As seen in Golf Business Quarter Shot 2025 By Ronnie Miles, NGCOA, Senior Director of Advocacy As Congress grapples with federal budget negotiations, the golf industry faces minimal legislative threats outside of tax-related measures in the reconciliation package. However...
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By Ronnie Miles, NGCOA, Senior Director of Advocacy . A federal court has struck down the Biden administration’s new overtime rule, a significant development that directly impacts labor costs for golf course owners and operators. The rule, which aimed to expand overtime pay...
As seen in Golf Business May/June 2024 By Steve Eubanks, Contributor, Golf Business Of all the problems facing course owners who are trying to recruit high-quality talent, one of the toughest is the nationwide housing crisis. Regardless of your job, if you work...
By Ronnie Miles, NGCOA, Senior Director of Advocacy . On April 24, 2024, the Department of Labor (DOL) finalized its regulation titled "Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees," which...
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By Graham Curry, Founder, Handicaddie As a dedicated caddie master with experience managing caddies from around the world at the renowned Kingsbarns Golf Links in Scotland, as well as visiting caddie programs across the US, I humbly offer my experience as a passionate...
As seen in Golf Business May/June 2023 By Scott Kauffman, Contributor, Golf Business When one thinks of occupational apprenticeships, perhaps some of the first professions to come to mind are plumbers, electricians, welders or carpenters. The golf course landscape,...
As seen in Golf Business May/June 2023 By David Gould, Contributor, Golf Business Chicopee Woods Golf Course is closed one day a year, right after July 4, when they aerify the greens and hold a “Superintendent’s Revenge” Employee Appreciation Day. It’s an occasion for the...
As seen in Golf Business May/June 2023 By Doug McPherson, Contributor, Golf Business When you ask Mark Andersen why he stays put at his employer – the Pine Ridge Golf Course in Paris, Texas – he’ll first say that he grew up with golf and that he loves it. “I love...