By Michael Williams, Contributor, Golf Business National Golf Day was just held in Washington, DC and on dozens of video conferences across the nation. It is the annual day when the golf industry flexes its collective muscles on Capitol Hill,...
By David Gould, Contributor, Golf Business Every November there’s a Careers in Golf event during championship week of the National Collegiate Club Golf Association. Hundreds of club golfers from 55 universities who gather to compete also get a...
By Steve Eubanks, Contributor, Golf Business Every club does its best to attract top talent within the confines of the budgets. But margins in the golf industry remain tight. Any increases in payroll and benefits, be they from additional staff,...
By Michael Williams, Contributor, Golf Business Last week, I was privileged to attend the annual Golf Business Conference in Orlando for the first time. It was an amazing experience, an opportunity to get to know the golf course owners that keep...
By Doug McPherson, Contributor, Golf Business Some call it the big quit, others call it the great resignation – these are terms for the ongoing trend of employees voluntarily leaving their jobs from the spring of 2021 to the present. And golf...
By Doug McPherson, Contributor, Golf Business You don’t have to look very hard or very far these days to see how McDonald’s, Walmart and other mammoth-sized employers recruit frontline employees. They simply roll up their sleeves, flex their money...
By Scott Kauffman, Contributor, Golf Business In the last 30 years, Roger Bacon has been involved with some of the more prestigious golf and country clubs in America, including critically acclaimed Sand Hills Golf Club and historic Omaha Country...
By Whitney Reid Pennell, President, RCS Hospitality Group Everyone, no matter what, has dealt with some sort of stress. Whether it be studying for a big test, meeting an upcoming deadline, or a job interview the next morning, we have all had that...
By Whitney Reid Pennell, President, RCS Hospitality Group In the book, My Antonia, a story is told about a Russian wedding party in sleighs who are attacked by a huge pack of wolves. The wedding party throws the bride to the wolves in order to save themselves. There are many...
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...