Download or read book The Business of Golf What Are You Thinking 2016 Edition written by J. J. Keegan and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Business of Golf What Are You Thinking 2014 Edition written by James J. Keegan and published by . This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Business of Golf is a series of two books with a passionate focus on creating value for the golfer based on a foundation that produces a return on an investment for the golf course owner. The Business of Golf What Are You Thinking? functions as a primer for avid golfers, college students in Professional Golf Management Programs, and golf industry professionals seeking to refresh their knowledge on the fundamentals of the golf industry and operating a golf course. This book garnered widespread appeal, due to its singularity as a source that provides strategic, tactical, and operational guidance, It has been purchased in over 16 countries and is used by 15 universities and colleges in their curriculums. In contrast to the basic primer, The Business of Golf Why? How? What?, first published in 2013, caters to the seasoned industry professional. The book guides a golf course management team in creating a strategic vision, determining the resources to be allocated and the policies and procedures that require consistent execution, accompanied with 21 templates that can be licensed at www.golfconfergence.com. Both of these books represents over a decade of research conducted in partnership with golf courses worldwide. The perspective contained in both addresses comprehensible and executable principals that encompass a diverse range of subjects including architecture, agronomy, intellectual property, rate structures, social media, water utilization and yield management. While the insights presented are clear, the analysis undertaken was extensive. The principles in these books formed an integral part of a Clemson University Ed. D.D. dissertation in which 11 leading golf course managers operating 34 golf courses vetted and validated the principals herein contained. Assurance of identifying the potential of a facility resides in the application of the books' concepts. These books help the golf course management team and staff develop a focused and disciplined approach based on quantitative data to identify and mitigate the impact of uncontrollable factors (economy, location and weather). From understanding these fundamentals, the controllable factors can be leveraged to enhance each golfer's qualitative experience while ensuring a positive financial return on investment to the golf course stake-holders.
Download or read book The Business of Golf written by James J. Keegan and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Business of Golf Why How What 2013 Edition written by James J. Keegan and published by . This book was released on 2013-12-01 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Radical Golf written by Michael Laughlin and published by Crown. This book was released on 2011-05-18 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The next time you play golf leave your woods at home, putt with your 2-iron, and you will be on your way to shooting in the 70s. Sounds radical? Well, you're right on par! Golf enthusiast Michael Laughlin, whose day job is in the film business, reveals his proven, but completely radical strategies that average golfers can use to dramatically lower their score. In Radical Golf, Laughlin rethinks how the game of golf is traditionally played and shares his surprising and innovative ideas on how to play better golf. Unlike the usual technique-riddled golf books, Radical Golf offers practical and easy-to-use tips, and is written for the legion of average players who will never have the long, crunching power game of the professional. "Golf is not a linear game," insists Laughlin, and "Scoring is definitely not related to advancing the ball as far as possible on each shot." In this fun and accessible book, the radical golfer contends, for example, that players should approach the pin much like basketball players maneuver to shoot a basket by striving to shoot from their best, or "sweet" spot on the court. Laughlin also suggests that golf should be played as two separate games (of tee-to-green and putts) and that golfers should keep a separate scorecard for their putting game. Equally radical, Radical Golf calls for using a 2-iron for putts rather than the "dreaded" putter (the loft of the 2-iron matches the putter, "Calamity Jane," of legendary golfer Bobby Jones). Hole by hole, sensible shot after sensible shot, Radical Golf simulates a round of golf with a pro to show how a radical golfer can stay within strokes of par play. Written in a witty and easy-to-understand style, with entertaining sidebars and line drawings, Radical Golf will revolutionize how golf is played both on and off the course. Most of all, Radical Golf will increase the enjoyment of playing this great and challenging game. Radical Golf is just the book that could become the bible of the weekend golfer.
Download or read book Golf Business and Management written by Tim Breitbarth and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-20 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Golf is big business around the world. With high profile series such as the PGA, LPGA and European tours to the re-introduction of golf to the Olympics at Rio 2016, golf occupies a prominent place in the global sport community. This is the first book to introduce the fundamentals of golf business and management from a truly international perspective, covering key topics such as media, club management, sponsorship and retail, at elite and non-elite levels. With sections exploring the development of golf on every continent, including North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia, this book presents the latest thinking on current issues in golf, ranging from sustainability and innovation to global governance. Each chapter incorporates helpful features for students including learning objectives, discussion questions, guides to further reading, recommended websites and insights from industry voices. This book is essential reading for students of any golf-related degree course or professional accreditation programme, and will also be of interest to those studying or working in sport business, sport management and sport tourism. Underpinned by up-to-date literature, golf researchers will also find the book a useful starting point.
