David Duval, a British Open champion and former number one player in the world, has over the past five years to slipped below the 125 player mark that the PGA holds as the benchmark for players eligible to play in all PGA sanctioned tournaments. David’s performance of recent has shown some promise and glimpses …
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has declared war on the game of golf
Isn’t it great our President Obama plays golf? This news and video of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez saying golf is a waste of resources echoes some of what the capitalist here in our country are saying about golf. Fortunately none of them have the power to kill off golf in our country like …
What makes Golf and Business such a good partnership?
Guest Blog from Dave Bisbee, In today’s world of sound bite email/blackberry/txt speak communication building solid business relationships runs the risk of being reduced to something akin to speed dating. Actually it is something less since with speed dating there is actually some face time where you can observe expressions, body language, etc. Now …
The 1st of Many Lawsuits on PGA Drug Policy
The recent report on senior golfer Doug Barron being suspended for one year for failing his drug test will be the first of many legal actions I am sure the PGA is going to field the administration of this policy since it has been reported that they are ignoring the tests from others who are […]
Four Seasons Resort Could Default on a $175m Loan
In a recent article in the Dallas Morning News, it was reported that the Home of the Byron Nelson missed a payment in October on their $175 million loan to mortgage holder CW Capital. The Los Angeles-based Bentley Forbes, owners of the Four Seasons, reports they do not have the funds "to continue to support […]
Can Golf Survive Without Tiger?
This subject comes up constantly amongst the golf industry connection I visit with daily. Seems there is a concern on what will happen to golf when Tiger retires. Some are doomsday proponents and others look forward to the day. Some look back to when Byron Nelson at the age of 34 retired from professional …
Lefty Feels PGA Golf Season Has Been Shortened: Really?
In this mornings AFP Release out of Singapore Phil Mickelson mentioned the PGA Season has been shortened. Did he not receive the tour scheduled for this year? or was it cut off at the President’s Cup?..geez. "Our season in the US has been shortened and that allows many of the …
Where Does Business Golf Fit in Golf?
The spectrum of the golf economy stretches between being anchored on one end by the recreational golfer who plays a few times a year and on the distant opposite end are the multi-billion dollar PGA/LPGA Tour events. What connects these two extreme together is the Business Golfer…the guy or gal who takes a client out […]
Top 3 Things that ARE GOOD for Golf
If you have been following the PGA and LPGA announcements for the last couple of years you are aware these professional golf tours are struggling to keep and find new sponsors. If you have been to a local charity golf tournament lately then you saw the reduction of the number of players. If you play […]
Is the FedEx Cup Really Helping Golf?
Naturally, the humorous commercials and the great writing done for their advertisement is getting FedEx’s sponsorship budget a good ride. But, what about GOLF? Is Golf getting a positive image from what the golfing world is seeing played during this series of eliminations tournaments. It is understood that the PGA Tour Professionals all are …
