As seen in Golf Business September/October 2023 By Michael Williams: In the boom times for golf that were kindled by the Tiger Woods phenomenon, it seemed that everyone wanted to play the game. The demand for golf dovetailed with the housing boom, leading to an explosion...
As seen in Golf Business September/October 2023 By David Gould, Contributor, Golf Business When the St. Joe Company hired Tom Fazio to design Camp Creek Golf Club at the dawn of the new millennium, Fazio’s first private course in the Florida panhandle marked a new era...
As seen in Golf Business July/August 2023 By Scott Kauffman, Contributor, Golf Business - One of the early 20th-century novels by writer/playwright Thomas Wolfe is titled, “You Can’t Go Home Again.” Apparently, course owner Lex West and his family did not heed this...
By Larry Hirsh, President, Golf Property Analysts With recent surges in membership and increased revenues, many clubs are considering, developing or implementing master plans for their future. This is a good thing. Prior to the COVID surge in golf...
As seen in Golf Business July/August 2021 By Steve Eubanks: Rising costs are alarming everyone in the industry. With labor, materials and energy shooting upward at staggering rates, a lot of operators who are in the middle of renovation or redesign projects are panicked that price...
As seen in Golf Business July/August 2021 By David Gould: In movies like “The Martian” and “Apollo 13,” spaceships running low on power opt to “slingshot” around a planet or moon to gain speed while conserving fuel. Jeff Davis of Fairway Advisors feels golf operators should do something...