Tag: The Golfdom Files

The Golfdom Files: Golf business in Japan: taking lessons from U.S.?

April 9, 2015 By Joelle Harms

Professionals and enthusiasts alike wonder where it is that golf will next take hold, and bring more players into the sport. Many look to Asia and the billions of potential players in India and China. Maybe it’s Brazil, the host ...

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The Golfdom Files: Superintendent or greenkeeper — which?

March 18, 2015 By Joelle Harms

In the January Golfdom, our resident assistant superintendent columnist Matt Neff wrote an impressive history on the various titles of superintendents. This was such a great topic that we had our crack team of historians (AKA associate editor Grant B. ...

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The Golfdom Files: Small fleet for a small club

February 18, 2015 By Grant Gannon

Most golf courses, no matter the size, keep a fleet of golf cars available to their members. In the 1950s and ’60s they were a luxury that some courses could not afford, let alone profit from. ¶ In 1958, Doylestown ...

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The Golfdom Files: The next 25 years

January 22, 2015 By Joelle Harms

Forecasting what could impact the immediate and long-term future of golf is not an uncommon concept for this publication. ¶ In the January 1975 issue of Golfdom, Jerry Claussen, a consultant for the National Golf Foundation’s Rocky Mountain Region, took ...

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The Golfdom Files Extended: Confessions of a club pro

December 19, 2014 By Grant Gannon

In December 2014 issue we published an article from the May 1967 issue of Golfdom written by an anonymous club professional. The pro goes into detail about his day-to-day relationships with the club administration and membership. Despite all of the challenging relationships he wrote about in ...

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The Golfdom Files: Confessions of a club pro

December 16, 2014 By Grant Gannon

Golf: it’s not an easy gig. ¶ In the May, 1967 issue of Golfdom, an anonymous club pro was given the opportunity to let it all out about the trials and tribulations of his job… the fickle members, the small ...

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