Boyne Highlands in Harbor Springs, Mich., recently added GolfBoards, which have helped quicken pace of play, and Boyne Mountain in Boyne Falls, Mich., updated its 19,500-sq. ft. spa facility, and replaced its Pierson’s Grille & Spirits with the new 40 Acres Tavern.
The Huffington Post Highlights Club Success Stories
The Bay Club at Mattapoisett (Mass.), Shackamaxon Country Club in Scotch Plains, N.J., and Alpine Country Club in Cranston, R.I., top the list of golf-related businesses that have “found success once they were able to find their own distinct voice and style.”
Tetherow GC Updates Greens, Adds Speed League
The Bend, Ore., property will unveil upgrades to its greens and several holes on March 29, and introduce a new speed league that will incorporate the property’s fleet of GolfBoards.
GolfBoards “Extremely Popular” at St. Johns G&CC
The St. Augustine, Fla., property is one of five golf clubs in the country that offers the electric skateboards designed to be used by golfers, which are proving to be an effective way to bring in non-golfers.
“Golfboard” Makers Have Raised $1M to Ramp Up Production
Sol Boards, Inc., which makes the oversized electric skateboards designed to be used by golfers, says it has a “substantial backlog” of orders for the $6,000 devices that the capital will help to fill.
Getting on Board
How to make golf more appealing to younger people has been a constant quandary for the industry. Tetherow Golf Club, in Bend, Ore., is now toying with a concept that seeks to eliminate between-hole boredom and give golfers of all ages a new way to experience the grounds.
Club- and Player-Toting Skateboard Touted As Way to Make Golf “Cool” Again
The GolfBoard, an oversized electric skateboard that can carry a golfer and clubs as they “surf the fairways” from hole to hole, was recently demonstrated at a charity event in (where else) California. Paul Hodge, who heads the company that makes the device, says the invention offers golfers a better workout and might help to “attract the younger crowds.”
GolfBoard Seeks Funds on Kickstarter
Oregon-based SolBoards Inc. created the longboard, which allows riders to travel across a golf course at the same speed as a golf cart and experience the terrain like a surfboard. The four-wheel drive lithium-powered longboard is meant to amplify the golf experience, in an effort to attract and retain newcomers to the sport. The fundraising campaign ends September 9.