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Decline in Golf Apparel Sales in 2018 Blamed on Weather
The generally poor weather throughout the year and particularly during prime-season weekends equated to significantly fewer rounds played and therefore fewer players moving through golf shops, the year-end report from Golf Datatech showed. “The power of the logo” continued to help on-course/”green grass” shops sell more shirts, while off-course shops sold a higher percentage of…
Discovery Land’s New Golf Course Plan for Texas Community Approved
Phase one of the company’s plan for an 18-hole course that would be part of the Driftwood Project, a 500-acre development overseen by Scott Roberts, owner of Salt Lick BBQ, was approved by the city council of Dripping Springs, Texas. Recently, the city council of Dripping Springs, Texas approved phase one of Discovery Land Company’s…
Thirteen PGA Professionals Earn Advanced Certification
The managers from facilities across the country have completed the requirements to achieve advanced certification through the PGA Certified Professional Program 2.0, in career categories that include General Management, Golf Operations, Player Development and Teaching & Coaching. The PGA of America announced that 13 PGA Professionals have completed the requirements to achieve certification in categories…
Thrill of the Chase By Joe Barks, Editor
Hard work is said to be its own reward—and earlier this year for Michael A. Chase, Jr., CCM, that’s exactly what it had to be. As the 2012 Rising Star recipient for the Excellence in Club Management (ECM) Awards co-sponsored by the McMahon Group and Club & Resort Business, Chase, Clubhouse Manager of The Loxahatchee…
Golf Equipment Sales on Rebound
The improved climate is also beginning to resonate at the retail level.
Designing Effective Retail Space
Retail options at clubs and resorts are expanding into more specialized shops that mimic commercial retail environments.
Ideas for Special Shopping Events
To draw in more retail business, many club and resort shops are beginning to host events and clinics within the shops. Doral Golf Resort & Spa in Miami, Fla., hosts cocktail and appetizer receptions on Friday nights in one of the resort shops to welcome all of the guests who are there through a package—and…