Billy Shaw was one of the kids I used to play pickup baseball with as a kid. Sometimes we only had a few kids, so we played a game where the batter had to choose his field to hit – either to the left or right of second base. Hit to the wrong side was an out. Regardless of the field Billy chose, he'd inevitably hit to the wrong side. He'd whine and cry about the rule and want it changed. So Billy recruited a bunch of bigger guys by lying about how our rules screwed him and ran us off the field so he could get his way.
The use of unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones as they are now commonly called, is a soaring business. From golf facilities to other real estate professionals and owners, drones are helping take marketing to whole new heights with all the striking images drones now deliver
Golf operators cannot be experts in everything. Despite the 10-ball juggling act that most go through on a daily basis, managing hundreds of acres of finely manicured agricultural land, forests, streams, ponds and lakes, as well as a fleet of moving vehicles, a retail store, and the thousands of nuances associated with running a restaurant, golf operators also have to pay bills they have neither the time nor the expertise to research
We welcome special guest Matt Corey, PGA TOUR's Chief Marketing Officer, to Golf Business LIVE – powered by Club Caddie. What does the new industry-wide Make Golf Your Thing initiative mean for YOUR golf business and our game's growth? Jay Karen, Don Rea, PGA, and Matt Corey will dive into the inspiration behind this movement, insights into golfer/customer trends from 2020, and ideas to implement #MakeGolfYourThing at your course!
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