Golf course

Golf business management is a lot like golf course management. Business management in this industry, though, has more to do with all operations than just the course. It can also include marketing, food and beverage service, tournament hosting, and hiring and firing employees. The best thing you can do if you'd like to run a course is to get a degree in Professional Golf Management. Many colleges are specialized; you can find colleges for nurses, mechanics and even golfers. Colleges and institutions across the United States offer Associate's degrees in management. Some colleges offer more focused degrees, such as Complex Operations and Management. Other, more traditional, four-year colleges offer majors in Business Administration or Sports…

Jobs in Golf Course Industry In the past, most of people used to think that the most possible career in the golf industry is PGA. Since golf becomes a major industry, so anyone with an interest in the golf can find employment in the field without being a professional golfer. Most of the golf enthusiasts stop themselves to explore more passion in the field of golf. They are frightening to pursue their career in the field because they think there might not be enough jobs available. But the golf…

There is something special about a golf course in the morning. Over the last 5 years, I have spent a lot of mornings on a golf course. Before I got my driver’s license I would have my grandparents take me to the golf course in the morning and get picked up later in the day. Once I got my license, I would drive to the course early in the morning and be one of the first people out on the course so I would have the entire course to myself to practice on. As a sophomore in high school, I got a job…

I believe that golf should not be considered a sport and golf courses should stop being built and here’s why. First off, golf takes up to much land and new courses keep being built every where. Golf courses are mostly being built around forests or where wildlife inhabits the surrounding area. You might think that oh, only small creatures such as squirrels, birds, and many other creatures live around and when you build these useless courses you are ruining their homes which could have taken…

Being in charge of a golf course is a very challenging task and has a lot of responsibilities that need to be taken care of. You can divide all of them into three separate tasks, Course management, the club house, and your members and customers. You have to make sure that your course is kept in good shape and that your maintenance crew is working hard to keep the grass and greens well maintained. Another task that comes in hand is maintaining the club house, this is the first thing that people…

Whether it be the lack of wildlife such as birds or deer or the destruction of the trees and plants that hold golf courses together, many golf courses have caused more harm to areas of preservation than good. Since the inception of industrial mowers and high powered herbicides to kill weeds on a massive scale, golf courses have morphed into becoming high maintenance and potentially destructive facilities. In a simpler time, grass was kept by herds of sheep and the weeds were considered part of…

of nature, the challenges of a sport, and the opportunity to socialize and make new friends, Golf is unsurpassed. Golf truly has something for everyone, young and old, whatever your ability level. The truly international nature of the sport means it is appreciated the world over with courses stretching from the jungles of Malaysia to the ice-caked flats of Greenland. Courses have popped up in such diverse places as war-zones to mountain peaks – The highest currently functioning golf course in…

The first course I am going to talk about is a more modern golf course with a lot of edginess, Whistling Straits. When the course was first being erected, everyone knew that it was going to be something special because of the world renown designer undertaking the project, Pete Dye. Nonetheless there was skepticism about the golf courses potential, considering they were going for a rugged and sloping style course and it was being constructed from a low lying, pancake flat, abandoned, military…

Grand View Golf course is one of the best-kept secrets in Arizona. This unique golf course was given a 4 –star rating in the Golf Digest’s ''2004 and 2007 Best Places to Play''. It is located among picturesque rolling terrain with beautiful views of many elevated trees. Being 18th in the state, it is highly ranked in its’ natural woodlands and breathtaking scenery and quite challenging golf holes. It is a Par 71 with a beautiful green view on the signature hole, #8. Water hazards are featured…

Every golf player knows that is very important to take care of the golf course in order to increase the efficiency of the game. Since the grass and others shrubs grow, the putting surface can be seriously affected, so you have to make your best to maintain a proper golf course every time you play your favorite game. Here are some tips that will help you have the best golf course, so you can enjoy playing golf with no restrictions whatsoever. Lawn The Golf Course on a Regular Basis Cutting the…