A literature review conducted by the Walker Research Group revealed these numbers supporting the health and wellness benefits of golf: Calories burned: playing 18 holes and riding = 1,300 playing 18 holes, walking and using a pull cart = 1,500 playing 18 holes,...
Jack Nicklaus, ASGCA recently discussed a number of golf-industry topics, including the appeal of public courses. “Ninety-one percent of golf is played on public courses with an average cost of $26-$28 per round. That’s pretty reasonable. The main thing is we...
A survey of 105 golf clubs in the UK reveals that in 2011 46% of clubs increased membership, 57% generated bar and catering sales increases and 48% saw green fee sales increase. Read the full story.
Construction has been completed on the Rick Jacobson, ASGCA-designed 18-hole Moganshan Gowin Golf Club, located in one of China’s premier resort areas about 100 miles from Shanghai. The course is expected to open spring 2012. Jacobson now has designed and overseen...
Pete and Alice Dye are currently getting The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island ready for the 2012 PGA Championship. Pete has been making regular visits in anticipation of the tournament in August. Additionally, Pete has been doing significant remodel work at The Links at...
The bulldozers are in high gear at one of the newest Dye Designs in El Salvador. The first hole of the El Encanto Golf Club is under construction. “We will be moving 680,000 cubic yards of dirt in the next 100 days,” Says Perry Dye, chief architect of the...
