Committees should seek out problems, craft solutions, and then recommend their ideas to the Board for action—nothing more. We know all of you read Club & Resort Business cover to cover, but just in case you missed any issues, I thought I’d restate some of the best ideas I’ve seen in the last year. Club…
Taking It to Extremes
Golf course superintendents are going on the attack in their ongoing battles with the increasingly capricious—and catastrophic—whims displayed by Mother Nature. By Betsy Gilliland, Contributing Editor During last summer’s extended drought, surface temperatures of dormant bluegrass in non-irrigated rough areas registered 126º when taken with an infrared thermometer at Rolling Meadows GC in Fond du…
Well-Rounded Program
Rounds 4 Research, an initiative to raise funds for turfgrass study, has gone national, thanks to the efforts of the Carolinas Golf Course Superintendents Association and its President, Doug Lowe, Director of Golf and Grounds Maintenance at Greensboro (N.C.) Country Club. By Betsy Gilliland, Contributing Editor Super in the Spotlight: Doug Lowe Position: Director of…
What’s with the Bag?
Next to golf, F&B is the most serious issue facing any club (and usually the source of most member discontent, if there is any). Looking at what’s in your hands, you may be asking yourself, “What is this?” Let me explain. When we launched Club & Resort Business in 2005, it was clear to us…
Win, Win, Win
An innovative public-private partnership to rebuild a South Florida interstate corridor that runs next to three golf courses, including Davie G&CC, has yielded social, economic and sustainable benefits for all stakeholders. At first glance, a major highway reconstruction project and enhancements to adjacent golf course properties hardly seem like a natural pairing. However, the $1.2…
Managing Seasonal Workers: It’s Now A Year-Round Job
Summing It Up • Mixed signals are being sent about future U.S. immigration policies for temporary-visa workers from Mexico, a primary source of seasonal help. • Many club managers are now looking for new ways to find temporary help from other parts of the world. They are also renewing their efforts to attract more help…
Main Line Makeover: Payoffs from Waynesborough CC’s New $10 Million Clubhouse
PAOLI, PA.— As it entered 2003 and the ninth year of its 10-year Master Site Plan, Waynesborough Country Club found itself, in the words of its Board President, with “no clubhouse, no golf course, no head golf pro, and no general manager…all things that are kind of basic to running a country club.” The club…