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 […]

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 […]

Just today, I reconnected with an old client who expressed his displeasure with a widely used methodology in the golf […]

I’ll be writing soon for Golf Course Industry magazine on the subject detailed in the headline above. In that piece, […]

So, what do you think of the Tiger Woods ruling at the Masters? Should he have been disqualified? Should he […]

The single most significant obstacle to growth in the golf course industry remains a lack of debt financing for acquisition […]

Earlier this winter I had the unique opportunity to visit the Republic of Panama on an appraisal assignment, something we’re […]

I recently visited my dentist, Dave, who, because he’s invariably got a bunch of sharp, shiny instruments in my mouth, […]

In statistics released last month, the National Golf Foundation (NGF) again shows golf course closures dramatically outpacing openings, nationwide, by […]