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 Golf Operations Business Management written by James Graham Prusa and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book series should help anyone with talent who is honest, hardworking, and sincere to more readily, not necessarily easier, actually achieve great golf course playing conditions and profitable golf course business operations. The topics I’ve chosen to illustrate in this book are a real-world litany of the most common failures and real successes that I have confronted firsthand over decades of my actual business experience. Through many years I have turned to my writing for shear survival - for myself, colleagues, and employers. I have used the written word as a substantial tool in order to teach and convince others about how to stop failing and to inspire achieving success on golf courses. I’ve drawn every topic from actual business occurrences that have been observed or managed over my career of turning around failures into achievements and successful golf course businesses. Successfully learning to control costs and increase profits in food and beverage will also prepare you to directly manage control of the subtle facets of fertilizer costs for the golf course – and vice versa. The demanding maintenance methods and practices used for high-performance military aircraft are exactly transferable for successful golf course management. There exists considerable crossover in both the sciences and arts that must be applied to golf course business management, including physics and chemistry, as well as the arts and concepts of design. One can learn and apply management information from scuba diving and corporate management to food & beverage, and to golf course management. There are fundamental reasons that golf and turfgrass management employ generally archaic technology – changing from the archaic will provides better service and profits. There are logical reasons why perpetual, continuing education, and staff training will then require much less management oversight. Going forward, golf will only its full prosperity if the archaic, traditional compartmentalization of redundant management job positions can be tossed aside to allow individuals with multiple skill sets to be unloosed allowing businesses to profit. Today golf courses in every geographic region of the world absolutely need to employee fewer staff as developed nations depopulate and labor scarcity increases. Managers must also be individuals - simultaneously capable of wearing many professional hats with high proficiency."--Amazon description.

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 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 Golf Course Business Management written by James Graham Prusa and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This second book in this book series focuses on the physical management of the golf course and cost efficacy. This book will assist not only the golf course superintendent, but also owners, golf professionals, professional tour players, club boards, and operations managers as well. The topics I’ve chosen to illustrate in this book are a real-world litany of the most common failures and real successes that I have confronted firsthand over decades of my actual business experience. Through many years I have turned to my writing for shear survival - for myself, colleagues, and employers. I have used the written word as a substantial tool in order to teach and convince others about how to stop failing and to inspire achieving success on golf courses. I’ve drawn every topic from actual business occurrences that have been observed or managed over my career of turning around failures into achievements and successful golf course businesses. Successfully learning to control costs and increase profits on the golf course. The demanding maintenance methods and practices used for high-performance military aircraft are exactly transferable for successful golf course management. There are fundamental reasons that golf and turfgrass management employ generally archaic technology – changing from the archaic will provides better service and profits. Going forward, golf will only its full prosperity if the archaic, traditional compartmentalization of redundant management job positions can be tossed aside to allow individuals with multiple skill sets to be unloosed allowing businesses to profit. Today golf courses in every geographic region of the world absolutely need to employee fewer staff as developed nations depopulate and labor scarcity increases. Managers must also be individuals - simultaneously capable of wearing many professional hats with high proficiency."--Amazon description.

Download or read book Golf Course Tree Management written by Sharon Lilly and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1999-01-15 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This the most useful information available to the golf course superintendent, course architect, and manager! It is written specifically for the golf industry, and gives you the tool you need to manage one of your course's most important assets--trees! Golf Course Tree Management will teach you the basic science, along with real world techniques to assist your in-house tree care program, to guide you in the selection of a qualified arborist and in the writing of comprehensive maintenance specifications. Protect your course's aesthetic beauty, quality of play, investment, and your job--this book shows you how!

Download or read book Business Management Techniques for Golf Course Superintendents written by Robert K. Reynolds and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Best Golf Course Management Practices written by Lambert Blanchard McCarty and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 832 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Best Golf Course Management Practices, 3e provides up-to-date basic and applied information on grasses available, their selection and use; soils and soil amendments; critical management decisions; pest management and IPM practices; environmental concerns and strategies to develop best management practices for golf courses; and personnel and financial considerations when developing and implementing annual budgets, leasing vs. buying equipment, and managing inventory. The author and 27 acclaimed contributors share their expertise in areas ranging from turfgrass to environmental science. The most current and comprehensive publication on the market, Best Golf Course Management Practices provides the need-to-know information that leads to successful golf course construction and maintenance.

Download or read book Applying Yield Management to the Golf Course Industry written by Beate Pehlchen and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2011-05 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2003 in the subject Tourism, grade: alle ECTS-Punkte erreicht, Stralsund University of Applied Sciences (-), course: Yield Management, 15 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: Yield management consists of two strategic levers: duration control and demand-based pricing . Golf courses have been willing to try managing duration but have been reluctant to apply demand-based pricing because of fears of possible customer dissatisfaction. While golf courses do us demand-based pricing when offering higher prices on weekends and promotions such as twilight specials and league play, they have been loathe to vary price by time of day, time of booking or condition of play. Golf courses operators may well have support for their fears in the fairness literature. Researches have found that customers will refuse to patronize companies perceived as unfair. If demand-based pricing in courses is viewed as unfair by golfers, the golf course may suffer a loss of business.

