For nearly the past year, the one common topic discussed in “golfdom” is the surge in participation, rounds played and […]

Yesterday, I was thinking about the various models of club governance and leadership that exist and considering the challenges of […]

Recently, we’ve encountered several situations where the existence of deferred maintenance, capital improvement plans, or both have impacted value at […]

Michelle Tanzer is a partner with the law firm Nelson Mullins. She’s practiced for 30+ years focusing on the private […]

The biggest news in golf this past week was NOT Sam Burns winning the PGA Tour Valspar event. It wasn’t […]

It’s no secret that Donald Trump owns several golf course properties. One garnering particular attention of late is the Trump […]

Among the challenges confronting private clubs are the membership rights and obligations of both members and the club. Dennis Hillier, […]

Of all the fascinating things I’ve encountered in the culture that is golf, one of the coolest is “Golf Therapy”. […]

In the continuing effort to grow the game, one area that’s become prominent is the development of short courses. In […]

Among often used terms today, transparency comes to mind in many situations. Citizens constantly seek transparency from elected officials and […]

Among the more interesting personalities in the golf business is former Super Bowl quarterback and ESPN Analyst Ron Jaworski. While […]

Recently, I had the chance to talk with ClubCorp’s Chief Development Officer Tom Bennison about issues firms like theirs acquiring […]

I seem to get about a call per week (if not more) from participants in the golf course industry seeking […]

Last year, resulting from the COVID pandemic many private clubs experienced increased play, additional pressure on tee times and most […]

Last week, the world (golf and beyond) stopped when news of Tiger Woods’ horrific auto accident broke. An icon that […]

For many years, I’ve had the privilege of knowing and working on many occasions with fellow Penn State Nittany Lion […]

Recently, we were retained for two very different assignments that raised the same question. In the appraisal world, the Uniform […]

It’s old news that our society is divided. We’re divided economically, culturally, socially, racially and politically. To many, such diversity […]

Golf course architect extraordinaire Jeff Brauer recently authored a great book “Designs on a Better Course” focused on helping green […]

Note: This post was originally published on January 8, 2021. On January 11, 2021, The PGA of America announced that […]

Renovations are a constant source of debate around many clubs.  Members love restored, upgraded or new facilities and amenities but […]

Most among us would probably look at 2020 as a challenging year.  I agree.  My Thanksgiving post documented the things […]

Having grown up and spent most of my life at a club without a practice facility, I’ve always clamored for […]

It’s no secret that 2020 has presented its challenges. From the Coronavirus pandemic and its associated carnage of 12 million+ […]

I read with great interest this morning the “Point/CounterPoint” article in “Club Director” Magazine by Dan Denehy and Bob James […]

Golf courses represent a largely inefficient use of land resources. There’s a maximum of approximately 300 players per day on […]

With all the focus on golf and club operations, it occurred to me that any changes that occur in the […]

To be adaptable is defined by Dictionary.com as: able to adjust oneself readily to different conditions. If we’ve learned nothing […]

The recent Coronavirus pandemic has changed our lives. After long periods of “stay-at-home” orders and continued restrictions of all types, […]

Farmington CC in Charlottesville, VA is, simply put one of those special places. With history dating back to 1735 and […]

Did you ever notice that politicians always want to tell us how great things are? We’re all way too familiar […]

Over my many years as a consultant, appraiser and broker in the golf course industry, I’ve been privileged to assist […]

Among the more challenging elements of a real estate tax assessment on a golf or club property is the allocation […]

Peter Nanula is a longtime golf industry leader who runs Concert Golf Partners, a 22-club boutique owner-operator focusing on the […]

During the past 6 months our world has changed. Not only are we dealing with a global pandemic, the resulting […]

As reported by the National Golf Foundation (NGF),  golf has shown strength in the COVID-19 era with increased participation and […]

One thing I’ve observed over the years at private clubs is that there are as many opinions as members. No […]

My regular readers know that I am fascinated by the culture of golf. I’m working on a book on that […]

“Change”. In many instances, this is a term political candidates use to motivate voters. In the world of private clubs, […]

An underutilized financial tool for golf properties is the cost segregation study. A professionally done cost segregation study can help […]