By Max Hirsh, Golf Business special contribution Golf industry employees pursue careers that support their love of the game. However, their experience may fall short of their expectations. Many jobs are subject to long hours, minimal time off, physical strain, and...
As seen in Golf Business July/August 2024 By David Gould, Contributor, Golf Business During Christmas week last year, the church Jay Miller attends staged a play about the spirit of charity and giving. It was set in a modern-day mission house that had a soup...
As seen in Golf Business July/August 2023 By Michael Williams: On Jan. 2 of this year during the first quarter of a regular-season "Monday Night Football" game against the Cincinnati Bengals, 25-year old safety Damar Hamlin made what appeared to be a routine tackle....
By Larry Hirsh, President, Golf Property Analysts Of all the fascinating things I’ve encountered in the culture that is golf, one of the coolest is “Golf Therapy”. That’s right, as many of us have claimed – especially to our non-golfing spouses –...
July 10, 2020 Jay and Don spoke to the latest pressing issues across the golf industry landscape and welcomed on special guest Elliott Ferguson, Chair of the Board for the U.S. Travel Association and CEO of Destination DC. The conversation shed light on the COVID-related economic impacts on...
June 5, 2020 Jay and Don reviewed the week in golf business, including important legislation that was passed in the Senate. They concluded with an open conversation about the issues taking place across the country involving race and diversity, and how it intersects with golf.
In this owner to owner segment Don Rea, PGA, Augusta Ranch Golf Club, AZ and recently elected Secretary of the PGA of America and Jeff Hoag, Scott Lake Golf and Practice Center, MI. discuss operational diligence as Covid lingers to ensure safe social distancing practices are still observed to...
In this Inside Golf Business segment, Jon Last, President of Sports & Leisure Research Group, discusses the focus of its "2020 Back to Normal Barometer" research, insights from that research, and what was learned about golfers and implications for golf course operators and the "surge." Where...
In this Inside Golf Business segment, Larry Hirsh, President of Golf Property Analysts, covers the current state of the golf course market coming out of the Coronavirus pandemic and into 2021. In this House Chat segment, Johnny Garcia (CEO) and Luisa Worrell (COO) of Cativa CBD, a...
Friday Edition June 12, 2020 Jay Karen, NGCOA CEO, and Don Rea, PGA, Owner of Augusta Ranch Golf Club and NGCOA Board member, welcome on Dr. Renee Powell, Owner of Clearview Golf Club and the second ever African-American LPGA Tour player, and Dr. Michael Cooper, Chairman of the 20/20 Golf...