The new Club Managers Association of America (CMAA) officers, elected at the CMAA show in New Orleans Feb. 27-March 3, are as follows: President, Bill Wagner, CCM, General Manager, Rivera CC, Coral Gables, Fla.; Vice President, Burton Ward, CCM, General Manager, Century CC, Purchase, N.Y.; Secretary-Treasurer, Linda Carroll, CCM, General Manager, White Bear Yacht Club, White Bear Lake, Minn. Elected [...]
Climbing Out of the Hole The latest National Golf Foundation (NGF) report on golf facility development and rounds played brought modest encouragement that downward trendlines of previous years have been reversed and will continue to climb at a slow pace in 2005. Last year brought openings of 150.5 18-hole equivalent courses, the new NGF numbers show, representing 200 actual facilities (some [...]
The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) will be increasing its investment of resources for outreach on the Golf Channel this year to promote the superintendent profession, and the association, with two promotional spots featuring Arnold Palmer and Greg Norman. The superintendent’s profession and GCSAA will also receive exposure on ESPN in September as part of “The People vs. [...]
LESCO has rolled out its new Store-on-Wheels vehicle, a 20-foot-long truck that takes nearly 200 maintenance products on-site to golf course superintendents. All of LESCO’s current distribution vehicles will be replaced by the new vehicle this spring and summer, expanding the Cleveland-based company’s fleet from 72 vehicles at the start of the year to 110 by year’s-end. The expansion will [...]
A U.S. dollar that has been weak against foreign currency since December 2002 is not all bad news. At least not for destination resorts. As the United States becomes more affordable for foreign tourists, resorts have been able to attract more visitors with relatively little extra effort. International arrivals were up roughly 7.5 percent in 2004 and another 5 percent [...]
Louisville, Ky.-based Brown Cullen NPS, a golf signage and custom castings company, has launched a new product line geared to golf pro shops and resort gift shops. Products include custom-cast coasters, bookends, and miniature tee signs with course or resort logos. service
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