This past weekend, I played golf with a friend who had taken a leave from membership at our club for […]

A challenge we often encounter is the valuation or analysis of a club considering or planning capital improvements. If debt […]

I’ve known Jason Straka for 20+ years. As a young member of the Hurdzan-Fry team he was involved in the […]

2021 has been an interesting and challenging year. On one hand, we’re still dealing with the COVID pandemic and can’t […]

Last week, I traveled west to Palm Springs to attend and present with Jon Last of Sports & Leisure Research […]

Matt Galvin is a golf industry presence. His company, Morningstar Golf is a team of experts in their respective disciplines […]

Private or Public, all golf courses and clubs have a potential niche in the marketplace. Market positioning is key to […]

Municipal golf has many images. To some, the “muni” is a low cost, high value golf solution. To non-golfers the […]

The marriage of golf courses & clubs and their food and beverage (F & B) operations is often anything but […]

While the cause is debated, there is no argument that climate change is a real phenomenon. The broad reach of […]

For several years we’ve been tracking the cost of golf course maintenance on a per round and per member basis. […]

Philadelphia Cricket Club (PA) is America’s oldest country club, having been established in 1854. The club has over 1,600 members, […]

On June 7th of this year, I wrote in this space about the need for clubs to address deferred maintenance […]

Bill Kubly is a golf industry superstar. For more than 45 years, the company he founded, Landscapes Unlimited (LU) has […]

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 […]