GOLF COURSE OPERATIONS Marywood Golf Club is a once-prestigious private club which turned public in the 1990’s. Directionless for a decade, the course was presented s a low and high end public experience depending on the owner. I was hired in 2004 to revitalize the business by William Schott. Our business plan has made Marywood Golf Club into a recreational experience sought after by local and distant golf enthusiasts. The course is continuing to see an annual increase in golfers in a period of industry contraction.
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It is no secret that the world of golf course architecture is shrinking. The National and world economies have raised havoc on new development of any kind, let alone recreational expenditures. Private clubs have seen memberships drop and in some cases, plummet. Daily fee play is shrinking with disposable income. Opportunities expand as others contract. I have stepped into golf course operations and experienced a coveted teaching assignment at Michigan State University as well as continuing with golf course design. |
