By Michael Williams, Contributor, Golf Business It’s been another banner year for the golf business, with rounds and new participants hitting record levels. But as the cold weather descends on much of the country, rounds of golf are beginning to slow and, in some cases, cease...
As seen in Golf Business September/October 2023 By Steve Eubanks, Contributor, Golf Business You don’t know what to expect until you step on the property. Then it hits you like a blinding light from the sky. Spend 10 minutes at The Hay, the par-3 facility just up the...
As seen in Golf Business September/October 2023 By David Gould, Contributor, Golf Business The more people talk about golf’s current spike in participation, the more it pains them to recall the “Tiger boom” of the 1990s—the one that never got traction. “What’s the...
As seen in Golf Business July/August 2023 By Steve Eubanks, Contributor, Golf Business If you’re a fan of old western movies, you know the area. “Coogan’s Bluff,” “Mackenna’s Gold,” “3:10 to Yuma,” “The Comancheros,” “Apache,” and four years of “Death Valley Days” all...
By Harvey Silverman, Contributor, Golf Business | Silverback Golf Marketing And here we thought Carl Spackler did his job and rid Bushwood Country Club of his nemesis, a pesky turf destroyer. Some of his methods might have been inhumane, but the gopher, or a relative...
As seen in Golf Business July/August 2023 By Doug McPherson, Contributor, Golf Business Daunting. That’s the word even the people in the capital project management business sometimes use to describe capital projects. So you know these kinds of projects can be, at best,...
As seen in Golf Business July/August 2023 By David Gould, Contributor, Golf Business A company or industry performing poorly over a string of fiscal quarters or even years will need to hit the reset button and brainstorm energetically. Then again, a highly satisfying...
New USGA Research: Helping Golfers Choose Their Best Tees By David Pierce, Director of Research, USGA Green Section This article is repurposed from 6/2023, Vol. 61-11 of the USGA Green Section Record. Copyright USGA. Key Takeaways 99% of PGA and LPGA professionals we...
By Josh Little, Katz Strategy In business and in life, there’s winging it and there’s zinging it. The former represents an attempt to perform without full preparation or knowledge. The latter centers on confidence and vitality gained from deep diligence to accomplish goals...
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