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Alternative and Green Grass Golf Scope Out Synergies and Common Ground
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 difference,” industry veteran Cathy Harbin recently asked, “between 1997, when we had a lot of people who entered the game and didn’t stay, and what is happening now, with all the stickiness we’re seeing?”
New Tech Opens Doors At Orange Lake Resort
Rarely can anything be called a universal hit. That is especially true of something in golf with a six-figure price tag and the potential to close down a revenue source for weeks or months during construction. As dry-mouth moments go, nothing causes more sleepless nights than betting the business on a capital improvement project.
Residential Golf Revival
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 of upscale daily fee courses that were the centerpiece for residential communities. Seemingly overnight, residential construction became the driving force in the golf industry.

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Golf Business LIVE - Tech Talks
It’s the first edition of the NEWEST member to the Golf Business LIVE family: Golf Business LIVE - Tech Talks, hosted by Golf Business columnist and longtime NGCOA contributor Harvey Silverman. The emergence of technology across all corners of the golf industry is unmistakable. Each episode, Harvey Silverman will welcome experts and leaders to explore how this tech is advancing, streamlining, and propelling golf businesses from coast to coast.

August 2022

LinksDAO on GBLIVE!

The unmistakable surge in popularity of NFTs, DAOs and cryptocurrency have now worked their way to the golf course... and LinksDAO, a crypto-based start-up club, has a modern concept that is sure to shake up the traditional membership-backed golf facility. NGCOA CEO Jay Karen and PGA of America Secretary Don Rea talk to two of the founders of LinksDAO (Jim Daily and Adam Besvinick) on Golf Business LIVE to explore all aspects of this virtual golf community!

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