Golf World, October 2016
Based on reports of a general malaise in the U.S. golf economy, it’s easy for golfers to worry that the sky is falling.
True, selected statistics showing a decline in participation and the number of courses suggest golf might be a dying game. However, that’s a myopic view of what is basically just shy of a $70 billion industry, one that has a total economic impact of $177 billion and generates two million jobs with wage income of $56 billion.
A brief historical summary offers some perspective. (Read More)
True, selected statistics showing a decline in participation and the number of courses suggest golf might be a dying game. However, that’s a myopic view of what is basically just shy of a $70 billion industry, one that has a total economic impact of $177 billion and generates two million jobs with wage income of $56 billion.
A brief historical summary offers some perspective. (Read More)
USGA Presentation, November, 2013:
USGA Pace of Play Symposium: "While We're Young."
Text of the paper presented by David Hueber, November, 2013
Slow play has plagued the game and golf business for a long time. Back in the early 1960s, Ican remember caddying for my dad (who was a PGA club professional) and hearing him complain that “There is no reason why a round of golf should take four hours!” Today, we would be delightedto finish a round in four hours. Back then, he blamed the pros on TV.... (Read More)
Text of the paper presented by David Hueber, November, 2013
Slow play has plagued the game and golf business for a long time. Back in the early 1960s, Ican remember caddying for my dad (who was a PGA club professional) and hearing him complain that “There is no reason why a round of golf should take four hours!” Today, we would be delightedto finish a round in four hours. Back then, he blamed the pros on TV.... (Read More)
Golf Inc. Monthly, July 2013
The Death of Golf and the Game As We Knew It
Commentary by David B. Hueber, Ph.D
No one really took notice in the late 1980s when the golf ball started going farther and straighter. At the time, everyone was distracted by the grooves controversy — the use of irons and wedges with square grooves that gave golfers an unfair advantage when hitting from tough lies — and no one realized how advances in golf equipment technology could pose a threat to the integrity of the game and how it is played. Read More
Commentary by David B. Hueber, Ph.D
No one really took notice in the late 1980s when the golf ball started going farther and straighter. At the time, everyone was distracted by the grooves controversy — the use of irons and wedges with square grooves that gave golfers an unfair advantage when hitting from tough lies — and no one realized how advances in golf equipment technology could pose a threat to the integrity of the game and how it is played. Read More
PGA Industry Insider, October, 2012
In this issue’s “Insider Essay,” David Hueber, who was CEO of the National Golf Foundation when its market studies called for 365 new courses to open annually, speaks from a new perspective after earning a Clemson Ph.D. in business. Read More
The Wall Street Journal, July, 2012
FORE SALE: THE GOLF HOUSING BUST
Luxury golf communities have hit a rough patch. After years of aggressive golf course expansion, interest in golf declined just as the market for luxury homes plunged. Now, once-pricey real estate is available at below-par prices. Selling a lot for $1.
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Luxury golf communities have hit a rough patch. After years of aggressive golf course expansion, interest in golf declined just as the market for luxury homes plunged. Now, once-pricey real estate is available at below-par prices. Selling a lot for $1.
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