Golf Business Podcast

In this House Chat segment, Tony Schaffer, President, HALO DAS discusses HALO DAS wireless solutions to take your facility to the next level when it comes to operational efficiency and the delivery of outstanding customer experiences. Today's staffing challenges and customer expectations demand innovative solutions and HALO DAS delivers.   In this House Chat segment, Ken Reynolds, VP of Sales and...

In this Owner to Owner segment, Allison George, Toad Valley Golf Course, Iowa and Rock Lucas, Charwood Golf Club, South Carolina talk about labor challenges at golf courses, creative solutions, and how they are working to support high demand, and their view towards 2022.   In this Inside Golf Business segment, Ben Vainer, Founder & CEO of Tee Commerce, will share with owners the financial benefits...

In this Inside Golf Business segment, NGCOA Partner Golf Surprize Founder & CEO, Anthony Robinson shows you how to thank your customers for every purchase they make, create loyalty, and grow your revenue and database.   Whether daily rounds, tournament rounds, merchandise, food & beverage, range balls or more, Golf Surprize rewards your customers for making the right decision...choosing to play an...

In this Owner to Owner segment, Cathy Harbin, PGA, LPGA , Pine Ridge Golf Club, NGCOA Board of Directors Secretary, and At-Large Director for the PGA Board of Directors along with Del Ratcliffe, PGA, Ratcliffe Golf Services, Inc, NC and 2021 NGCOA Don Rossi Award dig into motivating and gaining buy-in from a small staff with reluctant customers to help push the fundamental things that a golf cours...

In the House Chat segment, on-course optimization experts Bodo Sieber, CEO Tagmarshal and Joey Walters, General Manager, Tagmarshal, our newest NGCOA partners, share their insights into how top golf courses like Valhalla, Bandon Dunes, Cog Hill, Baltusrol, Olympia Fields and others, use data and technology to achieve important business goals including, operating more efficiently, creating excellen...

In this Owner to Owner segment Whitey O'Malley, Saddleback Golf Club, CO and Justin Smith, Olde Homestead Golf Club, PA discuss the surge in play they are experiencing at their courses, supporting charitable golf events, pricing, and actions they are taking to capitalize on play at their facilities. In this House Chat segment, Jason Pearsall, CEO of Club Caddie, an NGCOA Partner and sponsor of Gol...

In this House Chat segment, Justin Apel, Executive Director of the Golf Course Builders Association (GCBAA) discusses the valuable assets and information their organization brings to golf course owners and operators. In this Inside Golf Business segment, John Brown, CEO of Brown Golf Management and creator of GolfBack with owners, operators and the Brown Golf team discusses the importance of maint...

In this owner to owner segment, Allison George of Toad Valley Golf Course and Jeff Hoag, Scott Lake Golf & Practice Center discuss golf at their facilities coming out of a year of Covid, the high-demand and interest in golf.  Where will the staff come from to support unprecedented levels of play and how does golf continue to ride this wave? Are you ready to support the "Make Golf Your Thing" initi...

In this House Chat segment, Jim Koppenhaver, Founder & President of Pellucid Corp provides a detailed overview of the new Golf Market Research Center (GMRC) Pellucid he created with Stuart Lindsay, Principal, Edgehill Golf Advisors.  The GMRC provides facility comparative reporting and benchmarking information including weather-based operational data, mini-market profiles, monthly trends, a range...

In this Owner to Owner segment, Don Rea, PGA, Augusta Ranch Golf Club and Secretary of the PGA of America, along with Cathy Harbin, PGA, LPGA - Pine Ridge Golf Club, NGCOA Board of Directors Secretary, and At-Large Director, PGA Board of Directors, discuss the use of newer technologies to enhance their golfers experiences, a return of events to their clubs, and the importance of educating new golf...

In this Inside Golf Business segment, we welcome our partner the PGA of America and Steve Tanner, Director of League Golf, as he shares how PGA Jr. League drives significant engagement and value to host facilities. In this Owner to Owner segment Whitey O'Malley, Saddleback Golf Club, CO and Justin Smith, Olde Homestead Golf Club, PA discuss a lot of snow, environmentally friendly on-course "facili...

In this edition of House Chat, Dave Barton, NGCOA Director of Education & Editor of Golf Business Magazine and Mike Ketterman, NGCOA Director of Corporate Sponsorships, discuss the upcoming 2021 Golf Business Conference, to be conducted Jan 25-27 on the front end of the PGA Show Virtual Experience & Marketplace, Jan 26-29. In this Owner to Owner segment, Del Ratcliffe, Ratcliffe Golf Services, Inc...

