(This issue keeps coming up around the country so I thought a recap of the blog written July 2011 would be appropriate) At a dinner gathering last evening a few of women golfing members of a private country club reported on the latest policy changes made to their club’s summertime tee times. The …
One of the biggest challenges facing private country clubs today is Member Recruiting and Retention. The private club culture, the economy, the fast moving society and the need for individuality has changed the game the country clubs have to play to draw in new members and to keep the members they have. This game …
Why is it you never hear anything about a private country club until it burns down or is foreclosed upon? I find this rather sad since I know there are a lot of interesting things going on at thousands of private country clubs around the world. Business Golfers, especially, would like to know since …
There is a lot being said about all the challenges Golf faces in today’s economy and little notice being made of the businesses in Golf who are meeting those challenges by making changes in their direction or thinking. This is not to say the economic challenges facing Golf are going away. In fact, …
I am not sure if during the creation of a private country club the owners think about the time that will come when the clubhouse would need to be rebuilt. If they are not, maybe they should. Even a commercial building or residence has to be torn down and rebuilt eventually, why would someone feel […]
How country clubs are seen by today’s generation of young business people is not the same as the generations before them. Their interest and lifestyles, on the most part, do not mirror their parent’s or their grandparent’s drive for all things leisure. This is not to say the 25 to 35 year old business …
It seems Country Club’s around the world are starting to mutiny the good ship ‘Denial’ they have been floating in for a few years. They finally realize the economy does not reward the lavish anymore. Now that common sense has prevailed the question they starting asking is.. What will it take …
Several questions arise when discussing today’s Private Country Club’s survivability. What is causing Country Clubs to fail? What can Country Clubs do to avoid bankruptcy? What is the attitude towards Country Club lifestyle by the next generations golfers? Just to mention a few. I discussed most of this in my recent blog..Why Are Country Club […]