Download or read book The Story of Golf in Fifty Holes written by Tony Dear and published by Firefly Books. This book was released on 2022-09-30 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The latest golf book from Dear (Every Golf Question You Ever Wanted Answered) meets the formidable challenge of trying to tell the 600-year history of golf.... a Masters-level celebration of the game. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) The people and events that shaped golf's 600-year history. The Story of Golf in Fifty Holes explores the 600-year history of the game of honor. It reveals the excitement and despair, the challenges overcome and the sweet victories, the sportsmanship and the stars bursting onto the scene. It also describes the developments in course design, like the first manmade water hazard, and the first central fairways bunkers. In 50 chapters, the book describes the holes, their contribution to golf course architecture, their importance to the careers of specific players, and their place in the overall story of golf. The book also features: Design and Layout illustrations of the 50 holes The year, course, location and map, distance and par for each hole Color and archival photographs of the players and tournament events Sidebars with additional stories of interest. The 50 stories cover the globe and generations of players, including: 5th North Berwick, the original Redan hole 18th Glen Abbey, where Tiger Woods had what many call the greatest shot ever hit 12th Atlantic Country Club, where the term birdie was first used 18th Royal Birkdale, home to the concession. For golfers and fans alike, The Story of Golf in Fifty Holes is an exciting treat they will return to again and again.
Download or read book The No 1 Guide to Business Golf written by John Slack and published by . This book was released on 2016-07-12 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The No. #1. Guide to Business Golf points out the enormous failures of far too many business professionals to be aware of the extraordinary opportunities to conduct business on the magnificent golf courses around the world. Dr. Slack a driven business man and sports advocate whose combined strategies are the new "Art of War" in today's world of playing business golf. These are his critical tools, revealing secrets, which make a success his trademark. This book defines everything you need to know about playing business golf in a Tran's formative template discussing all the necessary tools, techniques and strategies to assure success from scheduling the game of golf to closing the deal on the 19th hole. You will learn everything that you must know....must do... to optimize your opportunities to ensure the maximum benefits from a business golf outing.The book provides an all-inclusive template for "business golf" that is non-traditional, which not only focuses on the fundamentals of golf but discusses the need to bring to a conscious level the golfers "Personality." We must think about the mental preparation as well as the mechanical aspects of golf. The book will not only enrich your life for doing more business but will help you develop your character, be aware of your emotions, control your emotions and other's motions. It is a must read if you want to become all that you can be in life. You will learn how to make the day of golfing with your client the most fun for the client he/she ever had been playing golf. The book is a prolific, enlightening template that explores the various concepts dealing with playing business golf that are unquestionably required to achieve success.
Download or read book Business Golf written by Pat Summerall and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This step-by-step guide shows how to enhance fortune through the cultivation of new friendships and relationships while enjoying the game readers love to play. It tells how to properly structure a golf game so that it becomes both the ideal setting to create and promote deals, both small and large.
Download or read book Tom Watson s Strategic Golf written by Tom Watson and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The captain of the winning 1993 United States Ryder Cup Team teaches golfers of all skill levels how to go beyond mechanics and take a strategic approach to golf. Chapters cover how to "rehearse" for matches, create "personal par" charts, and get the most out of practice rounds, as well as tactics for conquering the course itself.
Download or read book Golf in the Kingdom written by Michael Murphy and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-06-29 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1972 by Viking Press.
Download or read book Back on Course written by Connie Charles and published by . This book was released on 2016-12-07 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: People do business with individuals they like, trust, admire and respect. That's why knowing how to play golf is such an important business tool. It's not about the deals you make while you're on the course - it's about the relationships you build that can lead to deals. In one round of golf, you're able to establish a solid relational foundation.Why? Because the golf course perfectly replicates the business world in showing how people function when they're confronted with challenges that affect their individual performance. You can tell a great deal about how people operate in the business world by spending time with them on the golf course. Back on Course: Drive Business Performance Through Golf gives an inside look at what the game can reveal and how to use that information to excel in business. You'll learn:* Why golf generates more than $76 billion annually in the United States alone and what trends are shaping the industry.* The golf psychology of how to connect behavior on the golf course to behavior in the boardroom.* The golf fundamentals of how to master "The Five-Hour Meeting" and make the most of the experience.* Golf tips that will help you improve your golf game: from special advice on golf for beginners, to high-level tips on the mental game of golf for the well-seasoned player, to even putting tips everyone can use. * Advice on how and when to enlist golf instruction or take golf lessons to get better fast.* What to do in potentially sticky situations - the dos and don'ts of business golf. * Why corporate investment in golf continues to bring solid results.The book includes a foreword by the PGA's Bill Hughes from TPC Sawgrass as well as personal stories from leaders with Fortune 100 corporations and dynamic small businesses. Whether you're a golf enthusiast already or just thinking about taking up the sport, Back on Course puts the power of the sport in your hands.
