in Golf Business May/June 2022 By David Gould: Daily-fee and semi-private golf is local by nature, typically serving customers within a 20- or 30-mile radius. That being said, golfers in the U.S travel more than non-golfers do. They also have higher incomes...
As seen in Golf Business May/June 2022 By Doug McPherson: Could it be? Really? Is 2022 the year we see the elusive golf traveler emerge from a two-year hibernation? A firm shake of your magic eight ball yields: “Signs point to yes!” “There is positive news on the travel...
As seen in Golf Business May/June 2022 By Michael Williams: The pandemic has been a circumstance that virtually no one was prepared for. Businesses all over the world have had to make rapid drastic adjustments just to have a chance at survival. Golf fared better than many...
By Larry Hirsh, President, Golf Property Analysts Just the other day, an old friend and active buyer of golf and club properties called to ask about how we’re estimating value in light of the surge in golf participation, rounds and membership...
By Harvey Silverman, Contributor, Golf Business | Silverback Golf Marketing I regularly watch the Golf Business LIVE broadcasts with Jay Karen and Don Rea, often referred to as the “Jay and Rea” show or the “Affable Brothers Talk Golf.” I watch...