Just because golf course maintenance equipment is past its prime doesn’t mean it needs to be put out to pasture. Used equipment can go toward helping other organizations, particularly those dedicated to growing the game of golf. Last year, the Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo, Fla., donated some of its used turf equipment to…
The Most Important Words I Didn’t Write
If we want new members, more play, and a better club atmosphere, then we have to match our codes against the preferences of the 21st century. The best, most important editorial for the club industry in years wasn’t written by me. On page 128 of the June issue of Golf Digest, Bob Carney has written…
“Green Line” Tee Signs/Mounting Posts
[Golf Course Supplies] Customized Consoles Product: “Green Line” Tee Signs/Mounting Posts Features: Stylish, environmentally conscious, weather-resistant tee signs that last. A low-maintenance, green way to enhance the golfer’s experience, and an inexpensive way to promote your brand. Signs include club logo, hole number, par, yardage with optional hole layout; pre-drilled for easy installation. Green Line…
Nothing’s Off Target
Is this flaky? Blasphemous? A disaster waiting to happen? Or something that might help grow the game? Golf course architect Bill Amick has drawn up something he calls “Pain Relief for Golfers on Par-3 Holes When the Pace of Play is Slow, Slow, Slow.” Amick certainly has the credentials to weigh in with an idea…
IDEA EXCHANGE
Executive Honor “Clubs within the club” have become an important part of creating new appeal for club membership, by bringing member groups together based on specific interests. Now one of the leading proponents of the concept, the Detroit Athletic Club (DAC), is taking a new step to help further solidify the lasting value of these…
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…
Land of Plenty
With plentiful natural resources, including ranch-raised USDA beef, local produce and a robust wine region, Greenhorn Creek Resort and CAMPS Restaurant appeal to locals, members and tourists to keep the rural destination bustling. By Brandi Shaffer, Associate Editor Greenhorn Creek Resort, in the heart of Sierra Nevada Gold Country in Angels Camp, Calif., has what…
Taking Proper Cover
SUMMING IT UP Properties should be as diligent in anticipating how claims can occur as in determining what should be protected. Insurers specializing in club policies can often provide additional riders to cost-effectively cover special or new exposures. As fitness continues to grow as a club amenity, so too do the exposures that are added…
Idea Exchange
More details on these Ideas, and others, available online at clubandresortbusiness.com/category/idea-exchange Halloween with a Twist On October 1, to kick off the Halloween season at the Great Wolf Lodge in Grand Mound, Wash., world-renowned balloon-twisting artist Adam Lee began to turn almost 3,000 inflated balloons, which if laid end-to-end would have covered two-and-a-half miles, into…
It’s A Hard Game…
The fact is, a better golfer is a better club member or guest. Club and golf course owners and operators heard good news recently, when the National Golf Foundation reported that the number of rounds played in the first half of 2006 was up three percent, compared to last year. While that doesn’t represent a…