Private Clubs: Some Tidbits March 5, 2015 Two additional presentations of particular interest were made by Russ Conde of Club Benchmarking (CBI) and by Tom Bennison of […] by Larry Hirsh
PGA Show: The Golf Business in 2015 January 27, 2015 I sat down yesterday to watch Erik Compton win the Humana Challenge. Unfortunately, Compton started poorly and couldn’t quite catch […] by Larry Hirsh
Preparing to Sell Your Golf Course January 6, 2015 Like any other property, having an exit strategy is preferable to a distress sale of a golf course or club […] by Larry Hirsh
Practice Ranges – Logistics and Economics December 8, 2014 Famous Golden Age golf course architect A.W. Tillinghast once wrote “Ground for Practice is one of the essentials of the […] by Larry Hirsh
Ways to Add Value to Your Golf Course August 26, 2014 In order to restore value to our golf properties, we need to make them more efficient. Practice areas can often […] by Larry Hirsh
The Future of Private Clubs Could be Changing August 12, 2014 Many clubs in today’s ultra-competitive environment are challenged with debt and the need for capital improvements, often combined with declining […] by Larry Hirsh
Characteristics of Successful Clubs April 1, 2014 Does your club have a “flight plan”? Is it specific to YOUR club’s unique characteristics and challenges and not forced […] by Larry Hirsh
How Prophetic: Golf Courses As Historic Places March 20, 2014 Just the other day, a client and I were talking about a historic golf club and I later went home […] by Larry Hirsh
Good Track, Bad Track? August 29, 2013 This year, I’ve had the opportunity to play more golf courses than usual. Through travel, assignments, a few tournaments and […] by Larry Hirsh
Does Higher Utilization Mean More Revenues? July 8, 2013 Does more utilization of the golf course mean more revenues? This issue recently came up at a private club I […] by Larry Hirsh
Bargains, The US Open @ Merion and GPA June 17, 2013 Check out my latest article for Links Magazine if you’re looking to join a club and see that so me […] by Larry Hirsh
What are Golf Courses Really Worth? May 6, 2013 Just today, I reconnected with an old client who expressed his displeasure with a widely used methodology in the golf […] by Larry Hirsh
What Makes a Private Club Successful? April 30, 2013 I’ll be writing soon for Golf Course Industry magazine on the subject detailed in the headline above. In that piece, […] by Larry Hirsh
Tiger Woods, Tainglang Guan and the Masters April 16, 2013 So, what do you think of the Tiger Woods ruling at the Masters? Should he have been disqualified? Should he […] by Larry Hirsh
Debt Financing & Maintenance Budgets April 2, 2013 The single most significant obstacle to growth in the golf course industry remains a lack of debt financing for acquisition […] by Larry Hirsh
Our Panama Experience Earlier this winter I had the unique opportunity to visit the Republic of Panama on an appraisal assignment, something we’re […] by Larry Hirsh
A Tale of 2 Clubs I recently visited my dentist, Dave, who, because he’s invariably got a bunch of sharp, shiny instruments in my mouth, […] by Larry Hirsh
So, Where Are We Headed? In statistics released last month, the National Golf Foundation (NGF) again shows golf course closures dramatically outpacing openings, nationwide, by […] by Larry Hirsh
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