Golf course maintenance refers to maintenance activities done to keep course resources in good working condition. It includes repairing and replacing club assets, mowing and chemically treating turf, eliminating ball marks, improving playing conditions, and more.
As a golf course manager, you'd be in charge of supervising and directing all operations at the golf course. This may include hiring and firing personnel as well as training them. You may also coordinate schedules of tournaments, lessons, golf teams and regular tee-off times.
Offer Online Tee Time Booking. Online tee time booking is more important than ever. ... Look at Third-Party Booking Outlets. ... Offer Varying Golf Course Membership Options. ... Add a Loyalty Program. ... Use POS Reporting and Analytics. ... Automate Ordering and Inventory. ... Host Golf Events and Contests. ... Add Time-Based Discounts.More items...•
To play with the right club, you have to have a better understanding of the hole you are playing, especially its parts. Each hole in a course has 5 major parts namely Tee, Fairway, Green, Rough and Hazards. Understanding these parts allow you to plan your shots right.
Since part of the job is increasing revenues and membership, GMs work with employees who handle or assist with marketing and booking events. Golf GM jobs also include responsibility for the golf club's budget. They typically receive budgets from a board of directors, which they then allocate where needed.
Identifies and manages the club's budget; monitors revenues and expenses of the club and generates weekly/monthly revenue reports; manages the daily financial needs and processes for the course.
How to turn around a tired golf courseBetter course conditions. ... Improved customer service. ... Being part of the community. ... Step up the food and beverage. ... Growing the customer base. ... Better marketing. ... Thinking outside the tee box. ... Good practice facilities.More items...•
You don't need a club captain. You just need to make golf as enjoyable as it can be.
Play the ball as it lies. Don't move, bend, or break anything growing or fixed, except in fairly taking your stance or swing. Don't press anything down.
The 90-Degree Rule Under this rule, carts are allowed on the fairway, but they must maintain a 90-degree angle from the cart path. You must take the cart path to a spot that is even with your ball, make a right angle turn and drive straight toward the ball. This rule may be in effect for all or some holes.
Tee locations, green sizes, depth of bunkers, turf types and water hazards provide the personality of a golf course. That personality is the result of the architect's vision. Generally, golfers can sense the atmosphere of the golf course or feel the dread of a hazard but rarely understand why.