Everyone knows of the need to attract the “3 M’s” (millennials, minorities and moms) to golf.  For many years, I’ve […]

Change is one of the most frequently used words in our society.  Presidential and other elections are often won or […]

Masters week is special.  Not only does it begin the “major” season on the PGA Tour, but to many golfers living […]

Yesterday, the National Golf Foundation released its annual #’s on golf course supply in the United States. As expected, the […]

Every year about this time, there are numerous stories about the golf industry and how many courses have closed, how […]

Less than 2 weeks ago, I wrote about the proposed (progressive) rule changes by the USGA and R & A. […]

One of the things we do as appraisers is take continuing education on a regular basis.  Recently, I navigated through […]

I’m often asked by friends and people who learn what I do for a living what their club is worth. […]

Recently, we’ve been privileged to work on several assignments that are unfortunately the result of golf facilities that had ceased […]

Just yesterday, many of us read the news that the USGA and R & A have proposed rule changes that […]

Last week, I visited Orlando for the Golf Industry Show, NGCOA Conference and CMAA Show.  Usually, along with the recent […]

We’ve all become way too familiar with news of a golf course closure.  Though inevitable, I learned this morning of […]

Last week, like many other golf industry folks, I made the trek Orlando for the annual PGA Merchandise Show.  The […]

One of the more disturbing trends I’ve observed of late is both daily-fee courses and private clubs rejecting the efforts […]

As we embark on a new year, here are my “10 most wanted” (in no particular order) wishes for 2017: I […]

A fundamental of good golf is choosing the proper club for each shot.  In today’s competitive environment for clubs, it’s […]

We’re currently providing consulting services for a Homeowners Association (HOA) owned club that has raised some interesting issues and several […]

Golf in the United States is experiencing a decline in participation.  In 2005, according to the National Golf Foundation, there […]

During our current, heated political season, also at the time many private clubs do their budgeting for next year, I […]

Unless you’ve been under a rock, you’re probably aware there’s a quite contentious presidential election campaign going on. With just […]

Saturday Night I was at my buddy’s wedding in Colorado when I got the news from my son Jack that […]

Energy use and cost has always been a relevant topic for course owners, but it’s getting considerably more attention now, […]

For many years I’ve been wondering what it is that makes so many American golfers (especially club members) spend thousands […]

Greg Norman is 60 years old.  In a recent interview with Golf.com Norman touted that the game needs to become more […]

Just this morning, I read with great disappointment an article in the Wall Street Journal about a conservation easement denied […]

The valuation of golf course properties for ad-valorem tax assessment cases is an interesting exercise. In recent years, the “Market […]

It’s no secret that debt can be problematic. Whether it be individual consumer debt, home mortgage debt, corporate debt or […]

Should we look at the ski industry? Despite many being impacted by the harsh winter weather and resulting flight delays, […]

Two additional presentations of particular interest were made by Russ Conde of Club Benchmarking (CBI) and by Tom Bennison of […]

I sat down yesterday to watch Erik Compton win the Humana Challenge. Unfortunately, Compton started poorly and couldn’t quite catch […]

Like any other property, having an exit strategy is preferable to a distress sale of a golf course or club […]

Famous Golden Age golf course architect A.W. Tillinghast once wrote “Ground for Practice is one of the essentials of the […]

In order to restore value to our golf properties, we need to make them more efficient. Practice areas can often […]

​Golf course ratings have become an important element in the ever competitive golf industry and given their subjective nature, I […]

Many clubs in today’s ultra-competitive environment are challenged with debt and the need for capital improvements, often combined with declining […]

Does your club have a “flight plan”? Is it specific to YOUR club’s unique characteristics and challenges and not forced […]

Just the other day, a client and I were talking about a historic golf club and I later went home […]

This year, I’ve had the opportunity to play more golf courses than usual. Through travel, assignments, a few tournaments and […]

Does more utilization of the golf course mean more revenues? This issue recently came up at a private club I […]

Check out my latest article for Links Magazine if you’re looking to join a club and see that so me […]