Download or read book Golf and the Law written by Thomas H. Sawyer and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sport of golf is a popular choice for individuals looking to spend their increased free time. Golf is viewed as both a recreational and competitive sport; however, many sports and recreation professionals are not aware of the risks posed by the sport of golf. This lack of awareness creates a false sense of security for professionals and recreational golfers. The risks (e.g. personal injury, property damage, real estate issues, employment concerns, and discrimination) often result in litigaton that is costly in both time and money. This litigation can often be prevented through sound risk management practices and programs. Every golf course is a complex business venture with corresponding complex business-related problems. These problems typically include real estate issues, employment matters, premises liability, discrimination, and negligence. Golf and the Law assists golf course managers in avoiding lawsuits and preventing needless personal injury and property damage. The book is divided into two major sections. The first section reviews a number of important legal concepts and relates each concept to the management of a golf course. The second section specifically outlines common types of litigation that have been aimed at golf courses. Finally, the book outlines a variety of risk management strategies to assist the golf course manager in making the golf course a safe place for participants, employees, and neighbors. "Throughout the work [Sawyer] offers advice on avoiding liability by instituting proper risk management procedures. In extensive appendixes readers will find checklists, sample forms, and other useful information for the golf course manager." -- Legal Information ALERT

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 Golf And The Game Of Leadership written by Donald E McHugh and published by Orient Paperbacks. This book was released on 2008-12-30 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: McHugh, a former executive with General Motors and Owens-Illinois, believes that golf is a perfect analogy for the corporate boardroom game. By transferring the strategies that work on the course to the office, chances are one will be able to stand out as a leader. The best golfers are passionate about the game and are willing to put in hours of practice. Similarly, according to the author, effective leaders are zealous in their convictions that their behavior will motivate and help others to succeed as well. The chapters - for each of 18-holes of a round of golf - feature leadership principles such as "Focus," "Courage," "Responsibility" and "Recognize Positive Results." Each chapter, offers numerous anecdotes about both golf and the business world. The book does not attempt to teach or train people to be leaders. The focus instead is to help you in your efforts to learn how to lead more effectively.

Download or read book In the Rough written by David Hueber and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2016-09-30 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There has never been a book about the inner workings of the golf business or its leading players from an insider’s point of view. In the Rough reads like a novel, but it could also be required reading in a business school. This book takes the reader on a ride through the author’s unusual professional career and what he discovered in the most revealing settings and scenes of the golf industry at its awkward and colorful best. Most of the events and incidents appearing here are firsthand accounts portraying a host of famous and colorful characters in both golf and the business world. The central characters in this book are Ben Hogan, one of the five best players of all time and a highly successful golf-equipment executive; Deane Beman, a star amateur and successful professional golfer who became the commissioner and invented the modern-day PGA Tour; and Minoru Isutani, a wealthy Japanese entrepreneur who is probably best known for having lost $350 million on the purchase and sale of Pebble Beach. Some of the other costars include Jack Nicklaus, Karsten Solheim (Ping Golf Company), Greg Norman, and Ely Callaway—all names you have seen etched on a wood, an iron, or a putter, among other places.

Download or read book Professional Golf Management Interactive Flashcard Book written by Matthew Brandeburg and published by . This book was released on 2012-06-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Professional Golf Management (PGM) Interactive Flashcard Book provides over 300 bound flashcards to help you prepare for PGM levels 1, 2, and 3. Inside this innovative book you will find PGM 2.0 exam topics neatly featured on the front of each page, with detailed explanations and analysis located on the back. The convenient bound design means you no longer need to carry hundreds of loose, bulky flashcards that can be misplaced or destroyed. This fully indexed book serves as a portable reference for quick study, efficient review, and easy reference.Level 1 PGM Topics: PGA History and Constitution, Rules of Golf, Golf Car Fleet Management, Business Planning, Introduction to Teaching & Golf Club Performance, Tournament OperationsLevel 2 PGM Topics: Turfgrass Management, Intermediate Teaching & Golf Club Alteration, Golf Operations, Customer Relations, Golf Course DesignLevel 3 PGM Topics: Food and Beverage Control, Advanced Teaching & Golf Club Fitting, Supervising & Delegating, Merchandising & Inventory Management, Player Development Programs & Teaching Business, Career Enhancement

Download or read book Professional Golf Management PGM Practice Question Workbook written by Ryan Brandeburg and published by Coventry House Publishing. This book was released on 2013-03-27 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Professional Golf Management (PGM) Practice Question Workbook provides 600 comprehensive practice questions to prepare for PGM levels 1, 2, and 3. Master PGM curriculum topics with intensive practice in the areas you'll find on each test. All questions are test-level difficulty and focused solely on helping you pass. Whether you're challenging the Knowledge Tests for the first time or trying again after an unsuccessful attempt, you will learn the critical skills needed to pass, and no detail will be left untouched. Level 1 PGM Topics: • PGA History and Constitution • Rules of Golf • Golf Car Fleet Management • Introduction to Teaching & Golf Club Performance • Business Planning • Tournament Operations Level 2 PGM Topics: • Turfgrass Management • Golf Operations • Intermediate Teaching & Golf Club Alteration • Customer Relations • Golf Course Design Level 3 PGM Topics: • Food and Beverage Control • Human Resources • Advanced Teaching & Golf Club Fitting • Merchandising & Inventory Management • Player Development Programs & Teaching Business • Career Enhancement

Download or read book Golf Manager s Handbook written by National Golf Foundation and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication was developed from the National Institute of Golf Management program co-sponsored by NGF & the Wheeling, WV Park Commission. This program has trained over 1,000 operators, managers, & staff members of golf courses. It is a very practical compendium of information on golf management, managing profit centers, the golf business & the facility, & on managing employees & golf. Some of the subjects discussed in detail are: establishing fees, accounting, contracts, outsourcing, the golf shop, food & beverage operations, golf car operations, alternative profit centers, course design & remodeling, maintenance, security, employee safety, liability, meeting customer expectations, training personnel, tee reservation & starting services, pace of play, player development, tournaments/leagues/outings, & advertising & promotion. This compendium of information is the next best thing to attending the school.