In this Inside Golf Business Edition, Steve Jubb, Executive Director of the National Alliance for Accessible Golf, discusses inclusion and their mission "... to increase participation of people with disabilities in the game of golf", offering resources to those with disabilities and golf facilities that can support this important mission. In this House Chat segment, Jay Karen, CEO, NGCOA discusses...

This Owner to Owner segment features Allison George, Toad Valley Golf Course, IA and Rock Lucas, Charwood Golf Club, SC discussing the past year and what they can incorporate and apply in 2021 from what transpired in 2020. In this House Chat segment, George Cooper, Partner, Forbes Tate Partners discusses post-election legislative activities and what is on the horizon affecting golf course owners a...

In this Inside Golf Business, Charlie Garrison, one of the two founding brothers of Garrison Brothers Distillery, Hye, TX, will discuss injecting energy and creative "to go" solutions into your spirits program. In this House Chat segment,Shawn Six, Principal, Industry Insights, Inc, Dublin, OH, & Jay Andersen, NGCOA Director of Membership, will discuss the recently released NGCOA 2020 Golf Industr...

In this owner to owner segment Don Rea, PGA, Augusta Ranch Golf Club, AZ and recently elected Secretary of the PGA of America and Jeff Hoag, Scott Lake Golf and Practice Center, MI. discuss operational diligence as Covid lingers to ensure safe social distancing practices are still observed to provide a safe environment for both staff and customers. In this House Chat segment Tim Ummel, Co-Founder/...

In this Inside Golf Business segment, Jon Last, President, Sports and Leisure Research Group discusses the focus of their Back to Normal Barometer research, insights from that research, and what they are learning about golfers and implications for golf course operators and the "surge". Where is the increase in play coming from and what do their findings suggest will be the impact on longer term su...

In this Owner to Owner segment, Cathy Harbin, Pine Ridge Golf Course TX, and Rock Lucas, Charwood Golf Club, SC discuss new projects, such as Toptracer installation, operations and new customers at their properties. In this House Chat segment, new NGCOA Member Summer Greene, Co-owner (with Pam Faerber) of Reems Creek Golf Club, Weaverville, NC discusses the acquisition of the club in December 2019...

In this Inside Golf Business segment, Jim Ehret, Ehret Club Consulting, will touch upon current trends in capital expenditures clubs are planning including golf simulation and gaming, business centers, practice areas, dining options and more. In this Advocacy segment, Beth Milito, Senior Executive Counsel from the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) will provide a summary of the U...

This owner to owner segment features Allison George, Toad Valley Golf Course, IA and Del Ratcliffe, Ratcliffe Golf Services, Charlotte, NC discussing current operations at their courses with a look ahead to what's next. This House Chat segment features Cale McLellan, Founder of 9-eighteen and Bob Calder, a minority shareholder of 9-eighteen and former owner of Sunset Ranch in Kelowna, B.C, discuss...

In this Inside Golf Business segment, Larry Hirsh, Golf Property Analysts, discusses the current state of the golf course market coming out of the Coronavirus pandemic as we approach 2021. In this House Chat segment, Johnny Garcia, CEO and Luisa Worrel, COO from RevCon sponsors Cativa CBD will discuss the growth of the CBD market in the golf industry, and benefits to a happier and healthier life C...

In this Owner to Owner segment Whitey O'Malley, Saddleback Golf Club, CO and Justin Smith, Olde Homestead Golf Club, PA discuss current operations at their clubs and efforts make the best of 2020 as possible. In this House Chat segment, Ronnie Miles and Jared Williams, NGCOA Co-Directors of Advocacy will provide an update to current legislative and legal matters of interest to the NGCOA membership...

In this Inside Golf Business Edition, Adam Heieck, CEO of Youth on Course, will discuss their efforts to provide affordable golf to youths, growth of the game and the benefits to courses that provide Youth on Course opportunities. In this edition of House Chat, Dave Barton, NGCOA Director of Education & Editor of Golf Business Magazine and Mike Ketterman, NGCOA Director of Corporate Sponsorships,...

In this owner to owner segment, Don Rea, Augusta Ranch Golf Club, AZ and Allison George, Toad Valley Golf Course, IA discuss current operations and the bounce back and surge in golfers at their courses coming out of COVID. In this house chat segment, Cathy Harbin of Pine Ridge Golf Course will share how SBA Loans, Payroll Protection Program (PPP) and Emergency Incident Disaster Loans (EIDLs) contr...

In this Inside Golf Business edition, Kris Srauss, Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Troon, discusses NGCOA membership and Covid-19 operations, now, as well as the potential effects on future operations. In this House Chat edition, Whitney Reid Pennell, President of RCS Hospitality Group, and sponsor of the NGCOA Hospitality Center at ngcoa.org  will discuss recruitment, hiring, and traini...