47 entries: flexible membership

Millennials on golf courses

Why Millenials Matter: Golf Trends for the Next Generation

By: Whitney Reid Pennell 2017. 01. 27.

Most golf clubs operating in the 21st century know that there are changes afoot in the industry; complex changes that are requiring us to rethink how we attract and retain new members. One of the biggest changes is…

How to get to the heart of change of golf?

By: Robert Trent Jones, Jr. 2016. 08. 01.

Several weeks ago, the best women golfers in the world gathered at CordeValle Golf Club (see picture below) in Northern California for the U.S. Women’s Open Championship. I was proud that this was the first U.S. Women’s Open played…

Looking for Alternative Golf Experiences

By: Cathy Harbin 2016. 07. 25.

We love golf, it is a great game.  We love it for a variety of reasons; the history, the tradition, the honor, the integrity, the competition, we love that it is fun, it’s social, it’s welcoming and it’s…

How will Glendale Golf improve the pace of play?

By: 2016. 05. 25.

I could easily start this post with the cliché of there is nothing new under the sun, but I will not do that. I think, Troon was the first golf club management company that came up with a…

Should the Powder Horn Golf Club become private?

By: 2016. 03. 31.

Not so long time ago, I have reported that Troon Privé selected to manage Powder Horn Golf Club. From tomorrow, they will become a private golf club. The change to private achieves a long-time goal of the club and is…

Belton Woods Golf Club is struggling on Facebook

By: 2010. 07. 05.

Last weekend I read about a very bold and brave action of De Vere Hotels, Resorts & Venues (owner of Belton Woods Golf Club) by coming up with a flexible golf club membership model to stop the declining…

Can we maintain the current green fee pricing policy?

By: 2009. 08. 23.

Before I went to volunteer on the 28th European Senior Golf Championship (by ESGA; 19-22 August 2009.) as a LiveScore counter, I launched a forum topic on LinkedIn.com about  green fee pricing policy. I received some very interesting…