When top private golf and country clubs add new amenities for members these days, the scale and cost of these projects are usually large in size and luxurious and pricey by nature.
Understatement goes a long way, especially in a traditional game like golf where taste is often measured in degrees of restraint. Steve Leary, the mayor of Winter Park, Florida, a beautiful hamlet that is a healthy jog northeast of downtown Orlando, understood that better than most. A former marketing executive and commercial real estate entrepreneur, Leary had long appreciated high-end understatement.
Today more than ever, golf’s greatest allure may be escaping to the great outdoors, far from the demands of business and corporate life. Golf resorts are going all out to meet and exceed the desires and expectations of their guests.
National Golf Course Owners Association (NGCOA) has pulled back the curtain to reveal data, reviews, and narratives every golf course owner or operator should know about bartering tee times away for golf management software (GMS) technology, and tee time distribution services.
As executive vice president and chief operating officer of Touchstone Golf, Mark Luthman discusses how developing player loyalty has impacted recent business at Touchstone Golf facilities and his outlook on the golf industry.
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