December 2018
Cover Stories and Features
Troon Sets Trends at Red Ledges
In the summer of 2006, in a dining room at the Turnberry Hotel looking out at the Firth of Clyde, a group of golfers listened with varying degrees of skepticism as the greatest player of all time, Jack Nicklaus, opined on the future of the game.
Unlikely Coalition Resurrects Junior Program
Sometimes all it takes is shared vision. On the surface, there isn’t a lot of commonality between Boot Ranch, a luxury golf community in the Texas hill country, and the Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Golf Course in Fredericksburg.
Expect the Unexpected
Despite the best of intentions and a solid strategic plan, leaders can sometimes find their organizations in the throes of an unexpected major crisis that threatens their enterprise survival. Whether it is the culmination of changing market forces, a self-inflicted incident or the result of a catastrophe brought about by an unexpected event, enhancing opportunities for enterprise survival are paramount.
Recession Resuscitation
Troubled golf course properties see new life with economic upswing
All in the Family
Golf businesses passed down through generations face layers of challenges
Order Up! Growing Beyond the Green
Increased revenues reflected by improved hospitality
Case Studies
You Need to #inviteHER to the Party
The overwhelming sentiment from women who have yet to play golf is that they think the game is not for them. Often, this disposition stems from intimidation