International slow play expert and “the Guru of Pace of Play” Bill Yates, advises golf managers to focus less on number of rounds played, and more on quality of the playing experience. According to Bill, when a golf course’s daily goals are measured solely by the …
Hailed “2015 Club Executive of the Year”, Gregg Patterson appears on the Private Club Radio Show to talk about hardships of the club business and how to inspire your staff and board members. Gregg is a prolific speaker and writer about the golf club industry, …
Manila, Philippines: Participants at next week’s Philippine Golf Course Management Conference will be rewarded with credits from globally-recognised bodies. Organised by the Federation of Golf Clubs Philippines in co-operation with the National Golf Association of the Philippines (NGAP) and supported by the Philippine Sports Commission, …
Chiang Mai, Thailand: Golf travel to Thailand’s northern city of Chiang Mai and the surrounding province is predicted to rocket by an 25% over the next two years – as a direct result of hosting the fifth annual Asia Golf Tourism Convention [AGTC]. This week …
The Huntingdale clubhouse has won yet another Award, taking out the Best Clubhouse Renovation Award at the Community Clubs Victoria Awards (CCV) held recently. This is the 3rd major Award that the clubhouse has received after taking out the Victorian Masters Builders Award for best …
Sport Geek founder Sean Callanan was guested on his podcast by John Sutherland from Golf Australia (GA), and Andrew Davies from Golf Business Forum, to look at how digital can help the game grow as it has with professional sports. With an extensive career in …
Golf Industry Central is very pleased to invite all board and committee members’ as well senior managers to an exclusive Gregg Patterson and Norm Spitzig first ever joint presentation, Strategic Issues for Private Club Governance, to Australia and New Zealand the week of May 9–13, …
Every time West Aussie Stephen Leaney tees it up at the WA Open it is special, however this week he is celebrating one of his biggest career achievements. 25-years-ago Leaney introduced himself to the golf industry when he won the WA Open as a 22-year-old …
Norm Spitzig, Principal & Senior Partner in Master Club Advisors, was invited as a guest speaker on The Private Club Radio Show last week to discuss the attributes of a great private club, and what make for great board governance. Norm is internationally recognized as …
THE Golf Managers Association of New Zealand (GMANZ), in conjunction with the Club Managers Association of America (CMAA), held their joint BMI Management program for local club industry professionals at Remuera Golf Club, New Zealand on April 11-15. The course is designed for managers who …
