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How to Practice Golf at Home
Unfortunately, you can’t spend all day, every day on the golf course. Learn how you can practice golf at home to sharpen your skills. The average golf handicap for a male player in the USA is 14.2. Getting as much practice as possible is important to keep your game in its best...
Are you closed?
The closing process at a golf course is quite detailed and lengthy. It is not like an office – shut the lights off and close the door.The planning starts now. In late August we were seeding and topdressing areas on fairways that need some help. We could not get it...
Winter Wins – and Golfers Win!
At some point in November, maybe even December, all golfers come to the conclusion that their golf season is over in Muskoka. And they, like the geese head South. If our players are remaining in Muskoka, they sign up fore our simulator league. We install the simmy parts in the...
We Can Do Better!
That is a constant chant in any business. Change for the sake of change is not wise. But fixing major issues that arise in every season is a constant with us. On the macro level, advocating for change at the consumer-facing golf associations is falling on deaf ears. They do...
What Lies Ahead??
Golf is a consumer business relying on a discretionary spend. With the interest rates rising and mortgage payments increasing for those who chose an open mortgage, times will necessarily get tougher. There will be fewer funds about for discretionary spending. This will impact courses like ours where we are the...
If You Could Do It All Again…..
The unanswerable question – that provokes a few thoughts. We built this business on a financial shoestring. We have remained on this string since we opened. So to answer this : 1. I would do it again – with the same shoestring. 2. I would reconsider the move to 18 – but...
Golf Comes in Many Forms!
The game of golf has spawned quite a few alternate ways to play – FootGolf, Disc Golf, Sling Golf and more of which I might not be aware. It is a huge endorsement of golf being a great sport. Others want to play, but swinging a small club at a...
If I Had A Crystal Ball
I always like to have solutions to any problems before I chat with anyone about the problem. Comes from the old addage “Don’t give me problems, give me solutions!”. Whenever a challenge arises here and people ask me what to do, I try to ask them what they would suggest....
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How to Practice Golf at Home
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Are you closed?
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Winter Wins – and Golfers Win!
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We Can Do Better!
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What Lies Ahead??
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If You Could Do It All Again…..
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Golf Comes in Many Forms!
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If I Had A Crystal Ball
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