The subject of pace of play is a recurring topic among golf club managers. This matter can cause considerable inconvenience to golfers who wish to utilize their leisure time to play golf. It is not a novel concept…
The Toptracer 9-Shot Challenge was launched last year. The event was scheduled to coincide with The Open at St Andrews. This year, the Toptracer 9-Shot Challenge will once again utilize a similar timing technique, and it will take…
Today, more and more golf club managers realize that there is a connection between the pace of play and the golf experience (see customer experience). Managing tee-time intervals properly can contribute a lot to golf experience and improve net…
Probably one of the first golf architecture books I read was Tom Doak's The Anatomy of a Golf Course. I've followed his work since (e.g., The Loop at Forest Dunes, Barnbougle Dunes (Tasmania), Cape Kidnappers, Streamsong, Tara Iti…
The world of work has changed. Expectations of both employers and employees have changed. A significant number of golf club employees are quitting their jobs citing issues related to the employee experience (EX), from lack of work-life balance…
Back in March 2010 The New York Times wrote about the "Tiger Bubble" and warned us from the negative impacts ("But at some point the momentum shifts. Economic reality quickly catches up with the pervasive overconfidence that first…
I think it is a unfortunate coincidence that both 2014 U.S. Open Championship, U.S. Women’s Open Championships (June 19-22) and the 2014 World Cup start on the very same day. Probably in the U.S. it is less problematic than…