Download or read book Trump The Best Golf Advice I Ever Received written by Donald J. Trump and published by Crown Archetype. This book was released on 2005-05-03 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The host and coproducer of the megahit reality show The Apprentice presents a unique collection of golf advice. From Palmer and Player, Mickelson and Vijay to Pat Boone, Stone Phillips, and even Yogi Berra, these players, teachers, businesspeople, and celebrities will help you play better and score lower. Everyone who plays golf has that little nugget of information they turn to on the course. But never before has such an array of golfing advice been pulled together in one place. Donald Trump, himself an avid—and very good—golfer, asked his friends, colleagues, and playing companions to offer thoughts on everything from the mental game to the swing to putting to playing golf the right way. And golfers being what they are, none could resist sharing words of wisdom. So here we find Vijay Singh telling us about playing simply: “You don’t need to get your golf swing by going through video cameras and stuff like that. Just kind of go out there and find yourself.” Baseball Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith talks about not overswinging: “Just learn to allow the club to do what it’s supposed to do . . . because the ball is sitting still.” Actor Michael Douglas has a specific routine to slow his tempo—he says his wife’s name, and doesn’t even think of starting to bring the club down until he gets to “Jones.” Taken together, these more than two hundred entries create a unique handbook, covering every aspect of the game—and ranging from the lighthearted to the deadly serious. Donald Trump’s book of advice is certain to take its place next to Harvey Penick’s Little Red Book as the ultimate in golf instruction.
Download or read book Golf from Point A written by Susie Meyers and published by Point of View Productions, LLC. This book was released on 2016-09-15 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is golf simple or complex? How you see the game depends on your point of view. Is it hit the ball, find it, and hit it again, or feel anxious and worried about where the ball is and how to hit it when you find it? Point A shows you that simple is highly effective and improving your game is more about where your mind is than where your backswing is. You control your thoughts, and your thoughts control everything. Whether it's a drive from the first tee, a lob over a bunker or your last putt to break a new low score, the key is to play every shot from Point A. Professional golfers will often credit record-breaking rounds to playing "one shot at a time." The fact that you can play only "one shot at a time" seems so obvious that many golfers take this basic truth for granted. Others believe they are already playing "one shot at a time" when they are not. How to play one shot at a time is the question. With its simple and logical plan for what to think, how to think and when to think on the golf course, playing from Point A is the answer.
Download or read book Easier Said Than Done written by Rick Jensen and published by . This book was released on 2010-07-20 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Rick Jensen, who has trained numerous PGA and LPGA Tour professionals, has peeled away the layers of misunderstanding, confusion, and wishful thinking that obstruct golfers' improvement at all levels. If you've ever questioned why you can't take it from the range to the course, why you don't play up to your expectations, why you don't play more consistently, or why your game doesn't improveEasier Said Than Done provides you with the answers.
Download or read book Deals on the Green written by David Rynecki and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-04-19 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No matter how sophisticated the tools become-the e-mails and teleconferencing, the BlackBerries and PowerPoints-golf remains the true communications hub of American business In the history of American business there have been more deals consummated on the golf course than in any boardroom or five-star restaurant. It's no accident that executives from J. D. Rockefeller to Jack Welch have made time in their busy schedules for eighteen holes. Deals on the Green takes a fresh look at the interesting worlds of golf and business. It's not a "how to win business" instructional, but it does offer lessons about what is required to succeed in golf and in business-namely friendship, imagination, tenacity, multitasking, guts, passion, and compassion. And it shares great inside stories about the leaders whose devotion to and respect for the game have contributed to their success in business. Financial journalist David Rynecki takes us inside the gates of elite courses such as Augusta National and Pebble Beach to reveal how the wealthy and powerful really behave-or misbehave. He lets us in on the keys to mixing business and pleasure, the best way to swing a nine iron in front of your boss, and even what to do if you happen to slice it.
Download or read book Mentored by the King written by Brad Brewer and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2011-03-01 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Arnold Palmer helped me become a better man, a more devoted husband, loving father, effective coach, and successful business executive.” Most people think of Arnold Palmer as the King of Golf. But for more than a quarter century, Brad Brewer has known and observed Palmer in the roles of employer, business partner, teacher, competitor, father, grandfather, philanthropist, and global celebrity. Above all, Arnold Palmer is Brad’s friend and mentor, a man whose character both on and off the links has taught Brad how to be a winner in life at large as well as at golf. Now Brad passes on the wisdom that he and others have learned from the King of Golf. Mentored by the King shares with you the true stories of other golfers who have competed with Palmer through the years, as well as Brad’s personal accounts of traveling, working, and just hanging out with Arnold. Best of all, though, this book lets you learn from the winning attitude and approach of the Legend, Arnold Palmer, in golf, business, and life. The secrets shared in Mentored by the King include: • some deceptively simple principles that can change your life • the magnetic attraction of excellence • the power of an optimistic outlook • why risking big is the ticket to living even bigger • the life force of victory: persistence • ... and plenty more. These quick, easy-to-read chapters let you step inside the mind and life of the King, Arnold Palmer, to glean insights that can boost you own trajectory toward a successful, satisfying life.
