From the CEO
The Case for Diversity
In today’s America, it’s hard to escape the topic of how demographics are changing. I’m always thinking about how these greater societal, economic and political issues – specifically changing demographics – relate to golf.
Cover Stories and Features
Find Your Inner Foodie
Unique F&B Partnerships Draw Non-Golfers, Pump up Profits
Community Investment
Milledgeville Country Club’s legacy lives on
Winter Activities Keep Families Engaged Year-Round
Expectations once were that golf courses and clubs in colder climates would be shuttered during the winter, with no reason for players and members to be on property.
Getting Into the Holiday Spirit
Eat, drink & be merry — and how about a little golf, too
Case Studies
GPS Guides Golf Gift Giving
When it comes to great technological advances for the game of golf, arguably one of the most popular innovations of the 21st century was the introduction of GPS-powered technology
Making connections
Memberships: How to Generate More Signings and Revenue
Final Thoughts with Jeremy Poincenot
Jeremy Poincenot is fresh off his eighth national blind golf championship win in September.
Water Rule Repealed, What’s Next?
On Sept 12, the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Army published a final rule to repeal the 2015 Clean Water Rule: Definition of “Waters of the United States.”
(Tee) Time is Money
The old adage has always been that time is money. Time is one of the most valuable commodities, largely because we all have a finite amount of it. The same can be said of golf courses. In fact, it’s probably a bit hackneyed now to reiterate that your tee times have actual value in a dollar amount – real money
More Not Necessarily Merrier
Regent Golf Values Relationships Over Growth
Up Close and Personal
Two Operators, Two Questions with Carr Crowe and Jeff Williams
November and December can be perfect golf months in many parts of the country. But a lot of areas in the Southeast, Southwest and Midwest deal with frost delays, even on days that warm into beautiful afternoons.
Industry News and Trends
Brown Golf Management Takes Back Control
The trap is simple, but like the frog in the slowly heating pot of water, golf course owners fail to jump out because they don’t realize they’re boiling until it’s too late.
Kingsway Embarks on Next Leg of its Journey
One year after acquiring Kingsway Country Club in southwest Florida, Las Vegas-based airline Allegiant is going all in as a new golf course owner with a recently announced multi-million-dollar complete renovation of the semi-private, 18-hole facility.
Skidaway transforms for more inclusive demographic
When The Landings Club was being developed in the early 1970s on Skidaway Island, Georgia, the original plan called for a private community of upscale homes situated among 27 holes of Arnold Palmer-designed golf in the pristine maritime forest 12 miles from Savannah.
NGCOA News
Golf Ball Company Joins Growing Entertainment Market
OnCore Golf, a Buffalo, New York-based golf ball company that patented the first hollow metal-core golf ball, has just announced its entree into the widening world of golf entertainment.
Winter Haven Seeks Success on Road Less Traveled
Great golf isn’t always enough, especially once the pavement ends, literally.
From the Editor
25 Years and Counting
As we prepare to close out the year with the November/December issue of Golf Business magazine, we’re well underway in planning for a very special 2020.